From all of us at Knecht’s Nurseries, we want to wish all our friends and customers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We also want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has supported us, helped us grow year by year, and best of all shared your friendship with us. Below [...]
These familiar holiday decorative plants are native to Central America, and are now available in an amazing array of colors and patterns. Being somewhat of a traditionalist, I prefer the original bright red. Poinsettias can stay looking nice for well over a month if well maintained and are not really poisonous. The worst you could [...]
Leif has a new article posted (pdf) in the library. Here are the first two paragraphs: A landscape may be thought of as the sum of its physical parts plus the way that the design offers practical advantages for day to day use, including the daily enrichment of life provided by the beauty and spiritual [...]
If you are willing to give the care required for hybrid tea roses, this highly rated (8.3) yellow, two-toned rose will provide you with one of the all time favorites. Featuring very large double blooms and fairly hardy, the Peace Rose will still need winter protection in Minnesota.
Leif has a new article posted (pdf) in the library. Here are the first two paragraphs: Having already celebrated Thanksgiving with family and seeing the days rolling by quickly toward Christmas, I am going to take a step back to the theme of giving thanks. Few experiences in life satisfy more deeply than focusing with [...]
We now have a slight covering of snow and the ground has frozen an inch or two in a few places. Now is the time for covering those perennials planted in 2004 or more tender perennials with an extra layer of mulch. I typically mulch my perennials now – when its been cold for a [...]
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