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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Eight oh six thirteen ten, WIBA and every Day Outdoor Living.
It is brought to you by the Bruce Company online
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on into the Middleton Garden Center of the Bruce Company.
They're right at twenty eight to thirty Parmenter Street. That's
twenty at thirty Partment Street. And if that's not enough,
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(00:44):
right now at six oh eight three two one. That's
six oh eight three two one thirteen ten. If you've
got questions, we've got Lisa Briggs in studio this morning
for Lily writing. She is. It's gonna do dial in
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Speaker 2 (01:00):
How you know what it is.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
How are you?
Speaker 1 (01:02):
I can't complain. It's great to see you and we've
got It's funny because we get these cold snaps, and
I think like for some of us go and by
cold that's very relative.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Oh yeah, I'm loving this.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
Yeah, it's pretty perfect. But I oh when it was befall,
it's like it's going to be hot again. Just give
it some time. It will get hot this week. No,
that's strange. That forecast is. It's what they call it,
a little brisk, a little chili.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
You know. Highs in the like upper sixties and low seventies, seventies,
lows like in the forties. Now I won't see those
because I live in town. So you got the have
the heat sink. Concrete is like soaked up all the
summer heat and holds it in.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
But outlying, yeah, yeah, there's nothing to worry about. Crop wise,
it all again. No, no, no, no, that type of stuff.
We're all good on that.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
Things like when it gets below fifty, Okay, you know,
tomatoes and peppers will sort of slow down. Okay, for sure,
it's as ripening, but you're not a danger of losing anything.
And I'm you know, I am not a meteorologist, but
I'm reasonably sure we will see some more warm weather
because you know, yeah it's still August.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
It is still August, and we're we've got we've got
a lot of a lot of great months and weeks ahead.
And one thing to Lee says we as we talked
this morning, I know we're kind of early to be
thinking fall color. Are we too early for?
Speaker 3 (02:28):
Oh? Or not?
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Never too early?
Speaker 1 (02:30):
I think of trees like, does this will these cool
days have any effect and potential for for fall color
with the trees with ours? Are we still now?
Speaker 3 (02:37):
They say that the perfect recipe for fall color is
good soil moisture, so which we have had, and then
warm sunny days okay, followed by cool nights. Although you
know we're a tiny a squidgy bit early on the
(02:57):
you know on the fall colors. You know, when we
start to and basically leaves our different colors, and then
there's chlorophyll that's sort of coloring covering over that, and
then as the trees stop producing chlorophyll, then that sort
of leaches out, revealing the other things that are part
(03:17):
of a leaf's makeup, other chemical compounds that have different colors.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
So it's not the red and the yellows that are
coming in, it's the green that's going by bye.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Correct.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Yeah, Yeah, it's kind of interesting, yes, because you kind
of think that they you know, that something turns into
something else, but that's not actually it's actually something is
revealed as trees start to and other plants start to
get ready for winter, and they start with drawing sugars
and sending all that stuff to the roots so that
(03:48):
trees can you're over, hunker down for the winter sleep.
Then the chlorophyll production stops, and voila.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
What about maintaining color as far as garden color and
some potted plants are things around the yard. There are
things you can be looking at right.
Speaker 3 (04:06):
Now, well for sure, and there are lots of perennials
that if you don't have them, something to think about
for late summer and fall colors. Certainly, things like cone
flowers and the black eyed Susans will continue to flower
until frost. But then there are other things that sort
of really shine at this time of year. So if
(04:27):
you have a shady spot, look at toad lilies.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Toad lily, toad lilies.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
I'm going to turn that sound on my phone down. Sorry,
totally toad lilies, it's very pretty. And also I really
like turtle head. Those are two really good ones for
shadier spots, for some of your spots.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Golden rod is beautiful, and we're not talking.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
About ragweed, which is the thing that causes a lot
of allergies. Golden rod is a different plant and it
does not have the sort of pollen that everybody's allergic to. Okay,
so that's that will really start to shine at this
time of year.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
Of course, the hydranges are still looking great.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
You know, they're sort of they have that bridge from
sort of mid to late summer into fall, and then
there's annuals you can put in. I think you know,
certainly moms, things like uh, Dahlia's and Zin's will continue
to bloom until fall.
Speaker 2 (05:24):
You can always to switch to things that.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
Will last a little longer, like flowering kale, ornamental kale,
that kind of thing.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
As we talked to Marny with Lisa Briggs as well.
If you've got a question looking for something great to
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Something strange going on in your garden? Alsa love to
answer that one as well. Love to hear for this morning,
real quick, before we also get to things looking forward
at the Bruce Company, real quick, let's look back to yesterday.
(05:56):
What an event that was.
Speaker 3 (05:58):
It was fun and you know it's also family I'm sorry,
not family, good Neighbor festival in Middleton.
