Tag: Container Gardens

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,…

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…

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…

Mums are ubiquitous in fall gardens. However for mums to be truly hardy, they are best planted in the spring. The mums for sale in fall nurseries have been coddled to set buds for September blooms and are putting an awful…

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

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