We will be holding our Fall Seminar on September 12th. Our designers, Kristin Lucas and Amy Voight will present a seminar titled ‘Take the Guess Work out of Fall Clean-up and Winter Prep’. If you’ve wanted to know which perennials to cut down before winter or how to protect your new trees from winter damage [...]
“Mums” the word! Our first fall shipment of the University of Minnesota Hardy Mums came in this morning. Loaded with blossoms – you’ll find colors in purple, yellows, rust, white, orange and maroon. Mums are heavy feeders – meaning they like to be fertilized almost everytime they’re watered to keep them blossoming as long as [...]
Coneflowers do not just come in purple anymore! Pictured below is a new variety that we have this year called Tomato Soup! The color is just like tomato soup. If you have soup in the kitchen – you need “soup” in the garden! The stems grow to 3′ in height and the flowers will go 5″ [...]
A late season bloomer – what could be prettier than this! This Anemone – called ‘Robustissima’ starts blooming late summer into early fall. Reaching a height of 30″-36″, it graces the back of the perennial bed giving you that spark of color. Windflowers can grow from Zone 3 to Zone 8. These perennials can be [...]
This past week, our crews installed 12 balled and burlapped shade trees into two of the City’s parks. Grant Park was the recipient of 3 hybrid Elms, 3 Oaks, 2 Maples and 3 Honeylocust trees. Jefferson Park received an Autumn Blaze Maple. Each year we donate trees to Northfield’s parks in appreciation of the support that the Northfield [...]
One of the greatest August garden moments is when the hydrangeas start to bloom. There are so many different varieties of hydrangea shrubs – and then there are the wonderful hydrangea trees! The shrub form of hydrangeas range in sizes from 3′ tall all the way up to 10′ tall depending on the variety. There are blue, [...]
These shade perennials grace my hosta garden. The photo to the right shows Pulmonaria - also known as Lungwort. These blossom in early spring with red, pink, white and blue flowers – depending on the variety. Some varieties have more a white colored leaf, while some are speckled or blotched, while others are mostly green. They look soft [...]
After what seemed to be a late start, my cucumbers are going crazy! Just when I think I have them all picked, there is another one hiding between the vines. We eat them fresh, top off salads, make a cream sauce as a side dish, Greek Salad, Garbanzo Bean Salad, make pickles, and more! Heidi [...]
