Mountain Gardener with Ken Lain
Gardening season is year-round with Watters Garden Center's Ken Lain. The Mountain Gardener shares his secrets on how to have the most beautiful, blooming Prescott landscape.
Episodes
699 episodes
Summer Landscapes and Healthy Plants
In this episode, Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener, discusses summer landscapes and healthy plants. Hear about the transitions into summer, highlighting the season's official arrival at the garden center. Learn which plants are suitable for North...
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Garden Alert: Pests and Plant Challenges
In this episode, Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener, brings a garden alert highlighting the various insects that are causing significant damage to gardens. Do your garden plants have curled or missing leaves, deformities, or unbloomed flower...
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Top 10 Trees for Fast Shade in the Backyard
In this episode, Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener, shares the top 10 trees for fast shade in the backyard. Midsummer is an ideal time to plant shade trees because the sun's position allows for optimal placement, and trees exhibit rapid growth th...
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Top 10 Shrubs for Summer Sizzling Fragrance
In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center discuss the top 10 shrubs for summer sizzling fragrance. They highlight shrubs that are ideal for the summer heat, emphasizing their hardiness and visual appeal, focusing on plants like Pot...
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Growing Better Beans & Peas in the Garden
In this episode, Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener, chats about growing better beans & peas in the garden. Learn how to maximize your crop yields in small spaces through strategic planting and optimizing soil conditions.
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Top 10 Screening Plants for Windy Locations
In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center discuss the top 10 screening plants for windy locations. Check out the tall, robust plants, such as Red Tip Photinia and native Silverberry, that will help lessen the wind in your garden wh...
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Top 10 Vines that Cover Fast
In this episode, Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener, shares the top 10 vines that cover fast. Learn about fast-growing vines that thrive in the local climate, including honeysuckle, trumpet vine, and more.
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The Best Garden Club in Arizona
In this episode, Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener, shares the benefits of garden clubs and highlights two specific clubs: Alta Vista Garden Club and Watters Garden Club. He highlights the Alta Vista Garden Club's biennial garden tour on June 21s...
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Why June is Perennial Month for the Garden
In this episode, Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener, shares why June is perennial month for the garden. These long-lasting plants just explode into bloom in June and will bring years of enjoyment. What are some great perennials you should plant in...
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Summer Perennials that Love Blooming in Summer
In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center discuss summer perennials that love blooming in summer. There are fantastic perennial plants that offer continuous blooms throughout the summer and into the fall. They also discuss the impo...
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Flower Power Plant Food Promotes Really BIG Flowers
In this episode, Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener, shares how Flower Power Plant Food promotes really big flowers. Flower Power is a great water-soluble fertilizer that Watters Garden Center sells. Why is this item so much better than other fert...
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Top 10 Perennial Groundcovers for Hillsides
In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center chat about the top 10 perennial groundcovers for hillsides. From hardy Mexican evening primrose to sedums and junipers, hear all about the best perennial groundcovers you should plant on yo...
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How to Prevent Soil Sunburn while Promoting more Tomatoes and Peppers
In this episode, Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener, shares how to prevent soil sunburn while promoting more tomatoes and peppers. Ken offers essential advice for cultivating a thriving garden, particularly for Northern Arizona's unique conditions...
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Alta Vista Garden Club Tour
In this episode, Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener, chats about the Alta Vista Garden Club Tour in Prescott, Arizona. He highlights the opportunity to see unique local gardens, and you can purchase tickets at Watters Garden Center.
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Monrovia Growers' Jim Rupe Interview on Pollinator Gardens
In this episode, Ken Lain, The Mountain Garden, interviews Jim Rupe of Monrovia Growers on pollinator gardens. Attracting and supporting pollinators like bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds is growing in popularity, and anyone can help by growi...
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Summer Flowers that Bloom in the Brutal Sun
In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center discuss summer flowers that bloom in the brutal sun. Temperatures have begun warming up, learn which flowers will not only thrive but continue to bloom despite the hot summer sun, like lant...
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How to Care for Garden Topiary Structures
In this episode, Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener, explores how to care for garden topiary structures. Did you know that maintaining garden topiaries is surprisingly easy? They primarily require simple pruning of new growth as it emerges. Ken al...
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Fast-Growing Shade Trees as a Father's Day Gift
In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center discuss the fast-growing shade trees as a Father's Day gift. In this segment, Lisa and Ken answer listener questions, including recommendations for fast-growing shade trees, and provi...
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Top 10 Plants that Attract More Butterflies into Gardens
In this episode, Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener, shared the top 10 plants that attract more butterflies into gardens. He also discusses the ideal planting season in Northern Arizona, emphasizing that soil temperature, not just frost dates, is ...
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Growing Hardy Gardenia for Garden Fragrance
In this episode, Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener, discusses growing hardy gardenia for garden fragrance. Listen in to learn how best to care for your gardenia plants and how to coax the most fragrance out of your blooms.
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Bright Blooming Shrubs in the Summer Garden this Year
In this episode, Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener, discusses the bright blooming shrubs for your summer garden. There are some amazing bright blooming shrubs like the bluebeard, butterfly bush, and more. What other bright blooming shrubs should ...
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Top 10 Cactus & Desert Agave for Mountain Gardens
Ken and Lisa Lain talk today about the Top 10 Cactus & Desert Agave varieties that thrive in our mountain gardens. Many cactus and agave blooms also draw butterflies and hummingbirds. These spectacular cacti and agaves will make you the env...
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How Much Water Does a New Container Garden Need to be Healthy?
Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener, takes a look at container gardens and shares how much they should be watered. Listen in to learn how much you should water those containers and more tips on container garden care.
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Garden Q & A With Ken & Lisa Lain: Watering Wisdom and More!
In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center answer your gardening questions with a focus on watering – our soil in the Central Highlands is varied and challenging, and how you water can be the difference in whether your trees and pla...
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