Tag: lawn
It’s Time to Fertilize
03/25/2016 Ken DavisTo Assure the Greatest Success with Your Plants, Shrubs, Trees & Lawns it is Recommended that they be Fertilized 3 Times a Year with Our Watters All Purpose Plant Food 7-4-4. The Easiest way to remember is the holidays that fall…
Read MoreOur Lawn Looks Pretty Good After This Summer. Can I Get By Without Feeding It?
10/24/2015 Ken DavisNO WAY, JOSE! Don’t let the lawn looking pretty good after the summer fool you into not doing anything to it for the fall. I would guess you have some thin areas that could use some over seeding. If you…
Read MoreColors to Boost Your Backyard BBQ
11/23/2012 Ken Lain, mountain gardenerThe most festive outdoor American holiday is this weekend! It’s a time spent with a backyard BBQ, friends, family, fireworks, parades, and more. The backyard needs to look its best, yet getting it ready for a special occasion can be…
Read MoreTips to Great Flowers
11/13/2012 Ken Lain, mountain gardenerMother’s Day weekend is the time when blooming plants really start to color our flower gardens. If you have struggled to keep plants alive and blooming maybe there is something you haven’t realized. That is that you are not buying…
Read MoreHeat Loving Plants and Vibrant Lawns
07/21/2012 Ken Lain, mountain gardenerIt’s been ages since the last spring snow when it seemed as if our pansies would keep blooming forever. These days, working the garden during the heat of the day, you end up as hot and sweaty as your uncle’s…
Read More10 Easy Steps to Fall Mastery
10/01/2011 Ken Lain, mountain gardenerIt’s time to make out and start checking off items from that fall gardening to-do list. These are things I do every fall; my aim is to complete all ten items by the end of October. Today’s column lists these…
Read MoreAspen & That Perfect Lawn
09/03/2011 Ken Lain, mountain gardenerH-O-T is the only way to describe the west walls of our homes during the afternoon hours in Arizona’s mountains. That baking sun can roast western exposure plants in and the A/C bills can skyrocket. This was the situation at…
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