• Finish planting Spring flowering bulbs.
*Stop in to our nursery to see what bulbs we have in!
• Start winterization of plants materials.
• Aeration of lawn to promote root growth.
• Start lowering the mowing height, continue to mow lawn until it stops growing.
• Wrap trunks of young or thin barked trees such as Ash, Honeylocust, Maple, and Linden with tree wrap.
• Continue to collect/mulch leaves from lawn areas.
• Remove debris and leaves from planting beds.
• Cut back all perennials except ones with some winter interest (grasses, sedum)
• Take snow removal equipment into repair center for tune up, so equipment is ready for the first snowfall.
• Spray crab trees with dormant oil to help control apple scab next summer.
Vande Hey Design Center
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
Perennial Cut Back
To cut down or not to cut down that is the question many gardeners ask once fall has arrived. In other words they’re asking, “Do I cut back my perennials and seasonal plantings in fall or spring?” The answer is an emphatic yes depending on what you want from your landscape during the winter months.
If your concept of the perfect winter scene is an uninterrupted pristine blanket of snow, plan on cutting back and clearing out the perennial border each fall. However, if you are hoping that your landscape will continue to provide interest right up to spring, schedule that bed work for early April.
By keeping the foliage of ornamental grasses and perennials such as autumn joy sedum in place you allow your landscape to continue to provide color and movement right up until the arrival of deep snow. Besides the show, keeping the foliage in place for the winter helps to accumulate snow over the plants. This blanket of snow is nature’s protective mulch against the extreme cold of a Wisconsin winter. Another benefit is that dried and dead foliage helps mark the plant’s location come the warm weather of spring - A simple way to avoid damaging the plants while working in the yard in early spring.
If your concept of the perfect winter scene is an uninterrupted pristine blanket of snow, plan on cutting back and clearing out the perennial border each fall. However, if you are hoping that your landscape will continue to provide interest right up to spring, schedule that bed work for early April.
By keeping the foliage of ornamental grasses and perennials such as autumn joy sedum in place you allow your landscape to continue to provide color and movement right up until the arrival of deep snow. Besides the show, keeping the foliage in place for the winter helps to accumulate snow over the plants. This blanket of snow is nature’s protective mulch against the extreme cold of a Wisconsin winter. Another benefit is that dried and dead foliage helps mark the plant’s location come the warm weather of spring - A simple way to avoid damaging the plants while working in the yard in early spring.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
September Specials
"Do not be afraid to go out on a limb...that is where the fruit is!"
Here is a list of our new Fall specials & be sure to stop in the retail center and nursery to see what other deals we have going on!
* 50% OFF
Perennials
Evergreens
Fruit Trees
Red Oaks
Crabapples
* 60% OFF:
Autumn Blaze Maples
Crabapples
Hackberry
Mugho Pine
Forsythia
Honeysuckle
* 75% OFF
Newport Plum
Here is a list of our new Fall specials & be sure to stop in the retail center and nursery to see what other deals we have going on!
* 50% OFF
Perennials
Evergreens
Fruit Trees
Red Oaks
Crabapples
* 60% OFF:
Autumn Blaze Maples
Crabapples
Hackberry
Mugho Pine
Forsythia
Honeysuckle
* 75% OFF
Newport Plum
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