Speaker 2 (06:07):
So Middleton was.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
Hopping yesterday and indeed all weekend, but yeah, we had
it was just a collection of sort of educational things
that we wanted to try to see if there was
kind of a reason to schedule them more regularly. Yeah,
and they all happened to sort of coincide on the
(06:29):
same day, so it was like an event day of
little events.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
And so of course the folks from Fetch were.
Speaker 3 (06:37):
There and they will be back on the seventh of
September and then more regularly as we get into fall
in early winter. They will be a lot of our
other family events. We had the Delicious or was there.
We've had a partnership with Michelle since our very first autumn,
(06:57):
uh since our very first artistan fair. She came and
so she was doing some demos. I think her name
is Sarah from the Arthritis Foundation. Came to talk to
folks about you know, as your body changes, about how
you can keep on gardening strategies that you can use
(07:19):
stretching also, you know, like ergonomic tools, raise beds, that
sort of thing. And then we also had one of
our designers from upstairs, Bob was there and he was
doing some free consults and we've done those a few
times this year, and this is probably the last one,
(07:40):
but definitely they were popular, and I think that we
will be scheduling those more regularly next next season.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
Very cool, so you want to stay tuned for that.
And I was looking at your Facebook pictures and I
am so jealous of everybody that got to pick up
a gary out a little buppy because they are just.
Speaker 2 (07:56):
Oh yeah, they had some very cute puppies.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
Yeah, some of them are read peters. Yeah, so ready
to be adopted. Oh and then but so we'll see
who comes in a couple of weeks, because it's.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Not very far away, yeah, and when they're going to
be back again.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
So the pictures of the puppies are absolutely adorable. And
then I see, I'm guessing this is a delicious or
work in there looks like whipping up some man.
Speaker 3 (08:21):
She was making some panzanella. I believe it's like a
bread and tomato salad. So she's got some really new
cool spice blends out. Oh and some that may not
be new to her, but new to me because I
picked up a favorite that I had run out of
and then grabbed a couple new ones.
Speaker 1 (08:39):
Oh, that is awesome. So you're gonna wanta. Of course,
as more events come up with the Bruce Company, make
sure following on Facebook social media of course. The website
Brucecompany dot com. That's Bruce Company dot com. Phone lines
are open if you've got a question. Love to have joints.
This is one six oh eight three two one thirteen ten.
That's six oh eight three two, one thirteen ten h
four or five letters, depending on how you want to
view it is saye or sales. Tis the season. We've
(09:02):
got some great opportunities for folks to save some money
at the save some money at the Bruce Company. Also,
don't we.
Speaker 3 (09:08):
Yeah, So this is the time of year when Okay,
I'm just going to say it Wednesday, old world is
coming up.
Speaker 2 (09:15):
To the start shortage.
Speaker 3 (09:17):
So it is it's and it begins. It always does
right after Labor Day. We'll be starting out on the
floor next week. My team has been working at the
warehouse for a month sort of doing prep work and
pricing and that kind of thing. So to make room
for all that, though, we've got some summer stuff that
you can save on. So certainly lots of garden decor, statuary,
(09:45):
Trellis's arbors, ceramic pots, all that kind of thing. As
far as plants are concerned, trees, shrubs and perennial or
I'm not perennial sorry, trees, shrubs and evergreens are forty
percent off. Wow, perennials not yet, folks. We did have
a sale on them over the weekend, but that's over.
(10:05):
We'll keep you posted. We do, though, have a saale
on houseplants through the end of the month, and that's
thirty percent off house plants. See all of the greenhouse plots. Oh,
we've got to we want to bring it some new
stuff once we get to winter. We can't bring trucks
up from Florida all the time because of the weather situation,
and so we like to get a last big one
(10:26):
in and so that's coming in sometime in September, and
so we want to make room for some new things.
Speaker 1 (10:32):
So there's a great opportunity there. And you mentioned too
sales on trees, shrubs and evergreens, and this is a
great time of year.
Speaker 3 (10:40):
It's a perfect time for plant and the weather is
fabulous for us. So you know, sometimes we worry that
we had a really drowdy summer and it's really dry
or it's still really hot.
Speaker 2 (10:52):
We don't have those things happening right now.
Speaker 3 (10:54):
So that does not mean that you can plant things
and forget to water that.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
Sure, they still need to be watered.
Speaker 3 (11:01):
I would certainly apply a root stimulator sort of get
things going, especially on the evergreens. You want to get
them started to establish before we get the cold weather.
Certainly mulching would be a good idea when you're planting
at this time. But it's a perfect time to save
as well. So when you look at your garden and
maybe see a whole or something didn't perform as well
(11:24):
as you liked it, it's getting too big and you
want to take it out, we've got lots of things
that you can use to replace.
