Winona, Minnesota
March 2010 seems to be THE month for our continuinged. 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 calculate [...]
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 [...]
Right on cue, the beginning of the month ushered in winter, and snow blanketed the Southeastern Minnesota landscape. Yay for all the plants! The layer of sparkly whiteness does more than ensure Christmas shoppers feel more festive and, therefore, feel more like opening their wallets. It insulates plants and “tucks them in” for winter, so [...]
Finally someone has put together a comprehensive yet entirely readable tree care manual! We have had various attempts over the years, as have others, but this is clearly superior… thanks, USDA Forest Service! Did you know that tree branches conduct electricity? Did you know that first tree roots (those first found under the surface and [...]
Always looking to pick up a new idea or two, Bonnie again headed up to the Cities in July to scout out the MNLA Landscape Tour. Although not quite on par with last year’s, she still thought it was worthwhile. Some of her observations are as follows: Native and oldie-but-goodie plants (read: dependable!) seem to [...]
***UPDATE 10/5/09: Who knew that a post about the lack of rain would, in fact, be a rainmaker?? Last week we were in trouble; this afternoon, we are awaiting the latest bout of rain coming over from the Dakotas. Checking the Drought Index (see link below), you can see that we are beginning to get [...]