The Bruce Company Blog

Last week’s temperatures reminded us of what a Midwest summer heat wave feels like. Everyone out in the Nursery was looking for some relief in a shady spot. Whenever we walk past a shady garden, it immediately cools us down, even as the temperatures and humidity soar....

Have we talked about garden journaling lately? Mid-summer is an especially nice time to start. Everything is just so beautiful that you’ll want to remember it and it’s helpful to make notes of particular diseases or pests that may haunt your yard year after year....

Brightly colored butterflies are a welcome visitor to any landscape. But gardeners value them for their usefulness as pollinators, as well as for their beauty.

It’s June and many a gardeners’ most hated day of the entire summer will soon be here-the annual emergence of the dreaded Japanese Beetles. Many of our favorite garden plants are their favorites, too. Lindens, Hibiscus and Beans are often top targets. And we can’t...

Once we hit June, the kaleidoscopic colors of spring begin to give way to the more subtle greens of summer. Now is the time to experience your garden with senses other than sight. You can find the beauty of June by using your ears, nose and fingers. Grasses dance in...

Wildscaping is simply a landscape that has been designed to provide habitat for wildlife. These gardens offer a healthy community that is based on natural relationships between plants and animals.

Late May and early June are a gardener’s favorite time of year! Every garden looks a bit like Munchkinland in technicolor. The spring weather has certainly been very interesting. The ups. The downs. We’re hoping that Mother nature is listening to the long-range...