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Starting a Backyard Nursery in August

Updated : August 27, 2015

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If you are starting your backyard nursery in August, there are a number of things you should be concentrating on. In the next 8 to 12 weeks there will be some deals on rooted cuttings and liners on the Backyard Growers Business Center Buy/Sell board. If you buy them now and just plant them in… Click here to read more…

The Canadian Buy/Sell Board

Published : May 19, 2015

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Well we finally have some selling and buying happening on the Canadian Backyard Growers Business Center Buy/Sell Board. You simply cannot beat these prices! If you take the $7 thirty day trial, you can scoop up these great plants! www.backyardgrowers.com/join Plants for sale on the Canadian Buy/Sell Board 5/19/15 5 un   – .95              Emerald ‘n… Click here to read more…

Growing, Buying and Selling Thousands of Plants

Updated : April 24, 2015

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In my previous video I showed you my grow bed full of Japanese maples. I had to grow those for a couple of years for them to get to that size, then I had to dig, ball and burlap the tree. A lot of work for one tree.Now I’m going to show you my container… Click here to read more…

A Tip for Selling the Plants that You Grow.

Updated : October 2, 2014

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Point of sale plant sign advertising the virtues of Gold Flame Spirea.

People often ask me; “Mike, how can you sell plants that don’t even have leaves on them?  They look dead.”  And the  answer is, we use point of sale signs, often called bench cards. These point of sale signs really help the customer make buying decisions.  They want to know what the plant looks like… Click here to read more…

My Very First Customer Placed a $500.00 Order over the Phone!

Updated : November 24, 2014

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I love getting notes like this! ************************************************ Mike, I made my first sale of plants and it was a $500.00 order! One person, my very first customer, placed a $500.00 order over the phone. I had started a bunch of seeds back in May, I love seeds!  I had over 100 xxxx plants in 4… Click here to read more…

How to Turn $50 into $1,000 Growing Ornamental Grasses.

Updated : July 16, 2021

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Ornamental Grass Plugs.

A few days ago I purchased about 600 Ornamental Grasses wholesale. I paid $1.50 each.  As I was unpacking these plants I thought to myself; “What a great business this is!”  I bought these for $1.50 each and I will be able to sell them next spring for $4.97. But that’s just the beginning. I… Click here to read more…

Stay at Home, Home Schooling Mom, Loves Growing Plants at Home for Extra Income.

Updated : July 12, 2019

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This is the part that people don’t understand about growing and selling small plants from home. If a stay at home mom who home schools her children can do this successfully then just about anybody can do it. Nurseries buy more small plants than anybody.  They have to, they can’t possibly “make” all of the… Click here to read more…

How to Sell Plants Online

Updated : May 27, 2015

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This is Part 1 of a 3-part series on buying plants online and also selling the plants you grow online: Part 1 – [You Are Here] – How to Sell Plants Online Part 2 – Where to Buy Plants (at Rock-Bottom Prices) Online Part 3 – How to Get Paid to Sell Sticks (Yes… STICKS!!)… Click here to read more…

How to Sell the Plants that You Grow.

Updated : November 5, 2014

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Selling the plants that you grow is actually quite easy because people love plants.  They love to buy them, they love to plant them and they love looking at them. This is How You Make Up to $93.60 per Square Foot Right in Your Own Backyard. How do I know this? 1.  I am one… Click here to read more…

Getting Ready for the Plant Sale

Updated : December 1, 2014

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Getting ready for our plant sale, plants lined up everywhere, building is packed full of Rhododendrons!

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Complete Guides

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'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

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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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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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I've been working on my perennial bed at the nursery and this Electric Red Dianthus caught my eye and was screaming "make my picture". So I did! Dianthus in general are great perennials for your garden. They are super winter hardy even here in cold … Read Full Article

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