Speaker 1 (11:30):
Fantastic. Oh goodness. I always it's a great day to
get unto the Middleton Gardens under the Bruce Company. It
is especially a great day to get on in right
at twenty eight thirty parm Inter Street. That's twenty eight
thirty Apartment Street. That's where you'll find the Bruce Company's
Milton Garden Center, their website to Brucecompany dot com all
one word Bruce Company dot com, Facebook and social media
the Bruce Company, And we've got a phone line or two.
They're open just for you at six 'oh eight three
(11:52):
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Breaks from the Bruce Company, love to have you join
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(12:33):
of the Bruce Company. Bruce Bruce Companies, Milton Gardens are
twenty at thirty Parmitt Street. That's twenty at thirty Parmitt Street.
It's a good time. And I know gardner's planning is important.
That's a big part of being a good gardener is
having a good plan in place. We were talking start
of the conversation off earlier about the temperatures not terrible,
but it is a reminder that things are eventually going
to start getting rough overnight for certain plants, aren't they.
Speaker 3 (12:55):
Yeah, And so you know this has this bears on
several things, as night temperature, as day temperatures cool and
night temperatures get even a little cooler. If you've got
your veg garden, it's a really good time to do
some sewing of like lettuce crops and that kind of thing.
You can certainly get extend your your garden's vegetable production
(13:19):
into the fall.
Speaker 2 (13:20):
Little carrots, baby beats, that kind of thing. There's plenty
of time to do that sort of thing.
Speaker 3 (13:25):
A lot of us take our house plants outside for
the summer.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
They love that.
Speaker 1 (13:30):
They vacation.
Speaker 3 (13:31):
It's like a little vacation for them going to the seashore.
They're going to the port shore. But you have to
have a plan for bringing them back in. And so certainly,
you know night temperatures in the mid forties are not
dangerous for them, but it is certainly a portent of
things to come. So start thinking about that plan before
(13:55):
you bring them in. You're gonna want to treat them
for insects. Oh so maybe star thinking about that. You're
also going to want to remember that when it gets
when days are reliably below fifty or around fifty and
nights are getting to the lower forties, that's when you
want to bring those things in. So you want them
to be insect free before you bring them into the house.
Speaker 2 (14:17):
There are a couple things that do like to stay
outside till it's a little chillier.
Speaker 3 (14:21):
One of them are Christmas and Thanksgiving cactuses.
Speaker 2 (14:25):
You want to leave.
Speaker 3 (14:25):
Those out for a little bit longer Also, if you
have those kinds of guys and you have them in
the house and you want them to develop a good
set of flower buds, now is the time to move
them into a room in your house where lights are
not on at.
Speaker 2 (14:41):
Night, so like a back bedroom.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
Or they want full sun during the day, but they
need to experience that change in day length. And so
rather than waiting until the end of October or mid
November and saying, why isn't mind blooming, let's get a
little headstart on that.
Speaker 1 (14:58):
What about you mentioned to the bugs that and you've
talked about this in the past. A good reminder is
you really want to treat because when you bring them in,
they tend to thrive quite yeah, quite vigorously.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
There are all sorts of factors outside, rainfall, wind, all
kinds of things, natural predators that keep things like aphids
and white the flies and thrips and all those kinds
of things sort of in check. You bring those in
the house, though, and you don't have those conditions anymore.
You don't have those predators anymore.
Speaker 2 (15:32):
And not only.
Speaker 3 (15:33):
Do they thrive and take off really quickly, but then
they also move to plants that you didn't take outside
for the summer, and so a little annoying problem outside
can become a major deal in your house.
Speaker 2 (15:48):
Yes, so for sure you want to get that taken
care of before you move those things inside.
Speaker 3 (15:54):
The other thing that people often ask about are summer
blooming ball Yes, Dahlia's gladiola, that kind of thing. Those
bulbs that you planted this spring are not hardy.
Speaker 2 (16:05):
They're not winter hardy here.
Speaker 3 (16:07):
So either you leave them in and they turn the
mush and we're done, okay, or you dig them up now.
You don't have to do that till we get a frost.
That first frost, when they kind of turn yellow and
die back, that's when you're gonna want to dig them up,
cut back the foliage, dig them up.
Speaker 2 (16:25):
You don't have to do it yet.
Speaker 3 (16:26):
We've got plenty of bloom time left yet this year,
so continue to enjoy them.
Speaker 2 (16:32):
Maybe now you.
Speaker 3 (16:32):
Want to accelerate, you know, cutting them and bringing the
flowers indoors. If you haven't been doing that, you might
as well bring that stuff in the house.
Speaker 1 (16:40):
It's gonna ask you too, Lie says, you're talking about
about bad critters. There's also plenty of good little critters
out there, and you guys posted on your Facebook about fireflies,
and I was I read.
Speaker 2 (16:51):
A little bit of interesting article.
Speaker 3 (16:53):
It is.
Speaker 1 (16:53):
Yeah, I didn't realize how little we know about.
