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Fall Sale is Here!

October 5, 2011 – 9:49 am

Our annual Fall Sale started on October 1st and all plants – trees, shrubs and perennials are on sale!   Some at 20% off regular price – others at 30% off, 40% off and many are at 50% off regularly marked prices.

Fall is a great time to plant – days are shorter and the watering needs in the fall are less.   Pick out your new plants – get them in the ground for their long winter’s nap and they’ll be ready to wake up in the spring in your yard!   Pick up our Fall Planting Checklist and you’ll be set!  We’re open 7 days a week now through mid-November.

If you’re not a do-it-yourselfer – our installation crew can do the planting for you!  We continue with landscape installations until Thanksgiving time.  Whether it’s a job large or small we can get you on the schedule.

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By Deb Knecht | Comments (0)

Fantastic Fall Tree Sale

September 25, 2011 – 7:31 am

Fabulous Fall Color

 

 

 

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 Autumn Blaze Maple                                $39.50
#20 container Autumn Fantasy Maple                           $69.50
#3 container Oaks-White, N. Pin, N Red & Bur              $9.99
#20 container Regal Prince Oak                                      $99.00
#20 container Triumph Elm                                         $69.00
#15 container Whitespire Birch                                    $49.00
#3 container Technito Arborvitae                                $4.99
Sale prices apply to selected trees.  Prices are as marked.  Prices apply during Fall 2011.
We’re open 7 days a week through November 11th – so be sure to stop in and get some great deals on trees.   Check outPri the incredible prices on our trees.  We have over 5,000 trees in stock and ready for successful Fall planting
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By Leif Knecht | Also posted in Specials, Trees-Specials | Comments (0)

Fall is for Planting

September 25, 2011 – 7:08 am

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 substantial amounts of money, since great bargains are available at most nurseries.

An added plus for fall planting is the pleasant fall weather that makes time spent on a project outdoors enjoyable and easier.  October and November have quite a few fabulous fall days, so there’s still plenty of time to do that project you’ve been putting off.  Seize the opportunity.  It’s a wonderful time.  (to plant).

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Bargain Time at the Nursery

September 7, 2011 – 10:45 am

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 50% off our regular prices.  Hurry in to get your BIG SAVINGS while we still have excellent inventories of most varieties.

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Customer Appreciation Month

September 1, 2011 – 2:56 pm

We would like to thank all of our customers for their patronage here at Knecht’s Nurseries & Landscaping.  September is Customer Appreciation Month.   With a  purchase over $25, you will receive a $5 coupon that can be used during the month of October.    Autumn Appreication Coupons can be used used with other discounts as well.   You will receive your coupon upon checkout!  Thank you all for your business.  It is appreciated.

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Prairie Sentinel Hackberry

August 6, 2011 – 3:34 pm

If you are tired of using skinny poplar trees to provide a narrow windbreak or screen, you may want to try Prairie Sentinel Hackberry.  While our native Hackberry is a tough shade tree growing to a very tall and wide size, Prairie Sentinel Hackberry, introduced by J. Frank Schmidt Nursery, has similar versatility for various soil types, but matures to a compact size of 45 feet tall by 12 feet wide.

Prairie Sentinel can do well in moist soils, as well as better drained areas, but do take care to avoid chronically waterlogged areas.  With good care and watering during its first year of establishment, Prairie Sentinel Hackberry should be able to take care of itself thereafter, and provide a nice lone sentinel tree, or a good screen when planted in a cluster or a line.

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By Leif Knecht | Also posted in Trees | Comments (0)

Kindred Spirit Oak

August 6, 2011 – 3:26 pm

If you are looking for a smaller tree that is really different, Kindred Spirit Oak may provide just the characteristics you are looking for.  Kindred Spirit is a hybrid Oak very similar to Regal Prince Oak, but presents an even narrower profile.

The deep dark green leaves of Kindred Spirit Oak have a handsome shiny surfrace, resistts leaf tatter and usually stays nice looking throughout the growing season.  While Regal Prince Oak has become much admired for its lovely form that matures to 50 ft. tall by 20 feet wide, Kindred Spirit is the narrowest Oak cultivar we have encountered, being rated at a mature size of 35 feet tall by 6 feet wide.

The English Oak xSwamp White Oak parentage of Kindred Spirit Oak gives it great versatility in a wide range of soil conditions, which is always a big plus in landscape beds where earth moving equipment may have greatly disturbed natural soil profiles.    The very narrow character of Kindred Spirit also allows it to be used as  a focal point in a creatively designed landscape.

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Crazy Daze – Thursday July 28th

July 21, 2011 – 6:01 pm

Crazy daze is less than a week away!

