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10 Flowers Trends You'll See Everywhere this Year
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener The start of the planting season brings many new trends, making it a great time to consider what our homes might look like as...
10 Flowers Trends You'll See Everywhere this Year
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener The start of the planting season brings many new trends, making it a great time to consider what our homes might look like as...
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Southern Belle to Mountain Gem: Crape Myrtles f...
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener When I share the secrets to growing crape myrtles in Prescott, gardeners often express surprise. You might think these gorgeous, long-blooming trees are exclusive...
Southern Belle to Mountain Gem: Crape Myrtles f...
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener When I share the secrets to growing crape myrtles in Prescott, gardeners often express surprise. You might think these gorgeous, long-blooming trees are exclusive...
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Butterfly-Friendly Herbs for the Garden
With increasing awareness of the risks of certain pesticides to essential pollinators like butterflies and bees, modern gardeners are turning to plant selections that foster these beneficial insects by providing...
Butterfly-Friendly Herbs for the Garden
With increasing awareness of the risks of certain pesticides to essential pollinators like butterflies and bees, modern gardeners are turning to plant selections that foster these beneficial insects by providing...
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7 Flowers Sure to Help Prescott Butterflies
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Iconic butterflies, known for their striking black and orange wings spanning up to five inches, is a beloved sight in gardens and meadows. However,...
7 Flowers Sure to Help Prescott Butterflies
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Iconic butterflies, known for their striking black and orange wings spanning up to five inches, is a beloved sight in gardens and meadows. However,...
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Sun-Loving Shrubs: 9 Easy-Care Picks for a Colo...
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Bluebeard Revitalize your late summer garden with Bluebeard, a stunning shrub that delivers airy clusters of blue blooms when...
Sun-Loving Shrubs: 9 Easy-Care Picks for a Colo...
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Bluebeard Revitalize your late summer garden with Bluebeard, a stunning shrub that delivers airy clusters of blue blooms when...
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Creative Ways to Grow and Display Clematis
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Imagine your garden adorned with vibrant, violet-blue blooms, each a regal 6-8 inches across. That is the magic of Clematis. This vigorous vine isn't...
Creative Ways to Grow and Display Clematis
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Imagine your garden adorned with vibrant, violet-blue blooms, each a regal 6-8 inches across. That is the magic of Clematis. This vigorous vine isn't...
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Choosing the Perfect Butterfly Bush for Arizona...
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Butterfly Bush thrives in Arizona gardens, and there are good reasons. Our abundant mountain sunshine is just what these bloom-loving plants crave. They soak...
Choosing the Perfect Butterfly Bush for Arizona...
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Butterfly Bush thrives in Arizona gardens, and there are good reasons. Our abundant mountain sunshine is just what these bloom-loving plants crave. They soak...
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Joyful Blooming Evergreens of Spring
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Evergreen shrubs with fragrant spring flowers are timeless favorites when creating a vibrant and inviting garden landscape. These local favorites provide year-round foliage and...
Joyful Blooming Evergreens of Spring
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Evergreen shrubs with fragrant spring flowers are timeless favorites when creating a vibrant and inviting garden landscape. These local favorites provide year-round foliage and...
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12 Medicinal Plants of Arizona with Herbal Uses
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Arizona is well past its 100th anniversary as a state and all grown up. Pioneers to the territory needed to be resourceful, work hard,...
12 Medicinal Plants of Arizona with Herbal Uses
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Arizona is well past its 100th anniversary as a state and all grown up. Pioneers to the territory needed to be resourceful, work hard,...
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Top 10 Tall Plants for Stunning Containers
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Tall potted plants can turn ordinary container gardens into works of art. They add height, variety, and a little drama to mixed containers. But...
Top 10 Tall Plants for Stunning Containers
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Tall potted plants can turn ordinary container gardens into works of art. They add height, variety, and a little drama to mixed containers. But...
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Lush and Lasting: 15 Evergreen Shrubs to Transf...
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Autumn colors are spectacular. The colors and textures are unique to the four seasons of the mountain west. As we wrap up the last...
Lush and Lasting: 15 Evergreen Shrubs to Transf...
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Autumn colors are spectacular. The colors and textures are unique to the four seasons of the mountain west. As we wrap up the last...
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Breathe Deeply: 10 Fragrant Roses That Will Fil...
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Roses are synonymous with beauty, romance, and their captivating scent. Choosing the most fragrant roses can be overwhelming, with hundreds to choose from at...
Breathe Deeply: 10 Fragrant Roses That Will Fil...
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Roses are synonymous with beauty, romance, and their captivating scent. Choosing the most fragrant roses can be overwhelming, with hundreds to choose from at...
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Top 10 Fall Flowers to Plant for a Gorgeous Fal...
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Fall trees and shrubs with colorful fall foliage are a prized part of the autumn scene. Perennial and annual flowers are frosting of color...
Top 10 Fall Flowers to Plant for a Gorgeous Fal...
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Fall trees and shrubs with colorful fall foliage are a prized part of the autumn scene. Perennial and annual flowers are frosting of color...
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Your End-of-Summer Garden To-Do List
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Gardening is a year-round hobby, each month providing a new opportunity to cultivate your land and forest success. Gardeners are at the harvest season's...
Your End-of-Summer Garden To-Do List
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Gardening is a year-round hobby, each month providing a new opportunity to cultivate your land and forest success. Gardeners are at the harvest season's...
