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Archives for 2011

Digging My Well… My Plants Need Water!

Updated : June 17, 2024

3 Comments

Suckers On Grafted Plants!

Updated : March 29, 2019

43 Comments

This is important and I hope to add more to this post in the future. Near the end of this first video you will see first hand how suckers can completely destroy beautiful plants. Sometimes this is difficult for people to understand because they don’t really understand the concept of grafting. I hope these two… Click here to read more…

A Simple Way To Root Plants From Cuttings

Updated : April 20, 2026

137 Comments

This Really is the Most Fun You Can Have with Your Bibs On!  Check Out My Backyard Growing System. Frequently Asked Questions: Q. What kind of sand should I use for rooting cuttings? A. The more coarse the sand the better, but any sand that water will run through should work. Q. Why is sand better than… Click here to read more…

Trim Your Bushes WAY Back… Part 2

Updated : August 4, 2020

56 Comments

More than three years later, here’s what that burning bush looks like now…

Meet A Few Backyard Growers!

Updated : June 17, 2024

9 Comments

         

Is A Virtual Nursery Really Possible?

Updated : June 17, 2024

25 Comments

 

Landscape Design Ideas

Updated : November 25, 2014

34 Comments

Forsythia Propagation

Updated : November 25, 2014

18 Comments

Pruning Japanese Maple Trees

Updated : November 25, 2014

38 Comments

Find out when to prune Japanese maples here.

How To Plant A Ball and Burlap Tree

Updated : April 17, 2018

190 Comments

Growing and Selling Small Plants at Home is Fun! It’s Also Lucrative! Read more »

How To Ball and Burlap Dig A Tree

Updated : June 17, 2024

30 Comments

Grower’s Board

Updated : June 22, 2011

56 Comments

A Successful 20 Year Old

Updated : June 17, 2024

14 Comments

How many 20-year-olds that you know can make a claim like this: A note from one of my customers.  She posted this for all of the new members of The Backyard Grower’s Business Center to see… “Mike you met Rachel, year before last, she is getting it, at least on a small scale, thinking bigger,… Click here to read more…

Awesome!

Updated : June 17, 2024

49 Comments

This is how you enter the contest. You have to mail me a postcard, a letter, or like I said before, the flap from the top of the Cherrios box.  Some people want me to register them via Email, but that’s not going to happen.  I am not going to sit at my computer and… Click here to read more…

Potting Barn Disguised As An Outhouse

Updated : October 29, 2023

21 Comments

This is going to sound really crazy, but a few years back I was actually suffering from outhouse envy!  Never heard of it?  Probably not, but I declare it to be a real affliction. Perry, Ohio is a fairly rural community.  Two traffic lights and not a single fast-food restaurant.  That rural enough for you? … Click here to read more…

How To Prune An Ornamental Tree

Updated : April 19, 2026

27 Comments

Wanted: People Who Would Like to Get Paid to Grow Small Plants from Home Frequently Asked Questions: Q. When is the best time to prune an ornamental tree? A. You can prune just about any time of year. Dormant pruning is great for heavy work, but my thinking is if it needs pruned, prune it…. Click here to read more…

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Digging a Large Tree by Hand

Posted On January 30, 2026 By Duston

new three bin compost bin

Composting Your Way To Beautiful Gardens

Posted On October 19, 2025 By Duston

silver maple fast growing tree

15 Fast Growing Trees for Privacy (Best Trees That Grow Quickly)

Posted On March 23, 2025 By Duston

The Donkey Bucket Challenge (Watch Video)

Posted On December 6, 2024 By Duston

How to Make Money Growing and Selling Mums (Chrysanthemums)

Posted On September 28, 2024 By Duston

Hydrangea cuttings stuck close together.

My Month-By-Month Plant Propagation Guide

Posted On August 24, 2024 By Duston

Mike’s Plant Farm Spring Ad

Posted On May 15, 2024 By Mike

Mike’s Big Perennial Bed by the Month

Posted On April 27, 2023 By Mike

$180.00 per Square Foot? Is it really possible?

Posted On March 28, 2023 By Mike

Rooted cuttings of variegated weigela in bunches to harden off.

Over Wintering Rooted Cuttings.

Posted On January 8, 2023 By Mike

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Mike's Big Perennial Bed.

Mike’s Big Perennial Garden

At The Nursery I have this big bed that is really just a big pile of sand and gravel that I dug out to make a container area. Rather than haul the material away I just gave it some contour and landscaped it. Over the years I've had all kinds of really … Read Full Article

A Profound Thank You from Mike.

Later this month, September 2022, I have invited our members to my place for an event that we call The Backyard Growers Shindig. We've been doing this for so long, gathering together once a year to meet new members and catch up with old members. It truly is … Read Full Article

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An Old Guy, Two Donkeys, a Puppy and a Hammock. What could possibly go wrong?

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This upside down donkey is a hoot!

An Upside Down Donkey and Cute Puppy.

You can see more of the donkeys here. And more silly donkey stuff here. Questions, comments, mean things to say? Post them below and I will respond. Until then, by any and all means stay inspired! … Read Full Article

'Rockin Raspberry' Bee Balm.

‘Rockin Raspberry’ Bee Balm

Wow! I planted four of these 'Rockin Raspberry' Bee Balm in the perennial garden at the nursery last summer and look at them now. They are in bloom right now, end of June here in northern, Ohio and every person that sees them asks about them. This beauty … Read Full Article

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