Let’s see, what should we put on our pre-spring gardening checklist? I need your help with this, comment below and let me know what I missed. 1. Get all of the remaining leaves out of my beds. 2. Remove the tops from the perennials, Hosta, Daylily etc. 3. Trim any trees that need trimming while… Click here to read more…
Grow Your Own Fruit Trees and other Fruit Bearing Plants.
How would you like to walk out into your backyard and pick your own, homegrown, apples, pears, peaches, cherries, grapes, raspberries or strawberries? Looking for a place to buy starter plants? I’ve got a source for you. Schlabach’s Nursery in Medina, New York But first I am going to tell you straight out that I… Click here to read more…
How To Dig and Plant a Live Christmas Tree
Digging and Planting a Live Christmas Tree. There’s nothing quite like a live Christmas tree, but do you really want to sacrifice a beautiful tree that has been growing for years just so you can have a live Christmas tree? Or would you be interested in a live Christmas tree that has been dug and… Click here to read more…
How To Tie a Slipknot
Why would I teach you how to tie a slip knot? Because, slip knots are cool! And once you learn how to tie this knot you might yourself using it a lot more than you think. It’s great for tying up small piles or branches or brush, it’s good for putting a string around a tarp, a bundle of anything. I… Click here to read more…
Butterfly Japanese Maple
This video is of the Butterfly Japanese Maple in our landscape. More spectacular fall colors! I’ll share more much more information on the Butterfly Japanese Maple as soon as I can. But in the mean time you can see more of my Japanese Maple collection here. You Really Should be the Person that is Supplying… Click here to read more…
Homemade Deer Repellent
Deer Repellent made from Baby Formula? In most of the northern states white tailed deer manage to cause headache to gardeners and their unprotected plants. The U.S. Department of Agriculture conducted a study to evaluate the effectiveness of Homemade Deer Repellents that contain Hydrolyzed Casein. Like most individuals, I was unaware of Hydrolyzed Casein, let… Click here to read more…
How to Prune Roses for Winter
Pruning roses for the winter season is important. Roses have long been a favorite of many gardeners, but the frigid months of north can be detrimental to any plant and roses are no different. As the weather begins to change, so do the needs of the roses we enjoyed over the growing season. Having a strong… Click here to read more…
How to Get Rid of Poison Ivy
I often get asked how to get rid of poison ivy. And because I’ve got a situation on my property that has a really good stand of poison ivy that I have to deal with, I made you a video. A while back I showed you How to Identify Poison Ivy. This video is all… Click here to read more…
Where to Buy Plants Online (…at Rock-Bottom Prices!)
This is Part 2 of a 3-part series on buying plants online and also selling the plants you grow online: Part 1 – How to Sell Plants Online Part 2 – [You Are Here] – Where to Buy Plants (at Rock-Bottom Prices) Online Part 3 – How to Get Paid to Sell Sticks (Yes… STICKS!!)… Click here to read more…
Where to Recycle Plastic Nursery Containers and or Pots
Where to Recycle Plastic Nursery Containers and or Pots. This article is really about, why are plants so dag blamed expensive? Wanted! People to Grow and Sell Small Plants from Home. Do you have a big pile of nursery containers behind your shed that you’d like to get rid of, but you don’t want to… Click here to read more…