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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…
Every year we host a big get together for or Our Backyard Grower Members. I’ve been doing this since at least 2003, it’s been so long I can’t even remember. We’ve just set the date for our 2020 Backyard Growers Shindig. Since this is a members only event we only post the date, time and… 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…
The current images on this page are not great because I took them of plants growing wild in a very heavily wooded area on my property. But I will explain why I decided to use them. Years ago when I first started landscaping houses in 1979 one of my favorite go to plants, an evergreen… Click here to read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
