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Mike McGroarty Swapping Spit with a Donkey.

Updated : April 4, 2017

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Mike and Finn

See the video below. I know that we have people who really, really love Finnegan and Fergus so we try and include them in our shenanigans as often as possible.  Once a day I grab a five gallon bucket to sit on and and I take a few moments to feed them crackers. Fergus is… Click here to read more…

Gardening in January No Matter Where You Live!

Published : January 9, 2017

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Mike and the members.

Single digits here in Ohio this week!  Brrrrrr. Both the plants and the Donkeys are Doing Fine.  The donkeys stay in their little shelter house during the day, it’s pretty open but it keeps the wind off of them.  Then at nighttime they check into Their Little Semi Underground Bedroom. The plants?  The plants are… Click here to read more…

Putting up a Building in Five Hours!

Updated : January 1, 2017

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From the inside looking out.

We were running out of room at the nursery and decided to add an extra storage building that we intend to Use to Pack and Ship Small Plants, Liners and Rooted Cuttings. We have a local company run by an Amish Family that builds all kinds of outdoor storage buildings and this is the second… Click here to read more…

Thank you Tim and Patty!

Published : December 21, 2016

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A Christmas Gift? For me?

Tim and Patty (“Cookie”), thank you so much for thinking of us at this time of the year.  But mostly, thanks for being part of our Backyard Growers Family! Folks, I’m sharing this for a couple of reasons.  All of Our Members are like family to me.  Words cannot even begin to explain why. Timothy… Click here to read more…

The Little Yellow Dog.

Published : December 21, 2016

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The Little Yellow Dog.

In October we lost our little yellow dog.  She was 14 years old.  We loved her to death and I wanted her to be buried at the nursery, Near the Donkeys.  We bought her a grave marker and I had a sign made that hangs on the fence by her grave.  I’ll post a photo… Click here to read more…

A Very Simple Landscape Design Idea.

Published : December 21, 2016

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Landscape design idea.

Over the years I’ve landscape somewhere between 500 and 1,000 homes.  I’ve done everything from simple, basic landscapes to extravagant landscapes for very expensive homes.  Over the years I adopted a basic landscape design that I could apply to just about any house and actually repeat that scheme on different sides of the same house… Click here to read more…

The Ten Minute Plant Show.

Updated : December 13, 2016

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Annabelle Hydrangea.

In Our Members Area we are always discussing new and interesting ways to sell more plants.  Many people live in an area where it’s just not feasible to invite a bunch of people to their house for a plant sale, so they are always looking for new ideas. This simple idea starts with a simple… Click here to read more…

The Wrap Around Potting System.

Published : November 9, 2016

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The Wrap Around Potting System.

My life of potting benches truly has involved.  For years and years I used a “Legless Potting Bench” and I pretty much made that bench famous when I shared it online so many years ago.  That started with me resting one end of the bench on my potting soil pile and supporting the other end… Click here to read more…

Growing Hydrangeas from Cuttings in the Fall or Winter.

Updated : November 8, 2016

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Hydrangea cuttings stuck close together.

I am writing this article on election day, November 8th, 2016. Don’t forget to vote for the Donkeys, they are Running for President! The plants right in front of Cathy are Annabelle Hydrangea.  We stuck those cuttings last November, potted them up in late June and I took this photo in October.  They bloomed like… Click here to read more…

Shindig 2016 at Mike’s Plant Farm in Perry, Ohio

Updated : October 10, 2016

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Mike and Pam McGroarty with Duston McGroarty.

Every year, for many, many years now, we hold an annual event at our nursery here in Perry, Ohio for our Backyard Grower Members.  It’s a big deal for all of us because we spend all year communicating online, buying and selling plants to and from one another, helping each other growing problems, but seldom… Click here to read more…

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