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A couple of years ago I posted a video and some photos of the landscaping around our house and one guy said something like, “It’s a good thing you know how to grow plants because your landscape design skills are terrible. So when I did an update I titled the post, “My Landscape Design Skills… Click here to read more…
One of Our Members, http://backyardgrowers.com/join, shared this article with the other members. It’s a great article about long held gardening beliefs that just flat out are not true. I’d love to display the article here but I just don’t have permission to do so so I am simply going to provide you with a link… Click here to read more…
It’s that time of year when I have to put balls on the Japanese maples that we dug earlier this spring. On this page, https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2021/04/how-to-put-a-ball-and-burlap-on-a-bare-root-tree-that-has-been-previously-dug/, I show you how I put a ball on trees that were previously dug bare root. Actually, putting the ball on them is the easy part. The hard part? Moving… Click here to read more…
21 Plants that are Easy to Grow and Sell Like Crazy The following 21 plants are really easy to grow and they sell like hot cakes. They always have been really good sellers and they always will be really good sellers. And this list is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to… Click here to read more…
Dappled Willow, Hakuro Nishiki, is a great plant to grow and sell for a number of reasons. One, they are extremely colorful and eye catching in the early spring. They grow fast and make an excellent privacy screen. They also do well in wet areas. They do well in full sun or partial shade and… Click here to read more…
This article was written by One of Our Members, Mike Dysinger to share with the rest of the members. I found it so valuable I asked if I could share it here. Learn more about Mike at the end of the article. Tips and Tricks for Growing Plants from Seed Growing plants from seed is… Click here to read more…
Are plant patents a good thing or a bad thing? Is this just “Big Brother” controlling what we do in our own garden? First, let me put this out there. I am not an attorney. I will explain this as I understand it but keep in mind, I am a “Dumb Ole Dirt Farmer”, don’t… Click here to read more…
Right now is the ideal time to buy plants because they are beautiful and not picked over. We have an excellent selection of the items listed here. We have lots and lots of other things you can buy, all only $7.97 each but I’m not going to list them all here. These are the items… Click here to read more…
That’s what he told me. He said my landscape design skills totally suck. Or something to that effect. Last summer when I did a post about landscape lighting some helpful visitor to my website suggested that I stick to growing plants because I was a terrible landscape designer. So yesterday as I was walking into… Click here to read more…
One of the most important things you need to learn as a gardener is that there is a digging or transplanting season that has a beginning and an end. Digging season starts in the fall, usually around Thanksgiving, after deciduous plants have lost their leaves. Digging season continues through early spring. Once plants start to… Click here to read more…
See more photos and learn more about Nathan and his nursery here. Questions, comments, mean things to say? Post them below and I will respond. Until then, by any and all means stay inspired! I often share this quote with Our Members . . . “Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to… Click here to read more…
Red Prince Weigela is one of the best selling plants that I grow. I guess it’s the striking red flowers that attract attention that make it such a great seller. Red Prince grows well in zones 4 through 8. Red Prince loves full sun but it will also tolerate some shade. Rich green leaves really… Click here to read more…
These are rules for digging trees and other plants. Only dig trees or plants when they are dormant. Here in Ohio dormancy occurs usually right before Thanksgiving, after we’ve had at least on night with temps down around 28 degrees F. or lower. That’s when digging season begins, and for us it usually ends about… Click here to read more…
In this case we were able to lean the trees against the tailgate, but often times it helps to put a bale of straw or two across the back of the truck or trailer to lean the trees against. Then additional trees are actually stacked onto top of the first row of trees. The pots… Click here to read more…
Mountain Fire Piers Japonica is a broad leaf evergreen. This particular variety is famous for the fire red new growth that comes out in the spring, thus the name. Piers Japonica can grow quiet tall, as tall as 8′, they are relatively slow growing and can easily kept to a more manageable size of about… Click here to read more…
I used to work with a guy that used to say, “I’ve only got one other speed and thatun’s slower than thisun.” And that’s how I often feel at the nursery. Never enough time to get it all done exactly when I’d like to get it done. And Many of Our Members struggle with this… Click here to read more…
‘Fire Alarm’ Coral Bells is a beautiful perennial is with reddish orange leaves. It grow small and compact with delicate white flowers on spikes. The average size of this plant is 9″ high by maybe 14″ wide. It is hardy in zone 4 through 8. This plant loves shade, partial shade. It’s probably going to… Click here to read more…
This dark leaved Coral Bells is a great addition to any garden but especially so if you can place it near plants that are bright in color. These almost midnight leaves a glossy and shiny and look fantastic next to things what bright in color like Rainforest Sunrise Hosta or another bright plant. Heuchera Coral… Click here to read more…
If you like big Hostas, then Blue Angel is a must have for your garden! The giant leaves of Blue Angel can be as large as 16″. When people visit my nursery this hosta catches their eye and all of a sudden it’s a must have for them! Hosta love shade but some sunlight makes… Click here to read more…
