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By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Gardening is a real hobby, and like all hobbies, it’s easy to get carried away. Even after you have the necessary tools and supplies, there are always new plants, new hats and gloves, and…

Gardening really begins in May. Ken Lain’s Tips will help you organize your Gardening Tasks for the month specifically for our Mountain Landscape Click Here to Download

  As fall comes to the mountains of Arizona, we know the first frost isn’t far behind. Ken discusses what we can expect in an excerpt from a recent Mountain Gardener Radio Show . The Mountain Gardener can be heard…

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener March and April seem to have had nicer weather than May, so it looks like our official planting date this year is closer to Memorial Day rather than the usual Mother’s Day.  I’ve been…

Legend has it that pansies could transfer the thoughts of sweethearts without a word being spoken. They have been in fashion since Victorians supposed them to be the flowers of lovers, and long a popular ingredient in “love potions”. They…

As usual, as we welcome in another new year we kick off another pruning season. Properly pruned trees and shrubs are critically important to the good health of any landscape. Now’s the time to prune back summer blooming shrubs like…

Newest technologies in irrigation introduced. It’s time to turn that irrigation back on. Learn the benefits of drip irrigation, the best emitters and parts, how to set a system up or add to it. With the right system you can…

See if raised garden beds are right for you. Students learn the correct materials to build with, soils 101, the right food for the right plant and more. Learn, Grow, Love your garden as it rises above the rocks and…

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 harder to grow than…

Free to listen too, but the first 10 gardeners to register get a seasons worth of advance propagation material ready to start this years garden. Learn how to tell if your seed is fresh, the correct soil to start with,…