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How to Propagate and Grow ‘Milky Way’ Chinese Dogwood Trees, Cornus kousa

Updated : July 9, 2019

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Milky Way Chinese Dogwood Tree

Chinese Dogwood trees are really special because they bloom later than most flowering trees and often bloom longer. Here in zones 5 and 6, they don’t start blooming until at least June.  The blooms open a beautiful mint green in color and then whiten as time goes on. Is there a market for Chinese Dogwood… Click here to read more…

Top 20 Gardening Blogs 2013

Updated : November 5, 2014

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It’s that time of the year again, and if you’re a gardener looking to plant beautiful flowers, fruits, and vegetables, catching the latest gardening blogs is something you are sure to find enjoyable as well as beneficial. Why Read a Blog? These gardening blogs offer a world of information to those who choose to read… Click here to read more…

Mulching Our Japanese Maple Beds

Updated : November 5, 2014

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Mulching our Japanese maple beds.  Audio is really bad, it was windy and then from out of now where a random clanking tractor drove behind Amber with the camera!  Only in the country does that happen!  

Wheelbarrow Review, Which Wheelbarrow Should You or I Buy?

Updated : April 27, 2016

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Jackson Wheelbarrow

(Watch the video at the bottom of this post.  This might just be the fastest wheelbarrow in the world!) Wheelbarrows!  Why so many options?  Why can’t it be simple? One wheel? Two wheels? Plastic tub?   Metal tub? Is a two wheeled garden cart better? What about an electric wheelbarrow? (Read my review before going… Click here to read more…

Colorful and Flowering Plants to Brighten Up Your Yard in the Early Spring

Updated : May 16, 2020

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Lynnwood Gold Forsythia

Your yard should have a sequence of color starting in spring and taking you on a journey of color and joy throughout the year.  I’m going to start by showing you a few things that will really wake up your yard in early spring. Lynnwood Gold Forsythia. A lot of people don’t like Forsythia, but… Click here to read more…

How to Make Your Own Sprinklers on Stand Pipes.

Updated : April 29, 2015

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Homemade Sprinkler Stand Pipe

Last week I realized that I need a couple of portable sprinklers that I could easily move around but they had to be high enough to clear small plants so I would get good coverage.  Those tripod sprinklers that you can buy are nice but they are expensive, and I had some that were made… Click here to read more…

Snow Damaged, Hoop House, Greenhouse, High Tunnel.

Updated : October 25, 2015

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Snow Damaged Hoop House

A lot of our members want greenhouses, even though you can easily do the Backyard Nursery Business with one.  I don’t have one.  Had one, took it down.  Everything I do is without a greenhouse.  If I were to do 30,000 or 50,000 Rhododendron cuttings each year for that I’d build a greenhouse.  Everything else… Click here to read more…

How can I use free wood chips in my garden?

Updated : November 5, 2014

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When we utter the word mulch it can mean a lot of different things.  Some mulch is free, some mulches we make ourselves via composting and some mulches you have to pay for. Where can I get Free Mulch? For the most part the only mulch that you are likely to get free of charge… Click here to read more…

Easy Composting Ideas and Receipes.

Updated : April 23, 2019

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Tell us about your composting methods. I’d love for you to share your composting, recipes, ideas and strategies here with others.  Post a comment below. You Should Be Doing this!  You Can Make Up to $93.60 in One Square Foot in Your Backyard.  Take a Peek. Rule #1 about composting. Composting doesn’t have to be… Click here to read more…

Harry Lauder Walking Stick

Updated : January 11, 2021

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Harry Lauder's Walking Stick in a pot

As many of you know I’m a big fan of the crazy looking plant Harry Lauder Walking Stick.  The true beauty of this plant is it’s crazy contorted branches that can’t grow straight if they tried. A few years ago we planted hundreds of these in the nursery and we’ve since dug them all up…. Click here to read more…

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Rooted cuttings of variegated weigela in bunches to harden off.

Over Wintering Rooted Cuttings.

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Mike's Big Perennial Bed.

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‘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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