Turns out the sky isn’t falling.  At least not as far as the destructive little Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is concerned.
The Emerald Ash Borer is an exotic Asian beetle that is most harmful in its immature larvae stage, when it hides in and feeds on the insides of ash trees.  Over time, this tunneling makes [...]

There are a few funky things going on in this picture, and your first instinct might be to point out the weird-looking bag zipped around this tree’s trunk.   You may have even seen these around town.  What exactly is that thing?
Well let us tell you.  It is a time-saving, water-saving, money-saving bag called a Treegator!
Say [...]

The University of Minnesota Extension office reports that yard/ garden/ woods insect activity is 3-4 weeks ahead of schedule.  As if we needed to tell you.
Besides the tick population being particularly proliferous (I’m sure they’re proud), tent caterpillar sightings have also been way more numerous  and way earlier than usual.  They are responsible for the [...]

For a few years now, I’ve wanted to take in the spectacle that is Tulip Time in Pella, IA.
Very soon (May 6-8 this year), all things tulip and Dutch will reign supreme in this Iowa town, and I’m so curious what it’s like! It’s supposed to be one of the greatest tulip displays this [...]

March 2010 seems to be THE month for our continuing ed.  Seems like every green industry organization is having a seminar or training session of some kind. It was hard to pick and choose, but here’s what we settled on:

Weathermatic Water Management Services seminar–Edward attended this valuable class, aimed at teaching contractors how to [...]

You may know who’s doing what in Hollywood, but are you current on what’s going on at Winona Nursery?
We now offer landscape Lighting services to further enhance your outdoor living areas. Increasingly people are looking to make the most of their time outside and/ or enhance the look of their home. We can do that! [...]

The end of the landscape season marks the beginning of continuing education season at Winona Nursery. In December, 4 of our employees (Dana Coulter, Ed Becker, Dan Filla, and Becky Benson) attended a 12-hour AutoCAD Civil training course through Minnesota State College–Southeast Tech in Winona. Brushing up on our design software capabilities makes us even [...]