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Tips on Pruning Deciduous Plants

Updated : August 17, 2015

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A deciduous plant is a plant that loses it’s leaves during the winter. The opposite of an evergreen. Today I have for you an article, some photos, and a video about pruning deciduous shrubs. Basically you are going to learn why it’s so important to prune on a regular basis, and exactly how much you… Click here to read more…

Summer Pruning Tips

Updated : August 17, 2015

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This is my strategy for pruning trees and shrubs around my house during the summer: If they look like they need pruning, then by all means prune them! Yeah, you might cut off a few flower buds if you prune at the wrong time, but it’s small price to pay to have nice looking plants… Click here to read more…

Growing Plants in Containers (Pots), Controlling Weeds.

Updated : August 13, 2015

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Growing plants in containers is a fairly easy as long as you have a Really Good Potting Mix and you have a means of controlling weeds in your nursery containers.  In this version of “Mondays with Mike” I am going to show you what to put under your containers to keep the weeds down and… Click here to read more…

This is the Way that Crazy People Prune Plants.

Updated : September 8, 2020

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What happens when crazy people prune plants.

. . . and guess who the crazy person is? Me.  Mike McGroarty. This is what I did that appears to be so crazy, but this is a great lesson in pruning as well as a lesson in Plant Propagation. I bought this one plant last summer and planted it in the yard.  My only… Click here to read more…

Pruning Small Plants as You Grow them to Make them Nice and Full, not Lanky.

Updated : June 25, 2019

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Mike McGroarty and Two Donkeys Teach You about Pruning Small Plants. This video is really important about pruning small plants as they need it. In this video I am really late getting these plants pruned, I would have been much better off to have pruned most of them at least four weeks ago. That’s how… Click here to read more…

Spring Pruning Tips. Should I Prune Now?

Updated : April 5, 2019

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Pruning, pruning, pruning, pruning! When to prune?  How to prune?  When to prune this?  When to prune that? People seem so confused by it all. So in as few words as possible I am going to give you my take on pruning. Hey!  Do You Have an Extra Square Foot in Yard?Just One Square Foot? … 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…

What are we doing to our trees?

Updated : June 7, 2019

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Mike McGroarty

What are we doing to our trees?  They treat us well, provide us with shade, fruit, and beauty. Why are we so mean to them? I’d like to take a moment and call out Arborist Blair Glenn for the work that he has been doing to educate America about the proper care and pruning of trees. If you… Click here to read more…

Pruning Rose of Sharon

Updated : August 18, 2015

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  Pruning trees and shrubs, like this Rose of Sharon, tends to be an intimidating process for many people, but it doesn’t need to be. Knowing when to prune trees and shrubs can take some of the guesswork and concern out of this garden chore. Observing a few simple pruning tips will also make the… Click here to read more…

Pruning Rhododendrons

Updated : December 4, 2014

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Here is a video of me pruning rhododendrons

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