Your landscape Architect, Amanda White is not only very talented but is also very customer oriented.  We are completely satisfied with her finished work product as well as her “get it done” attitude.  Amanda was very focused and efficient in her presentation and handling of the project.  Additionally, the ease of doing business with her was unbelievable;  she always made herself available.

The actual work crew should also be recognized for an outstanding job.  They were very courtious, worked hard and finished the job on-time and left everything in immaculate order.

We wish you all a wonderful holliday season and thanks again for going above and beyond.

Rosehill will be at the Kansas City Sports show to discuss options for anyone with property wanting to create a natural environment.  Whether you are interested in creating a habitat for birds or butterflies, or you are a hunter wanting to attract the big game, come to the show and look us up.  We’ll be in booth #821 near the top of the escalators.

Where:  Bartle Hall, downtown Kansas City, 301 W. 13th St.

When:  January 19th through 22nd.

Click here to find out more information about the Sports Show.

Click here to find out more information on our Habitat for Wildlife program.

1. Shut off the water at the point of connection to your irrigation system.  This is either located in the house (basement or garage) or out in an underground box in the yard.  If it is in the yard just pull the cover off and reach down and turn the water off.
2. Once the water is shut off to the system turn the controller on and run the system through a normal or shortened cycle to push as much water through the system as possible.
3. If you have any exposed (above ground) piping wrap old towels or blankets around the exposed pipe with duck tape.  Hopefully after running the system without water being turned on there is no water in the exposed pipes but if there is the blankets and towels will act as insulation reducing the chance the exposed water will freeze.
4. Make sure all water spickets are turned off all the way and the garden hoses are unhooked.
5. Call Rosehill Gardens at 816 941-4777 with any questions regarding winterizing your system.  We will have a technician get back to you as soon as possible.

There are no guarantees that going through these steps will completely protect you system.  You will still need your system blown out by a certified irrigation technician but these steps will help prevent immediate freeze damage in most cases.  Even once your system is blown out by a certified technician there are no guarantees that your system will be completely dry without risk of damage due to Winter freeze.  Winter weather can be detrimental to any system but by doing your part to protect your system you can greatly minimize the risk of major freeze damage.

Green is not just for spring or folks trying to save the environment.  Green is for winter.  It’s a shame that those lovely pots by your front door sit empty and sad by November without a living green thing in them.  What if we could change that?  It’s easy to be green, even when the weather turns cold.  We all know to plant up the urns in spring and summer with our favorite annuals, perennials and even a shrub or two.  We love to revive with color for fall using pansies, grasses, pumpkins and mums.  Winter, however, has always been the doldrums for pots, until now!  It’s time to turn the winter green!

 At Rosehill Gardens, you can buy the greens you need by the pound.  We stock an incredible variety.  Before Thanksgiving, the shipments start to arrive.  Usually, we go through 12 – 20 lb. boxes of Douglas Fir, 8 boxes of Silver Fir, and 12 Incense Cedar.  New for this year is Oregonia, dark green and white, it’s very similar to boxwood.  We also cut directly from our local farms in Freeman and Miami County, averaging 6 truckloads of Green Mountain Boxwood, Burki Juniper (beautiful blue berries), Blue Spruce, White and Scotch Pine and Western Red Cedar Arborvitae.  The Magnolia comes from Tennessee in boxes.  We usually use 800-1000 stems!  Winterberry adds beautiful red color and sugar cones as well as mini pinecone clusters give structure to any arrangement.

 If you want to make the arrangement yourself, start by cutting off your old fall plantings in your containers at the ground level.  Go ahead and leave the old soil and roots from those summer and fall plants.  Create a winter arrangement with the fresh cut greens.  Remember to follow the basic container recipe, thriller, filler and spiller.  Spray the entire thing with an antidesicant like Wilt Pruf or Wilt Stop and you are done!  Feel free to add your own personal touches, bows, curly willow, red twig dogwood stems for more fun.

