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The right organic fertilizer can make a spectacular difference in the health and beauty of your garden, from flowers to vegetables to trees and shrubs. Learn from Mountain Gardener Ken Lain about the organic fertilizers at Watters Garden Center, formulated for our area and safe for the environment. Learn how you can have your best garden ever with these plant foods. Subscribe for The Mountain Gard...

Aspen trees are known for their distinctive, shimmering leaves. They also have smooth, greenish-white bark, and their leaves turn a vibrant yellow in the fall. These distinctive, medium-sized deciduous trees add a lovely touch to your landscape. But which one is better for your landscape – a single or multi-trunked variety? Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares how to pick the right aspen for your lan...

Lavender is the perfect fragrant, flowering plant for Central Highlands gardens. If you have one of these in your landscape, you’ll want more. Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares the five best Lavender plants for local gardens, and how to keep them blooming all season. https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/ 🥕Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardene...

Hey garden enthusiasts, Ken & Lisa Watters Lain, The Mountain Gardeners here! Get ready to catch Ken and Lisa's gardening bug! They're bursting with knowledge and passion for growing beautiful things, and they're ready to share it all with you. Don't miss out on this chance to level up your gardening game! Included in This Week’s Show: 🌳 How to Bring Your Stressed Trees Back to Life 🌺 Q and...

Are you new to the area, or have you been here for awhile and still want to learn to garden better in the unique conditions of the Central Highlands? Join Watters Garden Center each Saturday through the summer for Free classes that will help you to become a garden expert! You’ll learn something new each week from Watters garden experts and be able to ask your garden questions. Not already a Garden...

🌸 Best Growing Vines for Beauty, Hummingbirds and Arbors Would you love to add an arbor to your garden, want to attract more hummingbirds, or simply enjoy the beauty of climbing, flowering vines? Mountain Gardener Ken Lain tells us the most beautiful vines for arbors, attracting hummingbirds and pollinators, and how to plant and care for them. 🌺Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener Subscribe for The M...

If you love sitting in your garden and enjoying the colors and fragrance of your blooming flowers, you might be looking at which flowers can take harsh summer conditions and still bloom with vigor. Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares the summer flowers that add spectacular color and fragrance to your garden and still bloom in summer’s heat. 🪴Ken & Lisa Lain, the Mountain Gardeners Not already a...

If you have a hard time giving up on a tree that appears to be dead, take heart! Sometimes they are just sick! Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares how to tell if your tree is really dead, or if it just needs some tender loving care. Learn about this and other tree care tips in today’s podcast. Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates! https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/ Ken Lain, The Mountai...

It’s so satisfying to see your garden work coming to fruition with big, colorful blooms, but it’s sometimes hard to keep them blooming through summer’s heat, wind and dry conditions. Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Lain share with us how to keep your garden vibrant, healthy and colorful through the summer, and answer more garden questions! Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and...

Arizona’s Central Highlands have challenging weather conditions of wind, drought and poor soils that can stress your trees. Learn this week from Mountain Gardener Ken Lain how to give your trees a new lease on life, and the best trees to plant for our unique climate and soils! https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/   🥕Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener   #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheM...

Hey garden enthusiasts, Ken & Lisa Watters Lain, The Mountain Gardeners here! Get ready to catch Ken and Lisa's gardening bug! They're bursting with knowledge and passion for growing beautiful things, and they're ready to share it all with you. Don't miss out on this chance to level up your gardening game! Included in This Week’s Show: 🪴 Top 10 Vines that Cover Fast 🌳 Q and A: Top 10 Screeni...

Are you seeing signs of destruction in your garden? Curling leaves and flowers, something eating your fruits and vegetables, plants and leaves not thriving? It could be the army of pests just waiting to feast on all of your hard work! Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares all of the hungry pests wreaking havoc on your garden – aphids, thrips, worms, squash bugs, and more.  But the good news is that Ke...

