Winter Color

Posted on by Marietta Buchner

Do you think of winter as being dark and dreary?  A winter landscaped  yard will help  brighten up those dreary days.  Simply add plants that provide  winter interest and color.

The photo below has spruce trees, dogwoods, grasses and a low mound evergreen plant.

     

Following are some suggestions for plants that will add some winter interest or color in your yard.  If you need help, our staff will gladly help you with your winter landscape.

Winter Interest & Color Plants:
Crab apple trees that hold their berries into winter
Curly willow trees
Birch trees that have peeling bark
Winterberry shrubs
Coralberry shrubs
Japanese barberry shrubs
Dogwood shrubs
Hydrangea shrubs with dried blossoms
Viburnum bushes that hold their berries into winter
Bearberry shrub (low mound)
Rose bushes (rose hips)
Hellebores perennials (bloom late winter)
Karl Foerster grass
Flame Grass
Blue fescue
Bittersweet vine

…….and others

 

 

 

 

Final Decoration Needs

Posted on by Beth

Wow, did the snow show up early this year! If the snow has you behind in decorating for the holidays no need to panic. Trees Today still has plenty decorating staples in stock. Spruce tops, garland, dogwood, bough bundles, wreaths, swags, and fresh cut trees.

Our season is soon wrapping up, but you can still catch our staff at the garden center this week.
Monday – Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday 12pm – 4pm
(Hours may vary on inventory.)

We look forward to seeing you and finding the right decorations for your home!

A Trees Today Christmas

Posted on by Beth

Christmas has arrived at Trees Today!
Fresh cut and live trees, wreaths, porch pots, swags, birch logs, dogwood, bough bundles and so much more await! Take a peak at what we have in store for you. Our team is excited to get your holiday decorating off to a wonderful start.

 

We Have Your Fall Chore Essentials

Posted on by Beth

Halloween has come and gone. The time for fall chores is full steam ahead. As you begin to knock out your to-do list, let Trees Today help you out.

We have tree wrap and guards in stock to protect your trees from deer and rabbits, and the minimize the potential of sun scald. We have several diameters of the guards available and the the wrap is 50′ x 3″.

We Carry Garden Straw, by Healthi Straw. A clean and natural product great for mulching on your plants for winter, top-dressing and planting your raised beds, pots, and even can work great for animal bedding.

If grass seed is still on your mind, we have La Crosse Seed turf mixes in stock for your dormant seeding needs. Of course you will need something to cover and protect your seed we got you covered. EZ Straw, is a clean, easy to apply material. Different from the Garden Straw, EZ Straw has a biodegradable tackifier to stay in place and keep seed from being disrupted by animals, wind, and heavy washout.

We still have rock, mulch, and poly edging along with all the accessories to complete your late season tasks. Last but not least, an assortment of trees, shrubs and perennials are still in stock to get in the ground before it freezes.

Stop in and let Trees Today make those last season chores a breeze.

 

Winter Proof with Wilt Pruf

Posted on by Beth

Wilt Pruf RTU and Concentrate

Winter is just around the corner and its time to think about winter protection with Wilt Pruf. Wilt Pruf provides multiple layers of protection against transplant stress, seasonal drought, and winter burn and can be used all season long. It is a great tool to have in your collection and can be used on a number of plants in the landscape including; evergreens, boxwoods, and rhododendrons. Wilt Pruf can also be used on your porch pots, garland and Christmas tree to provide extended cheer in your home!

Wilt Pruf should be applied to the point of run off and allowed to dry outdoors in daylight for 3 to 4 hours. One application will last three to four months. Whether you are treating one plant or your whole yard, we carry both Ready to Use and concentrate to make quick work of plant protection with the touch of your hand.

Stop at the garden center today to grab your own bottle and see for yourself the benefits Wilt Pruf provides!

Deer vs Evergreens: Winter Edition

Posted on by Beth

Arborvitae and junipers are a great choice and chosen by many customers seeking to create full coverage, all season screen for their yard. Arborvitae are soft in texture so deer love to munch on these delicious treats. Junipers are a bit more prickly in texture, but if food options are limited, deer will also take a bite of your junipers.

The best way to protect your arborvitae and junipers from deer feeding on them is to fence them off. Trees Today carries DeWitt Deer Fence. This product is made of UV-treated polypropylene for longer lasting durability. Benefits of this product are numerous, here are some of our favorite reasons.

                • Dark colored, no-show from distance can be left up all season long.
                • Easily compatible with metal or wood stakes
                • UV treated for durability
                • Made of polypropylene, will not rot

If you are tired of combating deer from eating your arborvitae and junipers stop in today and get the right tools for the protection your plants deserve.