Speaker 3 (16:57):
Like like, yeah, they're doing yeah, and they're also like
we don't know what all that flashing means. Sure why
they do it. Different species have different colors, different patterns.
I mean here in the Upper Midwest we have maybe
a couple species. South of here there's like goths different Yeah, yeah,
(17:19):
different patterns, you know. So they're also talking about, you know,
doing some research on that luminescence. Is that something we
can use? Is there something to be learned from that? So,
but they are declining, and I think it's because there
are just not a lot of They tend to nest
(17:39):
in long grass, more little places that are a little
more wild.
Speaker 2 (17:45):
We have talked about that this in the past, about leaving.
Speaker 3 (17:48):
A little space in your yard where it's maybe not
quite so manicured so those critters have a place to
sort of hang out.
Speaker 1 (17:56):
One of the cool things too, you mentioned kind of
having a little spot in your yard is I think
sometimes people who haven't seen like a kind of that
natural look garden have this impression of like, oh it
must be just. It must be total chaos. And the
reality is if you if done right, you can make
it can be a very it doesn't happen.
Speaker 2 (18:13):
Yeah, and it and sometimes they are total chaos. Sure,
I mean to be honest with you.
Speaker 3 (18:18):
Sometimes I drive by them and I think, Okay, that
just looks messy. But I'm coming from a place where
I have I inherited a Japanese style garden, and so
it's very like zen and spare. So you know, my
threshold for messiness, my talents for messiness in a garden
(18:39):
is different than everybody else's in this garden. It wasn't
in Sheboygan, I was restoring a woods. Oh so yeah,
it just depends on what your current palette is and
what you like. I'm not judging, you know, for sure,
but yeah you can. But even if even if it
is like the messier the better for fireflies and for
(19:02):
other beneficial insects that lay their eggs or have chrystalises
or whatever over the winter and they need a place
for those things to hang out.
Speaker 2 (19:11):
It's not a bad thing to have a little part
of your yard where it's it's just is what it is.
Speaker 3 (19:16):
I'm not saying it needs to be all weedy and nasty,
but maybe you plant some things in there that need
less care, that can sort of take the rough and
tumble and still look pretty all.
Speaker 2 (19:29):
At the same time.
Speaker 1 (19:29):
You know, we were talking about super possible and we're
talking about over the weekend. I guess you had the
opportunity for the consultations, those type of things. Those are free.
There are times where folks can set up appointments as well,
and for sure can set yes, and we.
Speaker 2 (19:42):
Do have that option.
Speaker 3 (19:44):
We do have a design division where people can call
in and set up appointments and have a consolet with somebody.
Speaker 2 (19:54):
But there is a fee for that.
Speaker 1 (19:55):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (19:56):
But the little mini, the little mini.
Speaker 3 (19:58):
Fifteen ones, fifteen minute ones on the weekends or have
been kind of fun. They are and I think I
think Bob has really enjoyed it too. Oh, I've every
different kind of interaction.
Speaker 1 (20:08):
Yeah, and when we talk to about kind of different
areas or different you know, wanting to devote like maybe
you've got that little space you're saying, you know what,
I want to kind of rekindle or recapture what this
might have once looked like a little consultation, little conversation.
Speaker 3 (20:21):
Yeah, you got in a little area behind behind a
shut or off to the side, the sort of a
corner in your backyard, you can leave a little wild place.
Speaker 1 (20:30):
Yeah, and that's such a cool thing to do as
you set up your garden and kind of set up
your area as well for now in years to come.
Great day to get on into the Middleton Garden center
of course of the Bruce Company right a twenty eight
thirty Parlament Street, that's twenty eight thirty Parmenter Street. Of course,
have a plan ready as we start getting to the
Colden Knights bringing some of those house plans back in.
Not there quite yet, at least Lisa mentioned. It's a
(20:50):
great day to add some new color and some fall
color and maybe a new tree, shrubber, evergreen, maybe all three,
a little bit of a little bit of everything. You're
gonna love that. Get out in Theton gards of the
Bruce Company. Twenty eight thirty Partment Street. That's twenty eight
thirty Partment Street. Sales other great stuff follow online Facebook
and social media. Speaking of other stuff, there's always cool
events and other workshops coming up. Make sure you head
(21:10):
on over to Bruce Company dot com, Bruce Company dot
com or Facebook and social media the Bruce Company get
details on all of that stuff. Lisa, it's always great
chatting with you, have a great table. Do it all
again real soon. Yeah, it comes your way next right
here on thirteen ten, Wuiva
Eight oh six thirteen ten, WIBA and every Day Outdoor Living.
It is brought to you by the Bruce Company online
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about the Bruce Company. Cool stuff going on to the
Bruce Company, learn about the separate services, learn about their hours,
special hours, Super special hours, coolest hours, all the great stuff.
(00:22):
There also uh information on upcoming events that at Bruce
Company dot com. Also on their Facebook and social media,
the Bruce Company, you can find them there. It's a
great day. What a great day it is to get
on into the Middleton Garden Center of the Bruce Company.
