The severe clear of the February full moon brings a legion of shadows marching across the forest floor. Like soldiers marching shoulder to shoulder, the moonshadows of trees move in unison through the nightscape. Standing tall and strong, mature trees move little on this windless winter night, but their shadows move constantly as the moon [...]
Winterberry is one of my favorite shrubs for great winter color. During a time of year when color is usually in short supply, a nice mass of winterberry can light up the landscape with beautiful red and orange colored berries. As summer draws to an end, the 1/4″ inch berries that cluster in large numbers [...]
Blue Beech is a lovely small native understory/edge tree that is not well known, but deserves to be used more often in southern Minnesota landscapes. Characterized by smooth grey/blue bark that covers the undulating wavy trunk wood, an appearance developes that resembles the rippling muscles and sinews of a body builder’s forearm, earning this interesting [...]
On October 13th, we planted two Apollo Dwarf Sugar Maple trees on the north side of Way Park as memorial trees for three special Northfielders. One tree honors the life and memory of Kristi Ann Rasmussen Knecht, a long-time Northfielder who died tragically on September 12, 2011, as a result of a bicycle accident. Kristi [...]
The Knecht’s Nurseries Men’s Bowling Team has an opening for an adult male to join us for lots of good fun on Thursday nights at Northfield’s Jesse James Lanes. This is a handicap league so on any given night, even beginning bowlers have a good chance in this friendly and wholesome competition. The bowling alley is smokefree, [...]
Container trees are light weight, eassy to plant and successfully establish very quickly. We have many sizes, over 300 varieties and fantastic fall prices. Check out a sampling of these prices: #3 container Black Hills Spruce $4.99 #3 container Firefall Maple $9.99 #7 container Autumn Lights Maple $19.99 #15 container [...]
Fall planting of trees, shrubs and perennials has long been a tradition for many families. Landscape plants are going dormant, temperatures are cooler, water demands are reduced, and success rates remain high. When spring comes, the new plants are ready and waiting to quickly establish and flourish. Well planned fall planting projects can also save [...]
Fall planting of trees and shrubs has long been a popular, economical and successful way to upgrade the quality of your landscape. We currently have several thousand trees, shrubs and perennials available at incredible prices. Any of our staff members can help you find just the right plant! Fall color is coming into the country!! [...]
Garden Art can be a wonderful compliment or finishing touch for all kinds of landscapes. Whether garden art is classical, fun and funky, trendy and edgy or whimsical, it can be an added level of enjoyment of our outdoor spaces. At Knecht’s Nurseries and Landscaping, we are pleased to be able to make available the [...]
The Northfield area is facing increased problems from insect pests on landscape plants. It may be a good time to start thinking about how you will choose to manage greater pressures from these destructive insects. Boring insects of various kinds can destroy Birch, Oak, Linden and Ash trees and Viburnum shrubs. There is a chemical [...]
Many people have a tradition of doing fall planting projects, and while cooler temperatures and pleasant working conditions make this activity more fun, there is an even better reason to do fall planting. YOU CAN SAVE MONEY!!! Right now at Knecht’s Nurseries, we have over 3000 trees, shrubs and perennials on sale at 20% to [...]
Despite heavy rains during spring and the first half of the summer, significant rains have missed the Northfield area the last 5 or 6 weeks, and soils have become quite dry. Landscape plants of all types that receive no regular irrigation will benefit from a good heavy watering. For established trees, shrubs and prerennials, a [...]
The cool mornings we have enjoyed the last few days are a sure sign that the changing of the seasons will soon be well underway. Trees that are stressed out start to loose leaves in mid to late August, and by mid September, the first hints of fall color start to show up in some [...]
The weather forecast for the coming week looks wonderful for being outside doing almost anything – including time in the garden. If heat and humdity kept you from completing projects out in your landscape this summer, the cool mornings and mild afternoons predicted for this week present a nice opportunity to be creative with your [...]
Even as the dog days of summer are nearing an end, Hydrangea Trees are adding a delightful splash of lush blossoms to the late summer landscape. These small ornamental trees run from 5 to 10 feet tall, depending on how they are pruned, grow in a wide variety of soils and do well in light [...]
