Wisconsin Gardener’s Tips for April 2022

Wisconsin Gardener’s Tips for April 2022

Seasonal Tips, Trees - Planting & Care

Perennials

Take a look at your gardens and make sure they are clear of debris that will hinder plants from coming back.

For help with spring clean-up give us a call. We will ensure your beds are ready for an amazing summer season.

Shrubs

Some shrubs such as hydrangeas can be pruned in the early spring without affecting the seasons blooms.

Feel free to shape and remove last year’s growth. Be sure to double-check what shrubs can be pruned in the spring.

If plants like magnolias are pruned in the spring, buds that formed last year will be removed and it will not bloom.

 

Trees

Unfortunately, some trees will not make it through the winter, especially a harsh one. If any have died near your house or garage these will need to be removed to prevent them from falling and damaging the structures.

 

Lawn

Spring is here! Well hopefully anyway, now is the time to start spring clean-up. Consider cleaning up dog waste and sticks now, even if it snows again, you will not regret spreading out the workload.

When cleaning keep an eye out for dead spots that may need to be reseeded. Pull out your lawnmower and check the blades! If you mow your own lawn blades need to be sharp for the best cut.

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See You Next Year!

See You Next Year!

Lawn Care, Garden Decor

We had a great year here and we hope you did as well. As usual, we are closing up our shop through the winter months.

Seasonal Hours:

By Appointment Only until April 1st.

Have a great winter!

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Wisconsin Gardener’s Tips for November 2021

Wisconsin Gardener’s Tips for November 2021

Seasonal Tips, Trees - Planting & Care

  • Water plantings, especially new ones, thoroughly before ground freezes.

  • Protect plants from rodents and rabbits with hardware cloth, or animal repellent spray such as Natures Mace (can be purchased at Heritage Hill Nursery).

  • Plants especially favored by rabbits include: Burning Bush, Japanese Maple, and Clethra.

  • Wrap young and thin bark trees to protect from sun scald and animal damage (rabbits love fruit trees) but remember to remove in spring.

  • As the weather turns colder, begin dormant pruning of ornamentals. If you’re unsure what, when or how to prune, stop at our nursery and ask for a pruning guide.

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Wisconsin Gardner’s Seasonal Monthly Tips for October 2021

Wisconsin Gardner’s Seasonal Monthly Tips for October 2021

Seasonal Tips

Wisconsin Gardner’s Seasonal Monthly Tips for October 2021

October winds blow and the humidity is well out of the air. The nights are becoming longer and earlier, and we may even have snow. There are still daylight hours and many of nature’s beauty springs to life in October so don’t let this gorgeous month go to waste and don’t let those lawns and landscapes go to waste either. Stop in and see what we can help with at Heritage Hill Nursery in Cedarburg, WI. 

Perennials: 

  • If you do any planting in October, do it early. The perennials will have time to establish and there won’t be as much of a chance they get killed by the winter season.
  • Clean up and remove diseased or bug infested leaves, flowers, or stems. Decide what “look” you want for your winter garden. Some like it clean, neat, and tidy and some like to leave all the dead stuff lying around for it to cultivate into the soil. Either is fine it’s more of a personal preference.
  • Continue to water in October until the ground freezes. Newer plantings and most transplants need your attention all through the fall season.

Shrubs: 

  • Water your shrubs until the ground freezes. Don’t continue to fertilize, this is to be done again in the spring.
  • You can continue to plant shrubs if they are available to buy, and the ground is still workable. The cool temps make this a great time for planting as it relieves the stress on the shrub.
  • Rake up dead leaves and leave them on the lawn for fertilization. Make sure they’re not diseased in any way. If you do have diseased leaves from shrubs, bury them, the ground will consume them. The diseased leaves are a prime source for infection in the upcoming spring season. Make sure you bury them away from any gardens or landscaping.

Trees: 

  • October is a wonderful time to plant new trees. The soil is warm and air temps are cool and your trees are in place and ready to take off in the spring.
  • Water new trees and existing trees until the ground freezes. Fertilization in October is good for existing trees. Wait a year to fertilize new trees.
  • Keep pruning your trees in October.
  • Remove crossed, broken, or diseased branches. Make cuts where a branch joins another branch above a healthy bud or flush with the branch bark collar.

Lawns:

  • Make sure new plantings of lawn seed are watered.
  • Keep soil surfaces moist and continue to water thoroughly, but less frequently when the sod is rooted into the soil below. Keep in mind your lawn is still growing full force in October. Many don’t realize this.
  • October or the fall season is when lawns use up their energy to spread and develop deeper root systems.
  • And keep mowing as long as the grass continues to grow. For a healthier lawn you shouldn’t cut any more than 1/3 the total height at each cutting.