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…
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…
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…
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