Loves shade, does not tolerate sun well at all. Grows to a height of about 12 to 15 inches tall. Flowers are striking blue clusters. Hardy in zones 3 through 8. Water once or twice a week in the heat of the summer. If planting in a group place them 12″ to 14″ apart. There… Click here to read more…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

Couple things you should know about a tree like this. A Laceleaf Weeping Japanese maple this size has a retail value of around $2,000. Seriously. In Our Members Area you can buy rare Japanese maples like this and so many other varieties for as little as $12 or $15. Small ones of course, but still… Click here to read more…

Macrophylla hydrangeas are some of the most popular hydrangeas because they have large leaves, large blooms that are often very colorful. But they can also be less hardy than those in the Hydrangea paniculata family which are mostly white, off white, lime green. The Macrophyllas come in all kinds of beautiful colors. As growers or… Click here to read more…

Hosta often get sold short because people think they’ve seen all the hostas that they want to see and often tell me; “I’ve got hosta, I don’t need anymore hosta!” When in fact they simply are not familiar with all of the really interesting varieties of hosta that are out there and not usually available… Click here to read more…