What to Plant This Spring!

What to Plant This Spring!

What to Plant This Spring CHOOSE RESILIENT TREES Tough weather requires tough plants. This winter whiplash is hard on us, and even harder on plants. Japanese Maples? Holly? Wisteria? European Mountain Ash? We think not. Natives are always a good choice. Here are a few...
Here’s Your Spring Checklist!

Here’s Your Spring Checklist!

SPRING LANDSCAPE & GARDEN CHECKLIST: Plant spring seasonal planters with spring annuals Plant cool seasonal flowers and vegetables like pansies, asters, allium, coral bells, kale, cabbage, carrots, peas, onion, lettuce, radish, and broccoli. Plant trees and shrubs...
Prepare Your Landscape for Winter

Prepare Your Landscape for Winter

Harsh winter conditions are right around the corner, and now is the time to make sure your landscape is ready. Here are our favorite winterization tips for your landscape! Water Features You have two options, and while most people opt for the shut-down service, they...
When is the Perfect Time to Prune Your Shrubs?

When is the Perfect Time to Prune Your Shrubs?

Winter is the perfect time to prune, when the sap is not flowing through the plant.  This avoids energy loss. In winter, disease and insects don’t pose a risk of infection because they are dormant as well.  Often the ground is frozen and the leaves are gone so...
Summer Watering Tips

Summer Watering Tips

There is no precise formula for watering landscape plants. A wide range of variables can influence when, how much and how to water: plant type, plant age (newly planted or not), soil type, microclimate, type of watering method used, etc. The suggestions for effective...
What to Plant This Spring!

What to Plant This Spring!

What to Plant This Season CHOOSE ONLY WHAT WILL THRIVE IN NEBRASKA’S CLIMATE Choosing plants that grow well in our area is key to creating a beautiful landscape year-round that will also be around for the long-haul. Jensen Gardens can help you choose plans that...
Here’s Your Spring Checklist!

Here’s Your Spring Checklist!

Maintenance Tips for a Healthy Landscape The best part about spring is being outdoors and enjoying your landscape! After harsh winter conditions, however, our landscapes need some TLC. Here’s your spring maintenance checklist to make sure your landscape is ready...
How to Know if your Trees are Healthy?

How to Know if your Trees are Healthy?

When Spring arrives, trees will start growing their leaves again and that is one indicator of your tree’s health.  Here are some things to look out for in your trees to be sure they are healthy or possibly need to be replaced. Iron Deficiency in Trees If you...