It’s time to water your landscape plants. Mother Nature has been pretty stingy with rainfall these past couple of years, and the subsoil is now pretty dry. In normal times when the surface soils dry out, subsoil moisture is available to gradually percolate up, or be drawn out by the large root systems of established [...]
Now that spring is sprung and the growing season is well under way, we can enjoy some of the real glories spring has to offer. Flowering crabs have been putting on a show in recent days, and one of my all time favorites for eye popping color is the Prairiefire Crab. Prairiefire seems to blossom [...]
The first 3 ½ weeks of April was very dry, but a nice slow soaking inch of rain in the Northfield area on April 26/27 has really helped green things up and add moisture that will be needed to get spring gardens off to a good start. It’s time to plant grass seed in the [...]
In my blog last week on planting a potted tree, explaining root pruning prior to planting, I promised that the next blog would cover the width of the hole. Dig wide holes – no deeper than the height of the root ball of the tree, shrub or perennial you are placing in your landscape. How [...]
The two most important things you will want to do when planting a tree that has been grown in a plastic nursery pot are to root prune aggressively prior to planting, and to dig a hole of the correct depth and width. Root pruning? What’s root pruning you say? Root pruning cuts or removes tree [...]
While modern methods of raising and packaging trees for use in the landscape have enabled homeowners and landscapers alike to successfully plant trees all season long, there is no doubt that spring is thought of as prime time for tree planting. Once a tree has been properly planted, the name of the game is enabling [...]
Perhaps you’ve been thinking about digging and dividing some of your perennial flowers, or found that you planted some kind of shrub in a spot that is too shady, and now after a year or two want to move it to a little sunnier spot. The time of transplanting is upon us. Some sunny areas [...]
I will also be sharing some of my blogs for blog entries at the Northfield News. To prevent the transmission of diseases such as Oak Wilt and Dutch Elm Disease, it is best to prune these varieties during the late fall, winter and very earliest part of spring. Up until about April 7th, you should [...]
For the October 18th Northfield News, Leif’s article addressed the Sugar Maple. This year has been about the best in recent memory for the myriad of colors that the sugar maples showed. This picture here was taken on the St. Olaf College campus – right across from the nursery. Here is his article…. In these [...]
Leif’s article for the October 4, 2008, Northfield News was on Bittersweet! Read on…. One of the native plants that can make a striking statement in the fall landscape is the bittersweet vine. With brilliant orange clusters of fruit hanging on winding vines and curling tendrils, bittersweet brings its vivid display of color to the [...]
Leif’s article in last week’s Northfield News addressed the many different plants that put on a color show in the fall. Read on…. “In a difficult real estate market it can be an advantage to be able to show prospective buyers that the house you have for sale has some appealing features that set it [...]
Last week, Leif was asked by the Northfield News to submit an article for their environmental section. He did an article detailing some of the best reasons to plant trees – Go Green! "One of the simplest ways to go green and save greenbacks is to plant trees. When good choices are made for tree [...]
We are very excited about the number of residents and businesses here in Northfield who are participating in the America in Bloom program. We have a healthy supply of the designated colors in annuals and we have many planters planted with the designated annuals as well for those who would just like to buy a [...]
Everyone wants to get into the yard and garden now with at least a hint of warmer weather…. Leif’s article from the Northfield News last Saturday highlights the different sequences for success in the garden……… A long winter and a scattering of nice days in April have most gardening enthusiasts eager to till and plant. [...]
At the nursery this time of year, the question most asked is “Can I plant right now?”. The April 12th article in the Northfield News shares Leif’s thoughts….. As winter ever so slowly transitions to spring, many people think about planting trees. Spring has been a traditional tree planting time, and remains an excellent period [...]
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