They're right at twenty eight to thirty Parmenter Street. That's
twenty at thirty Partment Street. And if that's not enough,
we've got phone lines and they are open for you
(00:44):
right now at six oh eight three two one. That's
six oh eight three two one thirteen ten. If you've
got questions, we've got Lisa Briggs in studio this morning
for Lily writing. She is. It's gonna do dial in
six eight three thirteen ten. That's six oeight three one
thirteen ten.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
How you know what it is.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
How are you?
Speaker 1 (01:02):
I can't complain. It's great to see you and we've
got It's funny because we get these cold snaps, and
I think like for some of us go and by
cold that's very relative.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Oh yeah, I'm loving this.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
Yeah, it's pretty perfect. But I oh when it was befall,
it's like it's going to be hot again. Just give
it some time. It will get hot this week. No,
that's strange. That forecast is. It's what they call it,
a little brisk, a little chili.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
You know. Highs in the like upper sixties and low seventies, seventies,
lows like in the forties. Now I won't see those
because I live in town. So you got the have
the heat sink. Concrete is like soaked up all the
summer heat and holds it in.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
But outlying, yeah, yeah, there's nothing to worry about. Crop wise,
it all again. No, no, no, no, that type of stuff.
We're all good on that.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
Things like when it gets below fifty, Okay, you know,
tomatoes and peppers will sort of slow down. Okay, for sure,
it's as ripening, but you're not a danger of losing anything.
And I'm you know, I am not a meteorologist, but
I'm reasonably sure we will see some more warm weather
because you know, yeah it's still August.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
It is still August, and we're we've got we've got
a lot of a lot of great months and weeks ahead.
And one thing to Lee says we as we talked
this morning, I know we're kind of early to be
thinking fall color. Are we too early for?
Speaker 3 (02:28):
Oh? Or not?
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Never too early?
Speaker 1 (02:30):
I think of trees like, does this will these cool
days have any effect and potential for for fall color
with the trees with ours? Are we still now?
Speaker 3 (02:37):
They say that the perfect recipe for fall color is
good soil moisture, so which we have had, and then
warm sunny days okay, followed by cool nights. Although you
know we're a tiny a squidgy bit early on the
(02:57):
you know on the fall colors. You know, when we
start to and basically leaves our different colors, and then
there's chlorophyll that's sort of coloring covering over that, and
then as the trees stop producing chlorophyll, then that sort
of leaches out, revealing the other things that are part
(03:17):
of a leaf's makeup, other chemical compounds that have different colors.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
So it's not the red and the yellows that are
coming in, it's the green that's going by bye.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Correct.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Yeah, Yeah, it's kind of interesting, yes, because you kind
of think that they you know, that something turns into
something else, but that's not actually it's actually something is
revealed as trees start to and other plants start to
get ready for winter, and they start with drawing sugars
and sending all that stuff to the roots so that
(03:48):
trees can you're over, hunker down for the winter sleep.
Then the chlorophyll production stops, and voila.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
What about maintaining color as far as garden color and
some potted plants are things around the yard. There are
things you can be looking at right.
Speaker 3 (04:06):
Now, well for sure, and there are lots of perennials
that if you don't have them, something to think about
for late summer and fall colors. Certainly, things like cone
flowers and the black eyed Susans will continue to flower
until frost. But then there are other things that sort
of really shine at this time of year. So if
(04:27):
you have a shady spot, look at toad lilies.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Toad lily, toad lilies.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
I'm going to turn that sound on my phone down. Sorry,
totally toad lilies, it's very pretty. And also I really
like turtle head. Those are two really good ones for
shadier spots, for some of your spots.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Golden rod is beautiful, and we're not talking.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
About ragweed, which is the thing that causes a lot
of allergies. Golden rod is a different plant and it
does not have the sort of pollen that everybody's allergic to. Okay,
so that's that will really start to shine at this
time of year.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
Of course, the hydranges are still looking great.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
You know, they're sort of they have that bridge from
sort of mid to late summer into fall, and then
there's annuals you can put in. I think you know,
certainly moms, things like uh, Dahlia's and Zin's will continue
to bloom until fall.
Speaker 2 (05:24):
You can always to switch to things that.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
Will last a little longer, like flowering kale, ornamental kale,
that kind of thing.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
As we talked to Marny with Lisa Briggs as well.
If you've got a question looking for something great to
fill in your garden, of course, great opportunity give us
call gets you on here six o eight three two
one thirteen ten. That's six three two one thirteen ten.
Something strange going on in your garden? Alsa love to
answer that one as well. Love to hear for this morning,
real quick, before we also get to things looking forward
at the Bruce Company, real quick, let's look back to yesterday.
(05:56):
What an event that was.
Speaker 3 (05:58):
It was fun and you know it's also family I'm sorry,
not family, good Neighbor festival in Middleton.