 Rosehill also has a knowledgeable and creative staff who can design and install the entire winter decoration project for you.  It’s so nice to trust our people to take care of business for you.  They make it look beautiful and you get all the credit!  The designers are scheduling now.  Give us a call to your holiday house bling booked!

Get 50% or more off any item “ALIVE” in our Garden Center!

Now through November 6th.

Shrubs

Annuals

Perennials

Trees

The faster you get here the better your selection will be.  Everything will be leaving.

• Winterize your irrigation system – Drain or blow out all the water in your system to avoid breaks from freeze damage.  Also unconnect your hoses from water spickets.
• You might think about sheltering any containerized outdoor plants in an unheated garage or porch for the Winter
• For pots too large to move you might consider wraping them in burlap or bubble wrap during the Winter months.
• Bring in frost sensitive yard ornaments.
• It’s time to bring in your cushions off of outdoor furniture and store them out of the weather.
• Very important – Water young deciduous trees in well before the Winter freeze.
• Spread Winter Mulch after the ground freezes.

Don’t forget to visit our Plaza location at 340 West 47th Street or our Garden Center at 311 E. 135th St.

Plaza Hours:

Monday through Saturday 10-9

Sunday 12-6

Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day

3:00 Every Saturday on 710 A.M.

Click Here and Listen to or download the latest show!

Rosehill and Ann Jewsome (The Actual Gardening Gal) are teaming up to bring a new and creative radio show to Kansas City that will focus on everything in your yard that can make it the delight of the neighborhood including discussions from everything green, and the use of color, to grills and firepits, walls and water features, patio furniture and decoration.  Well, you get the idea.  

If you’re a gardener or just someone who loves your outdoors, you won’t want to miss not only the information about what’s new and innovative, but also what the seasons bring that needs caring for and how to avoid the nuisances that can attack every area of your outdoor environment.

Join Ann Jewsome and her endless team of experts  at 3:00 on Saturdays starting October 15th or download the show from our Facebook page or website weekly and listen to the show at your leisure.

A little information about Ann the Gardening Gal: 

“Everything I know about working in the yard I learned from my many years in the Horticultural School of Hard Knocks.  Here I majored in Trial and Error Gardening, under the watchful eye of Professor Sunshine.  I’ve taken all the basic classes… Building Stone Walls 101, Intro to Sod Flipping, Advanced Bug Squashing, Hose Wrestling (with a lab), etc.  Like many grad students, I’ve done some things right, and others, not so right.  I’ve worked throughout the heat, cold, humidity, freezing rain and nasty biting winds.  At the end of each semester/season, I passed.  Eventually, I even graduated.  For some reason, however, I just can’t bring myself to leave campus.”

Ann has been an avid gardener all her life.  In the mid 90′s, Ann’s home was featured on the Shawnee Garden Tour.  For many years, Ann operated her own floral design business, growing and drying the product needed for her creations herself.  In September of 2000, Ann began working part time caring for plants and creating marketing displays for Rosehill Gardens at the Garden Center and numerous local gardening shows.  As manager of Rosehill Gardens Garden Center for nearly 5 years, Ann simply continued to build upon her knowledge.  During this time, Ann was an active guest on the local Toby Tobin Radio Show, KMBZ 980.  She frequently spoke as the Garden Gal at garden clubs and business groups all around the city.  Ann was also featured every Thursday morning on KLJC, 98.3 for over a year offering weekly gardening tips. 

For the Kids

We’ll be doing face painting, pumpkin painting, not to mention hot dogs and a jumpee for the kids.

For the Adults

We’ll be offering 30% to 60% savings off all annuals, perrennials, shrubs and trees all weekend.

Schedule of Events:

Family events

11:00 – 1:00

Crafts by Miss Marilyn

-Making Fall Leaf Hats

10:00 – 2:00

Pumpkin decorating

Moonwalk

Beanbag Toss

Apple Tether (Dry Apple Bobbing – No Water!)

Food: Hotdogs, Chips, Cookies, Soda, Water