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Here’s Your Spring Checklist!
Here's Your Spring Checklist The best part about spring is being outdoors! After winter, however, our landscapes need some TLC. Here's your spring maintenance checklist to make sure your landscape is ready for the season. Transplant! March and April are the best times...
What to Plant This Spring!
What to Plant This Season CHOOSE ONLY WHAT WILL THRIVE IN NEBRASKA'S CLIMATE Choosing plants that grow well in our area is key to creating a beautiful landscape year-round that will also be around for the long-haul. Jensen Gardens can help you choose plans that have...
Natural Factors That Affect Trees in Nebraska
Ash Trees Let’s talk about one issue that we’ve been seeing in Omaha and across Eastern Nebraska communities. Emerald ash borers are unfortunately alive and thriving in the area. They began spreading across the city in 2016. Since then, the City of Omaha has...
Winter is the Perfect Time to Prune Trees
Winter is the perfect time for pruning. Dormant pruning of trees and shrubs is best done in winter after the sap stops flowing, remove old growth and the trees and shrubs won't lose any energy because they are dormant. In winter disease and insects don't pose a...
The Perfect Time to Prune Your Shrubs
Winter is the perfect time to prune, when the sap is not flowing through the plant. This avoids energy loss. In winter, disease and insects don't pose a risk of infection because they are dormant as well. Often the ground is frozen and the leaves are gone so there...
Three Things Your Landscape Needs during the Fall Season!
Autumn is the perfect time to plant deciduous trees and shrubs, invest in your landscape’s lighting, and prepare your property for winter.
Now Is the Time to Aerate and Overseed Your Lawn!
One of the most important elements of a healthy lawn is aeration and overseeding, which helps nutrients reach the soil beneath your grass. Ideally, you should aerate and overseed your lawn in the late summer and early fall when night time temperatures are cooler....
When to hire a professional to keep your trees healthy?
There are a lot of reasons why your trees, shrubs, or grasses could be unhealthy – from insects to disease. Identify some common reason using this reference list, all treatable through our Healthy Landscapes Program.
Watering Tips for your Yard and Landscape in Hot Weather
There is no precise formula for watering landscape plants. A wide range of variables can influence when, how much and how to water: plant type, plant age (newly planted or not), soil type, microclimate, type of watering method used, etc. The suggestions for effective...
Springtime Warranty and Warm Season Plants
Spring comes to life in stages. Every year, we get several calls about “dead plants” regarding plants that are naturally late coming to life. Warm season perennials, grasses, and late budding trees take their time waking up from their long winter nap. These plants...