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‘Monsoon Madness’ Sparks Garden Savings

‘Monsoon Madness’ Sparks Garden Savings

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

‘Monsoon Madness’, ‘Sizzling Summer’, however the sales are billed, this is the time to watch your local garden centers for end-of-season bargains. These sales are necessary to clear out the...

‘Monsoon Madness’ Sparks Garden Savings

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

‘Monsoon Madness’, ‘Sizzling Summer’, however the sales are billed, this is the time to watch your local garden centers for end-of-season bargains. These sales are necessary to clear out the...

Fragrance in Gardens

Fragrance in Gardens

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

While a beautiful garden is a treasure within itself, a garden that exudes great wafts of fragrance is a real gem. In addition, fragrant plants are sources of soothing aromatherapy...

Fragrance in Gardens

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

While a beautiful garden is a treasure within itself, a garden that exudes great wafts of fragrance is a real gem. In addition, fragrant plants are sources of soothing aromatherapy...

Coral Beauty Cotoneaster

Coral Beauty Cotoneaster

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Cotoneaster dammeri. Ideally suited to flow over embankments and raised beds. An outstanding groundcover with dense foot tall branches covered with shiny evergreen leaves. The foliage is tinged in purple...

Coral Beauty Cotoneaster

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Cotoneaster dammeri. Ideally suited to flow over embankments and raised beds. An outstanding groundcover with dense foot tall branches covered with shiny evergreen leaves. The foliage is tinged in purple...

Plan THEN Plant Your Hassle-Free Landscape

Plan THEN Plant Your Hassle-Free Landscape

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could enjoy an attractive, colorful garden without spending all your free time working in it? Well, it can be done. All it takes is...

Plan THEN Plant Your Hassle-Free Landscape

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could enjoy an attractive, colorful garden without spending all your free time working in it? Well, it can be done. All it takes is...

Sunset Hyssop

Sunset Hyssop

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Agastache rupestris. Sunset hyssop fills the garden with the aroma of root beer or licorice, and a surefire way to attract hummingbirds to your garden. The vibrant pink, purple and...

Sunset Hyssop

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Agastache rupestris. Sunset hyssop fills the garden with the aroma of root beer or licorice, and a surefire way to attract hummingbirds to your garden. The vibrant pink, purple and...

Preserve Summer’s Herbs for Winter’s Cooking

Preserve Summer’s Herbs for Winter’s Cooking

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

This week’s photo shows a sphinx moth enjoying the nectar of a Miss Huff lantana. Sphinxes are beautiful as adults, but as youngsters (in their worm stage) they devastate any...

Preserve Summer’s Herbs for Winter’s Cooking

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

This week’s photo shows a sphinx moth enjoying the nectar of a Miss Huff lantana. Sphinxes are beautiful as adults, but as youngsters (in their worm stage) they devastate any...