How many times have you immediately jumped to the conclusion that when you think of trees for fall color you think of the maples? The Oak family is one that provides a variety of values for the landscape. The Pin Oak and the Red Oak have some of the nicest fall color..they sometimes will even [...]
Leif planted this Autumn Blaze Maple about 8 or 9 years ago – as a small potted tree. It is now almost 40 feet tall. The Autumn Blaze is by far the most popular tree on the landscape market. The characteristics of this tree is that it is a fast grower, can tolerate a variety [...]
As the fall pageantry of colors continues, the Autumn Spire Maple is splendid with its vibrant red color. This is an Autumn Spire Red Maple that we have planted next to our garage at home. The red color is brillant. This tree is great for spaces where you want a more narrow profile tree. The [...]
Buckthorn is on the list of invasive species with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. The Northfield Garden Club is sponsoring a Buckthorn Eradication Day this Saturday at the Hauberg Woods in Northfield. They’ll be having a session in the morning and one in the afternoon. They will be demonstrating various techniques on removal and recognition [...]
Heidi Gervais and Shar Jacobsen are shown here just having finished decorating our entry for the Northfield Chamber of Commerce’s Scarecrow Decorating Contest. This was a fun idea and they had a great time coming up with their theme and getting it all put together. The judging is to take place the end of next [...]
We have our pumpkins in, gourds, corn stalks, straw bales and this weekend will be bringing in other grasses and stems to decorate for fall. We’ll be having a limited amount of bittersweet but we are waiting for it to pop open. Give us a call and we can reserve bittersweet for you! We also [...]
The Maple family of trees is by far the most popular tree family out there! We sell more maples than any other variety. The picture here shows the native Sugar Maple in it’s fall color show. We have a very nice selection of native Rice County seed source Sugar Maples as well as other sugar [...]
The third in my series of these two fall perennials. The Autumn Joy Sedum has reached it’s deep rusty-rose color. The aster behind the sedum is the Purple Dome Aster. This fantastic purple is hard to beat for a wonderful fall perennial. The Miscanthus Flame Grass has opened up to produce fluffy cotton-like plumes. The [...]
A wonderful shrub for winter interest is the Winterberry. Pictured here is the Red Sprite Winterberry. A shrub that reaches only 2-3 feet in height and width. The red berries hang on through the winter after the leaves have fallen and provide a wonderful contrast against the white winter snow! The winterberry – a member [...]
Now is the time to think about planting flowering crabs. Plant these wonderful ornamental trees now and you’ll have a plant that will give you winter interest with the colorful fruit this winter as well as a display of flowers in the spring! Our prices now through the end of the season are 30% off [...]
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