Category: Container Gardens

By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener One of the classifications you often see on a tomato plant or packet of tomato seed is ‘Determinate’ or ‘Indeterminate’. In a nutshell, these terms describe whether the actual plant grows like a bush…

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There’s a reason basil is so popular . . . it’s delicious! There are many known species of basil, but Ocimum basilicum, also known as Sweet Basil or Genovese Basil, is the most commonly grown. Basils are enjoyed for their rich,…

by Lisa Watters-Lain,  Arizona’s garden gal When walking down the fertilizer aisle at Watters Garden Center or any home improvement store you can’t help notice the dizzying the array of plant food. You’ll see bags and bottles, powders and granules,…

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by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Picking the perfect pot: Container gardens can add a creative punch of color, elegance, and/or drama to your landscape. As with statuary and garden art, container gardens are the accent pieces in our gardens.…

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener July is National Blueberry Month, and also the month to add new blueberry plants to mountain gardens. Blueberry plants bring many attractive stages to a landscape. They are beautiful blue-foliaged plants with stunning bell-shaped…

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Rosemary is a hardy mountain evergreen shrub that’s easy to grow outside and even easier to use inside.  Prized in the culinary world for its flavorful leaves Rosemary also has a fragrance and early…

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener A good garden is coffee time with your thoughts, watching a sunrise, the majesty of a butterfly, or the buzzing of hummingbirds. Gardener is a label proudly worn, but there are some unpleasant tasks…

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Created some new container gardens . . .What do you think? Autumn is a time of decorating.  Many of my gardens are end-of-the-season old and tired. With our first frost just days away, these…