by Uncle | DIY, Fall, Garden, Nursery, Shrubs, Spring, Summer, Trees, Winter
What is Max Mix? Uncle’s Max Mix is the premium horticultural grade planting mix and landscape soil amendment. A unique combination of processed pine bark fines, naturally composted organic material, and sphagnum peat make for a multi-purpose professional...
by Uncle | DIY, Garden, General, Nursery, Shrubs, Social, Spring, Trees
How To Protect Plants Against Cold Spring Weather It’s the same thing every spring, a few warm days in March has everyone in the mood to get out of their winter doldrums. Our customers are happy to get out of the house and get into the yard. Clean out the garden bed,...
by Uncle | Fall, Nursery, Shrubs, Spring, Summer, Trees
Magnolia Trees are Idiot-Proof Plants Magnolia trees are among the hardiest and long-lived ornamental trees in the midwest. Incidentally, magnolias are low-maintenance and require no pruning. Also, magnolias do not drop obnoxious seeds and have no serious insect or...
by Uncle | Fall, Nursery, Shrubs, Spring, Trees
Use these Evergreens for Living Fences Planting a living fence can be a low-maintenance way to privacy from an annoying neighbor or disturbing traffic noise. Green fences, especially when they are evergreen, can provide a year-round buffer from wind and noise, create...
by Uncle | DIY, Fall, Nursery, Trees
Houses are being built closer and closer together, and we often don’t have room for big, spreading trees. Planting any tree is going to be a challenge in new suburban home landscapes, but nature has the answer. Small outdoor areas, like tiny backyards or small...
by Uncle | DIY, Nursery, Trees
Best Fruit Trees and Tips on Care Apples, peaches and pears, oh my! Grass Pad offers only the best, easiest-to-grow fruit trees hardy for Kansas City. No matter how much growing room you have with standard, dwarf and semi-dwarf fruit trees. Grass Pad fruit trees are...
by Uncle | DIY, Nursery, Spring, Trees, Winter
Will Winter Ever End? This winter has been a little different when we compare it to the past three years. The winter of 2019 has been a record breaker with snow accumulation and sub-zero temperatures. Our backs aren’t the only thing that took a beating from the wet...
by Uncle | DIY, Fall, Nursery, Spring, Trees
Trees make our city beautiful and provide us with many benefits – shade, privacy, increased property values, shelter and food for birds and other small creatures to list just a few. Trees contribute to the health of our planet earth. Trees clean the air by...
