Tag: October Companion Plants
How to Grow Sedge
10/01/2020 Ken Davisby Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Red Fox Sedge has striking clumps of red foliage fade to flax, giving off a warm glow at sunset. This versatile Sedge thrives in wet areas around fountains and water gardens, yet equally happy…
Read MoreHow to Grow Ornamental Cabbage and Kale
10/01/2020 Ken Davisby Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Few Flowers are more elegant in Fall than Watters select varieties of ornamental kale. The subdued fall tones are perfect for containers, beds, and borders. And it’s so easy to grow! These unique Prescott…
Read MoreHow to Grow Virginia Creeper
09/30/2020 Ken Davisby Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Good fences make good neighbors, but fences can be downright ugly. This Arizona native vine is specially selected to dress up those miles of stockade fence. A mountain vine with rich green foliage turns…
Read MoreHow to Grow Burning Bush
09/30/2020 Ken Davisby Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Burning bush, Euonymus alatus, is a neat, well-behaved shrub prized for its blazing red foliage in Fall. Looks great when planted with autumn gold natives like sumac, lilac, and gold euonymus. Growing to head…
Read MoreHow to Grow Prescott Autumn Blaze Maple
09/30/2020 Ken Davisby Ken Lain, the mountain gardener The extreme growth of 3 feet or more each year. The fall color glows like embers in a blazing hot fire, thus the name. There is no better maple to plant in Arizona. It…
Read MoreHow to Grow Mums
09/30/2020 Ken DavisBy Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Mums are as ubiquitous in Autumn as pumpkins during the fall harvest. You find them everywhere and anywhere from supermarkets, gas stations to the garden center. You need to know mums are incredibly easy…
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