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Garden Grass Delight

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

We can expect afternoon rains and increased humidity through October, giving us about two full months before the first hard freeze. We have plenty of growing season left so let...

Garden Grass Delight

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

We can expect afternoon rains and increased humidity through October, giving us about two full months before the first hard freeze. We have plenty of growing season left so let...

Shift Summer Plants to Fall

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

It is cool enough now that our gardens should shift from summer flowering plants that bloom only until Halloween to the fall varieties that will continue their bloom well past...

Shift Summer Plants to Fall

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

It is cool enough now that our gardens should shift from summer flowering plants that bloom only until Halloween to the fall varieties that will continue their bloom well past...

Eat from the Hedge?

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

For showy seasonal changes in the yard, fruit trees are hard to beat. In spring they exuberantly burst forth with an abundance of blossoms, offer cool shade on hot summer...

Eat from the Hedge?

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

For showy seasonal changes in the yard, fruit trees are hard to beat. In spring they exuberantly burst forth with an abundance of blossoms, offer cool shade on hot summer...

Garden Blunders to Avoid

Garden Blunders to Avoid

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Experienced gardeners know that great gardens are a process, not a destination, and the wisest gardeners learn from each other’s mistakes. In my many efforts to create the gardens I...

Garden Blunders to Avoid

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Experienced gardeners know that great gardens are a process, not a destination, and the wisest gardeners learn from each other’s mistakes. In my many efforts to create the gardens I...

Patience - A Virtue Learned in the Garden

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Patience is needed for truly natural gardens. Early in June my gardener’s confidence was crushed when a tomato plant withered and wilted away underneath these seemingly green thumbs. Just a...

Patience - A Virtue Learned in the Garden

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Patience is needed for truly natural gardens. Early in June my gardener’s confidence was crushed when a tomato plant withered and wilted away underneath these seemingly green thumbs. Just a...

Bird's Eye View of Arizona Mountain Gardening

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Usually this column is dedicated to specific local gardening topics and reacting to local garden issues. Today’s article takes a broader, more global approach that I like to call a...

Bird's Eye View of Arizona Mountain Gardening

Ken Lain, mountain gardener

Usually this column is dedicated to specific local gardening topics and reacting to local garden issues. Today’s article takes a broader, more global approach that I like to call a...