October 2021 Special Offers!

October 2021 Special Offers!

Specials

Our specials this month are 25% Water Fountains with a coupon and our seasonal inventory reduction sale!

25% Off Water Fountains

Save 25% Off Water Fountains with this coupon!

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Up To 40% Off Select Inventory!

As the season is on its way to its end, we’re having our inventory reduction sale! Save up to 40% on select perennials, shrubs, and fruit trees! While supplies last. Stop on by to see what we have in stock.

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.
Wisconsin Gardner’s Seasonal Monthly Tips for September 2021

Wisconsin Gardner’s Seasonal Monthly Tips for September 2021

Seasonal Tips

With fall officially in tow, there are a few things that can still be done this season to maintain the beauty and health of your landscape.

Perennials:

  • Make no mistake, fall does not mean the end of the perennial garden. In contrast, with the scorching temperatures of summer behind us, fall gives way to new planting opportunities.
  • Is your landscape lacking bright vivid colors? Why not try planting some of the many varieties of Coneflower?
  • Bright blue spikes of the Russian Sage anybody?
  • If the planting beds are already full, you can still add color by planting mums in containers and placing them around the landscape.
  • Whatever flowers you choose, the cooler fall temperatures and a modest watering schedule will ensure color throughout the rest of the season.

Shrubs:

Throughout this blog, there will be a common theme… cooler temperatures of fall provide opportunities for additional plantings. Shrubs are no exception.

  • Some shrubs may require more water, especially during the hotter months, such as hydrangeas, viburnums, and ninebarks.
  • Although you can plant anytime during the season, fall is often best for people that lack the time or dedication for regular watering.
  • A few plants that offer fall interest and can be found at Heritage Hill Nursery are sumac, chokeberry, hydrangeas, fothergilla, viburnum.

Trees:

Did the summer gatherings this summer confirm the need for shade? Privacy? Curb appeal? Heritage Hill Nursery still has a great selection to choose from for all those needs.

  • Fall provides excellent opportunities for planting trees.
  • The cooler air forces new tree growth underground to its root system.
  • Establishing a strong healthier root system before dormancy will encourage a jumpstart in growth next spring.
  • Transplanting existing trees can be done successfully towards the end of the month.

Lawns:

  • Ugly patches in your lawn got you down? Or maybe there is this section of grass that just won’t grow?
  • Cooler temperatures combined with warmer soil speeds up the germination process making spot or entire lawn reseeding successful. However, to give the new seedlings a chance to get firmly established before winter, have this task completed no later than the middle of the month.
  • Applying a good quality slow-release fertilizer and herbicide will help maintain your lawns lush “carpet feel” appearance. It is extremely important though, to follow the manufacturers directions when applying any type of chemical as applying too much can cause damage.

If you have any doubts or lawn care questions, stop in and talk to a Heritage Hill Nursery representative.

September 2021 Special Offer

September 2021 Special Offer

Specials

Our specials this month are 25% Bird Baths Products with a coupon and 15% Daylily.

No Coupon Nesesary

15% Off Daylily!

With Coupon

25% Off Bird Baths

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Questions about planting, feeding, and watering? Take advantage of our knowledgeable horticulturist & owner, Jason. He is here to help you make good decisions on what will work best and how to properly tend to your new plantings. We also have our monthly tips posts available! Read more about those here.

Visit the Heritage Hill Nursery and garden center now! We are conveniently located, close to Cedarburg, Jackson, West Bend, Slinger, WI.

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