No, we’re not talking about flocks of birds, we’re talking about flowering phlox! A small plant that packs a punch of color, especially late into the season. There is still plenty time to plant if the procrastination bug got to you this season. Now is the time, the phlox are in full bloom here at the nursery. Stop in and bring some vibrant color to your garden!
Have you always wanted a nice clean edge for your planting beds? Now is a great time to do it! We can install bullet edgers, natural stone edgers or poly edging. Give us a call at 608 317 5425 or email us at [email protected]. Continue reading for photos of our landscape crew installing bullet edgers and natural stone edgers.
Jordan prepping soil for bullet paver installation
Ian installing bullet paver edging
Finished product with bullet edgers and rock installed
Ian and Loklan prepping for natural stone edgers installation
Finished natural stone edging
Grasses are the “Secret of the Landscape”. They are perfect for spots where you need height but not width, look terrific mixed in with evergreens, plus they have a characteristic all their own in winter. NOW is the perfect time to buy perennial grasses as most of them are putting on their fall show displaying unique seed heads, ranging from dainty to oat-like stalks to flumes. Another benefit of fall purchasing is to see the red/russet color that many of these grasses will turn in fall. We have the following grasses in stock: Shenandoah Switch, Karl Foerster Feather Reed, Flame, Avalanche Feather Reed, Red Silver Japanese Silver, Overdam Feather Reed, Porcupine, Little Bunny Dwarf Fountain and Prairie Drop Seed.
Bunny Tails Dwarf Fountain Grass
Photo by Trees Today Nursery
Our famous mums have arrived. We have over 400 hundred mums in red, orange, white, yellow and various shades of these colors. It may be time to replace some of those tired annuals with colorful fall garden mums and enjoy them as we head into Fall.
As the garden season is winding down, following are a few suggestions on “Gardening in August”:
Quit fertilizing rose bushes, shrubs and trees after August 15th.
Start dividing flowers that need it, i.e. irises, hostas, daylilies, grasses, etc.
Continue watering evergreens until a hard freeze.
Continue weeding your garden.
Continue deadheading flowers that will continue to bloom.
Remove deceased plants from your garden.
If the annuals in your planters are wore out, consider replacing them with fall mums.
Harvest your herbs.
Did you know that most modern shrub roses bloom well into Fall? Many are still blooming at the end of October. Granted you won’t have the orange and rust colors associated with fall, but you will get deep reds, bright reds, pinks, yellows, whites and peach colors from these blooming roses. Check out our vast array of roses and talk with a staff person about what type of rose best suits your need and how easy they are to grow. You will enjoy their color from mid-June through October. At present, we have 19 varieties of roses in stock. Check out our latest rose to arrive, the “Nitty Gritty Peach” rose.
Nitty Gritty Peach rose
Photo by Trees Today Nursery
Nitty Gritty Peach Rose
Photo by Trees Today Nursery
We just received a shipment of some unusually beautiful perennials and shrubs. Ann Magnolia shrubs arrived in two different sizes, therefore they have two different price tags. There are some blooms on them and are very nice and full. To me the Ann Magnolia is by far the best of all the Magnolias. Then we have lots of Zagreb and Moonbeam Coreopsis that are blooming their heads off. I’ve been working here a decade and the best looking Artemesias are here now! We have more giant, zone 4 hardy hibiscus in red and rose color. Presently they are not blooming but are loaded with buds ready to open. We also have gaillardias, hydrangea trees, White Fringe Trees, Yellow Grace n Grit roses, plus many, many more plants. Stop in!!
Artemesia
Photo by Trees Today Nursery
Zagreb and Moonbeam coreopsis
Photo by Trees Today Nursery
Grace n Grit Yellow Rose
Photo by Trees Today Nursery
Gaillardia
Photo by Trees Today Nursery
Quick Fire Hydrangea tree
Photo by Trees Today Nursery
Ann Magnolia Shrub
Photo by Trees Today Nursery
If you drool over beautiful Autumn trees that put on amazing displays of color, now is the time to think about planting one. Of course maple trees are known for their exceptional fall colors, ranging from yellow/orange to deep reds. However there are many other dazzling, colorful fall trees. Imagine a grove of Quaking Aspens shimmering with their gold leaves. For those yellow/gold fall colors, consider the following trees: Gingko, Quaking Aspen, Lindens, Honeylocust, Birch, Hackberry and Elms. For those of you who enjoy more reds and oranges there are the Serviceberry, Oaks – specifically the Northern Pin Oak, and the native Blue Beech. Then for orange or red berries in fall we have the Showy and European Mountain Ash trees. Our staff will gladly help you choose the right fall color that will work in your situation.
We take great pride in our perennials, shrubs and trees. Our staff prunes, waters and shapes plants daily. Of course some plants that are not up to par do slip by us. If ever you find a plant that is not up to standards, please show us and we will either correct the plant or remove it from the sales area until it meets our standards. We thank our customers for shopping here and want to give them the best possible plant that is available to us.
What an outstanding and gorgeous small shrub this is as it has unique yellow flowers in summer followed by rose colored berries in fall. The branches are thick with dark green foliage, making a wonderful hedge. We recommend covering it with mulch in fall as it is a Zone 5 and we do not warrantee it. However, we have grown and warranteed other Zone 5, St. John’s Wort shrubs as they have proven to survive our winters. The flowers also make great cut flowers. For more information, click FloralBerry® Rosé St. John’s Wort
Floralberry Rose St. Johns Wort
Photo courtesy of Monrovia
Finally we have the Berry Poppins winterberry for sale at our nursery. We have tried for several years to get this shrub but it was never available so we are pretty thrilled that we now have it in stock. If you like winterberries, or a shrub with red berries in winter, this might just be the one for you! It has a height and spread of 3-4′ and you can use Jim Dandy (the male) as the pollinator. Read more about it by clicking on the following link.
Berry Poppins
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Berry Poppins close up
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