This is why I do what I do! I love getting messages like this from my Backyard Nursery member/owners. This is from Phyllis who lives in Florida. People always ask me; “Mike, you live in Ohio, will a Backyard Nursery work in Florida?” And of course I always tell them that it will because… Click here to read more…
Loading up the Seats of the Ferris Wheel
This might seem like a stretch on a gardening site, but I hope you make the connection with me. It might be hard to see a connection between growing and selling small plants and a Ferris Wheel so I will make that connection for you. Anytime I am doing anything in my nursery in the… Click here to read more…
Training Lavender Twist Redbud
Training Lavender Twist Redbud
Giving Yourself Permission to Fail
Giving Yourself Permission to Fail I know, this is a crazy topic for a gardening website, but this website is really about people and plants and their love of plants. And the one thing that I hear from people all of the time is; “Mike, I should have done this sooner!” This guy, he walks around the… Click here to read more…
Starting a Plant Business
Starting a plant business is much easier than you think. It requires a lot less of a commitment than you think. Getting started growing and selling small plants from home is as simple as this; Start propagating some plants from cuttings, get some pots and potting soil, start selling some plants. Not a lot, but… Click here to read more…
How to Start a Nursery
How to Start a Nursery Getting started in the nursery business is much easier than most people think. In the video that we have posted here I show you how simple it can be to get started in the nursery business. Following the strategy that I explain in this video it can be as simple… Click here to read more…
Shindig at Mike’s Plant Farm!
Shindig at Mike’s Plant Farm 2012! This is a members only event! Start Growing and Selling Small Plants from Home Right Now! For many, many years now each summer I invite members to visit us here in the northeast corner of Ohio and each and every year we have a great turn out. This year… Click here to read more…
Three Generations of McGroarty Nurserymen
My father would be so proud to see the three generations of McGroarty Nurserymen. I’d love to add at least one McGroarty girl to this crew but so far we have three little boys in the family. We’re counting on Kevin and Grace to add the girl or girls to the mix. Time will tell. EDIT… Click here to read more…
Canadian Growers Needed.
I get a lot of questions from gardeners in Canada who would like to get started Growing and Selling Small Plants from Home. But the one thing that seems to hold them back is not being able to buy plants from my wholesale sources in the United States to start their Backyard Nurseries. It is… Click here to read more…
Aluminun Plant Tags that Don’t Fade
Aluminum plant tags that don’t fade really are permanent. Most of us who garden and tag our plants for future reference learn pretty quickly that permanent markers are not as permanent as you think when out in the sun and other elements. I’ve tried permanent markers, industrial markers, paint markers and even “plant” markers. They… Click here to read more…
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