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Garden Center June Specials

Too many active gardeners have never heard of a Serviceberry. 

This American native plant is beautiful in early spring for its billows of lacy white blooms and beautiful again in autumn for blazing color on the pleasing rounded leaves. In the late spring – serviceberry is sometimes called Juneberry – the fruit makes for some magical eating, as thousands of delicious purple-red berries ripen.  Be patient, it may take a few years to yield a good crop of fruit. It is much like a blueberry and can be eaten raw or simply used in baking, jams or wine! For more about planting and caring for a Serviceberry bush, check our Gardening Tips!

Another shrub, often overlooked, but with a beautiful color is the Ninebark. Few shrubs are easier to grow than Ninebark. This North American native tolerates an array of weather conditions and is largely left alone by animal pests. Ninebark is a fast grower and makes an excellent large, informal hedge. It flowers in spring and turns to a brilliant reddish hue in fall. 

In June, we are offering significant savings on both of the above shrubs! 

Check our Seasonal Tips blog for all kinds of helpful information to keep your yard and garden looking simply beautiful!

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

 

25% off Serviceberries!

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20% off Ninebark Shrub!

Throughout June

May Gardening Tips for Wisconsin Gardeners

Seasonal Tips, Older Entries, Perennials - Care, Planting

Keep Perennials Healthy by Dividing

May brings May flowers and everything else green and growing.

However, no matter how warm gets now, early May is still too soon to plant most annual flowers such as impatiens, begonias, coleus, marigolds and so on. Most perennials, on the other hand, can be planted immediately. And it may be a good time to divide your perennials too.

Early spring is an ideal time to divide summer- and fall-flowering perennials. Try to tackle the task before plants reach 6 inches tall. Don’t forget to water newly transplanted divisions.

Not sure if you need to divide? Ask yourself these questions:

1) Are clumps too big and crowding other plants?

2) Has flowering been reduced during the last growing season(s)?

3) Does new growth ring a dead spot in the middle?

4) Do you want more starts of that perennial?

Above information courtesy Better Homes & Gardens 

 

Read More About Dividing Perennials

White Birch in Stock up to 16 ft!

Planting Forsythia Bushes

Seasonal Tips, Older Entries

The deciduous forsythia bush offers arching branches of bright yellow flowers for a splash of spring color in your yard. Forsythia bushes produce flowers first, with the green foliage appearing once the flowers fade. This attractive bush is available in several varieties for U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 9. Plant the forsythia any time of the year in areas where freezing temperatures are not an issue, otherwise fall is the best time to add this bush to your landscape. Move and transplant a forsythia during the winter season, when the bush is not actively growing.

  1. Choose a location with full sunlight and well-draining soil. Verify the mature height and spread of the forsythia variety chosen. Check for overhead obstructions when planting tall varieties and allow enough space between the forsythia and other plants to accommodate the branch spread.
  2. Test the soil with a home kit to verify it has a range of 6.8 to 7.7. Lower the pH by working ground rock sulfur into the soil or raise the pH using horticulture limestone. Follow the package instructions for an application rate based on the current pH. Moisten the soil well after applying the amendment.
  3. Dig a planting hole that is at least two times wider than the root ball and the same depth.
  4. Set the forsythia root ball into the hole. Verify the top of the root ball is at ground level or just slightly above. Above planting the bush too deep.
  5. Fill the removed soil around the root ball to hold the bush in place. Pack the soil firmly around the roots.
  6. Saturate the hole with water to compact the soil around the roots. Add more soil if needed once the water recedes. Discard any excess soil removed from the hole.

More information about planing a forsythia

Courtesy SFGate Home Guides