Fall Home Landscaping: Perfect Time to Begin Planning for Spring

Fall is in the air, which means your lawn and other landscaping will soon take a well-deserved rest for a few months until spring rolls around. However, that doesn’t mean you should put off your landscaping needs until March. Here are some things you should be getting accomplished over the next few months:

Aeration

Do you see rain pooling on your lawn? Then it’s time to aerate your lawn. Aeration will allow water and nutrients to again reach the roots. You can use either a garden fork or a walk-behind aerator to accomplish the job.

Fertilizing

You should have cut back on the fertilizer in later summer, but now is a good time to give your landscaping another mix. Fertilizing in the fall will help encourage root growth, so you have a green lawn earlier in the spring.

One more mow

Fall can be a happy or sad time for you, depending on how you feel about mowing. If you like mowing, sorry, but you should only do one more mow until spring rolls around. If you don’t care for mowing, then congratulations, you’re done until spring! One more mow will give your lawn the shorter grass it needs to avoid disease.

Rake/blow leaves

Sunlight won’t be able to get to soil that is covered by leaves. You’ll want to make sure to rake or blow away the leaves so your lawn gets all the sunlight it can before winter comes about. You can either discard of these leaves or collect them to use as compost next year.

Plant shrubs

Give your shrubs a head start and plant shrubs as soon as possible. This way, you’ll allow them an earlier start in establishing roots in cool, moist soil.

Looking for a local to Strasburg home landscaping company? Call Root’s Nurseries now at 717-898-0041 or Request a Free Estimate.

Manheim Garden Center's August Hours

Summer is almost over, and Root's Nurseries, a Manheim Garden Center, is now on August hours. We're now open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays; and closed on Sundays. Stop in to see us and our retail plant center!

Summer Landscaping Tips

Summer has arrived in Central PA! While you're outside enjoying the warm weather, you can also spend more time enjoying and working on your landscape. This season is a good one for completing some of those landscaping projects you've been hoping to tackle, and also a good one for sitting outside, surrounding yourself with your hard work, and relaxing. We've put together a few summer landscaping tips for those who are ready to make some changes to their property.

Add more foilage. Flowering plants can be very visually appealing. Adding some to your yard can instantly upgrade the look and increase your curb appeal.

Fertilize your lawn. If you want your grass to grow to its potential, start up regular fertiziler treatments, and be sure your lawn is getting the right amount of water. Both will go a long way in making sure your lawn is healthy and beautiful.

Experiment with layouts. Not a big fan of traditional landscaping looks? Come up with some of your own ideas, test them out in smaller sections of your property, and if you like the way they look, expand them to include your entire landscape.

Ready to transform your yard? Stop by our Manheim garden center to look at our selection today!

Latest Special: 20% off Fruit Trees & Edible Berry Plants

Looking to add a delicious new addition to your landscape? Root's Nurseries, a Manheim garden center that has been in business over a century, is now offering a special discount on all fruit trees and edible berry plants. Whether you're looking to add an apple tree, a cherry tree, or a blackberry bush, Root's has these trees and plants, plus many more at 20% off.

Fruit trees and berry plants can make great additions to your backyard, allowing you to grow and consume your own fruits without having to make a trip to the grocery store. They can also be very visually attractive, particularly when in full bloom and when the fruits are at their prime. Such trees and plants can do a lot to increase the curb appeal of your home.

Ready to take advantage of this 20% discount and add a fruit tree or berry plant to your property? Visit our plant center today at 2631 Lancaster Road in Manheim, PA. You can also ask about availability by giving us a call at (717) 898-0041.

On sale this month: Zelkova Village Green

Looking to save on something from our Lancaster area nursery this month? You can now pick up a Zelkova Village Green tree, a shade tree, at 30% off.



The Village Green is a variety of the Zelkova tree, and can reach heights as tall as 50 to 60 feet. In warm weather, it shows off its dark green leaves, before they turn a rust red color in the fall. The Zelkova family of trees is native to Japan, but will grow just fine in your yard and will look fantastic as a new addition to your landscape. And, thanks to our discount, you'll be able to take one of these home and plant it at a 30% discount!

What are you waiting for? Stop by the nursery today and check out the trees and plants we have available. Or, if you have questions, give us a call at (717) 898-0041.

Finding a Good Lancaster Nursery

It's Spring, and if you're the green thumb type, you've probably been itching to dig around in the garden or flower bed. Before you jump in and get to work, however, you'll likely need to pick up some plants to fill out your landscape. But where do you get them? How do you find a good Lancaster nursery? Here are a few questions you should ask of yourself and of the nursery.

• Is there good plant variety?
• Is the staff good at what they do? Are they knowledgeable about their plants?
• Are the plants at the nursery in good condition?
• Do the employees help you find what you're looking for?
• Are the prices reasonable?

When you take all of these things into consideration and start searching, you're bound to find Root's Nurseries, the Manheim-based nursery and landscaping company that those in the Lancaster area have trusted for over 100 years. Interested in learning more? Give us a call today at (717) 898-0041.

Landscaping Tip for Spring: Prune!

Spring officially arrived a little over a month ago, and we've been seeing signs of live from dormant plants and wildlife for a few weeks. If you're tasked with landscaping at your home, there are a number of different steps you can take to make sure your property is ready for the spring, but one of the most important things you can do is prune.

Pruning is the act of removing parts of a plant. Branches, buds, roots, or other areas are all fair game for removal. There are a few rules that should be adhered to when pruning. For instance, flowering plants should be pruned only after they've flowered. When pruning trees, prune only the branches that grow up or down, or cross over other branches. Plants should be pruned to their natural shape, if necessary.

Not comfortable handling such tasks on your own, or do you have a larger landscaping project that needs taken care of? Root's Nurseries is more than happy to help. Give us a call today at (717) 898-0041, or complete a free landscaping estimate request on our website.