Take advantage of “Crazy Daze” Thursday July 28th.  Snap up some crazy deals on all kinds of plant material.  Selected varieties of trees, shrubs and perennials will be discounted 20%, 30% or even 50% OFF!  As you can imagine, the crazy weather this season has made us all a little crazy down here at the nursery, (Yeah, pull your hair out crazy.) so be sure you leave some time in your crazy schedule next Thursday to take advantage our temporary insanity and get yourself some crazy deals on plants!  Gates open at 7:00 am for all you early birds and close at 6:00 pm.  You’d be crazy to miss out on these savings!

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By Deb Knecht | Also posted in Community | Comments (0)

Echniacea

July 11, 2011 – 8:44 am

“Colorful fun with Coneflowers”

The ‘Summer Sun’ is bright (too bright apparently) and so are the Coneflowers here at the nursery.  We ‘Hope’ you’ll stop in under this ‘Summer Sky’ and treat your’ gardens to some ‘Tomato Soup’, with ‘Mango Meadowbrite’ and ‘Hot Papaya’ on the side.  Wash it all down with some ‘Vintage Wine’ at ‘Sundown’.  Put on a little ‘Elton Knight’ and ‘All that Jazz’ while you gaze up at the ‘Ruby Stars’ in search of the missing constellation ‘Magnus’.  All around ‘Pixie Meadowbrite’ s and ‘Pink Poodle’ s only ‘Red Knee High’ sway to the music until ‘Sunrise’.

“What was in that ‘Vintage Wine’ anyway?

Don’t miss your chance to get your hands on a few of these ‘Irresistible’ coneflower varieties or you’ll have ‘Green Envy’ for sure.

The people that breed these beautiful plants must be a lot of fun to work with.  What creative names!  Many gardeners are familiar with, and very fond of the popular Purple Coneflower, but these newer varieties with their delicious, imaginative and sometimes silly names have really extended the color pallet, unlocking the creative spirit in many.  Reds, oranges and yellows, pinks, purples, whites and even green flowers are held up by sturdy stems.  Some varieties will produce a more classic single daisy style flower while some have double flowers that produce a pompom effect.  Coneflowers begin to bloom midsummer and keep going until fall, especially with some occasional dead heading.  They are a magnet for butterflies while in bloom and for song birds when they set their seeds.  Compact varieties will maintain a height at or under 24” while taller varieties bob on the breeze at closer to 2½ to 3’.  They love full sun and would prefer to be planted in loamy well drained soil but will grow in heavier soils with proper drainage.  Once established they are tolerant of heat, cold, and drought.  A wonderful addition to the perennial border, cutting and wildlife gardens.  Don’t miss out on all the colorful fun!

Heidi Brosseau, our retail manager, submitted the above blog post.  Well done – Heidi!

 

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By Deb Knecht | Also posted in Perennials | Tagged | Comments (0)

Japanese Tree Lilac

June 23, 2011 – 11:11 am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A bright spot in the early summer landscape is the very fragrant and showy Japanese Tree Lilac.  Large creamy white blossoms open an Japanese Tree Lilacs about a month after most of the lilac shrubs start their bloom period.

A nice feature of the Japanese Tree Lilac is their ability to grow and maintain good vigor when planted in somewhat alkaline clay soils, as long as the location drains properly.  Lilacs planted in soggy soils are likely to decline and will eventually drown out.

The common Japanese Tree Lilac grows to a height of 30′-35′ tall and almost as wide.  ‘Ivory Silk’ Japanese Tree Lilac  and ‘Ivory Pillar’ Japanese Tree Lilac maintain a shorter and narrower size of 20′-25′ feet tall by 10′-15′ wide.

‘Snow Dance’ Japanese Tree Lilac is a very new variety that blooms heavily and has a big added benefit of producing no seeds.  This means that after the amazing display of huge fragrant blooms has faded, ‘Snowdance’ Japanese Tree Lilac will have a more handsome appearance throughout the following summer, fall and winter.

As you drive around the next week or so, take note of all the beautiful Japanese Tree Lilacs that are blooming.  Pictured here is a younger tree that we installed on a landscape project and a mature tree in the landscape!

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By Leif Knecht | Also posted in Trees | Comments (0)

Tree Sale on Balled & Burlapped

June 16, 2011 – 4:01 pm

All of our 2011 crop of balled and burlapped tree (B&B) are on sale at 20% off regular prices.  We have a huge assortment of trees available.  They include Maples, Oak, Lindens, Birch, Kentucky Coffeetree, Crabapple Trees, Spruce & Pine, and many more…  The sale extends through the end of June!

