Landscape lighting, properly designed and installed can really enhance the appearance of your home at night and provide a level of security. On this page you’ll find a couple of videos and some still photos of the landscape around my house and and the lighting that I plan to install as well as some night… Click here to read more…
Growing, Selling and Propagating Dark Green Arborvitae.
Dark Green Arborvitae is the perfect plant for an evergreen hedge that will give you both privacy and beauty. For an evergreen they are a relatively fast grower, filling in nicely to create the perfect privacy hedge. Dark Green Arbovitae grow happily in zones 3 through 7. They 36″ to 48″ wide and grow as… Click here to read more…
Mike McGroarty Interviewed On Western Life Radio (April 4, 2020)
Inventory at Mike’s Plant Farm in Perry, Ohio
Every single plant in the joint is only $7.97! I think we have 11 plants that are not $7.97. Everything else is! Please note; This inventory list is not complete. We have many thing that are not on this list and there are a few things here that we are still trying to get. Mike’s… Click here to read more…
Little Business Daylily, Hemerocallis ‘Little Business’, Reblooming Daylily
This daylily grows in all kinds of soils, extremely hardy, drought tolerant and excellent choice for attracting humming birds and butterflies. We sell at ton of these at Mike’s Plant Farm. When people see the red bloom the go crazy over them. This plant happily grows in zones 3 through 9. As always, by any… Click here to read more…
Eenie Weenie Daylily, Hemerocallis ‘Eenie Weenie’
Eenie Weenie is a small, compact daylily that blooms as bright as the sun. Even with flower spikes it’s still only 16″ high. By far, one of my favorite daylilies because of it’s compact size. Hardy to zone 2, that’s pretty darn hardy! Great for attracting humming birds and butterflies. As always, by any and… Click here to read more…
Can I use Well Composted Horse Manure in My Garden?
I get this question a lot, especially in The Members Area. And people always chime in with the same answer because it’s what they read “On the Internet”. They say; “No, you should never use horse manure in your garden because horses can’t digest weed seeds and you’ll have a garden full of weeds. And… Click here to read more…
Purple Ghost Japanese Maple, only $15.00!
I just spotted these for sale in Our Members Area for only $15.00 each! Of course they are small, but $15.00? That’s a bargain. These are being offered by one of our members and she actually has a long listing of all kinds of different and rare Japanese maples. They won’t last long and I… Click here to read more…
Covid-19, the Corona Virus and the plant business.
How small growers are thriving during this crisis with online plant sales. The beauty of growing small plants at home is that those plants are small enough that they can be easily boxed up and shipped to eager buyers who find you online. In this video I take you on a tour of the Buy/Sell… Click here to read more…
Mike Does a Radio Interview
Home Gardening and Electricity. The Dangers!
This is something that I bring up In Our Members Area on a regular basis because it is extremely important. There are a lot of ways and reasons to use electricity in conjunction with the growing of plants. But you have to beware and be aware. My goal with this post is to make you… Click here to read more…
Growing, Caring for and Propagating Miss Kim Lilac.
Syringa pubescens subsp. patula ‘Miss Kim’ is an awesome Lilac for any yard. This amazing plant grows tight and compact, unlike traditional lilacs. Yet it is every bit as nice in so many ways. Compact growing habit and dwarf in size. Most grow to a height and width of 6 feet or 8 feet maximum…. Click here to read more…
Beautiful Snow Covered Plants.
There are some plants that are absolutely breathtaking when covered with fresh snow. I have a few favorites that I’ll share with you here. Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick is one of them! Weeping Nootka Cypress! When I share photos of this plant online I get two reactions. People love it or they hate it. But… Click here to read more…
Growing and Propagating Black Eyed Susan, Rudebeckia
Black Eyed Susan is a beautiful, great selling perennial that is super easy to grow and super easy to propagate. Several years ago I planted about 20 in a bed and for the past several years we dig up about 5 clumps, tear those clumps into pretty small pieces, pot them up and in a… Click here to read more…
Whistle Hill Nursery Clinton, Tennesse
Nathan is a long time Member of Our Backyard Growers Members Area which is why his nursery is being featured here. But I have to brag on Nathan a bit because he started with us right out of high school just a few years ago. (I bought this box of plants from him way back… Click here to read more…
Thompson Growers Westminster, SC
Donna Thompson is a Member of Our Backyard Growers Members Area which is why her nursery is being featured here. Thompson Growers 375 Cleveland Pike Road Westminster, SC 29693 Phone: 864-648-8162 “Thompson Growers” on Facebook Email: [email protected] First, I would like to thank Mike McGroaty and his family for inspiring me and many others that… Click here to read more…
Edging a bed with a Nursery spade. Not a Shovel!
This is the nursery spade I recommend. (Note: that’s an Amazon affiliate link.) Questions, comments, mean things to say? Post them below and I’ll respond.
Gardening Things You Should Know for Spring.
Beautiful spring weather means a lot of things, but for gardeners it means that we finally get to get out and get our hands in the dirt. We all have projects on the clipboard, things we’d like to do in the yard this spring. In this post I am going to compile a list of… Click here to read more…
Green Thumb Backyard Nursery, Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania
Lori is a Member of Our Backyard Growers Business Center, that’s why her nursery is being featured here. We are a licensed and inspected family owned propagation nursery in the historic town of Scenery Hill, Pa. For those of you that have not heard of Scenery Hill, we are about an hour South of Pittsburgh,… Click here to read more…
How to Grow Weeping Pussy Willow from Cuttings.
This is one hot item that I never see available in Our Members Area, and usually just about every plant imaginable is available in our members are at deep wholesale prices. This is an item that would sell like crazy! I picked up a Weeping Pussy Willow from a local wholesale growers a couple of… Click here to read more…
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