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Landscaping Tips for July
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Monitor the water needs of plants. Strong vigorous plants are less attractive to pests and are more likely to survive attack. To minimize stress during dry periods, water your trees adequately. Mulching can also help moderate you tree's moisture level. Some trees that are more sensitive to drought-stress include: Mountainash, Japanese Maple, Pagoda Dogwood, Paper Birch, River Birch, and Lindens. These trees can defoliate due to drought stress. Deep watering during periods of extended drought will benefit your tree.
If you did not top-dress your shrub beds in May, it may be necessary now to help retain water. Dry mulches can often repel some water if the soil is bone dry beneath. Watering the bed well after applying shredded bark mulch will then slow down the loss of water from the soil.
 During the hot, dry weather of July and August, spider mites can become a problem on several evergreens. The foliage will begin to take on a rusty appearance after the mites begin sucking the juices from the needles. Before this happens, monitor susceptible evergreens, like Nest Spruce and Dwarf Alberta Spruce, by tapping their branches over a piece of white paper. If small black, brown or red specks move around on the paper, your plant has mites. If caught early, simply dislodge the small spider mites with a forceful stream of water from a hose. Repeat every week for 3-4 weeks. If more damage has occurred, spraying with a miticide may be necessary.
 Shearing of hedges or formalized evergreens must be completed by now. If done later, new growth may not harden off in time for winter.
Established lawns can go dormant for several weeks without harm. However, recently seeded or sodded lawns cannot to go without water.
Summer rains make easy work for pulling weeds. Thorough weeding requires getting the root of the weed removed. If Mother Nature provides the moisture to soften our soils, it is a great opportunity to get some weeding done.
Turn your compost pile and add some water to speed decomposition.
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Let's get Mulching!
Bark mulch is great in your landscape and planting beds for weed suppression, holding moisture, moderating soil temperature, and adding nutrients to the soil as the mulch breaks down. Johnson's Nursery has bark mulch available for pick-up, delivery, or installation. Call 262-252-4988 for more information or click here to go to our bark mulch webpage with mulch calculator.
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Pruning Services
Johnson's Nursery offers a wide variety of pruning and arborist services for trees, shrubs and evergreens.
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Pruning Instruction
Regular pruning is the single best investment you can make for your landscape. When done correctly and at the right time, you enhance your landscape, improve the health of your plants, and reduce future maintenance costs. Correct pruning does not always involve shearing and, often, could be detrimental to the plant. If you have questions on any type or time of pruning, please do not hesitate to call us at 262-252-4988 and talk to one of our horticulturist. If you feel uncomfortable pruning your own landscape plants, we would be happy to send a landscape crew to assist in the maintenance of your plant and your spring and fall clean-up.
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