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Jan 17 – Growing Plants Indoors – Where Inspiration Begins (Free) includes a coupon
12/29/2014 Ken Lain, mountain gardenerGrowing tropical plants indoors is different in arid climates. Success is in the soil, the food, and choosing the right plants. Grow healthy houseplants in style after this class and each student receives a free coupon towards Watters 2015 pottery…
Read MoreUsing Christmas Trees in a Winter Landscape
12/11/2014 Ken Lain, mountain gardenerUsing living trees over fresh-cut trees to decorate the holidays has increased in popularity. A quarter of my local Christmas tree sales are for living trees that will be planted in January. Because of their waxy needles and high internal…
Read MoreKeeping Christmas Greens Fresh and Safe from Fire
12/04/2014 Ken Lain, mountain gardenerIn their inimitable states of seasonal freshness, cut garlands, wreaths, swags, and Christmas trees, have arrived at our greenhouse. A tree’s freshness is determined by its weight, which comes from its water content, so the heavier the tree and other…
Read MoreThanksgiving in our Gardens
11/20/2014 Ken Lain, mountain gardenerThanksgiving is just days away, family and friends are ready to gather, and landscapes are dormant, bare, and almost ugly. But they don’t have to be that way if we keep in mind that the eye naturally is drawn to…
Read More8 Essential Steps to a Healthy Autumn Landscape
10/16/2014 Ken Lain, mountain gardenerThis week’s photo is for the outdoorsmen who read this column. Imagine nine men on Lake Powell fishing, and you’ll have the setting for our experience. The seven pound twins pictured were only the beginning to a successful catch. By…
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