Mountain Gardener with Ken Lain

Many plants are pretty, but few have stunning beauty and be eaten. As we transition to the winter gardens, you'll learn how to grow stunning flowers, herbs, and cold hard vegetables that thrive through the snows to come and look great. You will be a garden pro after this week's show. Follow Cast11 on Facebook: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZ Follow Cast11 on Instagram: https://www.instagra...

Through November, the colors of Fall outshine everything in the landscape. Trees are the biggest showoffs of all. In this episode, we cover the brightest colors of the Autumn landscape, their companions, and how to plant each. You will be an autumn garden pro after this week's show. Follow Cast11 on Facebook: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZ Follow Cast11 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/...

A survey of hundreds of local gardeners reveals why we secretly like to garden. Growing your own for the inner chef, mental and physical health, and many more. You will connect to at least one of the 30 reasons people really like to garden. You will be a garden pro after this week's show. Follow Cast11 on Facebook: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZ Follow Cast11 on Instagram: https://www.instagra...

Plants need food just like their human counterparts.  Plants like steak and potatoes, a fine class of red wine, crème burlee, and before bed a snickers bar just like gardeners.  Plants chow down on different plants foods much in the same way we eat a fine meal.  In this show we cover the best food, when to apply them for best benefit for each of the plants in your yard. You will be a plant food pr...

Without a fence that keeps animals out your plants can be eaten alive down to the ground, but not after this week's show.  We cover the top landscape plants animals find detestable.  You will be a landscape pro after this week's show. Follow Cast11 on Facebook: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZ Follow Cast11 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network/ Listen to Mountain G...

The most essential gardening of the season is done in fall. You will have a list of Autumn tasks set the stage for healthy plants and Bigger Bloomers next spring. You will be a garden pro after this week's show. Follow Cast11 on Facebook: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZ Follow Cast11 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network/ Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://m...

Fall plants add a lot of curb appeal to any landscape. We cover the bright trees of autumn and all the fragrant flowers that bring you home alive for the holidays. You will be an autumn plant pro after this week's show. Follow Cast11 on Facebook: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZ Follow Cast11 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network/ Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: h...

The Autumn Equinox makes a change for the fall garden.  It marks the most important gardening of the season.  Fall mums, bright red maples and the gold of Aspens all show signs of change.  Fall is the best time to plant large trees and evergreens like spruce.  We go into detail about all things Autumn; you will be a garden pro after this weeks show. For more visit signalsaz.com/category/mountain-g...

Autumn gardening is a time of decoration, pumpkins, corn, and fall mums.  Garden Center mums are specially grown for outdoor gardens that perennially return for years of enjoyment.  Learn all the insider tips and trips that make the fall garden more beautiful this year.  You will be an Autumn flower pro, after this week's show. For more visit signalsaz.com/category/mountain-gardener/ Follow C...

Gardens have been destroyed this summer by herds of Javelina tilling up the yard in search of grubs, displaying entire vegetable gardens, and nipping the flowers in the garden, but we have the solution. After this podcast, you have our best plants this pest detests. You will be a garden pro after this week's show. For more visit signalsaz.com/category/mountain-gardener/ Follow Cast11 on Faceb...

Garden Centers shift from spring lilacs to autumn maple at the end of August through early Autumn. Promoted locally as 'Monster Monsoon Sales' and summer clearance, they rotate their plants from summer lovers to autumn colors and evergreens. Learn the insider tips on how to take advantage of this season change. You will be a plant sale pro after this week's show. For more visit sign...

Getting kids involved in the garden is life-changing. They learn to appreciate where food comes from all while bringing the generations together. Get your children involved with flowers, vegetables, and more. You will be a children's garden pro after this week's show. For more visit signalsaz.com/category/mountain-gardener/ Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mounta...

Some Summer flowers are prettier that others, and after this weeks show will have a list of 10 of the most beautiful flowers that are not only pretty, but easy to grow.  You will be a flower pro after this weeks show. For more visit signalsaz.com/category/mountain-gardener/ Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Follow Cast11 on...

In this show, you'll have a list of the toughest ground covers that hold the soil for erosion control through monsoon rains and look great running across hillsides and rock lawns. You'll be a ground cover pro after this week's show. For more visit signalsaz.com/category/mountain-gardener/ Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-garde...

On today's Mountain Gardeners Lisa Watters-Lain discuss summer perennials including Catmint, Black Eyed Susan, Red Hot Poker, Coneflower, Gaillardia, Sedums, Autumn Joy, and Black Magic. For more visit signalsaz.com/category/mountain-gardener/ Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Follow Cast11 on Facebook: https://Faceboo...

On today's Behind the Scenes with the Mountain Gardeners Q&A Ken and Lisa Lain discuss monsoon's effect on weeds, planting berries in your yard, trimming roses during the summer, and caring for hail-damaged plants. For more visit signalsaz.com/category/mountain-gardener/ Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Follo...

Some plants are hardier than others in the garden. This show covers the toughest of the tough for the garden. You will have a list of plants that outshine the rest. You will be a garden pro after this week's show. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Follow Cast11 on Facebook: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZ Follow Cast11 o...

Neighbors breathing down your patio is nobody's idea of private.  Privacy evergreens create a living wall that blocks out even the most prying eyes.  After this week's show, you will have 6 ideas that will create your own backyard sanctuary, quiet and alone.  You will be a landscape screening pro after this week's show.  Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/moun...

Mountain Roses are easier to grow in Arizona than in any other part of the country.  In this cast, we cover the best varieties and share insider tips on how to coax them into bloom on an exact date, like a wedding. You will be a rose blooming pro after this week's show. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Follow Cast11 o...

July is the best time to feed stressed-out plants for additional roots and growth.  This is especially true for new landscapes and those plants on the verge of death, this is your time for plant recovery.  We go deep into specific plant foods and why each is used, and which chemicals to stay away from.  You will be a summer plant food pro after this weeks show. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast1...

For heat relief and a beautiful landscape, these trees will help you to achieve the yard fo your dreams.  Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Follow Cast11 on Facebook: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZ Follow Cast11 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network/

With these summer garden tips you will have a stellar garden that out shines right through Autumn.  These easy, fun summer tasks keep the gardens looking their best, no matter the sun.  You will be a summer garden pro after this week's show.  Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Follow Cast11 on Facebook: https://Facebook...

The latest new summer plants are featured this week. Heat-loving plants are trended in the summer garden. June is the best time to plant these sun-worship plants that bloom and thrive in the afternoon heat. You are going to be a showy shrub pro after this week's show. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Follow Cast11 on...

In this episode, Ken Lain, the Mountain Gardener discusses using Native Plants in the landscape is natural. With this week's garden tips you will have 5 super hardy plants that thrive in the wild, and perform events better in your yard. You will be a native plant pro after this week's show.  Listen to Ken Lain's weekly gardener podcast. You can also listen to Ken Lain's Mountai...

In this episode, Ken Lain, the Mountain Gardener shares how to grow bigger, better tomatoes. Tomatoes are so easy to grow in mountain gardens with just a few of these insider tips.  You'll grow better peppers, squash, herbs, and all things edible after this show.  You'll be a tomato pro after this week's show. Listen to Ken Lain's weekly gardener podcast. You can also listen to...