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The Perfect Plant for a Shady Garden, Jack Frost Brunnera

Updated : June 23, 2020

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Jack Frost Brunnera

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

Updated : April 18, 2020

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Little Business 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’

Updated : April 18, 2020

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Eenie-Weenie-Daylily

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?

Updated : April 14, 2020

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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!

Updated : April 1, 2020

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Purple Ghost Japanese Maple.

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

Updated : February 27, 2020

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Home Gardening and Electricity. The Dangers!

Updated : February 18, 2020

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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.

Updated : February 18, 2020

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The striking image of 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.

Updated : February 15, 2020

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Snow Covered Harry Lauder's Walking Stick.

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

Updated : February 15, 2020

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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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‘Rockin Raspberry’ Bee Balm.

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'Bubblegum Blast' Bee Balm.

‘Bubblegum Blast’ Bee Balm

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Blue Angel Hosta.

‘Blue Angel’ Hosta.

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Big Daddy Hosta.

‘Big Daddy’ Hosta

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'Humpback Whale' hosta.

‘Humpback Whale’ Hosta.

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Complete Guides

Growing, Rooting and Propagating Dappled Willow in Tree Form from Cuttings.

Growing Seeds, Winter Sowing, in Milk Jugs and Kitty Litter Jugs.

The Correct Way to Pot Rooted Cuttings, Nursery Stock Liners and other Plants.

Training Arborvitae and other Conical Evergreens to Grow with a Single Leader.

How to Propagate, Root Cuttings, of Dwarf Alberta Spruce.

Recent Posts

Blue Angel Hosta.

‘Blue Angel’ Hosta.

'Blue Angel'hosta is by far one of my favorite blue hostas. A big hosta like this in a perennial bed covers a lot of area and that keeps a ton of weeds at bay! These giant heart shaped leaves are very slug resistant. We have this plant in full sun. With … Read Full Article

Big Daddy Hosta.

‘Big Daddy’ Hosta

'Big Daddy' hosta is one of my favorite big hostas, mostly because it's big, it's blue and it has very interested leaves that are a bit dimpled. Big Daddy hosta gets about 24" tall and 36" wide. It's hardy in zones 3 through 9, the flowers are blends of … Read Full Article

'Humpback Whale' hosta.

‘Humpback Whale’ Hosta.

We sold out of 'Humpback Whale' hosta pretty early this year. Humpback Whale is pretty impressive hosta and this one really hasn't matured yet because they can get three feet high and 7 feet wide. I've also seen photos of them that show them to be a lot … Read Full Article

Ice Plant, delosperma

Ice Plant, delosperma

How pretty is that? And it's a ground hugging perennial that comes back year and year. These plants were new to our nursery last year so Pam and I planted three of them in our landscape at home. Not only did they do really well last year but they wintered … Read Full Article

Electric Red Dianthus

‘Electric Red’ Dianthus

I've been working on my perennial bed at the nursery and this Electric Red Dianthus caught my eye and was screaming "make my picture". So I did! Dianthus in general are great perennials for your garden. They are super winter hardy even here in cold … Read Full Article

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