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Nikko Blue Hydrangea. Growing, Propagating and Making them Bloom.

Updated : February 12, 2015

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Nikko Blue Hydrangea,

Nikko Blue Hydrangea.  What is the secret to making them bloom? I think I’ve discovered the secret to making Nikko Blue Hydrangea bloom like crazy. Up to $93.60 in One Square Foot in your Backyard.  Amazing! Leave them alone!  Really.  Quit tinkering with your plants trying to give them every little thing they need.  What… Click here to read more…

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…

Potting Up Our Rooted Cuttings

Updated : November 5, 2014

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It’s a busy week for us… digging water lines, installing drain pipes, making retaining walls and potting up our rooted cuttings. Small Plants Like this Sell Like Crazy and in Many Cases You Can Find Buyers all over the Country that Will Buy from You.  Just Put them in a Box and Send them Off. … 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…

Rooted Cuttings Experiment and More

Updated : November 5, 2014

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I setup a rooted cutting experiment to see which medium would work best between coarse sand and potting soil. Watch the video to see which worked best!  

How to Propagate Fragrant Viburnum.

Updated : April 30, 2019

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Viburnum Carlesi

There is nothing like the smell of a fragrant viburnum outside your bedroom window or off the end of your porch.  As the wind blows the fragrance is carried throughout the yard. There are a number of different fragrant Viburnums but two old time favorites, and the two that are still the best no matter… Click here to read more…

Grafting Japanese Maple Trees Made Easy!

Updated : November 7, 2014

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Japanese Maple Grafting DVD

“How to” DVD Now Available. Graft Your Own Beautiful Japanese Maples at Home! Japanese maple trees are by far some of the most beautiful and the most desired plants in gardens around the world.  Those who have them love them, those who don’t covet them.  But in garden stores they can be pricey!  And the… Click here to read more…

Plant Propagation via Tissue Culture

Updated : November 7, 2014

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Plant Propagation via Tissue Culture is the most modern and scientific method of propagating new plants. Plant propagation via tissue culture is a form of micro propagation where tiny pieces of plant tissue are used to produce exact clones of the plant from which the tissue originated.  In the nursery business many plants are not… Click here to read more…

How To Get Paid For Selling Sticks

Updated : July 31, 2015

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This is Part 3 of a 3-part series on buying plants online and also selling the plants you grow online: Part 1  – How to Sell Plants Online Part 2 – Where to Buy Plants (at Rock-Bottom Prices) Online Part 3 – [You Are Here] – How to Get Paid to Sell Sticks (Yes… STICKS!!)… Click here to read more…

How To Build a Plant Propagation Box

Updated : May 20, 2015

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How to Build a Plant Propagation Box for Rooting Cuttings. The plant propagation box that I am going to show you how to build in this video is really, really easy to build.  You can make it any size you want from a little tiny one and as large as you want.  You can use this box… Click here to read more…

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Complete Guides

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

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

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