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Creating an Exceptional Mother’s Day Gift

Creating an Exceptional Mother’s Day Gift

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Flowers are a traditional part of every Mother's Day celebration, and with that special occasion just two weeks away I couldn’t resist a column about flowers. However, instead of a...

Creating an Exceptional Mother’s Day Gift

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Flowers are a traditional part of every Mother's Day celebration, and with that special occasion just two weeks away I couldn’t resist a column about flowers. However, instead of a...

Native Plants for an Arizona Southwest Landscape

Native Plants for an Arizona Southwest Landscape

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Gardeners new to the area often try to bring their landscapes with them, including the plants they loved back home rather than using native plants. Admittedly, we have such a...

Native Plants for an Arizona Southwest Landscape

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Gardeners new to the area often try to bring their landscapes with them, including the plants they loved back home rather than using native plants. Admittedly, we have such a...

Planted My First Crop of Tomatoes this Week!

Planted My First Crop of Tomatoes this Week!

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

In fear that a late frost would damage young plants, I have been holding back planting my first crop of summer vegetables. Well, the gardener within has been holding back...

Planted My First Crop of Tomatoes this Week!

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

In fear that a late frost would damage young plants, I have been holding back planting my first crop of summer vegetables. Well, the gardener within has been holding back...

Care Free Festive Monkey-faced Blooms?  Think Pansies!

Care Free Festive Monkey-faced Blooms? Think P...

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Legend has it that pansies could transfer the thoughts of sweethearts without a spoken word. The flowers were a popular ingredient in "love potions", and have appeared in the writings...

Care Free Festive Monkey-faced Blooms? Think P...

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Legend has it that pansies could transfer the thoughts of sweethearts without a spoken word. The flowers were a popular ingredient in "love potions", and have appeared in the writings...

Perfect Plants for Privacy Hedges

Perfect Plants for Privacy Hedges

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Spring weather has returned in all its mountain glory and we gardeners are back to the great out-of-doors! Besides “working in the dirt”, there are the pleasures of outdoor living....

Perfect Plants for Privacy Hedges

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Spring weather has returned in all its mountain glory and we gardeners are back to the great out-of-doors! Besides “working in the dirt”, there are the pleasures of outdoor living....

Planting and Feeding Grapes, Brambles, Berries

Planting and Feeding Grapes, Brambles, Berries

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Just as we’ve done for as long as each of us remembers, we welcome back the first week of spring! We also have the pleasure of witnessing flowering trees ushering...

Planting and Feeding Grapes, Brambles, Berries

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Just as we’ve done for as long as each of us remembers, we welcome back the first week of spring! We also have the pleasure of witnessing flowering trees ushering...