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I made a movie for you about how to create a beautiful tree like this. The video is below. The Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud tree was discovered and developed by my friend Tim Brotzman of Brotzman’s Nursery in Madison, Ohio. What a spectacular plant! Brotzman’s is wholesale only, please do not contact them trying to… Click here to read more…
Pruning roses for the winter season is important. Roses have long been a favorite of many gardeners, but the frigid months of north can be detrimental to any plant and roses are no different. As the weather begins to change, so do the needs of the roses we enjoyed over the growing season. Having a strong… Click here to read more…
This might seem like a stretch on a gardening site, but I hope you make the connection with me. It might be hard to see a connection between growing and selling small plants and a Ferris Wheel so I will make that connection for you. Anytime I am doing anything in my nursery in the… Click here to read more…
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…
Training Lavender Twist Redbud
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…
I’ve been busy here in the nursery trying to squeeze in a few last events before winter arrives. In this video you’ll discover the simplicity of propagation from cuttings. For the most part I start taking cuttings around June 1st and continue taking them right up until the sand in my propagation boxes freezes. You… Click here to read more…
I often get asked how to get rid of poison ivy. And because I’ve got a situation on my property that has a really good stand of poison ivy that I have to deal with, I made you a video. A while back I showed you How to Identify Poison Ivy. This video is all… 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…
How to Start a Nursery Getting started in the nursery business is much easier than most people think. In the video that we have posted here I show you how simple it can be to get started in the nursery business. Following the strategy that I explain in this video it can be as simple… 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…
