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Vibrant Blooms for Arizona's Heat
When the Prescott summer truly settles in, bringing those intense sun-drenched days, your garden does not have to fade. In fact, many plants thrive in this heat, providing a spectacular...
Vibrant Blooms for Arizona's Heat
When the Prescott summer truly settles in, bringing those intense sun-drenched days, your garden does not have to fade. In fact, many plants thrive in this heat, providing a spectacular...
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Javelina to Hornworms: Your Guide to a Pest-Fre...
When critters invade your garden, it can feel like a losing battle. But with the right approach, you can protect your plants and enjoy a truly stunning garden here in...
Javelina to Hornworms: Your Guide to a Pest-Fre...
When critters invade your garden, it can feel like a losing battle. But with the right approach, you can protect your plants and enjoy a truly stunning garden here in...
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Fast Growing Trees for Quick Landscapes
As the Mountain Gardener, I often hear folks asking for trees that grow fast. You want shade, privacy, and beauty, and you want it sooner rather than later. Good news,...
Fast Growing Trees for Quick Landscapes
As the Mountain Gardener, I often hear folks asking for trees that grow fast. You want shade, privacy, and beauty, and you want it sooner rather than later. Good news,...
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No-Mess Marvels: The Best Plants for a Sparklin...
Gardening around a swimming pool in the mountains presents unique challenges and opportunities. You want a resort feel, a lush oasis, but without a lot of leaves clogging the filter...
No-Mess Marvels: The Best Plants for a Sparklin...
Gardening around a swimming pool in the mountains presents unique challenges and opportunities. You want a resort feel, a lush oasis, but without a lot of leaves clogging the filter...
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Living Walls for Beauty and Privacy
Without strategically placed evergreens in the yard, it can feel like prying eyes are looking right into your home. Not only does your privacy seemingly disappear, but that neighbor's debris...
Living Walls for Beauty and Privacy
Without strategically placed evergreens in the yard, it can feel like prying eyes are looking right into your home. Not only does your privacy seemingly disappear, but that neighbor's debris...
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Simple Steps to Heal Drought Sick Gardens
When drought hits, our garden plants suffer. Inadequate water stresses plants, and you will see the oldest leaves yellowing, drying, and falling off first. Prolonged drought leads to dieback in...
Simple Steps to Heal Drought Sick Gardens
When drought hits, our garden plants suffer. Inadequate water stresses plants, and you will see the oldest leaves yellowing, drying, and falling off first. Prolonged drought leads to dieback in...
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Growing 5 Different Garden Lavenders
Lavenders grown in the mountains of Arizona are grouped into six main types: English, French, Spanish, Sweet, Fern leaf, and Lavandin. There are others, but these are the most robust...
Growing 5 Different Garden Lavenders
Lavenders grown in the mountains of Arizona are grouped into six main types: English, French, Spanish, Sweet, Fern leaf, and Lavandin. There are others, but these are the most robust...
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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...
