May Garden Tips for Wisconsin Gardeners

Seasonal Tips, Perennials - Care, Planting, Shrubs & Bushes, Trees - Planting & Care

May and Early Spring Garden & Yard Tips

This is the perfect time to identify the plants that didn’t make it through the winter, you’ll know the ones! Remove what may remain, discard, and come for a visit to our garden center.  We will do our best to get you back on track and give you the color you want.

Perennials:

Now is the time to cut down all the old or dead growth.  Try not to damage the new growth that is already coming up.  In some cases, new shoots are further up the stem so you want to cut the stem down to right above the new buds.  For grasses, give them a buzz cut down to 3-4” above the ground then rub the center with your hand to break off dead stems.

Shrubs:

This is a great time to see the structure of the shrubs.  Anything that is dead, rubbing, or crossing should be taken out.  Make your pruning cuts as far down the stem as possible.  For Spirea, cut the entire shrub down to 4” above ground.  Break off any of the dead wood than is inside.  Flowering shrubs such as Lilac should not be pruned until after they flower.

Trees:

If you have small trees, check the branching habit.  If there is something growing at a 90 degree angle, prune it out.  Always look for dead, rubbing and crossing branches.  If any are present, prune them off.  Look for any damage to the trunk.  Critters sometimes like to strip or chew the bark off.

 

If you have any questions, concerns, or “just don’t know”, we are here to help!  Stop in and we will do our very best to give you answers!  Also, be sure to check back for our Monthly Tips, Weekly Spotlight Plant, and soon to be available “How To” videos to help you LOVE YOUR LANDSCAPE!!!!

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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April is Early Spring – Start Some Preparations & Planting

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As we approach April, you may have gotten out into the garden and you might find that your garden plants have begun their spring growth. But in addition you may find that your weeds have been just as busy over the past few months.

April is the time to really start prepping. As soon as the ground thaws, you can consider planting shrubs, like Spirea. Shrubs are an important feature in a landscape. Evergreen shrubs become anchors of permanence and deciduous shrubs (like Spirea) add interest with their changing foliage and blossoms throughout the seasons. They add scale and structure to the garden in conjunction with trees and other perennials.

Other things to keep in mind for April: 

  • When annual beds can be worked, turn over green manure crop such as annual rye in beds for annuals and vegetables. If none was planted, top-dress with compost or rotted manure.
  • Remove mulch from spring flowering bulb beds.
  • Container grown or balled and bur lapped trees and shrubs can be planted at any time during the growing season.
  • Divide perennials and pot for the PCMG plant sale by the end of the month. This will provide roots time to get established.
  • Prune and fertilize all bush fruits and grapes. Fertilize fruit trees as soon as possible after ground thaws but before blossoming.
  • Plant rhubarb and asparagus as soon as ground can be worked.
  • Remove rose cones when soil thaws. Gradually remove soil mound from around rose plants.
 

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

 

On Sale for April! 

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BIG End of Season Sales!!

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Your Garden Center in Cedarburg, WI! Check here often for special web offers for garden center items and other discounts!

BIG End of Season Sales!! For November!

It’s nearing the end of the season. You still may have some fall cleanup to finish in November, but we’re looking at wrapping it up about now. 

Since we need to clear out inventory, we’re passing on incredible savings to all Wisconsin homeowners and gardening lovers. 

Take advantage of a whopping 50% OFF of Garden Art and selected varieties of shrubs, trees, and perennials!

Visit us during the weeks and start getting ideas for next season. And thanks for your patronage and support! 

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.

 

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50% off Selected Varieties of
Tree, Shrubs & Perennials

Through November! 

 

Heritage Hill October Special Offer

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Your Garden Center – serving Cedarburg,  West Bend, Newburg, Jackson, Germantown, and all surrounding areas in Wisconsin! Check here often for special web offers for garden center items and other discounts!

October Special Deals! 

October in Wisconsin is spectacular. Moderate temperatures, cool evenings, colors bursting.  It is a glorious time to be outdoors! 

Which of course offers us the opportunity to spruce up our flower beds and landscaping.  

One of the most beautiful of the late summer flowering perennials is the Sunsparkler® Firecracker Sedum, one of the highlighted features last month on our Spotlight page. Rich, deep, autumn burgundy with contrasting pink flowers blooms in late summer into fall. This is just one example of our perennial specials. There are surely many other options to choose from. 

Additionally, throughout October, all balled and burlap trees are also a whopping 50% off!  Recently, on our seasonal tips, we offered ideas about fall planting  that includes helpful info when you are ready to do your October garden work and start planning for next year.  

If your not quite sure about what to plant, talk to our experienced horticulturist & owner, Jason. He will be happy to advise you and provide suggestions. 

Better yet, perhaps you are ready to consider a revamp of your landscaping, or you just need to freshen it up.  Consider Heritage Hill to design and implement a landscape / hardscape project!  

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

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

 

Wow! 50% off Perennials 

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Trees- spring dug, balled and burlap, all varieties 50% off
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Planting Before the First Frost in Wisconsin

Perennials - Care, Planting, Seasonal Tips

In our neck of the woods, Southeastern Wisconsin, fall planting for perennials, flowers and trees is really perfect.  

On average the first frost runs sometime between September 30 to October 30. Fall offers many benefits for planting, not the least of which is the warm soil under the surface to allows root structures to flourish, whereas with spring planing, only a few inches deep the ground may still be quite cool and even still retain a frost line. 

Plus fall weather often offers fewer rainy, soggy days;  (although we have had our share this year!), but generally adequate rainfall; the garden pests are reduced; and you should have no need of fertilizer – wait until spring to fertilize. As with any new planting, if the rain is not there, then, make sure to water your new growth so it receives at least an inch of water every week before the colds sets in. 

A double whammy is that here at Heritage Hill we have our end of the season special discounts. Right now buy 4 potted trees and get the 5th absolutely free. Come October, we’ll be offering another planting opportunity.. visit us then as well, to see what you may want to add to your fall planting plans! 

 

 Take advantage of our
October whopper deals!

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AND 50% Off of all Balled & Burlap Trees! 

 

 

 

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