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Silver Dollar Hydrangea

Updated : November 30, 2019

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Silver Dollar Hydrangea.

Silver Dollar Hydrangea is an awesome hydrangea, smaller in size, yet a prolific bloomer. This plant is a sport of the P.G. Hydrangea which has been a staple in landscapes for more years than you can remember. Today several different types of hydrangeas are used to create into tree hydrangeas but I believe P.G. was… Click here to read more…

ADVANCED NURSERY GROWERS, DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FLORIDA

Updated : February 7, 2020

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ADVANCED NURSERY GROWERS, DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FLORIDA. Some time ago, In the panhandle of Florida, on a little piece of paradise, my husband, Howard and I started a small family business centered around our love for plants. Howard is a Member of Our Backyard Growers Business Center which is why his nursery is being featured here…. Click here to read more…

Roger’s Backyard Nursery, Cranesville, Pa

Updated : February 7, 2020

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Roger Higgins

Roger and Venice are Long Time Members of Our Backyard Growers Business Center which is why his nursery is being featured here. My name is Roger Higgins. Owner, propagator, and head weed puller here at Roger’s Backyard Nursery. Located smack dab in the middle of downtown Cranesville, Pennsylvania. Don’t be afraid, we’re a 1 blinker… Click here to read more…

CC’s Backyard Nursery LLC, Wauseon Ohio

Updated : November 25, 2019

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CC’s Backyard Nursery LLC is located at 11820 county road L Wauseon Ohio 43567. We are a wholesale / retail propagation nursery growing your landscaping plants right here on site in northwest Ohio. We’re near Wauseon, Delta and Lyons approximately 1.5 miles west of an unincorporated town Winameg named after Chief Winameg. For those in… Click here to read more…

Nursery Seedlings from Blairsville, Georgia

Updated : February 7, 2020

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These folks are Members of Our Backyard Growers Business Center which is why his nursery is being featured here. Patio, Lawn & Garden Gardening & Lawn Care Plants, Seeds & Bulbs Trees Landscaping Property Management SPRING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER – RESERVE YOUR SEEDLINGS NOW FOR SPRING DELIVERY http://www.NurserySeedlings.Co – Shipping Transplant Starter Trees… Click here to read more…

Genesis Backyard Nursery in Edinboro, PA

Updated : February 7, 2020

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Cathy is a Long Time Member of Our Backyard Growers Business Center which is why his nursery is being featured here. We love plants as much as you do! We are a family-owned licensed and inspected nursery specializing in berry plants and native pollinator/host plants, shrubs, and trees. Our plants are grown right here in… Click here to read more…

Organic Weed Control, an Alternative to Chemical Herbicides.

Updated : November 28, 2019

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This is a confusing topic and a great deal of mis-information is out there about organic weed control. So let’s start with the basics. Weeds typically show up in your yard because by any number of means weed seed ended up in your yard. Maybe birds, mostly the wind. Weed seeds need just a few… Click here to read more…

Rare Japanese Maple Varieties $15 and $20 each!

Updated : June 17, 2024

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Crimson Queen Japanese maple.

This is an actual ad from the Buy/Sell Area of Our Members Area. I am posting it here just to give you an idea what what the ads in Our Buy/Sell Area actually look like and what kind of deals you can find there. I am posting it here just to give you an idea… Click here to read more…

Mini Skirt Hosta PP26743

Updated : June 17, 2024

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See the PP26743 after the name of this neat little hosta? That means that this plant is patented and you can I are not allowed to propagate this hosta, even if for our own yard. But don’t let the plant patent scare you off. Just because we can’t propagate plants like this we can still… Click here to read more…

Sunsation Magnolia

Updated : June 17, 2024

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My neighbor Richard gave me several Magolias this spring. They were all young plants but this ‘Sunsation’ bloomed like crazy despite it’s small size. Things you should know about ‘Sunsation’ Magnolia . . . The blooms are a striking, beautiful yellow color. This ornamental tree is hardy in zones 5 thru 9. It blooms in… Click here to read more…

Sadie’s Delight Japanese Maple.

