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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…
This is my story: (It’s a little on the ugly side.) I grew up in the small town of Perry, Ohio. Not much in Perry except plant nurseries, and we have about 100 wholesale growers within about a 10 mile radius of my house. I still live within a mile of where I grew up…. Click here to read more…
Hello! My name is Kevin Schwab and, along with my wife Christine and daughter Emily, own and operate King Arthur Nursery, LLC. The Schwabs are Members of Our Backyard Growers Business Center which is why his nursery is being featured here. We are located in metro St. Louis, Missouri in a very accessible area of… Click here to read more…
Abbotswood Potentilla is awesome plant! It’s easy to grow, easy to care for, super easy to propagate and it really easy to keep it looking nice in a landscape. Abbottswood, like most Potentilla is a prolific bloomer. It starts blooming in June and blooms all summer long right on into fall. Hardy in zones 3… Click here to read more…
Potting Soil has to be the most confusing thing ever! Really it is. You look around on the Internet and you find recipe after recipe after recipe for potting soil. And they vary a lot and for the most part they are very different. The worst thing about all this variation? Very few of these… Click here to read more…
Why am I posting about this now? Because in Ohio, it is time to prune your grape vines! Plant your cuttings in the spring to grow more grape vines! Like most plants, grape vines really like rich soil that is fairly well drained. However, they will grow well in soils heavier than most ornamental plants… Click here to read more…
A winter plant propagation video. You are about to discover how to to make hardwood cuttings of Purple Sandcherry and other flowering shrubs. Watch the video. ******************************************************** I’m an ad, just ignore me. I’m used to it. A Christmas Present for you! Give yourself my Backyard Growing System for Christmas. If this doesn’t change your… Click here to read more…
