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Ken with Living Christmas Tree

Planting Your Christmas Tree in the Gardens

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener An evergreen tree with a starring role in the mountains of Arizona is gaining nationwide popularity. The 'Single Blue Pinyon Pine' is a local...

Planting Your Christmas Tree in the Gardens

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener An evergreen tree with a starring role in the mountains of Arizona is gaining nationwide popularity. The 'Single Blue Pinyon Pine' is a local...

plant sprouting up through a cover on pine needles

How Pine Needles Help the Garden

Ken Davis

By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener If you live in a neighborhood where ponderosa pines grow freely, you know about too many pine needles. Pine trees drop lots of needles,...

How Pine Needles Help the Garden

Ken Davis

By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener If you live in a neighborhood where ponderosa pines grow freely, you know about too many pine needles. Pine trees drop lots of needles,...

USDA Zone Map

USDA Garden Hardiness Map See Temperate Rise

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Find your garden's hardiness zone by Zip Code Gardeners rely on USDA Hardiness Zone Maps to tell us which plants survive and thrive locally....

USDA Garden Hardiness Map See Temperate Rise

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Find your garden's hardiness zone by Zip Code Gardeners rely on USDA Hardiness Zone Maps to tell us which plants survive and thrive locally....

succulent montage

10 Beautifully Hideous Succulents

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Watters Garden Center is a Center for Optimism. Optimism (op·ti·mism) definition: hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something. The...

10 Beautifully Hideous Succulents

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Watters Garden Center is a Center for Optimism. Optimism (op·ti·mism) definition: hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something. The...

GrowIt App

Tech Gadgets for Your Gardens

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Time seems to slow in the garden. Without the continual noise from notifications sounding from my cell phone, it's easy to lose track of...

Tech Gadgets for Your Gardens

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Time seems to slow in the garden. Without the continual noise from notifications sounding from my cell phone, it's easy to lose track of...

How to Grow an Ornamental Flowering Pear Tree

How to Grow an Ornamental Flowering Pear Tree

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener This exquisite flowering tree starts spring with dazzling white flowers. Summer shade is created by thick dark green foliage that is the last tree...

How to Grow an Ornamental Flowering Pear Tree

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener This exquisite flowering tree starts spring with dazzling white flowers. Summer shade is created by thick dark green foliage that is the last tree...