 

 

When to Cut or Prune Your Hydrangea

Posted on by Marietta Buchner

To help you understand if your hydrangea should be cut or pruned and when to do it, click on the link following this article.  Listed are the three types of hydrangeas that we carry, along with their varieties.  This will help you identify what type of hydrangea you have.  You also need to know if your hydrangea blooms on old wood or new wood. Macrophylla hydrangeas blooms on both old and new wood.  Aborescens and Paniculatas bloom on new wood.

Aborescens (Smooth)
Annabelle
FlowerFull
Incrediball

Macrophylla (Big Leaf)
Bloomstruck – Blooms on Old and New Wood
Pink Splendor – Blooms on Old Wood
PopStar – Blooms on Old and New Wood
Seaside Serenade Cape May – Blooms on Old and New Wood
Seaside Serenade Crystal Cove – Blooms on Old and New Wood
Seaside Serenade Fire Island – Blooms on Old and New Wood
Seaside Serenade Kitty Hawk – Blooms on Old and New Wood
Seaside Serenade Martha’s Vineyard – Blooms on Old and New Wood
Seaside Serenade Newport – Blooms on Old and New Wood
Summer Summer Crush – Blooms on Old and New Wood
Twist n Shout – Blooms on Old and New Wood

Paniculata (Cone shaped flowers)
Berry White
Bobo
Early Evolution
Limelight
Little Hottie
Little Lime
Little Quick Fire
Strawberry Shake
Strawberry Sundae
Tiny Quick Fire
Vanilla Strawberry

Click on this link:

https://www.monrovia.com/be-inspired/when-to-prune-hydrangeas.html

 

 

Fall Cutting of Plants, Yes or No?

Posted on by Marietta Buchner

The following is only a guide to whether you should or should not cut perennials in Fall.  First of all, wait until we have had one or two hard frosts before cutting plants. Following is a list of common plants that suggest when to cut and why.  It is strongly recommended not to cut back any plant that has buds forming in fall. If you cut these plants with buds you will not have a spring bloom.  If you are unsure about any plant, do a google search on the plant.  If you have done things differently in the past and they work, then continue to do so.  When the reason says “Food” that means food for the birds over winter.

Should you cut perennials in fall?

 

 

A Spirea Spectacle

Posted on by Beth

Are you tired of seeing the same old spireas year after year in your landscape? Well, let us bring you up to speed on a newer addition to the spirea line up that is turning heads at the garden center both with our staff and customers. Brought to you by Proven Winners®, the Double Play® Doozie is sure to please. Check out the link to learn more about this head-turning spectacle!

Double Play® Doozie

We just received a new shipment of Double Play Doozies this week! Stop by and grab one of these beauties for yourself!

 

Always Trendy, Always Eye Catching

Posted on by Beth

Do you secretly compete with your neighbor on who has the best looking yard? Maybe who’s yard looks more colorful the latest into the fall? Well do we have the best kept secret that’s not so secret for you. GRASSES!

Grasses are a great addition to the landscape because there are so many choices to pick from. There are tall grasses and short grasses, and red grasses and blue grasses. There are small flowers and big flowers and grasses for sun and grasses for shade. How many grasses can there be? No matter your landscape needs, there is most likely a grass that will fill your needs.

Take a trip to the garden center and ask our staff about their favorite grass and they can show you the best fit for your landscape.

Tired of Deadheading?

Posted on by Marietta Buchner

What is deadheading and why deadhead? It is simply removing the old faded and spent flowers from a plant to encourage it to bloom longer. Once an old flower produces seed, the plant generally stops blooming. To deadhead, simply snip off the old flower. Deadheading to some people is a tiresome job, to others it may be therapy, and to others they simply enjoy being in the garden and love the look of clean plants. So, IF you are tired of deadheading, here are a few plants that do not need dead heading. Some ANNUALS are Angelonia, super petunia, biden, calibrocha, impatien, begonia, lantana, lobelia, and salvia. Some PERENNIALS include coneflower, hydrangea, astilbe, blanket flower, peony, bleeding heart, columbine, daylilie, modern rose shrub, hyssop, black eyed Susan, heuchera, and sedum. This is not an all inclusive list but contains the most common flowers in our area. You still may deadhead these if you like the look of a clean plant. If you are unsure, try googling the flower as the internet is a wealth of information.

July, the Colorful Plant Month

Posted on by Marietta Buchner

July, in our area, is probably the highlight month of our gardens. The burst of spring blossoms is now behind us and summer color is popping all over. Gardens are blooming with coneflowers, lillies, roses, hydrangeas, and so many, many more. If your garden needs some color, consider stopping in as we carry over 30 different hydrangeas, over 25 varieties of roses, more then 20 varieties of coneflowers, and so much more. We may not always have every variety in stock, but we keep restocking every week. It is probably safe to say that we are the areas’s largest supplier of plants. Go to our home page and click on Plants and Products, then click on perennials, shrubs or whatever and you will be taken to a list of our plants. Note that this is not an all inclusive list as when new varieties are made available to us, we probably will stock them.