by John Steven Mickman, CEO/Founder Mickman Brothers, Inc. In last week’s Part I of ‘Parking Tickets, I was stopped by a police officer named Robert for a broken taillight lens. When he did the license check, he found that I had some warrants for my arrest because I hadn’t paid some parking tickets… Upon our […]
by John Steven Mickman, CEO/Founder Mickman Brothers, Inc. It had been a great summer evening with my girlfriend Helen. We had hung out with a bunch of our friends from the University – listening to our favorite music, telling stories and discussing current events, including the Viet Nam war which was raging. But I had […]
by John Steven Mickman, CEO/Founder Mickman Brothers, Inc. As my Grandma, Johanna Mickman, told the story to me years ago, this is how our family wreath business was born. When I was a young girl in Norge (Norway) back in the late 1800’s, my mother used to make a wreath each year from evergreens we […]
by John Steven Mickman, CEO/Founder Mickman Brothers, Inc. Mickman Brothers’ first location was on the farmstead my wife Su and I purchased in April of 1977. Directly across the street from Majestic Oak’s entrance sat our little plot of 4 acres with a little grey farmhouse and an antique red barn. The frame for this […]
by John Steven Mickman, CEO/Founder Mickman Brothers, Inc. I was talking to a friend of mine about how sad I was that our friend Annie had passed, and he said that yes, life was short – and fleeting. But I remember the day I met Annie, and it was a long, lifetime ago. The lucky […]
An Ode to Jim The Lover of Life ‘Do you know Dr. James Mickman?’ the people would ask. ‘Oh, you mean my brother Jimmy’, In whose glow I would proudly bask. Jim was so much to so many. A Nurturing Friend – even as a boy. Gently learning how to know and nurture friendships that […]
by John Steven Mickman, CEO/Founder Mickman Brothers, Inc. You may have noticed that Annabelle hydrangeas are enjoying one of the most perfect growing seasons in years. These hardy plants are the ones that our grandmothers planted in their gardens when we all were growing up in Minnesota. They flower beginning in the summer after the […]
by John Steven Mickman, CEO/Founder Mickman Brothers, Inc. In early 1972, after graduation from the University of Minnesota, I hitchhiked to Kodiak, Alaska and began a career as a commercial fisherman. For ten years, I plied the frigid, bountiful waters of the North Pacific and Bering Seas to fish shrimp, snow crab, and king crab. […]
Your lawn requires 1” of precipitation to thrive. A SMART Controller gauges the water your system provides coupled with the amount of rain that falls during the week to ensure proper overall precipitation. Very Important: Each year your Irrigation System needs a comprehensive inspection to ensure each component is operating properly. Irrigation Spray […]
Do you want the grass to be greener on your side of the fence? Now you can. Mickman Brothers hosts a Spring and Fall Lawn Care Seminar in partnership with the University of Minnesota Extension Turf Science. Our top tips for transforming your lawn this spring are below: De-Thatching, this will allow more oxygen into […]