2020 NARI’ Annual Home Improvement Show
Please stop in and see us at the 20120 NARI's Annual Home Improvement Show Feb. 14 to Feb. 16 at the Wisconsin State Fair Park.
Thursday 12-8
Friday and Saturday 10-8
Sunday 10-5
Landscape and Gardening Tips – February
What our Pro’s are doing:
Hawks Landscape Designers: ·
Our landscape designers are busy planning this spring projects for their clients. Our schedule for spring installations is starting to fill!
Hawks Landscape Maintenance staff:
Our Arborists are out pruning dormant trees. Oaks and elms must be pruned only in the winter months to avoid potential disease issues.
Our Arborists are also pruning fruit trees, removing suckers, water spouts, crossing branches and crowded growth to open up the center of the tree to sun.
Our Horticulturists are ...
Autumn charm sedum
Autumn Charm is a highly decorative hybrid of Autumn Joy which has large dark pink flower heads and variegated foliage. The dark green-cream edged foliage compliments the stunning flower which blooms
from late
July thru October. Sedums are useful in any type of garden or container and attract butterflies and birds. This low maintenance perennial enjoys gritty, fast draining soil and prefers the hot sun.
PEST ALERT: Keep an eye out for the Viburnum Leaf Beetle
The viburnum leaf beetle (VLB) is an invasive insect that feeds exclusively on and can significantly damage Viburnum species. VLB is native to Europe and has first been spotted in Milwaukee in 2014. The pest is now found scattered across much of Wisconsin. Over the last four years, VLB has rapidly grown to epidemic proportions.
Severe VLB infestations can cause complete defoliation of a viburnum shrub, as the beetles feed in both adult and larval stages. In spring, the VLB larvae chew holes in viburnum leaves creating a lace-like pattern. In late June and early July, ...
Moon garden
White is the last color we see before sunset and so with some planning, your garden can become a magical moon garden in the evening. In planning your moon garden, using plants with white flowers and bright foliage will give you spectacular impact. Annuals like impatiens, wax begonias, dusty miller, geraniums, salvia, daisy and shrubs like white rose fothergilla and hydrangea are a few choices. There are also plants that bloom just in the evening; four-o’clocks, angels trumpets and moonflowers. Most importantly, you have to take the time to sit, relax and enjoy ...
54th annual Lakefront Festival of Art
Celebrating our 22nd Year sponsoring Hawks Sculpture Garden at LFOA!
Time flies when you're having fun and the month of June brings our most enjoyable event. We invite you to join us June 15-17 (Father's day weekend) for the 54th Annual Lakefront Festival of Art! For those not familiar with LFOA, it is a three-day sensory event offering art, food and entertainment at the Milwaukee Art Museum...one of the city's most renowned landmarks with breathtaking vistas on the shores of Lake Michigan.
Best of all, Hawks will have a big presence on the grounds this ...
My five other favorite annuals
My other 5 favorite annuals are the base of annuals plantings. They are the spaghetti the meatballs are put in. The Ice cream the cherry goes on top of. They are the base because they all are easy to grow, fill in nicely and bloom continually through the summer.
Marigold: Love sun, many yellows and oranges some with red. 6" to 3'
Begonia: Like shade but will take sun, red pink and white flowers green or burgundy leaves 6" to 12"
Impatiens; Like shade to some sun, flower white, pink, red, salmon and color in between, 8" to 18" tall. New Ginny varieties are ...
My five favorite annuals
Plant these annuals in your containers, perennial garden or an area designated just for annuals. You’ll have wonderful color from spring till fall!
Verbena bonariensis – 5ft.tall, bright lavender – purple flowers, reseeds and a butterfly favorite!
Dusty Miller – attractive silvery gray foliage, great winter interest, looks great with everything!
Blue Salvia – excellent deep violet – blue flowers, blooms well into the fall.
Sweet Potatoe Vine – fast growing vine in a container or front of a garden, many different colors.
Elephant Ear – leaves ...
Realtor’s Home & Garden Show
Please stop in and see us at the 2018 Realtor's Home & Garden Show, March 23 to 25 and March 28 to March 31, 2018 at the Wisconsin State Fair Park.
Friday, March 23: 10am - 9pm
Saturday, March 24: 10am - 8pm
Sunday, March 25: 10am - 5pm
Monday, March 26: Closed
Tuesday, March 27: Closed
Wednesday, March 28: 4pm - 8pm
Thursday, March 29: 4pm - 8pm
Friday, March 30: 10am - 9pm
Saturday, March 31: 10am - 8pm
Pine Lake Auto Court 2018 Wisconsin NARI Gold Award and 2017 WLCA Award Winner
Hawks Landscape took home a Gold this weekend at the NARI remodeling awards! The award was for the design and construction of a beautiful project on Pine Lake in Wisconsin! This elaborate design centered on a large brick and stone auto-court along with unique granite walls and cut stone steps. Great job to all of the Hawks team for putting this gorgeous job together!
Certainly not the average home landscape, this beautiful project in Chenequa, WI utilized clay brick, granite pavers and cut lannonstone inlays to create a large and elaborate auto court. Cut ...
