Discover three stunning perennials that can elevate your garden and bring joy to your gardening endeavors this season. Take a closer look:
Yarrow: Thriving in sandy soil and full sun, Yarrow is well-suited for drought-prone areas. With its rapid spreading habit, it creates a remarkable impact in the garden.
Balloon Flower: Sporting beautiful purple blooms that balloon before opening, this perennial performs well in the Wisconsin area (zones 4 and 5). Consider staking it to showcase its tall and straight growth, adding charm to your garden.
Aster: Are you seeking to attract more butterflies and pollinators? Look no further than Aster. With slightly moist soil and proper care, it can reach impressive heights of 6 to 8 feet. This versatile perennial thrives in various light conditions, making it a delightful choice for your garden.
Shrubs
If June is your preferred month for planting shrubs, ensure you have a well-planned watering schedule in place. Nothing is more disheartening than returning from a weekend getaway to find your newly planted shrubs wilted beyond recovery. If you’ll be away for an extended period, consider asking a neighbor, friend, or family member to tend to your yard. Additionally, shrubs that have already bloomed early, such as Forsythia and certain lilac species, can now be pruned. However, remember that premature pruning may hinder or shorten their flowering potential for the current season.
Trees
Are unsightly tent worms infesting your trees? It is crucial to address them properly before they spread and cause extensive damage. Avoid cutting them out unless you plan on immediately burning them or sealing them in an airtight bag to dry out in the sun. Dispose of the bag of dead worms in your trash. Cutting out tent worms without killing and disposing of them can lead to their proliferation and the destruction of other trees. A more convenient method to deal with tent worms before they hatch is to drench their nests using a spray tank and an insecticide containing permethrin, bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, and/or malathion.
Lawn
To maintain a lush and healthy lawn during the hot summer months, occasional watering may be necessary. Contrary to popular belief, it is best to water your lawn early in the morning rather than around noon when it’s hottest. This allows the water to penetrate deep into the roots, where the turfgrass can efficiently absorb it.
Don’t miss out on these gardening tips and our special offers for June at Heritage Hill Nursery, Inc. Visit our garden center and start enhancing your outdoor oasis today.
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Make your garden a little more magical with our Shepherd Hooks, now 25% off. Perfect for hanging plants, bird feeders, or lanterns, these hooks are both practical and charming.
Add a touch of elegance to your garden with Artisan Spirea, now 25% off. With their delicate flowers and graceful branches, these shrubs are a beautiful addition to any landscape.
May is a busy month for gardening! For perennials, bring out the peony cages and other plant supports to provide the necessary support to the plants once they become top-heavy. Make sure to guide new stems into the squares early, as it becomes more challenging to squeeze them in between the wires once the flower buds open.
Newly purchased perennials can be safely planted this month, though if the temperatures have been unseasonably low, wait another week. Place the pots outside during the day and bring them into a protective environment at night. For existing perennials, slow-release or liquid organic fertilizers can be beneficial. Once the plant is in the ground, make sure to water it daily in the morning to prevent wilting in the afternoon.
Shrubs
When it comes to shrubs, sprinkle a slow-release fertilizer around the base of the plant. To prevent damaging insects and fungi, take proactive measures early in the season. Bonide Systemic Insect Control and Bonide Infuse Systemic Disease Control are both effective products that come in a liquid concentrate and can be safely mixed together and used on a wide range of plants. Since these products are both systemic, the liquid is absorbed into the plant, so you can water plants freely without washing off the product.
Trees
When planting new trees, make sure to stake them correctly. The tree should be loosely secured to the stake using a tie to prevent excessive swaying that can tear new root hairs, which the tree needs to survive. The tie should allow the tree to sway back and forth in the wind to allow proper root flare development. It should be staked until the roots have established into the ground.
Lawn
As for lawns, now is the time to fix any dead patches by over-seeding. This process involves top dressing your yard with high-quality soil and adding a seed mixture that’s more suited to your light and soil conditions. This cost-effective option can be completed in one day and will grow quickly enough to ensure you have a lush lawn to enjoy this summer. Visit Heritage Hill Nursery, Inc. for all your supplies.
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Spring is officially here!! Unfortunately, so is the start of road construction projects. For those customers that have physically visited our Garden Center, you know that our property is near the intersections of Pleasant Valley Rd, Hwy NN (aka Washington Ave.) and Granville Rd (aka Hwy Y). Over the years, that intersection has been the source of numerous accidents ranging from minor to fatal. It had been decided last year to put up stoplights and then close down the small section of Pleasant Valley Rd that intersects Hwy NN, next to Weir Financial.
The project will begin Monday the 10th with the estimated completion date, sometime in September. What this will mean for our customers that use either Hwy I to connect to Cedar Sauk or Pleasant Valley; or Granville Rd (aka Hwy Y) to Hwy NN (aka Washington Ave) or Pleasant Valley Rd; or for customers taking Hwy NN (aka Washington Ave) out of Cedarburg to Pleasant Valley Rd, will be caught in the detour.
Below is a picture of the detour. If planning on visiting the Garden Center during this time, please refer to the map and to find the best alternate. According to Google Maps, the detour as listed will re-route customers an additional 4.9 miles / 6 mins. from the closed intersection.
Construction is always a pain, but the end results are often worth it and in this case having a safer corner, reduced speeds, and less accidents, will be worth a little hassle.