Speaker 2 (06:07):
So Middleton was.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
Hopping yesterday and indeed all weekend, but yeah, we had
it was just a collection of sort of educational things
that we wanted to try to see if there was
kind of a reason to schedule them more regularly. Yeah,
and they all happened to sort of coincide on the
(06:29):
same day, so it was like an event day of
little events.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
And so of course the folks from Fetch were.
Speaker 3 (06:37):
There and they will be back on the seventh of
September and then more regularly as we get into fall
in early winter. They will be a lot of our
other family events. We had the Delicious or was there.
We've had a partnership with Michelle since our very first autumn,
(06:57):
uh since our very first artistan fair. She came and
so she was doing some demos. I think her name
is Sarah from the Arthritis Foundation. Came to talk to
folks about you know, as your body changes, about how
you can keep on gardening strategies that you can use
(07:19):
stretching also, you know, like ergonomic tools, raise beds, that
sort of thing. And then we also had one of
our designers from upstairs, Bob was there and he was
doing some free consults and we've done those a few
times this year, and this is probably the last one,
(07:40):
but definitely they were popular, and I think that we
will be scheduling those more regularly next next season.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
Very cool, so you want to stay tuned for that.
And I was looking at your Facebook pictures and I
am so jealous of everybody that got to pick up
a gary out a little buppy because they are just.
Speaker 2 (07:56):
Oh yeah, they had some very cute puppies.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
Yeah, some of them are read peters. Yeah, so ready
to be adopted. Oh and then but so we'll see
who comes in a couple of weeks, because it's.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Not very far away, yeah, and when they're going to
be back again.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
So the pictures of the puppies are absolutely adorable. And
then I see, I'm guessing this is a delicious or
work in there looks like whipping up some man.
Speaker 3 (08:21):
She was making some panzanella. I believe it's like a
bread and tomato salad. So she's got some really new
cool spice blends out. Oh and some that may not
be new to her, but new to me because I
picked up a favorite that I had run out of
and then grabbed a couple new ones.
Speaker 1 (08:39):
Oh, that is awesome. So you're gonna wanta. Of course,
as more events come up with the Bruce Company, make
sure following on Facebook social media of course. The website
Brucecompany dot com. That's Bruce Company dot com. Phone lines
are open if you've got a question. Love to have joints.
This is one six oh eight three two one thirteen ten.
That's six oh eight three two, one thirteen ten h
four or five letters, depending on how you want to
view it is saye or sales. Tis the season. We've
(09:02):
got some great opportunities for folks to save some money
at the save some money at the Bruce Company. Also,
don't we.
Speaker 3 (09:08):
Yeah, So this is the time of year when Okay,
I'm just going to say it Wednesday, old world is
coming up.
Speaker 2 (09:15):
To the start shortage.
Speaker 3 (09:17):
So it is it's and it begins. It always does
right after Labor Day. We'll be starting out on the
floor next week. My team has been working at the
warehouse for a month sort of doing prep work and
pricing and that kind of thing. So to make room
for all that, though, we've got some summer stuff that
you can save on. So certainly lots of garden decor, statuary,
(09:45):
Trellis's arbors, ceramic pots, all that kind of thing. As
far as plants are concerned, trees, shrubs and perennial or
I'm not perennial sorry, trees, shrubs and evergreens are forty
percent off. Wow, perennials not yet, folks. We did have
a sale on them over the weekend, but that's over.
(10:05):
We'll keep you posted. We do, though, have a saale
on houseplants through the end of the month, and that's
thirty percent off house plants. See all of the greenhouse plots. Oh,
we've got to we want to bring it some new
stuff once we get to winter. We can't bring trucks
up from Florida all the time because of the weather situation,
and so we like to get a last big one
(10:26):
in and so that's coming in sometime in September, and
so we want to make room for some new things.
Speaker 1 (10:32):
So there's a great opportunity there. And you mentioned too
sales on trees, shrubs and evergreens, and this is a
great time of year.
Speaker 3 (10:40):
It's a perfect time for plant and the weather is
fabulous for us. So you know, sometimes we worry that
we had a really drowdy summer and it's really dry
or it's still really hot.
Speaker 2 (10:52):
We don't have those things happening right now.
Speaker 3 (10:54):
So that does not mean that you can plant things
and forget to water that.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
Sure, they still need to be watered.
Speaker 3 (11:01):
I would certainly apply a root stimulator sort of get
things going, especially on the evergreens. You want to get
them started to establish before we get the cold weather.
Certainly mulching would be a good idea when you're planting
at this time. But it's a perfect time to save
as well. So when you look at your garden and
maybe see a whole or something didn't perform as well
(11:24):
as you liked it, it's getting too big and you
want to take it out, we've got lots of things
that you can use to replace.
