Everyday Outdoor Living

It suddenly got cold outside. Lisa talks about what you absolutely need to do outside today and what's coming up at The Bruce Company.

Lisa talks about the upcoming Autumn Artesian Faire, new Christmas trees at the store, and what you can do in the garden. She also answers your questions on fertilizing lilacs, dealing with weed in the veggie garden, how to get your Christmas cactus to bloom, and all things Creeping Charlie.

Lisa talks about all the things you can do now in the yard, the garden, and at the Bruce Company.

We've seen our first frost of the year (hope you brought your houseplants in). Lisa talks about the upcoming Family Fall Fest and the Autumn Artisan Fair. She also talks repotting pines, blueberries for non-acidic soil, and when to dig out bulbs,.

It's a lovely day outside and unseasonably warm. Lisa has her advice for the higher-than-normal temps and tells us about the new fall and Christmas decor available at the Bruce Company.

Autumn is here! Today Lisa answers your questions about late-season watering, bird feeders, and patio furniture care.

The phones will not stop ringing today! Lisa answers your questions: fertilizing annuals, cutting back perennials, powdery mildew on peonies, replanting lilacs, killing off a creeping vine, overwintering begonias and caladiums, protecting blubs from getting eaten, and trimming suckers off an eastern redbud tree. Also pumpkins are due in this week at the Bruce Company and there’s a little bit of Ch...

Lisa and Shawn talk about bees, watering the garden less, drought stress, sales at the Bruce Company, Christmas stuff (already), and we all continue to wonder where the Japanese beetles went this year.

Today is clearly question day - Lisa answers your questions about pink geraniums, planting in boggy areas, growing sweet cherries, taking out trees, why grass won't grow where a silver maple used to be, and more.

Lisa is back in studio after a vacation in Yellowstone. We talk about unwanted mystery vines in your flower beds, the hot weather, and what you should be planting right now.

Lisa gives us an update from Samuel's Marvelous, Amazing, Super Fun Day this past weekend. We also talk sales at the Bruce Company, the weather, new perennals, and late summer and fall vegtable gardening. Lisa also answers your questions on transplanting lilacs.

Samuel's Marvelous, Amazing, Super Fun Day is THIS Sunday, starting at 11 am to benefit a young man battling cancer through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Plus, Lisa and Shawn talk about the weather (storm damage and the dry spell), the grass bounce back, corn pollination, indentifying Japanese beetle eggs, trees on sale at the Bruce Company, and answer a question about linden trees.

Lisa and Shawn talk about the recent rain; current air quality; the state of the Japanese beetle population; sea monkeys; Make-A-Wish and Samuel’s Marvelous, Amazing, Super Fun Day; current plant sales; how you can get delivery from the Bruce Company; and - of course - what you can plant and what you should hold off on.

Lisa and Shawn talk about the recent rain, herbicides, what pests will or won't eat, and Make-A-Wish tree and event. She also answers your questions about peonies, irises, lupine, and hydrangea.

It's Lisa's birthday! And today she answers your questions about lawns and pear trees.

Lisa and Shawn talk about all the different beetles that can create problems for Wisconsin gardeners this time of year. Also, more on The Bruce Company's Make-A-Wish project.

Lawns and gardens are suffering under the recent drought here in Wisconsin. Lisa talks about what you can do to keep your plants healthy, what you can do about Japanese beetles right now, and answers your questions about poison ivy eradication and weeds in an asparagus patch.

Lisa and Shawn talk about Wisconsin-grown citrus, a possible frost this weekend, and what you can plant. Plus, Lisa answers your questions about dusty fungus on sweet basil, suckers growing from trees, potting annuals, and weeds growing in root vegetables.

Lisa and Shawn talk vegetables, when to plant what, what to bring in on cold nights, and the importance of floating row covers. Plus, Lisa answers your questions about herbicides for lawn care, what to do when there’s a weed patch where raspberries should be, and crabapples that don’t bloom then go back to blooming.

Spring is offical here (we think, it's Wisconsin) so Lisa talks about how to handle weeds that have popped up in your lawns or beds.