Plant Notes

"From December to March there are for many of us, three gardens.  The garden outdoors, the garden
of pots and bowls in the house, and the garden of the mind's eye."

                                                                                                                                                                     Katherine S. White

IN WINTER:

Minimize salting on pavements next to plantings & turf
to avoid salt damage.  Use an alternate product that does
not contain salt

Install rabbit protection around plants that rabbits love:
euonymus, small flowering crabs, young maples & haws,
serviceberry, Koreanspice viburnum & Rose-of-Sharon 

Water your evergreens in well before winter to keep them from
drying out

 
LINKS TO SOME EXCELLENT GARDEN RELATED WEB SITES:

Check out Milwaukee County’s UW Extension horticultural home page for gardening tips, help with insects, disease problems, etc.
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/milwaukee/hort/index.cfm  An excellent resource for Wisconsin trees and shrubs, supplying
information on cultural needs and plant characteristics.  

For excellent information on woody trees and shrubs hardy in Wisconsin.  Has good pictures too!  www.midwestlandscapeplants.org  

University of Wisconsin Urban Horticulture web site is a very complete resource for your garden questions:
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wihort/