If you can’t plant right now – take advantage of the sale prices.  We can hold plants that are paid for up to 30 days!  If you think they’re a little more than what you want to handle, you can hire our crews to install them for you!

Stop in today for exceptional values on these trees!

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Information Mailboxes

June 11, 2011 – 9:48 am

This year we have placed mailboxes throughout our perennial area and front display area to have a place for information on particular plants.  Heidi Brosseau – our retail manager – is super creative and has decorated the tubs that hold the boxes.  The picture here shows our information center in hosta sales.  If you have questions on groundcovers – clematis – hosta – just check the mailboxes!

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Prairie Rose Flowering Crab

June 1, 2011 – 6:55 am

Prairie Rose Flowering Crab

Few flowering crabs that are hardy in the upper Midwest can match the floral display of the Prairie Rose Flowering Crab.  This tree has several distinctive traits.

First, the Prairie Rose blooms a week to ten days after other flowering crabs, thereby extending the bloom season when used with other varieties.

Secondly, Prairie Rose blossoms are unique, double pink blossoms.  This creates the appearance of a tree covered with lovely medium pink eye-popping double flowers that look like small roses.

Third, the branching and leaf shape of this tree are unusual, creating a canopy a bit more open and airy than the usual very dense crowns of most flowering crabs.

Fourth, the Prairie Rose Flowering Crab is essentially fruitless, reducing/eliminating fruit litter.  This combination of characteristics may give you reason to consider this tree for your landscape.

Plant in well drained soil with plenty of sun and you will be amazed for years to come.  We have this tree available in balled and burlapped form and we have one in our front display.  Stop in at the nursery soon while the blossoms are in their glory.

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By Leif Knecht | Also posted in Trees | Comments (2)

Praying Hands Hosta

May 21, 2011 – 7:13 pm
Praying Hands Hosta has been named the 2011 Hosta of the Year by the American Hosta Society.  We are especially excited about this award this year, as the person who discovered Praying Hands and registered it with the AHS, is Gerald Williams who lives here in Northfield and is one of our loyal customers!  On Saturday, June 11th, we will be hosting the Rochester, Mn hosta club – Shades of Green for a tour of our nursery.  We thought that there would be no better time to honor our friend Gerald Williams than to do a little celebration when we had a hosta group present.  At 1:30 pm on Saturday June 11th – we will be doing a presentation for Jerry at which time he’ll share with us his discovery of this unique and beautiful plant.  We also are pleased to have Mary Schier, editor of the Northern Gardener Magazine

Praying Hands Hosta

- a publicaiton of the Minnesota Horticultural Society- present and will also share a few thoughts.  The public is invited to this special celebration.  The Shades of Green Hosta club has also been invited to a private tour of our hosta garden which is exciting to us as we love to share our hostas with others.

We are proud of our hosta offerings to our customers with over 150 varieties.  Some are the old standards and others are harder to find.  We encourage all hosta lovers of all knds to stop in and check out our hosta selection.
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By Deb Knecht | Also posted in Events, Perennials | Tagged | Comments (0)

Annuals and Garden Veggies

May 14, 2011 – 1:58 pm

Cart of Vegetables

Annuals, hanging baskets and Proven Winners

Our greenhouses are full with a great assortment of annuals, Proven Winners, veggies, herbs & hanging baskets.  Our annual and veggie 4 paks are just $1.59. The weather forecast is now looking awesome for this next week – there are even temps forecast in the 70′s.    Stop in and fill up your cart while the selection is good.

We have petunias, marigolds, impatiens, coleus, allysum, dianthus, vinca, moss roses, salvia, dusty miller, pansys, snap dragons, and more in 4-paks.  In the specialty annuals, you will find trailing petunias, wave petunias, many different vines and fillers for your continers, sun coleus, euphorbia, diacia, fuschia, caladium, thumbergia vines, cleome, phlox, gerbia daisy, geraniums in many colors – including a limited number of the Martha Washington varieties of geraniums (gorgeous) ,  non-stop begonias, double impatiens,  New Guinea Impatiens, calibrachoa, dahlias and many more.

In the vegetable department you’ll find brocolli, cabbage, eggplant, squash, pole beans, bush beans, cucumber, pumpkin, tomatoes, including heirloom varieties, pepper plants, corn, Indian corn, gourd plants, at least a dozen different herbs, and more!  We still have a few bags of seed potatoes, and onion sets, garlic and asparagus roots.  There are six different varieties of strawberry plants available this year.  We have 2 ever-bearing varieties and 4 June bearing strawberries.

Browse our previous blog posts to find our coupon for May which is good for 15% off of one flat of annual 4-paks.

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