Speaker 1 (11:30):
Fantastic. Oh goodness. I always it's a great day to
get unto the Middleton Gardens under the Bruce Company. It
is especially a great day to get on in right
at twenty eight thirty parm Inter Street. That's twenty eight
thirty Apartment Street. That's where you'll find the Bruce Company's
Milton Garden Center, their website to Brucecompany dot com all
one word Bruce Company dot com, Facebook and social media
the Bruce Company, And we've got a phone line or two.
They're open just for you at six 'oh eight three
(11:52):
two one thirteen ten. That's six so eight three two
one thirteen ten. If you've got a question for Lisa
Breaks from the Bruce Company, love to have you join
us this morning. We'll continue our conversation with Lisa and
take your call next as every Day Outdoor Living with
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That's six oh eight three two one thirteen ten. If
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Facebook and social media the Bruce Company. And of course
great day to get on into the Middleton Garden Center
(12:33):
of the Bruce Company. Bruce Bruce Companies, Milton Gardens are
twenty at thirty Parmitt Street. That's twenty at thirty Parmitt Street.
It's a good time. And I know gardner's planning is important.
That's a big part of being a good gardener is
having a good plan in place. We were talking start
of the conversation off earlier about the temperatures not terrible,
but it is a reminder that things are eventually going
to start getting rough overnight for certain plants, aren't they.
Speaker 3 (12:55):
Yeah, And so you know this has this bears on
several things, as night temperature, as day temperatures cool and
night temperatures get even a little cooler. If you've got
your veg garden, it's a really good time to do
some sewing of like lettuce crops and that kind of thing.
You can certainly get extend your your garden's vegetable production
(13:19):
into the fall.
Speaker 2 (13:20):
Little carrots, baby beats, that kind of thing. There's plenty
of time to do that sort of thing.
Speaker 3 (13:25):
A lot of us take our house plants outside for
the summer.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
They love that.
Speaker 1 (13:30):
They vacation.
Speaker 3 (13:31):
It's like a little vacation for them going to the seashore.
They're going to the port shore. But you have to
have a plan for bringing them back in. And so certainly,
you know night temperatures in the mid forties are not
dangerous for them, but it is certainly a portent of
things to come. So start thinking about that plan before
(13:55):
you bring them in. You're gonna want to treat them
for insects. Oh so maybe star thinking about that. You're
also going to want to remember that when it gets
when days are reliably below fifty or around fifty and
nights are getting to the lower forties, that's when you
want to bring those things in. So you want them
to be insect free before you bring them into the house.
Speaker 2 (14:17):
There are a couple things that do like to stay
outside till it's a little chillier.
Speaker 3 (14:21):
One of them are Christmas and Thanksgiving cactuses.
Speaker 2 (14:25):
You want to leave.
Speaker 3 (14:25):
Those out for a little bit longer Also, if you
have those kinds of guys and you have them in
the house and you want them to develop a good
set of flower buds, now is the time to move
them into a room in your house where lights are
not on at.
Speaker 2 (14:41):
Night, so like a back bedroom.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
Or they want full sun during the day, but they
need to experience that change in day length. And so
rather than waiting until the end of October or mid
November and saying, why isn't mind blooming, let's get a
little headstart on that.
Speaker 1 (14:58):
What about you mentioned to the bugs that and you've
talked about this in the past. A good reminder is
you really want to treat because when you bring them in,
they tend to thrive quite yeah, quite vigorously.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
There are all sorts of factors outside, rainfall, wind, all
kinds of things, natural predators that keep things like aphids
and white the flies and thrips and all those kinds
of things sort of in check. You bring those in
the house, though, and you don't have those conditions anymore.
You don't have those predators anymore.
Speaker 2 (15:32):
And not only.
Speaker 3 (15:33):
Do they thrive and take off really quickly, but then
they also move to plants that you didn't take outside
for the summer, and so a little annoying problem outside
can become a major deal in your house.
Speaker 2 (15:48):
Yes, so for sure you want to get that taken
care of before you move those things inside.
Speaker 3 (15:54):
The other thing that people often ask about are summer
blooming ball Yes, Dahlia's gladiola, that kind of thing. Those
bulbs that you planted this spring are not hardy.
Speaker 2 (16:05):
They're not winter hardy here.
Speaker 3 (16:07):
So either you leave them in and they turn the
mush and we're done, okay, or you dig them up now.
You don't have to do that till we get a frost.
That first frost, when they kind of turn yellow and
die back, that's when you're gonna want to dig them up,
cut back the foliage, dig them up.
Speaker 2 (16:25):
You don't have to do it yet.
Speaker 3 (16:26):
We've got plenty of bloom time left yet this year,
so continue to enjoy them.
Speaker 2 (16:32):
Maybe now you.
Speaker 3 (16:32):
Want to accelerate, you know, cutting them and bringing the
flowers indoors. If you haven't been doing that, you might
as well bring that stuff in the house.