Updated : June 17, 2024

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This wonderful little tree was given to me by one of our long time members Janice Meyers. Janice grew hundreds of Japanese maples from seed and this one just stood out as very unique. So she named it after her mother Sadie. Janice hung on to it for some time but then she was getting… Click here to read more…

Trimming Liners Before you Pot them.

Updated : June 17, 2024

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If there’s one thing that human beings really, really are afraid to do, it’s trimming plants. I hear this all the time; “I was afraid to trim them, I was afraid I’d kill them.” First of all, you are not going to kill things simply by trimming them. Of course cutting things to much during… Click here to read more…

Plant Growers Workshop and Wholesale Buying Opportunity

Updated : June 17, 2024

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This is big deal! The dates . . .October, 10, 2019 10:00 am til 4:00 pmOctober 11, 2019 10:00 am til 4:00 pmOctober 12, 2019 10:00 am til 2:00 pm Where? Mike’s Plant Farm, 4850 North Ridge Road, Perry, Ohio 44081 If you can not make this event, don’t worry, on Saturday October 12th we… Click here to read more…

Rare, difficult to find, Japanese maple varieties.

Updated : June 17, 2024

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I just spotted this ad in Our Members Area, and you will not believe the prices. These are true wholesale prices but in Our Members Area you don’t have to purchase large quantities of plants. You often buy just a couple of items. I am posting this here just to give you an idea of… Click here to read more…

Wholesale Plant/Nursery Stock Sale Event! 3 Days!

Updated : June 17, 2024

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We are hosting this wholesale buying event for 3 days only. June 9, 2019, 9:00 am til 4:00 pm June 15th, 2019, 9:00 am til 4:00 pm June 22nd, 2019, 9:00 am til 4:00 pm We are offering . . . Rooted Cuttings, 95 cents each. Quart Containers, $2.25 each. One Gallon Size Plants, $3.35… Click here to read more…

City Girl Rakes in $4,500 in two Short Days Selling Small Plants from Her Tiny City Lot.

Updated : June 17, 2024

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Lyn lives in California and I was fortunate enough to meet her at one of Our Shindigs here in Perry, Ohio. Yes, she traveled from California to Ohio just to meet other Backyard Growers. We have backyard growers all over the U.S. and Canada and beyond successfully selling plants from home and reporting amazing results…. Click here to read more…

A Really Easy Way to Make Lots and Lots of New Plants.

Updated : June 17, 2024

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Our members often refer to this as “Stick Farming” because that’s pretty much what it is. We turn what appear to be worthless sticks in to beautiful, viable plants. Follow along. Basically what we are talking about are hardwood cuttings. We do hardwood cuttings during the winter. Never earlier than Thanksgiving and as late as… Click here to read more…

Non Patented, Public Domain Plants that You Should Be Free to Propagate.

Updated : June 17, 2024

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Disclaimer: You must do your due diligence! With the help of many of Our Members we have compiled a list of plants that are not patented and appear to be in the public domain. However, we here at McGroarty Enterprises Inc. have not verified every plant on this list. It is your responsibility as a… Click here to read more…

Preparing a Lawn for the Planting of Grass Seed.

Updated : April 9, 2025

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Preparing a new lawn for grass seed is a bit of work, but it’s not that difficult to do successfully if you are armed with just a bit of basic information. A few basics that you must get right… Pam and I recently built a new house, you know, all one floor, no steps. I… Click here to read more…

How to Get Rid of Yucca.

Updated : March 3, 2019

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I get this question a lot . . . “Mike, how in the world do you get rid of Yucca?” Yucca have roots that go really deep into the ground so when you dig them out it’s unlikely that you are going to get all of the roots and new plants will sprout up from… Click here to read more…

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