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Some Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick plants (corylus avellana contorta) are being attacked and are dying slowly. This doesn’t seem to be a widespread problem, but it is happening. The disease that is attacking them is called Eastern Filbert Blight, which is a fungal type disease and not an insect problem. If you have a plant… Click here to read more…
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…
Propagating potentilla from cuttings is really easy to do and when done as softwood cuttings during the late spring early summer they root quite quickly, usually in two to three weeks. What I am going to show you in this post is propagating potentilla late in the season when the wood is much… Click here to read more…
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…
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…
I should have titled this how to grow and sell rooted cuttings instead of “why do plants have to be inspected?” This is really about plants that I bought from one of my customers. In another post, somebody asked me why plants have to be inspected and how can we make any money growing and… Click here to read more…
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…
‘Fireworks’ Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’) PP18504 This is why I love plants! Like most mornings I grabbed a cup of coffee and headed to our sun room to read and enjoy my coffee. As the sun was coming up I looked outside and through the porch railing I see this spectacular display of red… Click here to read more…
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…
I am giving away three copies of my Brand New Backyard Growing System! Here’s the deal. Right now my Backyard Growing System is not available, I’ve taken it off the market. Because . . . Duston and I have been working on a completely new and revised edition of the Backyard Growing System and the new version… Click here to read more…
People have Money to Spend! Start Growing Small Plants Now So You Too will have Plants to Sell! No matter what they tell you on the news, there are a lot of people who have plenty of money to spend and they are willing to spend it on small plants because plants bring them joy!… Click here to read more…
Repairing a Drought Damaged Lawn is Fairly Easy to do. People say to me; “I don’t water my lawn during the summer, I just let it go dormant. It will come back.” Well . . . there’s a fine line between dormant and dead and this year I’m seeing a whole lot of dead. There… Click here to read more…
Planting grass seed. Planting grass seed is a pretty simple process, but there are a few things that you should know. What Kind of Grass Seed Should I Buy? There are People in Your Town that Would Love to Buy Small Plants from You. Seriously! Click to learn more. First, let’s start with selecting a good… Click here to read more…
Techny Arborvitae, also known as Mission Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis ‘Techny’ This by far my favorite Arborvitae! It has a beautiful dark green color, it grows very dense, it’s a medium fast grower. Some say it’s a slow grower and compared to a lot of other Arborvitae it is slower growing. However, you will hear me… Click here to read more…
This page contains affiliate links from Amazon.com I know some people will be curious about what I’m reading so here we go. Let’s see, what have I read lately . . . I’m just finishing up this book by Tina Fay. I saw it on a book stand at the airport and it looked fun… Click here to read more…
Many of our members have met Pam when they come to events that I’ve had at the nursery exclusively for our members. She usually shows up with a carload of homemade cookies and is the hit of the party. Right now she is making Jewlery like crazy! I don’t know much about Jewelry, but… Click here to read more…
Emerald Green Arborvitae-Thuga occidentalis ‘Smaragd’ Hardy in zones 3 through 8. All pyramidal Arborvitae are not created equal! Some look similar but they grow and perform over time very differently. There are two upright, pyramidal Arborvitae that I really like because the look great, and over time they perform exactly as you expect them to. They are very different and… Click here to read more…
A Bird Adopted Me! Several weeks ago while making cuttings this young Robin flies in the building and lands on my head. Just sits there. I put my hand on my head to get her off and she hops on the back on my hand and just rides it down to the table and looks… Click here to read more…
The Canadian Hemlock is one of my all-time favorite upright evergreens. I use them in many of the landscapes that I do, including my own. They grow nice and full but are still easy to maintain at just about any given height you choose. In a landscape planting as I used this one, I like… Click here to read more…
Black Mondo Grass- Ophiopogon planiscapus nigrescens Growing, selling and propagating Black Mondo Grass. I’ll give you a little inside baseball. This is a hot, hot seller in our members area, but I rarely see it offered there. Inside the Members Area We have a Buy/Sell Area where members buy and sell plants to and one… Click here to read more…
