Powdery Mildew Info / Symptoms: Do your Ninebark, Peony or other dense-leaves shrubs have white stuff on their leaves? If so, you most likely have a fungal disease called Powdery Mildew. Powdery Mildew is a fungal disease that is commonly found on Ninebark, Bee Balm, and other densely-leaved deciduous plants, especially when it is cool … Read More “White Dust on Plant Leaves | Powdery Mildew Info & Treatment”
What’s The Best Grass Seed for Northern Illinois? Black Beauty Ultra is our premium line of grass seed. Our team has extensive experience with this seed both lawn areas around the garden center and at their respective homes. The key feature that sets Black Beauty apart from other varieties on the market is its proprietary … Read More “What’s The Best Grass Seed for Northern Illinois?”
Pollinator Info Without the actions of pollinators, agricultural economies, our food supply, and surrounding landscapes would collapse. Birds, bats, bees, butterflies, beetles, and other small mammals that pollinate plants are responsible for bringing us one out of every three bites of food. They also sustain our ecosystems and produce our natural resources by helping plants … Read More “Plants Beneficial for Pollinators”
Japanese Beetles are an annual problem for many common landscape plants in northern Illinois. Severe infestations can lead to complete defoliation of plants which stresses the plant and in some instances can lead to plant death. Information This insect’s larvae overwinters in the soil as a small white grub. In the spring, they will move … Read More “Japanese Beetle Information, Prevention And Control”
How to Discourage Deer & Rabbits There are many different ways to discourage deer & rabbits from damaging plants. The primary methods we recommend are Physical Barriers, Repellants, and choosing Plants Not Favored by Deer & Rabbits. Physical Barriers tend to be the most expensive and time-consuming of the three methods listed. In order for … Read More “Deer / Rabbit Management”
Control Methods: Treating aphids can sometimes be tricky since they have become resistant to many different insecticides. It is also vital that any sprays are applied to both the tops and bottoms of each leaf. Here are the effective treatment options for Aphids: *Organic* Option A (Wasco Nursery’s Preferred Method): Neem Oil can be sprayed on … Read More “Aphid Treatment”
Anthracnose Treatment – Info / Symptoms: Anthracnose is a fungal disease caused by several different fungi that are closely related. All of the fungi are generally host-specific, meaning they can only affect one type of tree. The disease spreads in spring when it is cool and wet. The effect on an infected tree can vary, … Read More “Why Do My Maple Leaves Have Spots? | Anthracnose Info & Treatment”