In Arizona’s sometimes brutal heat, great shade trees can make your yard a comforting oasis. If you’ve moved to a new or different home, or you’d like to have more shade in your landscape, Mountain Gardener Ken Lain tells us the best quickly growing shade trees and how to plant and care for them. 🌺Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates! https://themountaingard...

If you love sitting in your garden and enjoying the fruits of your labors, why not add more color and fragrance to the landscape? Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares the top 10 shrubs that add spectacular color and fragrance to your garden! 🌺Ken & Lisa Lain, the Mountain Gardeners Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers!...

There’s nothing better than cooking with produce fresh from your garden! Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares how to grow the biggest, healthiest and most nutritious beans and peas in your garden. Learn the right soils, fertilizers, watering schedules and pest control for the best bean and pea yield ever! Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates! https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/ Ken Lain,...

Looking to screen out the neighbors, create a private, relaxing area in your backyard, or add beauty to your landscape, but your location is subject to the Central Highlands’ constant winds? Mountain Gardeners Ken & Lisa Lain have answers for you! Learn which hardy and wind resistant screening plants will quickly create the effect you want. Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join...

Do you have areas beyond your landscape that you would like to screen out, or would you like to create a private spot in your yard where you can sit and relax in a green oasis away from the world? Today, Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares which vines will not only quickly cover fences or trellises, but add fragrance and beauty to your landscape. https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/ 🥕Ken Lain,...

Hey garden enthusiasts, Ken & Lisa Watters Lain, The Mountain Gardeners here! Get ready to catch Ken and Lisa's gardening bug! They're bursting with knowledge and passion for growing beautiful things, and they're ready to share it all with you. Don't miss out on this chance to level up your gardening game! Included in This Week’s Show: 🍅 How to Prevent Soil Sunburn while Promoting more Tomato...

It only happens every two years, so save the date for the 2025 Alta Vista Garden Club Tour! You’ll have the opportunity to visit and tour four specially curated Prescott area gardens and see what other experienced gardeners are doing in their garden spaces. And, expand your knowledge by joining the Watters Garden Center Garden Club and learn all the secrets of gardening in our unique climate! Find...

What’s not to love about colorful, hardy blooms that come back year after year? Mountain Gardener Ken Lain tells us about the perennials that show off in June and make you want to live in your garden! You’ll learn about the best flowers, and how to water and fertilize for the best blooms. 🌼 Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates! https://themountaingardener.po...

As summer heats up, you’ll want to spend more time in your garden. A landscape full of thriving and colorful flowers is sure to enhance your outdoors time and impress your summer guests! In this episode, Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Lain share the perennial flowers most likely to spice up your summer landscape! 🌺Ken & Lisa Lain, the Mountain Gardeners Not already a Garden Club Member? Clic...

Looking for the biggest boost for your garden flowers and vegetables? Watters’ specially formulated Flower Power fertilizer will keep your flowers and veggies producing wildly all summer! Mountain Gardener Ken Lain gives us all the particulars on this magic garden formula in today’s show! You’ll want to pick some up, then sit back and enjoy the results! Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates!...

Hillsides present a challenge to gardeners – watering is more difficult and finding the right groundcover that you don’t have to replace every year can be tough. Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Lain talk about the top 10 perennials that can solve this landscape dilemma, and answer more garden questions from local gardeners in this week’s edition! Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Jo...

One of summer’s greatest pleasures is fresh, delicious tomatoes and peppers straight from your garden to your table. We’re always looking for ways to grow more and better tomatoes and peppers, and Mountain Gardener Ken Lain tells us the best ways to have the best yield of these summer garden staples that you’ve ever had! Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates! https://themountaingardener.podb...

Hey garden enthusiasts, Ken & Lisa Watters Lain, The Mountain Gardeners here! Get ready to catch Ken and Lisa's gardening bug! They're bursting with knowledge and passion for growing beautiful things, and they're ready to share it all with you. Don't miss out on this chance to level up your gardening game! Included in This Week’s Show: 🦋 Top 10 Plants that Attract more Butterflies into Garden...