Each year in the spring as I watch these amazing plants emerge in perfect hemispheres of heavily textured lush foliage, I am reminded of what stellar season long performance these large sedums provide. Fairly pest-free, Autumn Joy Sedum and the many other good varieties display clean foliage and a very neat mounded growth habit of [...]
Leif has a new article posted in the library. Here’s the first paragraph: The dry conditions which prevailed last fall and again this early spring have given way to a moist period with welcome, beneficial and persistent rains. The beginnings of a major recharge of the depleted subsoil moisture, rains will need to continue consistently [...]
Our e-coupon for the next two weeks. (Click here for a printer-friendly page) KNECHT’S Nurseries & Landscaping Special eCoupon $3 off all hanging baskets and planters $2 off on all Clematis $1 off on all water plants Must present coupon to receive discount Not valid with other discounts. Expires 6-02-04 www.knechts.net – 507.645.5015 Click here [...]
I have finished planting my garden here at the nursery. Last year we experimented with using a ground cover fabric over the entire garden after we had worked it up and added compost. This worked so well at keeping the weeds down and the vegetables clean. Since it was an experiment, we did not use [...]
We have a winner! We had unofficially on Saturday picked two names that we liked, and were going to sit down on Sunday morning and discuss it with our staff… the runners-up were Samuari and Big Daddy. On Sunday morning however, we read our e-mails and at 10:05 pm on Saturday night (with less than [...]
As the common lilac family completes its yearly bloom cycle in late May, the Japanese Tree Lilac is just preparing to shoot out its large and very fragrant creamy white blossoms. Growing to heights of 20 feet or more, these later blooming members of the lilac family do well in varied soils, and accept pruning [...]
Leif has a new article posted in the library. Here’s the first paragraph: Seasonable temperatures are spurring the growth of landscape plants and weeds alike. To make gardening a bit easier throughout the season try to think on a dual track of planting and controlling weeds during the same period of the season. During the [...]
Since we are so close to St. Olaf College, it’s common to have people stop in who are from different parts of the country because parents come for visits all the time. Yesterday, however, we had 3 visitors who flew in to shop. The guys and the little lady browsed all day. (Click on any [...]
Apples are by far the easiest fruit tree to grow in Minnesota. The Zestar apple is an early maturing apple that is crisp and juicy. Not well known yet since its release in 1998 by the University of Minnesota, the sweet and tart flavor makes for both excellent eating and cooking. Ripens in late August [...]
Leif has a new article posted in the library. Here’s the first paragraph: A welcome rain the evening of May 9th has put all of the plant world fully into the spring growth flush after a several week dry spell. Flowering crabs have been a real treat the last couple of weeks. When shopping for [...]
The time is running out to submit your idea for our Name the Toad contest. The contest ends on Saturday, May 15th! The person submitting the winning name will receive a $25 gift certificate. Click the thumbnail for a huge, 650K photo of the toad. Submit your idea on our Contact Us page. The toad [...]
This morning as I was beginning to bring hanging baskets out for the display racks for Mother’s Day, I reached up for a basket and there sat a butterfly. I thought it was a silk butterfly put in the basket for decoration as it is only May 9th! When I started to pull the basket [...]
With the date of the average last frost in southern Minnesota rapidly approaching, most gardeners are busily planting their annual flower beds. The current 7 day forecast is showing no lows under 42 degrees, however, we also recommend that you listen to the forecasts and if the lows are projected to be in the 30′s, [...]
Some nice new varieties continue to come on the market. One of the nicest in recent years is the Tinkerbelle, a cross of Dwarf Korean and Superba. Striking wine red buds open to lovely pink blossoms of fine texture. Make sure you plant Tinkerbelle in well-drained fertile soil. Grows to about five or six feet, [...]
Leif has a new article posted in the library. Here’s the first paragraph: Spring is busting out all over. Tree leaves are emerging or already out and rapidly expanding to full size. Spring wild flowers of the deciduous forest will soon be completing the last portion of their yearly growth cycle in heavy shade as [...]
