A few days ago I gave you some landscape design strategies in this post, and today I have a few more ideas for you. At the nursery I decided to dig out an area where we could set our small pots. Great idea, but that left me with a mountain of dirt that you can… Click here to read more…
Landscaping Ideas. What Plant Goes Where in the Landscape?
What does it take to create a nice, attractive landscape planting? What is the number one thing that many people do wrong? The secret to an attractive landscape design is you have to be bold and daring. Take off your “conservative” hat and toss it in the fire pit! What do most people do wrong?… Click here to read more…
Colorful and Flowering Plants to Brighten Up Your Yard in the Early Spring
Your yard should have a sequence of color starting in spring and taking you on a journey of color and joy throughout the year. I’m going to start by showing you a few things that will really wake up your yard in early spring. Lynnwood Gold Forsythia. A lot of people don’t like Forsythia, but… Click here to read more…
Mondays with Mike McGroarty at Mike’s Plant Farm, 4850 North Ridge Road, Perry, Ohio 44081
Welcome to Mondays with Mike McGroarty. I started doing these videos for my Backyard Growers, but realized that a lot of other people will like them as well. This is a bit of a documentary of what we we have going on at Mike’s Plant Farm here in wonderful Perry, Ohio. May 27th, 2013. Mulching… Click here to read more…
How to Make Your Own Sprinklers on Stand Pipes.
Last week I realized that I need a couple of portable sprinklers that I could easily move around but they had to be high enough to clear small plants so I would get good coverage. Those tripod sprinklers that you can buy are nice but they are expensive, and I had some that were made… Click here to read more…
Snow Damaged, Hoop House, Greenhouse, High Tunnel.
A lot of our members want greenhouses, even though you can easily do the Backyard Nursery Business with one. I don’t have one. Had one, took it down. Everything I do is without a greenhouse. If I were to do 30,000 or 50,000 Rhododendron cuttings each year for that I’d build a greenhouse. Everything else… Click here to read more…
How can I use free wood chips in my garden?
When we utter the word mulch it can mean a lot of different things. Some mulch is free, some mulches we make ourselves via composting and some mulches you have to pay for. Where can I get Free Mulch? For the most part the only mulch that you are likely to get free of charge… Click here to read more…
How to Propagate Fragrant Viburnum.
There is nothing like the smell of a fragrant viburnum outside your bedroom window or off the end of your porch. As the wind blows the fragrance is carried throughout the yard. There are a number of different fragrant Viburnums but two old time favorites, and the two that are still the best no matter… Click here to read more…
Mike McGroarty’s Backyard Cash Machine Report for only Seven Dollars.
Why am I offering this report for only $7.00? Great question. Here’s the deal. I am doing everything in my power to get people involved in the business of growing and selling small plants at home with as little financial commitment on their part as possible. The plant growing, plant loving world needs more small… Click here to read more…
Easy Composting Ideas and Receipes.
Tell us about your composting methods. I’d love for you to share your composting, recipes, ideas and strategies here with others. Post a comment below. You Should Be Doing this! You Can Make Up to $93.60 in One Square Foot in Your Backyard. Take a Peek. Rule #1 about composting. Composting doesn’t have to be… Click here to read more…
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