Mike's Plant Farm

03/26/2026

Big news from the McGroarty family:
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After 25 years of teaching backyard nursery secrets, we've finally put everything in one place — every video, every guide, every lesson, plus something that has never existed in this industry before: a personalized backyard nursery startup plan built specifically for your zone, your space, and your goals.

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03/26/2026

Big news from the McGroarty family:
https://join.backyardnurserymen.com

After 25 years of teaching backyard nursery secrets, we've finally put everything in one place — every video, every guide, every lesson, plus something that has never existed in this industry before: a personalized backyard nursery startup plan built specifically for your zone, your space, and your goals.

The Backyard Nurserymen™ "Founding Member" special offer ends TOMORROW, March 27th.

$19.99/month locked forever or $299 lifetime — both go away after tomorrow.

Click below to read more now:
https://join.backyardnurserymen.com

01/09/2020

One of the best evergreens for a shady location. I kinda rediscovered this plant by accident. Take a peek;

The current images on this page are not great because I took them of plants growing wild in a very heavily wooded area on my property. But I will explain why I decided to use them. Years ago when I first started landscaping houses in 1979 one of my favorite go to plants, an evergreen... Click here t...

08/02/2018

I also had a chance to review the Mantis Cordless Tiller Cultivator, I love the simplicity of using this machine!

A Tiller/Cultivator this is cordless? Yep! Mantis has done it again. I need to tell you this. I own and have owned for many years a Mantis 2-cycle Tiller/Cultivator and I love it. I use it for

08/02/2018

I had a chance to test drive and review two new Mantis Tillers. This is the electric model.

Many of you know that I have "A History with Mantis Tillers". First falling in love with the 2 cycle model which I've been using and bragging about for years. But recently Mantis has come out with

03/13/2018

Spring is coming! No, really it is. With that in mind I reviewed this Mantis Back Porch Compost Tumbler. A handy and easy way to make great compost. Take a peek;

I really like this amazing Compost Tumbler by Mantis because it's small enough for the back porch but large enough to make a nice size batch of compost at one time. And because it can be placed to

05/07/2017

Our spring plant sale! http://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2017/04/2017-spring-plant-sale-at-mikes-plant-farm-in-perry-ohio-44081/

This is a walking tour of our spring plant sale. Sorry about the wind blowing across the camera. We don’t have the luxury of picking the perfect day to shoot video so sometimes the wind is …

04/01/2017

This is also from Roger's Backyard Nursery, this is about Dwarf Alberta Spruce propagation. http://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2017/03/how-to-propagate-root-cuttings-of-dwarf-alberta-spruce/

Doesn’t look like much sitting on that tree stump does it? Believe it or not, small Dwarf Alberta Spruce that size are in high demand on the wholesale market! Growers all over are constantly looking for them from 2″ to 4′.

04/01/2017

Recently Duston and I made a short trip to visit one of our members, Roger Higgins. Roger has a really nice backyard nursery in Cranesville, Pa. It was pouring rain, got all of our devices wet but we shot some good but soggy video. http://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2017/03/how-to-over-winter-ornamental-grasses-in-containers/

Recently Duston and I traveled to Roger’s Backyard Nursery in Cranesville, Pa, only about a 37 mile drive for us and took a tour of Roger’s Backyard Nursery. Roger is

03/18/2017

http://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2017/03/how-to-make-a-backyard-greenhouse-with-four-hula-hoops/

How to Make a Backyard Greenhouse with Four Hula-Hoops. Last updated : 18 March 2017 Leave a Comment Crazy right? Hula-Hoops? This video is informative, it’s creative, it’s useful and it is funnier than all get out. And it short! Take a peek. So there you have it, the Hula-Hoop Greenhouse and this…

11/09/2016

I love this photo of Weston taken about 6 years ago.

This photo has nothing to do with plants, but I love this photo of my grandson Weston so I have to share. He looks like he is with the Juice Box Secret Service with his crocks, sunglasses, watch and sippy cup.