Over the winter I spent some time building/inventing a few things that I needed to make the nursery run smoother and my life easier. Some of these are interesting, some are kind of boring, but here they are. Originally this was my “Famous Legless Potting Bench” but once I bought a frontend loader it was… Click here to read more…
Zinnia Plant
When it comes to getting the most bang for your buck, a zinnia plant cannot be beat. Adding a big splash of color to your landscape will only run you $1.00 for a pack of seeds. Zinnia plants (Zinnia elegans) are native to Central America, Mexico and the Southwestern United States, but they will… Click here to read more…
Saving Winter Damaged Plants
In case you were wondering . . . Mother Nature is in charge. Always! This past winter was pretty brutal in many parts of the United States with temperatures dipping much lower than normal. Here in Ohio we typically see days in the single digits during January and February, but it’s usually only a few… Click here to read more…
How Does Garlic Grow?
How does garlic grow? Pretty effortlessly, if you ask me. Just give it some sun, a little water and watch it go. Years ago my husband and I took a trip to Raven, Virginia to visit his grandparents. Like most people that lived on top of the mountain, Maw-Maw and Paw-Paw Ball had a very,… Click here to read more…
Patented Plants and Plants with Registered trademarks and the Tale of White Fountain Weeping Cherry Trees.
Patented plants, plants with registered trademarks. What does all of that mean? What is a person/backyard grower to do? Without a doubt this is an extremely confusing and an intimidating subject and as far as some are concerned the more intimidating the better. I need your help with this and I will explain. Lately, I… Click here to read more…
What to Expect When Buying Plants From an Online Retailer
For people new to plant buying, making a purchase from an online retailer can feel like a gamble. Most sites show a beautiful picture of a mature plant and give a decent description of what conditions the plant will grow in, but most don’t do a very good job at telling you exactly what you… Click here to read more…
Rooted Cuttings. How to pot and or plant them, how, when, how often and how much to prune them.
Rooting cuttings is easy, I’ve been teaching people how to do it online since 1999. But once the cuttings are rooted how do care for them? How do you plant or pot them? When should they be first pruned? All great questions that folks have. People get all caught up in the process of rooting… Click here to read more…
Important Spring Gardening Tips.
It’s that time of the year when everybody want to get out into the yard and clean up after winter. It’s also the time of the year that we visit our local garden stores. Walking through a garden store is a lot like walking down the midway at the county fair. There are sights, sounds,… Click here to read more…
How to Grow & Train Flowering Hydrangea Shrubs into Tree Hydrangeas.
There are a number of different varieties of Hydrangea shrubs that are often grown into tree form. Many people don’t realize that a Tree Hydrangea is actually a Hydrangea shrub that was simply trained to grow as a flowering tree. This is also done with Rose of Sharon, I’ve seen it done with Red Twig… Click here to read more…
Repairing Loose Root Balls on Tree Hydrangea.
This is one of our Semi Famous “Mondays with Mike” Segments that I do for our Backyard Growers. Last week I went to a wholesale nursery stock auction and pick up about two truck loads of nursery stock. I’m going to do a post about growing flowering Hydrangea shrubs into trees so I grabbed a… Click here to read more…
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