Everyday Outdoor Living

Today, Lisa answers your questions on growing watercress, transplanting perrenials, transplanting strawberries, and overwintering submerged pumps in water fountains.

Shawn and Lisa talk about the weather, row covers, grass care, and the purple cow currently visiting the Bruce Company. Plus, Lisa answers your questions about fertilizing perrenials in the spring, tulips without stems, lilies blooming early, issues with vegetable seedlings, and transplanting hostas.

Lisa and Shawn talk about what creatures are in fashion right now - bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, etc. They also talk Easter stuff, what happened at the latest Sprout Club, the weather, sunflowers, pansies, Easter lilies, and grass. Plus, Lisa has your answers to questions about planting garlic and grass that won't take root.

Lisa and Shawn talk the weather (naturally), what you can start, what should hold off on, what the Bruce Company has in stock (pansies), hiring opportunites, patio furniture, and stuff you can put in the garden that isn't flowers.

Lisa and Shawn talk about patio furniture, what you can start, what you probably shouldn't start just yet, and Lisa answers your question about maple tapping and lawn spray.

With St. Patrick's Day coming up, Shawn asks if you can start the holiday staples: cabbage and potatoes. Lisa has the answer along with more seeds you can start, outdoor furniture at the Bruce Company, and open positions available.

Lisa talks about what seeds to at least think about starting right now, how to handle a rootbound plant, what's going on at the Bruce Company this week, hiring opportunities, and what you can do right now for your houseplants.

Spring is envitable, even here in Wisconsin. Lisa and Shawn talk about patio furiture pre-orders, spongy moth egg sacs, the Great Backyard Bird Count, the UW Arboritum here in Madison, and hiring oppourtunites at the Bruce Company.

The Landscape and Garden Expo was this past weekend and Lisa has an update for us - including how many seed packs that were sold. Also, when you should order your outdoor furniture and how to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count.

It's post-Groundhog's Day and Lisa is optimistic about 6 more weeks of winter. She and Shawn talk about pruning, the Garden Expo, outdoor furniture, National Birdfeeding Month, the Great Backyard Bird Count, and Valentine's Day. Plus, Lisa answers your questions on amaryllis.

Lisa and Shawn talk about every gardener's favorite subject - the weather. Lisa tells you what you might see with your evergreens thanks to the cold and the importance of the an isulating blanket of snow. Plus, what you can start indoors right now, what's available at the Bruce Co.'s garden center, and the Great Backyard Bird Count.

There's still snow on the ground and will be for awhile, but spring stuff is making an appearance at the Bruce Company - like really good outdoor furniture. Also, we talk Squirrel Apprication Day, hiring opportunites, the upcoming Garden and Landscape Expo and workshops.

Lisa is already prepping for Christmas 2023, but for the rest of us life is more about the upcoming Garden Expo (including The Bruce Co.'s seminar on pollenators), the weather, upcoming sales at the store, jobs available at the store, and upcoming events.

Lisa joins us to talk what's up at the Bruce Company: Christmas stuff up to 90% off, an upcoming pollinator talk, workshops for kids with Sprouts Club, workshops for adults, hiring snow removal, the upcoming Garden Expo and Lisa answers your question on hibiscus.

Lisa is back from her Christmas shopping trip to the Netherlands for 2023. She and Shawn talk about what's trending, 2022 Christmas stuff on sale, and how the reindeer visit went.

Standing in for Lisa today is Dr. Reid Maier, the Bruce Company's resident entomologist, who's here to talk about pollinators.

Lisa and Shawn talk about all the Christmas stuff going on the at the Bruce Company - including Christmas trees, ornaments, the Treewalk, and an upcoming visit from some reindeer.

All the holiday stuff is going at the Bruce Company, including a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus. Plus, Lisa answers your questions on hostas and coral bells.

Lisa and Shawn talk about all things going on at the Bruce Company in the near future: family photo day, the tree walk, a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, the store's Christmas trees, some weekly flash sales, and, naturally, the newsletter. Also, they're still hiring for snow removal.

Lisa and Shawn talk what to prune, what to plant, and what to clean up in the garden right now. Plus, there's all kinds of events going on a the Bruce Company and Lisa answers your questions on hydrangeas and roses.

Happy Halloween! That means we get to talk about...Christmas? Lisa and Shawn talk about all the stuff going on at the Bruce Company this week (and there's TONS going on), job opportunities, and answers your questions about cleaning up dropped seeds in the garden and planting grass where a tree used to be.