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Propagating Potentilla from Cuttings

Updated : November 21, 2014

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Propagating potentilla from cuttings is really easy to do and when done as softwood cuttings during the late spring early summer they root quite quickly, usually in two to three weeks.     What I am going to show you in this post is propagating potentilla late in the season when the wood is much… Click here to read more…

Propagation From Cuttings

Updated : December 4, 2014

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 I’ve been busy here in the nursery trying to squeeze in a few last events before winter arrives.  In this video you’ll discover the simplicity of propagation from cuttings.  For the most part I start taking cuttings around June 1st and continue taking them right up until the sand in my propagation boxes freezes.  You… Click here to read more…

How to Start a Nursery

Updated : December 1, 2014

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How to Start a Nursery Getting started in the nursery business is much easier than most people think.  In the video that we have posted here I show you how simple it can be to get started in the nursery business.  Following the strategy that I explain in this video it can be as simple… Click here to read more…

Clam Shell Air Propagator

Updated : August 17, 2019

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If you want to do something that’s really fun in your yard, give this a try. The art or technique of air propagating, commonly known as air layering, has been around for years. But my friend Hong has created a little plastic device that makes the process simple. Watch the video… Air-layering is a method of… Click here to read more…

How to Grow Roses from Cuttings

Updated : May 20, 2015

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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…

How To Divide Hostas

Updated : January 26, 2015

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In this video I am going to show you how to divide hoastas. Division is exactly as it sounds. You just dig up the parent plant that you intend to reproduce and quite simply divide it into many plants.Of course the size of the parent plant will determine how many times you can divide it.If… Click here to read more…

A Simple Way To Root Plants From Cuttings

Updated : May 31, 2019

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Forsythia Propagation

Updated : November 25, 2014

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Purple Sandcherry-Pruning and Propagating

Updated : May 20, 2015

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Purple Flowering Sandcherry is an easy plant to grow, always a great seller because of its purple leaves and delicate pink flowers. Always in demand. How is this plant sold? Let me count the ways. Unrooted hardwood cuttings. An unrooted cutting is pretty much nothing but a stick.  But because of the popularity of Purple… Click here to read more…

Really Nice Japanese Maples – Crash Course On Grafting and Budding

Updated : November 19, 2019

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People often get really confused when you start talking about grafted plants or budded plants. They also get confused when they have plants in their landscape that start acting crazy and they don’t know why. In this video, I explain how and why plants produce suckers and why those suckers should be removed. If they… Click here to read more…

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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.

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Listen up, me and the donkeys, Finnegan and Fergus, made a video for you that just might save you a giant headache when it comes to your power equipment. I made this giant mistake and hopefully this will make sure that it does not happen to you. Not … Read Full Article

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A couple of years ago I posted a video and some photos of the landscaping around our house and one guy said something like, "It's a good thing you know how to grow plants because your landscape design skills are terrible. So when I did an update I titled the … Read Full Article

Busting Gardening Myths!

One of Our Members, http://backyardgrowers.com/join, shared this article with the other members. It's a great article about long held gardening beliefs that just flat out are not true. I'd love to display the article here but I just don't have permission to … Read Full Article

How to Move Heavy things the Easy Way.

It's that time of year when I have to put balls on the Japanese maples that we dug earlier this spring. On this page, https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2021/04/how-to-put-a-ball-and-burlap-on-a-bare-root-tree-that-has-been-previously-dug/, I show you how I put … Read Full Article

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