Category: Container Gardens

By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Lisa and I were sitting in our front courtyard this week watching the antics of “our” hummingbirds. They were enjoying water from the fountains and sipping nectar from the 30+ pots of flowers.  Yes,…

A true annual is a plant that completes its life cycle in one year. This means it goes from seed to seed and then dies during the course of one growing season. The whole mission of an annual is to…

Loves growing in mountain gardens. The soft, light blue flowers of Cambridge Blue Lobelia are perfect for any spot in the garden, hanging basket, container, window box or border. The pale green foliage is not often seen because of the profusion…

She may look like a typical perennial daisy, but look again at her large, snow white Leucanthemum superbum flowers with blankets of amazing buds along every flower stem. With her stronger branching and waves of buds,…

Seed Starter Mix has been formulated for outstanding results in seed starting, cuttings and transplanting. Selected by Watters expert agronomists, this premium organic soil is composed of perlite, vermiculite and sphagnum peat moss. It creates a soil that is light in weight,…

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Poetry to a beloved dog It’s been a sad week at the Lain casa.  Baja, our 15 year-old chocolate Lab, passed away on Thursday. 🙁 I hope that you will indulge my attempt at…

This News Release highlights the trends for 2016 and is being made available to our “Gardening Friends” concurrently with it’s release to the media.  (January 1, 2016 ) Prescott, Arizona –   Dwarfs, talking animals and fairy princesses don’t reside just…

Saturday January 23, 2016 9:30 – 10:30 in the Upper Greenhouse Not all houseplants are created equal when growing in an arid climate.  You’ll have a list of the top 7 houseplants best grown indoors.  If you liked GI Joe’s…

Sale – Buy One Pansy – Get One Free Don’t miss this sale! Plant your winter flowers Now!  There is nothing that says Spring is on the way like a pansy peaking out from it’s snow cover. Perfect as “Spillers”…

By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Many summer container gardens are looking a bit worn and tired. The beginning of October is the time to change from heat-loving summer flowers to the autumn beauties that take us into winter. I…