Amazing Apache Plume

06/07/2013 Ken Lain, mountain gardener

30 second plant tip of the day – Apache Plume shrub for your xeriscaping landscape.

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Timeless Beauty Desert Willow

06/04/2013 Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Check out this amazing drought hardy native flowering desert willow for the mountains of Arizona.  This large shrub is not thirsty like the typical willow.

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Fragrant Spanish Broom

06/03/2013 Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Fragrant Spanish Broom is blooming around town.

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April 20 – Landscapes Filled with Low Care Native Plants (Free)

02/24/2013 Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Saturday (9:30 – 10:30) This class coincides with our annuals native plant sale along with a host of other Low, LOW, LOW water use plants that once established require little to water and even less care. No other nursery has…

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Feb 2– Wildflowers to Bloom in 6 Easy steps $15 (Free to watch)

12/23/2012 Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Saturday (9:30 – 10:30) Listen in for free, but the first 10 students to sign up receive a package of Ken’s specially blended mountain mix with all the goodies to make them bloom like crazy this spring. Wildflowers can be…

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Easy Care Less Water

11/23/2012 Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Several studies of western gardens show that homeowners overwater their landscapes by 50 percent. My experiences at the garden center concur with that finding. I can say that 80% of my customers’ plant replacements are to replace plants killed by…

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