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Photo Contest Results

Photo Contest Results

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Congratulations to the winners are our photo contest! #1 Mighty Wisteria ~ Jane H Backyard Color ~ Jess B Mini Vineyard ~ Jag F Pugtunias ~ Cindy M Garden Oasis...

Photo Contest Results

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Congratulations to the winners are our photo contest! #1 Mighty Wisteria ~ Jane H Backyard Color ~ Jess B Mini Vineyard ~ Jag F Pugtunias ~ Cindy M Garden Oasis...

fire resistant landscape

Six Keys to Hassle-Free Landscapes

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...

Six Keys to Hassle-Free Landscapes

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...

sphinx moth over lantana

Preserve Summer Herbs for Winter 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 Herbs for Winter 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...

Tiger Eye Sumac

Plant Tip - Tiger Eye Sumac

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

30 second Plant Tip of the day on the Tiger Eye Sumac: You can use this fern-like, palm-like plant as a water accent. And, it is also absolutely animal proof!

Plant Tip - Tiger Eye Sumac

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

30 second Plant Tip of the day on the Tiger Eye Sumac: You can use this fern-like, palm-like plant as a water accent. And, it is also absolutely animal proof!

Trumpet Vine

Plant Tip - Balboa Sunset Trumpet Vine

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

30 second plant tip of the day on the Balboa Sunset Trumpet Vine: Balboa Sunset Trumpet Vine - Bright orange to red flowers adorn this fast growing mountain vine

Plant Tip - Balboa Sunset Trumpet Vine

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

30 second plant tip of the day on the Balboa Sunset Trumpet Vine: Balboa Sunset Trumpet Vine - Bright orange to red flowers adorn this fast growing mountain vine

Brake light red yucca

Plant Tip - Brakelight Yucca

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

30 second plant tip of the day on Brakelight Yucca: A compact new color selection of Hesperaloe parviflora! The vibrant, brake-light red color is wonderful contrast to the standard form...

Plant Tip - Brakelight Yucca

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

30 second plant tip of the day on Brakelight Yucca: A compact new color selection of Hesperaloe parviflora! The vibrant, brake-light red color is wonderful contrast to the standard form...