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Citronelle Coral Bells, Heuchera villosa ‘Citronelle’

Updated : July 12, 2019

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Coral Bells Citronelle, Heuchera Citronelle

Grow Citronelle Coral Bells,   Heuchera villosa and ‘Citronelle’ if you are looking for plants that are easy to take care of, will grow in zones 4 through 9 and will brighten up any landscape. Stay at Home Mom Loves Growing and Selling Plants from Home.  Look at what She Grows. This particular plant is in the… Click here to read more…

How do you propagate Dianthus, Carnation or Sweet William, sometimes known as Pink?

Updated : May 14, 2019

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Dianthus, Sweet William, Carnation or Pink.

Dianthus is an amazing plant that will really wake up any landscape.  They bloom heavily in the spring, on into the summer and if you deadhead them (remove the spent flowers after blooming) they are likely to bloom again even into the fall. They love full sun and do well in zones 4 through 9. … Click here to read more…

Backyard Landscape Design Ideas, what plants to use where.

Updated : November 5, 2014

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Backyard Landscaping Design Ideas

A few days ago I gave you some landscape design strategies in this post, and today I have a few more ideas for you. At the nursery I decided to dig out an area where we could set our small pots.  Great idea, but that left me with a mountain of dirt that you can… Click here to read more…

Landscaping Ideas. What Plant Goes Where in the Landscape?

Updated : May 10, 2019

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Landscaping Ideas

What does it take to create a nice, attractive landscape planting? What is the number one thing that many people do wrong? The secret to an attractive landscape design is you have to be bold and daring.  Take off your “conservative” hat and toss it in the fire pit! What do most people do wrong?… 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…

Mondays with Mike McGroarty at Mike’s Plant Farm, 4850 North Ridge Road, Perry, Ohio 44081

Updated : November 5, 2014

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Welcome to Mondays with Mike McGroarty. I started doing these videos for my Backyard Growers, but realized that a lot of other people will like them as well.  This is a bit of a documentary of what we we have going on at Mike’s Plant Farm here in wonderful Perry, Ohio. May 27th, 2013. Mulching… Click here to read more…

Should I Remove the Burlap Before Planting My Tree?

Updated : April 9, 2019

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Excellent question and here’s my definitive answer;  “It depends.”  There are a lot of different kinds of so-called burlap being used to ball trees today and there’s no way for me to know what kind of burlap your tree has on it. I often like to leave the burlap intact when planting trees because it… Click here to read more…

‘Fireworks’ Fountain Grass

Updated : November 21, 2014

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‘Fireworks’ Fountain Grass  (Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’)  PP18504 This is why I love plants! Like most mornings I grabbed a cup of coffee and headed to our sun room to read and enjoy my coffee.  As the sun was coming up I looked outside and through the porch railing I see this spectacular display of red… Click here to read more…

Techny Arborvitae

Updated : May 12, 2015

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Techny Arborvitae, also known as Mission Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis ‘Techny’ This by far my favorite Arborvitae!  It has a beautiful dark green color, it grows very dense, it’s a medium fast grower.  Some say it’s a slow grower and compared to a lot of other Arborvitae it is slower growing.  However, you will hear me… Click here to read more…

Emerald Green Arborvitae

Updated : October 22, 2015

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Simple Easy Work that you can do at home.

Emerald Green Arborvitae-Thuga occidentalis ‘Smaragd’   Hardy in zones 3 through 8. All pyramidal Arborvitae are not created equal!  Some look similar but they grow and perform over time very differently.  There are two upright, pyramidal Arborvitae that I really like because the look great, and over time they perform exactly as you expect them to.  They are very different… Click here to read more…

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