Speaker 1 (16:40):
It's gonna ask you too, Lie says, you're talking about
about bad critters. There's also plenty of good little critters
out there, and you guys posted on your Facebook about fireflies,
and I was I read.
Speaker 2 (16:51):
A little bit of interesting article.
Speaker 3 (16:53):
It is.
Speaker 1 (16:53):
Yeah, I didn't realize how little we know about.
Speaker 3 (16:57):
Like like, yeah, they're doing yeah, and they're also like
we don't know what all that flashing means. Sure why
they do it. Different species have different colors, different patterns.
I mean here in the Upper Midwest we have maybe
a couple species. South of here there's like goths different Yeah, yeah,
(17:19):
different patterns, you know. So they're also talking about, you know,
doing some research on that luminescence. Is that something we
can use? Is there something to be learned from that? So,
but they are declining, and I think it's because there
are just not a lot of They tend to nest
(17:39):
in long grass, more little places that are a little
more wild.
Speaker 2 (17:45):
We have talked about that this in the past, about leaving.
Speaker 3 (17:48):
A little space in your yard where it's maybe not
quite so manicured so those critters have a place to
sort of hang out.
Speaker 1 (17:56):
One of the cool things too, you mentioned kind of
having a little spot in your yard is I think
sometimes people who haven't seen like a kind of that
natural look garden have this impression of like, oh it
must be just. It must be total chaos. And the
reality is if you if done right, you can make
it can be a very it doesn't happen.
Speaker 2 (18:13):
Yeah, and it and sometimes they are total chaos. Sure,
I mean to be honest with you.
Speaker 3 (18:18):
Sometimes I drive by them and I think, Okay, that
just looks messy. But I'm coming from a place where
I have I inherited a Japanese style garden, and so
it's very like zen and spare. So you know, my
threshold for messiness, my talents for messiness in a garden
(18:39):
is different than everybody else's in this garden. It wasn't
in Sheboygan, I was restoring a woods. Oh so yeah,
it just depends on what your current palette is and
what you like. I'm not judging, you know, for sure,
but yeah you can. But even if even if it
is like the messier the better for fireflies and for
(19:02):
other beneficial insects that lay their eggs or have chrystalises
or whatever over the winter and they need a place
for those things to hang out.
Speaker 2 (19:11):
It's not a bad thing to have a little part
of your yard where it's it's just is what it is.
Speaker 3 (19:16):
I'm not saying it needs to be all weedy and nasty,
but maybe you plant some things in there that need
less care, that can sort of take the rough and
tumble and still look pretty all.
Speaker 2 (19:29):
At the same time.
Speaker 1 (19:29):
You know, we were talking about super possible and we're
talking about over the weekend. I guess you had the
opportunity for the consultations, those type of things. Those are free.
There are times where folks can set up appointments as well,
and for sure can set yes, and we.
Speaker 2 (19:42):
Do have that option.
Speaker 3 (19:44):
We do have a design division where people can call
in and set up appointments and have a consolet with somebody.
Speaker 2 (19:54):
But there is a fee for that.
Speaker 1 (19:55):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (19:56):
But the little mini, the little mini.
Speaker 3 (19:58):
Fifteen ones, fifteen minute ones on the weekends or have
been kind of fun. They are and I think I
think Bob has really enjoyed it too. Oh, I've every
different kind of interaction.
Speaker 1 (20:08):
Yeah, and when we talk to about kind of different
areas or different you know, wanting to devote like maybe
you've got that little space you're saying, you know what,
I want to kind of rekindle or recapture what this
might have once looked like a little consultation, little conversation.
Speaker 3 (20:21):
Yeah, you got in a little area behind behind a
shut or off to the side, the sort of a
corner in your backyard, you can leave a little wild place.
Speaker 1 (20:30):
Yeah, and that's such a cool thing to do as
you set up your garden and kind of set up
your area as well for now in years to come.
Great day to get on into the Middleton Garden center
of course of the Bruce Company right a twenty eight
thirty Parlament Street, that's twenty eight thirty Parmenter Street. Of course,
have a plan ready as we start getting to the
Colden Knights bringing some of those house plans back in.
Not there quite yet, at least Lisa mentioned. It's a
(20:50):
great day to add some new color and some fall
color and maybe a new tree, shrubber, evergreen, maybe all three,
a little bit of a little bit of everything. You're
gonna love that. Get out in Theton gards of the
Bruce Company. Twenty eight thirty Partment Street. That's twenty eight
thirty Partment Street. Sales other great stuff follow online Facebook
and social media. Speaking of other stuff, there's always cool
events and other workshops coming up. Make sure you head
(21:10):
on over to Bruce Company dot com, Bruce Company dot
com or Facebook and social media the Bruce Company get
details on all of that stuff. Lisa, it's always great
chatting with you, have a great table. Do it all
again real soon. Yeah, it comes your way next right
here on thirteen ten, Wuiva
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