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How to Prune a Japanese Maple Tree

Updated : May 20, 2015

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Let’s talk about when you should prune your Japanese Maple tree.  The ideal time to prune a Japanese Maple tree is as soon as it needs pruning, if you don’t, they get straggly and not that attractive. STEP ONE: Disinfect your tools so you don’t spread disease. Because this is such a small tree, hand… Click here to read more…

“Grammaw’s” Baked Bean Recipe

Updated : November 25, 2014

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Ingredients: Two Large Cans of Campbells Baked Beans (53-1/4 ounce cans) One Large white onion chopped up in small pieces One pound of Dark brown sugar 1/4 cup of Ketchup Mix all the ingredients together in a baking dish.  Mix them together as best you can, but the brown sugar will be lumpy until it’s been… Click here to read more…

The Golden Curls Weeping Willow

Updated : August 9, 2017

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Click Here to Discover How to Get Started Growing and Selling Small Plants at Home      

How To Control Slugs

Updated : July 30, 2019

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How To Get Rid of Japanese Beetles

Published : July 22, 2011

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Digging My Well… My Plants Need Water!

Updated : February 13, 2015

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How To Ball and Burlap Dig A Tree

Updated : November 25, 2014

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A Successful 20 Year Old

Updated : May 29, 2019

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How many 20-year-olds that you know can make a claim like this: A note from one of my customers.  She posted this for all of the new members of The Backyard Grower’s Business Center to see… “Mike you met Rachel, year before last, she is getting it, at least on a small scale, thinking bigger,… Click here to read more…

Awesome!

Updated : June 8, 2011

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This is how you enter the contest. You have to mail me a postcard, a letter, or like I said before, the flap from the top of the Cherrios box.  Some people want me to register them via Email, but that’s not going to happen.  I am not going to sit at my computer and… Click here to read more…

Potting Shed Disguised As An Outhouse

Updated : November 25, 2014

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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…

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Rooted cuttings of variegated weigela in bunches to harden off.

Over Wintering Rooted Cuttings.

Posted On January 8, 2023 By Mike

Mike's Big Perennial Bed.

Mike’s Big Perennial Garden

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A Profound Thank You from Mike.

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Finnegan keeping the sun off his head.

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This upside down donkey is a hoot!

An Upside Down Donkey and Cute Puppy.

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'Rockin Raspberry' Bee Balm.

‘Rockin Raspberry’ Bee Balm.

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'Bubblegum Blast' Bee Balm.

‘Bubblegum Blast’ Bee Balm

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Blue Angel Hosta.

‘Blue Angel’ Hosta.

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Big Daddy Hosta.

‘Big Daddy’ Hosta

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'Humpback Whale' hosta.

‘Humpback Whale’ Hosta.

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Complete Guides

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Blue Angel Hosta.

‘Blue Angel’ Hosta.

'Blue Angel'hosta is by far one of my favorite blue hostas. A big hosta like this in a perennial bed covers a lot of area and that keeps a ton of weeds at bay! These giant heart shaped leaves are very slug resistant. We have this plant in full sun. With … Read Full Article

Big Daddy Hosta.

‘Big Daddy’ Hosta

'Big Daddy' hosta is one of my favorite big hostas, mostly because it's big, it's blue and it has very interested leaves that are a bit dimpled. Big Daddy hosta gets about 24" tall and 36" wide. It's hardy in zones 3 through 9, the flowers are blends of … Read Full Article

'Humpback Whale' hosta.

‘Humpback Whale’ Hosta.

We sold out of 'Humpback Whale' hosta pretty early this year. Humpback Whale is pretty impressive hosta and this one really hasn't matured yet because they can get three feet high and 7 feet wide. I've also seen photos of them that show them to be a lot … Read Full Article

Ice Plant, delosperma

Ice Plant, delosperma

How pretty is that? And it's a ground hugging perennial that comes back year and year. These plants were new to our nursery last year so Pam and I planted three of them in our landscape at home. Not only did they do really well last year but they wintered … Read Full Article

Electric Red Dianthus

‘Electric Red’ Dianthus

I've been working on my perennial bed at the nursery and this Electric Red Dianthus caught my eye and was screaming "make my picture". So I did! Dianthus in general are great perennials for your garden. They are super winter hardy even here in cold … Read Full Article

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