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Growing Japanese Maple Trees in Pots

Updated : August 18, 2015

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Many people enjoy the beauty of Japanese Maple trees, but some folks don’t have room for another tree in their landscape, or they may be apartment dwellers who don’t have a yard. Fortunately for these folks, there are many dwarf and semi-dwarf varieties of Japanese Maples that can be grown quite well in containers. Any… Click here to read more…

My Nursery and Donkey Points

Published : July 16, 2015

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I’ve had some new business cards printed by Vista.com and I have to tell you that they make it very easy to design your own card. Plus they are reasonably priced and have quick service. I set my cards out on the table and people grab them up! My cards have a photo of Pam,… Click here to read more…

Growing Plants in Beds

Updated : August 18, 2015

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Today I’m going to talk to you about growing plants in beds, and when it makes sense and when it doesn’t. Whether you are growing plants for yourself or to sell it doesn’t really make a difference. Gardeners are gardeners and we all love plants. I’ve been doing this my whole life and I really… Click here to read more…

Saving Winter Damaged Plants

Updated : September 25, 2014

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In case you were wondering . . . Mother Nature is in charge.  Always! This past winter was pretty brutal in many parts of the United States with temperatures dipping much lower than normal.  Here in Ohio we typically see days in the single digits during January and February, but it’s usually only a few… Click here to read more…

8 Plants With Spectacular Fall Colors

Updated : November 10, 2015

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Heuchera (coral bells) 'Caramel'

A few days ago as I was pulling into the driveway at home I couldn’t help but notice some of the spectacular fall colors.   Sure we’ve all seen the wonderful displays of color on the hillsides as we travel, but today I want to share with you a few plants that I think are noteworthy… Click here to read more…

How to Grow and Trim Japanese Maples.

Updated : October 26, 2018

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Crimson Queen Japanese Red Maple.

Crimson Queen is by far one of the most beautiful of the Laceleaf Weeping Japanese maples on the market.  However, I see so many of them that are improperly pruned and cared for.  It’s not so much that they are improperly pruned, they are not pruned at all.  Which is really about the worst kind… Click here to read more…

Beni Shichihenge Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum ‘Beni Shichihenge’

Updated : July 12, 2019

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Beni Shichihenge Japanese Maple

Take a Look at these Plants that Ibought from a Customer in Tennessee. This is why plants absolutely amaze me.  When this little tree came into my life it rocked my world with its beauty!  For me, ordering Japanese maples on the wholesale market is like buying a box of Cracker Jacks. The name, tiny… Click here to read more…

Mulching Our Japanese Maple Beds

Updated : November 5, 2014

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Mulching our Japanese maple beds.  Audio is really bad, it was windy and then from out of now where a random clanking tractor drove behind Amber with the camera!  Only in the country does that happen!  

How to Ruin a Japanese Maple Tree.

Updated : April 12, 2019

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Why would I Write a Blog Posting about Ruining a Japanese Maple? Because people do it all the time unintentionally.  Here’s the deal;  “You only know what you know.”  That includes me. So my job here is to make sure that all of my followers/subscribers learn things that I know and they may not. Contrary… Click here to read more…

Saving Snow Damaged Japanese Maples and other trees and shrubs.

Updated : November 7, 2014

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Damage to our favorite trees and shrubs can happen.  Sometimes the damage is the result of heavy snow fall, sometimes an animal, large dog, horse pony, donkey whatever it might be, decides to eat part of a tree, or small trees are often physically damaged by kids cars or other means. Recently somebody wrote to… Click here to read more…

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Recent Posts

'Rockin Raspberry' Bee Balm.

‘Rockin Raspberry’ Bee Balm.

Wow! I planted four of these 'Rockin Raspberry' Bee Balm in the perennial garden at the nursery last summer and look at them now. They are in bloom right now, end of June here in northern, Ohio and every person that sees them asks about them. This beauty … Read Full Article

'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

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