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How to Grow & Train Flowering Hydrangea Shrubs into Tree Hydrangeas.

Updated : May 28, 2021

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Training Flowering Shrubs into Tree Form.

There are a number of different varieties of Hydrangea shrubs that are often grown into tree form.  Many people don’t realize that a Tree Hydrangea is actually a Hydrangea shrub that was simply trained to grow as a flowering tree.  This is also done with Rose of Sharon, I’ve seen it done with Red Twig… Click here to read more…

Repairing Loose Root Balls on Tree Hydrangea.

Updated : September 25, 2014

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This is one of our Semi Famous “Mondays with Mike” Segments that I do for our Backyard Growers. Last week I went to a wholesale nursery stock auction and pick up about two truck loads of nursery stock.  I’m going to do a post about growing flowering Hydrangea shrubs into trees so I grabbed a… Click here to read more…

Nikko Blue Hydrangea. Growing, Propagating and Making them Bloom.

Updated : February 12, 2015

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Nikko Blue Hydrangea,

Nikko Blue Hydrangea.  What is the secret to making them bloom? I think I’ve discovered the secret to making Nikko Blue Hydrangea bloom like crazy. Up to $93.60 in One Square Foot in your Backyard.  Amazing! Leave them alone!  Really.  Quit tinkering with your plants trying to give them every little thing they need.  What… Click here to read more…

Hydrangea Pruning Made Easy

Updated : June 18, 2019

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Hydrangea pruning!  When is the best time?  When is the correct time? I promise to make this easy once and for all. You can grow and sell plants just like this and people will go crazy over them.  Getting started is easy.  Start right now! Hydrangeas are confusing, to say the least, but in this article,… Click here to read more…

Hydrangeas: When do I prune them? Why didn’t they flower?

Updated : May 20, 2015

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Hydrangeas can be divided into two categories.  Those that bloom on the current year’s growth, and those that bloom on old wood, (last year’s growth). The Hydrangeas that bloom on old wood are from the macrophylla family.  These include Nikko Blue, Endless Summer and many other pinks and blues.  When I say they bloom on… Click here to read more…

$180.00 per Square Foot? Is it really possible?

Posted On March 28, 2023 By Mike

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

Posted On January 8, 2023 By Mike

A Profound Thank You from Mike.

Posted On September 1, 2022 By Mike

Finnegan keeping the sun off his head.

An Old Guy, Two Donkeys, a Puppy and a Hammock. What could possibly go wrong?

Posted On July 17, 2022 By Mike

This upside down donkey is a hoot!

An Upside Down Donkey and Cute Puppy.

Posted On July 14, 2022 By Mike

'Rockin Raspberry' Bee Balm.

‘Rockin Raspberry’ Bee Balm.

Posted On June 26, 2022 By Mike

'Bubblegum Blast' Bee Balm.

‘Bubblegum Blast’ Bee Balm

Posted On June 26, 2022 By Mike

Blue Angel Hosta.

‘Blue Angel’ Hosta.

Posted On June 25, 2022 By Mike

Big Daddy Hosta.

‘Big Daddy’ Hosta

Posted On June 25, 2022 By Mike

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'Bubblegum Blast' Bee Balm.

‘Bubblegum Blast’ Bee Balm

This beautiful Bee Balm is part of the 'Sugar Buzz' series. I planted these in my perennial bed last summer and this year they are beautiful and blooming like crazy! They grow from 16" to 24" tall, are hardy from zone 4 through zone 8. They love full sun … Read Full Article

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

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