If you love picking your own fruit, maybe it’s time to plant some apple trees! Whether you’re looking for fresh eating, sauce, or pie, we have an apple for you. Here’s our quick guide to growing apple trees right in your own backyard.
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As spring unfolds, winter injury to landscape plants rears its ugly head. One common type of damage is the dreaded winter burn. Winter burn shows up as red, brown, yellow, or bleached looking foliage on many common evergreens. Boxwood and arborvitae are especially prone but spruce, pine, and others are also vulnerable. Note … Continue Reading ››
September is here, but that doesn't mean that the season is over. In fact, now that hot weather is settling down, it's the perfect time to get some things done in the garden. Here's our quick list of September garden tasks:
Plant At the risk of sounding like a broken record- fall … Continue Reading ››
If you're looking for a fast growing shade tree for a tough site, consider one of our disease resistant elms. The glossy, deep green leaves provide beautiful shade and these trees often exhibit a lovely vase shape.
One of the fastest growing trees we carry, elms are also super adaptable and a superb choice … Continue Reading ››
We love spring planting. The excitement of getting veggies and new landscape plants in the ground, cleaning up the yard, and finally being able to play outside again- it's all so lively. But, let us not forget that we Minnesotans have another prime planting season and we are looking at it right now.
