How to Start a Backyard Nursery

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In our fast paced world, SO much time is spent driving, waiting, sitting in offices and rushing around. We get home tired, irritable and flop in a lounge chair in front of the television.

Enjoy nature? Sure, you see it on Animal Planet, but that's as close as you get.  Did you ever think about the therapeutic value of your own backyard? Right outside your closed windows is nature's soothing palate of colors, Japanese Maple tree branches filled with songbirds and fresh air.

Remember fresh air? Remember the feel of the grass between your toes? It's all still there waiting for you to enjoy it.  Don't let the idea of growing your own nursery intimidate you.  Aside from being a booming business, it can provide you with years of personal satisfaction.

You can start gardening with a few containers or a small square patch of ground.  Choose something that's easy to tend and grows fast so that you see the results in a matter of weeks. You'll be surprised how exciting it is to show of the flowers, herbs or strawberries that you grew.

Then move up to more interesting plants and trees, like the Japanese Maple tree varieties. Gardening is a healthy hobby that brings you outdoors in a quiet, gentile activity.

Getting back to nature is excellent therapy and almost certain to improve your mood, and if you use the space you own to launch your own backyard nursery, it can provide a substantial income if the results of your growing efforts go well.


Growing a Japanese Maple Tree:

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What Goes Into Growing a Backyard Nursery?

Turning your backyard into a Japanese Maple tree nursery can be as simple or large a task as you choose.

You are the landscape designer in your backyard nursery. Whether you fill your yard with plants and trees to propagate specialty items to give or sell to others, you are truly the master of this little spot in the universe.

If you live in a deed-restricted community or condominium, you need to check on any limitations for the type and amount of plants and trees that you want to grow. In a smaller space, consider working with Japanese Maple tree seedlings only.

If selling directly from your home is likely to anger neighbors and the local zoning board, find out how much you can grow there without creating a zoning issue. The giant home improvement stores have nursery areas, not to mention the established local nurseries, so avoid going head to head with either by selling common seedlings.

Instead, your best option is to grow highly specialized Japanese Maple graft seedlings to create new varieties. Take time to research your options and find out where your competition is.

If you create a backyard nursery, you have to keep it up. Do you have the time and interest? Who will tend the nursery when you are out of town or ill?

A Japanese Maple tree backyard nursery can be a delight for a gardening buff, yet once it becomes a business, you have to start working like a business or watch your profit wilt.

Japanese Maple Tree Seedlings:

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Is It Profitable to Sell Japanese Maples from Your Backyard Nursery?

How many times do visitors rave about your Japanese Maple trees? How many times has your neighbor asked for a seedling to start in his own yard?

All this attention to your trees makes you think there might be some money in growing the trees that you already love to tend. Maybe you could grow Japanese Maple trees in your backyard nursery?

Start with research on growing seedlings in quantity. What supplies do you need? Do you need to build a small greenhouse and can you get zoning approval to do so? How much will it cost to start this nursery? And don't forget, what will it cost to advertise and market your Japanese Maple tree seedlings?

Make a list of all of the places you might sell seedlings - from local flee markets to plant shows to selling to a larger nursery. If your Japanese Maple tree seedlings are an unusual grafted version, you might find that a local nursery becomes a good customer.

You can also talk with a local charity, particularly one that is environmentally friendly. Offer to sell them a quantity of discounted seedlings that the charity can use as a premium for donations.

You may have gardening talent, but if you're going to make money selling Japanese Maple tree seedlings, you have to market smart.

Germinating Japanese Maple Tree Seeds:

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