There are some plants that are absolutely breathtaking when covered with fresh snow. I have a few favorites that I’ll share with you here.
Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick is one of them!
Weeping Nootka Cypress! When I share photos of this plant online I get two reactions. People love it or they hate it. But I can assure you, a lot of people visiting my nursery ask about this and want to buy one.
This is what happens when grape vines can’t find anything to climb. I find this tangle mess so interesting, almost art like, that I’ve chosen to leave them as they are and clear around them on my property.
I found this old wagon wheel buried in the brush on my property. It’s too interesting to get rid of. I need to find a place for it.
There you have it, a few images from frozen Ohio in February.
Questions, comments, mean things to say? Post them below and I will respond.
Love your info and tips. I use many of them with great success. I have a hydranger called Lime Light that blooms in August. It has very large white blooms with lime green at the bottom.and in the fall the bottom turns pickish and later the entire bloom will turn beige. Which pruning time would apply to this one? Keep up the good work “pleasure”. Jim
NOTE: My wife Shirley uses the late fall blooms as a center piece on our dining room table for many weeks.
Jim,
I’d the best time to trim Lime Light would be anytime after it blooms, right after your wife collects the blooms. You can trim anytime from then until early spring, but once the plant starts growing in the spring leave it alone because it does bloom on current growth.
Hi Mike,
I’ve been reading your posts and dreaming of baby plants since about 2014. Two years ago my parents needed some help, so I moved in with them and continued to work too. A year ago, it was apparent they needed 24/7 care.
I quit my job and stayed home with them. They both passed, Dad in June and Mom in April, and I took these last months to heal and look for another job. In the meantime, I took some of my money they left me and invested in Backyard Grower and a whole lot of little rooted and unrooted cuttings.
I have approximately 3000 little plants in my backyard, waiting much more patiently than me for spring. I also raided my brother’s Concord grape vines and have about a thousand of them stuck in sand.
I just can’t thank you enough for giving me something to look forward to! I am in my happy place with plants!! Even pruning the grape vines was relaxing and meditative.
You helped me create a great future when things looked pretty bleak.
Penny Warner
Penny,
I am very happy to know that what I do has helped you through the process of dealing with losing your parents. Come spring get busy selling those plants! People will be amazed at what you are doing and very happy to buy from you! Wishing you the best. -Mike McGroarty
Hi Mike
Just a quick query. I am planting out some small Japanese maples in the ground with a view to digging them up in 2 to 3 years to put into big pots and sell on.. Would you be kind enough to tell me how much space they will need? Don’t want their roots tangling up. They will be about 8″ tall to begin with.
Thank you for any advice.
Alexis,
I’d say 18″ to 24″ apart should be plenty of room. When you dig them you’ll severe some roots which is fine, just be sure to dig them when dormant.
Thank you!