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Basically there are two ways, two different times of the year to grow roses from cuttings. Softwood Cutting Season begins in June and continues through the summer. By fall the wood hardens off and you have to do things a bit differently, You have to Apply Hardwood Cutting Strategies. Let’s keep things simple and put… Click here to read more…
This deer resistant perennial is an excellent addition to any garden. This perennial is extremely hardy in zones 4 to 8 and loves sun. They start blooming in early summer and bloom right on into fall. They get 18″ to 24″ tall but what we do is let them flush out in the spring, then… Click here to read more…
Here at Mike’s Plant Farm in Perry, Ohio we root tens of thousands of cuttings. Mostly flowering shrubs but we also do some evergreens as well. But in addition to that I buy plugs from wholesale suppliers that we can grow on and resell at a nice profit. I share my wholesale sources with Our… Click here to read more…
Blue Mouse Ears Hosta is a “Rock Star” in any garden! And the leaves really do look like mouse ears. The plant that I photographed for this article was growing in pretty heavy shade so it doesn’t has as much color as it would if it were out where it would get more sun. It… Click here to read more…
Even Fergus knows how important proper plant tagging is. Lately we’ve been sticking thousands of hardwood cuttings right along the Donkey Fence and let’s face it, right now they all look like sticks so making sure they are properly tagged is extremely important. There are a couple of things you need to know about tagging… Click here to read more…
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘All Summer Beauty’ All I can say is Wow! This is a spectacular plant! This is a plant that I’ve been trying to get my hands on for sometime now, not readily available in local markets and not all that available on the wholesale market. In my opinion, this is a plant that… Click here to read more…
Golden Curls Willow, Salix matsudana tortuosa The Golden Curls Willow, also called Corkscrew Willow by some, is a fun and interesting tree with an elegant and graceful appearance. This Golden Curls Weeping Willow is in my front yard. At the end of the growing season I always trim it up about as high as… Click here to read more…
Many gardeners are interested in Knockout® Rose bushes because of their hardiness and almost effortless maintenance. At first, the patented Knockout® Rose (introduced in 2000) was touted as being almost indestructible and disease resistant. However, these claims have been challenged within the past few years with the discovery of Rose rosette disease running rampant on… Click here to read more…
How to Propagate Mums Chrysanthemums refer to a genus of flowering plants with great genetic diversity. The Chrysanthemum was widely grown in China during the 15th century B.C. as a flowering herb. Stories recount that the boiled roots were used as a headache remedy, the leaves were used as a drink in festivities, and the… Click here to read more…
Mike and I were walking through the nursery yesterday discussing what we wanted to shoot our next “Mondays With Mike” video about. As we walked past a row of plants in the container area Mike said, “Hey Amber, check out the arborvitae”. As I walked closer to the grouping of evergreens tagged as Arborvitae ‘Emerald… Click here to read more…
We have four Hydrangea Endless Summer in our landscape at home and they truly are bloom making machines. They are resilient and they respond well to pruning. Since they are in front of the porch railing we can’t let them get too large so we trim as needed and it doesn’t slow down the blooming… Click here to read more…
If you’re looking for simple front yard landscaping ideas that actually work in real life, you’re in the right place. In this post, I’m going to show you 23 landscaping designs I’ve personally used over the years—no fluff, no theory, just what works. #1: Front Yard Landscaping Idea: Corner Sidewalk Planting Contrary to popular belief… Click here to read more…
Grow Citronelle Coral Bells, Heuchera villosa and ‘Citronelle’ if you are looking for plants that are easy to take care of, will grow in zones 4 through 9 and will brighten up any landscape. Stay at Home Mom Loves Growing and Selling Plants from Home. Look at what She Grows. This particular plant is in the… Click here to read more…
I made a movie for you about how to create a beautiful tree like this. The video is below. The Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud tree was discovered and developed by my friend Tim Brotzman of Brotzman’s Nursery in Madison, Ohio. What a spectacular plant! Brotzman’s is wholesale only, please do not contact them trying to buy from… Click here to read more…
Pruning roses for the winter season is important. Roses have long been a favorite of many gardeners, but the frigid months of north can be detrimental to any plant and roses are no different. As the weather begins to change, so do the needs of the roses we enjoyed over the growing season. Having a strong… Click here to read more…
This might seem like a stretch on a gardening site, but I hope you make the connection with me. It might be hard to see a connection between growing and selling small plants and a Ferris Wheel so I will make that connection for you. Anytime I am doing anything in my nursery in the… Click here to read more…
Where to Recycle Plastic Nursery Containers and or Pots. This article is really about, why are plants so dag blamed expensive? Wanted! People to Grow and Sell Small Plants from Home. Do you have a big pile of nursery containers behind your shed that you’d like to get rid of, but you don’t want to… Click here to read more…
‘Fireworks’ Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’) PP18504 This is why I love plants! Like most mornings I grabbed a cup of coffee and headed to our sun room to read and enjoy my coffee. As the sun was coming up I looked outside and through the porch railing I see this spectacular display of red… Click here to read more…
Friends, I’ve been growing and have had Java Red Weigela in my landscape for years and I promise you, this is a very, very nice plant. Like almost all flowering shrubs it should be pruned at least once a year to maintain a nice shape, but the nice thing about Java Red is that it… Click here to read more…
Heuchera, ‘Coral Bells’ will wake up your yard. Your neighbors will be envious! I’ve written about Coral Bells before but I’ve got some new pictures that I just have to share with you. These are some of the coolest (I know, saying “cool” shows my age) plants that I’ve ever added to a landscape. And… Click here to read more…
