McKay's Blog

Winter is coming! Harvests will be coming in, the weather is cooling down, and summer blooms are fading. Now is the time to prepare your garden both for winter, and for spring, when it will burst once again with color and life. Plants are unique and have different specifications for winterizing. Be sure you know them all before the snow comes!

McKay Nursery Company is one of the few nurseries that still produces bare root plants. Not a lot of people are familiar with bare root plants, or their benefits. Fall is on it’s way, and with it comes the optimal planting conditions. We have everything you need to know about the benefits of bare root so that you can have the best success in your garden and landscape.

Fall is known for it’s majestic yellows, oranges, reds and purples painting stunning Midwest landscapes. If you're looking to achieve autumn color in your landscape, but don't know where to start, here are McKay's top 14 fall color plant picks to give you some ideas.

Container gardening offers a lot of options. There’s a variety of styles, pots, and plants that can be used and featured. While lots of options are great, they can also be incredibly overwhelming. Not all plants can thrive in a container garden and it can be hard to know where to start, what to do, or what to use. Here are easy plants to start with for your container garden.

Fall is the perfect season for football games, Saturday afternoon barbeques, picnics, and spending time in your yard and garden. Fall is also the perfect time for planting! The weather, moist soil conditions, and cooler temperatures are all aspects that make fall the optimal time for planting shrubs, trees, bulbs, and fall-flowering plants.