Here’s what else the team at Candyapple Nursery & Landscaping says you can do to improve the look and feel of your home, right now
By Patricia Nugent
Pumpkins and cornstalks and mums, oh my!
Autumn has rolled its cozy carpet into Northeast Ohio. To celebrate the kaleidoscope of harvest hues—from crisp crimsons and smoky ambers to fiery yellows and brilliant oranges—make Candyapple Nursery & Landscaping your shopping and décor planning destination. They’ve brought in more seasonal stock than ever this year.
You’ll find arrangements of different colored mums and complementary plants for both indoor home décor and out. Pumpkins of every size and shade are also there for the picking.
Fall is Prime Time for Planting Shrubs, Bushes
According to the full-service landscape team at Candyapple, fall is actually the perfect time of year to plant trees and shrubs.
With cooler temps, they lose less water than they would if planted in summer. And, there’s usually more precipitation to help the root system establish itself.
Planting materials now will give them a jump start so they’ll be even lovelier next spring. Another plus? When you plant in the fall, you are providing needed sustenance to pollinators like birds, bees and butterflies.
Looking for inspiration on where to start, or how to add on to an existing scheme? The creative landscaping design and build team has more than 70 years of experience. They know how to ask all the right questions to get a feel for your taste and functional needs, coming up with a just-right fit for your family with everything from new flowerbeds and plant materials to installation of paver patios (including natural stone, Unilock and Overfields), ponds and water features, hot tubs, firepits, fireplaces, outdoor lighting, grills, outdoor kitchens, gazebos, pavilions, pergolas and fencing to keep your paradise private.
For fall cleanup services, they can make sure everything looks pristine before winter sets in, treating your yard to edging, irrigation systems, mowing and end-of-season fertilizing to winterize the lawn.
What Flourishes in our Zone?
Partnering with only Ohio growers, each year the folks at Candyapple hand pick their high-end stock, so it’s properly acclimated to our climate and conditions, perfectly perched to thrive in Zones 5 and 6.
They are magicians when it comes to selecting the most vibrant species available each season, which also require the least amount of maintenance.
On any given day in the nursery, you’ll find a vast selection of trees, shrubs and flowering plant material, including popular trees such as maple, blue spruce, pear, weeping cherries, birch, arborvitae, Japanese maple and Japanese magnolia, as well as flowering plants like azaleas and stunning roses.
Whether shopping for fall pumpkins, chrysanthemums or year-round landscape materials, you’ll have to get them while you can, as Candyapple is only open to the public now through Sunday, October 31.
Why Booking Your 2022 Pool Now Makes Sense
Even though the pools around town have already closed and summertime splash sounds are all but a distant echo, now is the prime time for pool shopping, as Candyapple Landscape & Nursery is booking its installations for 2022.
Pools are one of those pandemic-sensitive commodities that exploded last year and this year. In fact, the company reports that pool sales have increased 450% since the pandemic began. Since there have been shortages in the supply chains, they are having trouble keeping up with demand.
The irony is—the need to enjoy a little more family fun time has never been greater. Who knows where we’ll be next spring and summer vis-a-vis the coronavirus? Last year we certainly never thought we’d be where we are now. Don’t you want to control and execute something positive for the future that you can actually count on?
Candyapple has earned a reputation as a reliable leader of installing best-in-class, in-ground fiberglass pools in our area. In fact, their pools come with a manufacturer’s lifetime warranty.
Just a few of the features include:
- Pools that are fabulously designed and maintenance-free
- Ultra-durability and structural strength
- Designs that range from classic rectangle to free-form curves and spa-pool combinations in many shimmery colors
- A safety ledge along the perimeter for less experienced swimmers to hold onto or step onto
- Fun pads and splash pads that provide endless recreation and step-out exits for kids of all ages
- Optional jet systems to provide for avid swimmers who want to take their resistance training up a notch
Delivery is available for a small fee. Come in, pick out your stock, and it’ll be delivered to your door
Candyapple Nursery & Landscaping is headquartered at 1075 South Court Street in Medina, and the nursery is just down the street at 6132 Wooster Pike in Medina. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Financing plans for pools and spas are available. For more information, call 330-591-7009 or visit CandyappleLandscaping.com.