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Gardening Things You Should Know for Spring.

Updated : February 12, 2020

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Black-eyed Susan

Beautiful spring weather means a lot of things, but for gardeners it means that we finally get to get out and get our hands in the dirt. We all have projects on the clipboard, things we’d like to do in the yard this spring. In this post I am going to compile a list of… Click here to read more…

Green Thumb Backyard Nursery, Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania

Published : February 9, 2020

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The smallest grower in Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania.

Lori is a Member of Our Backyard Growers Business Center, that’s why her nursery is being featured here. We are a licensed and inspected family owned propagation nursery in the historic town of Scenery Hill, Pa. For those of you that have not heard of Scenery Hill, we are about an hour South of Pittsburgh,… Click here to read more…

How to Grow Weeping Pussy Willow from Cuttings.

Updated : February 9, 2020

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Weeping Pussy Willow Grown from a Cutting.

This is one hot item that I never see available in Our Members Area, and usually just about every plant imaginable is available in our members are at deep wholesale prices. This is an item that would sell like crazy! I picked up a Weeping Pussy Willow from a local wholesale growers a couple of… Click here to read more…

Those Silly Donkeys!

Updated : April 18, 2020

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Finnegan being silly.

This below video is just a silly video. When I first built The Underground Donkey House with the really small doorway with the rope door someone said; “I’d love to see them go through that door.” Well . . . better late than ever, here’s Fergus putting himself to bed.

Hillbilly Chapel Farm, Townville, Pennsylvania

Updated : February 7, 2020

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Shawn-and-Carrie-Amy

Hillbilly Chapel Farm 15121 Carpenter Road Townville, PA 16360 Shawn and Carrie are Members of Our Backyard Growers Business Center which is why their nursery is featured on this site. Meet Us at the Chapel! Come on over and visit with us for a spell at the Hillbilly Chapel Farm. The Amy family, Pa (Shawn),… Click here to read more…

Crimson Queen Laceleaf Weeping Japanese Maple

Updated : February 1, 2020

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Crimson Queen Laceleaf Weeping Japanese Maple.

Couple things you should know about a tree like this. A Laceleaf Weeping Japanese maple this size has a retail value of around $2,000. Seriously. In Our Members Area you can buy rare Japanese maples like this and so many other varieties for as little as $12 or $15. Small ones of course, but still… Click here to read more…

Backyard Growers Shindig 2019

Updated : February 1, 2020

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Backyard Growers Shindig 2019

Every year we host a big get together for or Our Backyard Grower Members. I’ve been doing this since at least 2003, it’s been so long I can’t even remember. We’ve just set the date for our 2020 Backyard Growers Shindig. Since this is a members only event we only post the date, time and… Click here to read more…

My Elevated Fuel Tank.

Published : January 26, 2020

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A simple elevated fuel tank.

When I first got my Kubota Tractor one of the first things that I discovered was that pouring diesel fuel out of a five gallon can into funnel while standing on the running board of the tractor was not that easy. And usually it ended up with diesel fuel everywhere. I started searching for a… Click here to read more…

My 64th Birthday!

Updated : January 27, 2020

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https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2015/01/building-a-warm-shelter-for-miniature-donkeys-or-goats/

Who cares that Mike had a birthday? That’s a good question. But people have no been following me online now since 1999, that’s 21 years, and I know some like to know what’s going on with me. So I am going to ask you. Do you care? Do you like posts like this or are… Click here to read more…

Hydrangea Macrophylla ‘Nigra’

Updated : January 22, 2020

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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nigra'

Macrophylla hydrangeas are some of the most popular hydrangeas because they have large leaves, large blooms that are often very colorful. But they can also be less hardy than those in the Hydrangea paniculata family which are mostly white, off white, lime green. The Macrophyllas come in all kinds of beautiful colors. As growers or… Click here to read more…

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Bare Root Japanese Maple Trees about to be Heeled in.

Digging and storing bare root trees for later potting.

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