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Ideas To Enhance Side Yards

Ken Davis

By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Many mountain homes have a side yard that is not only long and narrow but treacherously steep. Good landscape design for such a layout...

Ideas To Enhance Side Yards

Ken Davis

By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Many mountain homes have a side yard that is not only long and narrow but treacherously steep. Good landscape design for such a layout...

Evergreen Shrubs of winter

Top 10 Evergreen Shrubs of Winter +

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener What shrubs look good in the winter? List of evergreen shrubs with pictures. What shrubs stay green all winter? Hardy winter shrubs. What shrubs...

Top 10 Evergreen Shrubs of Winter +

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener What shrubs look good in the winter? List of evergreen shrubs with pictures. What shrubs stay green all winter? Hardy winter shrubs. What shrubs...

Perennial Flower Collage

34 Perennials to Cut Back in Fall & How to Grow...

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener What perennials should not be cut back in the autumn? Pruning Perennials. Should all perennials be cut back in the fall? Can you cut...

34 Perennials to Cut Back in Fall & How to Grow...

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener What perennials should not be cut back in the autumn? Pruning Perennials. Should all perennials be cut back in the fall? Can you cut...

Vanderwolf Pine

How to Grow Vanderwolf Pine

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Vanderwolf is related to Arizona Pinion Pine by produces fluffy foliage that resembles a blue Cedar from a distance. It is remarkably resilient in...

How to Grow Vanderwolf Pine

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Vanderwolf is related to Arizona Pinion Pine by produces fluffy foliage that resembles a blue Cedar from a distance. It is remarkably resilient in...

Ice Angel Camelia

How to Grow Camellias

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Vivid rose-colored blossoms reach 2-3 inches wide with petals radiating out from a center of contrasting golden stamens. Ice Angle Camellia deserves front yard...

How to Grow Camellias

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Vivid rose-colored blossoms reach 2-3 inches wide with petals radiating out from a center of contrasting golden stamens. Ice Angle Camellia deserves front yard...

English Ivy - Close Up

How to Grow English Ivy

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener The only evergreen vine that stays green in shady gardens. Large lustrous foliage stays waxed green through winter, forming a lush blanketing groundcover under...

How to Grow English Ivy

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener The only evergreen vine that stays green in shady gardens. Large lustrous foliage stays waxed green through winter, forming a lush blanketing groundcover under...