Fall is for planting!
We still have a great selection of trees, shrubs, conifers and perennials for your landscaping needs.  All of our plant material is on sale until the end of the season.  Keep in mind that digging up established plants and transplanting them is a bit risky this late in the season, but planting our container-grown material is still safe.  They have another 6-8 weeks before the ground starts to freeze in order to root in.  Everyone enjoys the cooler weather for working in the garden, including the plants!
 
Water!
This word has become our mantra at Morningwood Farm Nursery.  We've had an exceptionally dry August and September.  If you have planted anything in the last 18 months, please make sure to soak it in well.  Even some evergreens that have been in the ground for more than 2 years could suffer desiccation this winter without a healthy dose of water between now and Thanksgiving.  When you do water, give your plants a long soak at a low flow.  This allows the water to spread out to the surrounding soil.

 
Robert Klebba, co owner

Morningwood Farm Nursery

Mount Horeb, WI

 

Asters, Sedums and grasses are traditional favorites for showing off the perennial border at this time of year.  For the sunny border,  there's not much that can match the exotic texture and purple flower color of the bush clovers.  Lespedeza thunbergii 'Gibraltar' and L. bicolor 'Yakushima' are related to our native bush clovers, and share their love of sun, poor soil and drought resistance.  But these east Asian species bloom in late August and all through September and put on a spectacular display.  We have them planted in the display beds here at Morningwood Farm and they have been generating interest since July.