The Most Fun You Can Have With Your Bibs On!
Variegated Liriope (Liriope muscari ‘Variegata’) is one of my all-time favorite plants to use as a border around a planting bed or along a sidewalk or even a driveway. They are colorful, low growing and they flower in mid-summer with purple flowers on short spikes about 12″ tall. Probably closer to 8″ tall. Unlike hosta,… Click here to read more…
Hydrangea pruning! When is the best time? When is the correct time? I promise to make this easy once and for all. You can grow and sell plants just like this and people will go crazy over them. Getting started is easy. Start right now! Hydrangeas are confusing, to say the least, but in this article,… Click here to read more…
Friends, I’ve been growing and have had Java Red Weigela in my landscape for years and I promise you, this is a very, very nice plant. Like almost all flowering shrubs it should be pruned at least once a year to maintain a nice shape, but the nice thing about Java Red is that it… Click here to read more…
Heuchera, ‘Coral Bells’ will wake up your yard. Your neighbors will be envious! I’ve written about Coral Bells before but I’ve got some new pictures that I just have to share with you. These are some of the coolest (I know, saying “cool” shows my age) plants that I’ve ever added to a landscape. And… Click here to read more…
I love this tree! -Mike McGroarty The Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud tree is an awesome specimen that everybody should have in their yard. The photos you see here are The Lavender Twist that I had in my front yard of the house we just sold. Redbud trees have an interesting way of displaying… Click here to read more…
You are going to love this article on how to grow roses from cuttings. This is a really simple process that works and takes all the mystery out of rose propagation. A customer of mine actually made this video for you and I. Thank you Jeff! Rose Bush Propagation This is a process that can… Click here to read more…
I originally wrote these transplanting tips for our Backyard Growers but it really is important. I actually wrote this in response to another thread about Japanese Maples but I want it to be a stand-alone thread because really is THAT important. Timing timing timing timing timing. Make sure you are doing the right thing at… Click here to read more…
Holy Cow! Are we having a blast or what? Congratulations to all of my Backyard Growers who are on fire with excitement, success and enthusiasm. I promise, this is without a doubt, the most fun you can have with your bibs on! How to Grow the Most Delicious Strawberries in Your Garden. Strawberries are easy… Click here to read more…
This is going to sound really crazy, but a few years back I was actually suffering from outhouse envy! Never heard of it? Probably not, but I declare it to be a real affliction. Perry, Ohio is a fairly rural community. Two traffic lights and not a single fast food restaurant. That rural enough for… Click here to read more…
