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Verbena

How to Grow Verbena

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Gorgeous purple flowers cover this summer-long bloomer held over compact green foliage. This bloomer loves bright gardens, summer heat, and grows best in poor...

How to Grow Verbena

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Gorgeous purple flowers cover this summer-long bloomer held over compact green foliage. This bloomer loves bright gardens, summer heat, and grows best in poor...

It’s Scientific:  Gardening = Centenarians!

It’s Scientific: Gardening = Centenarians!

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Could nurturing a green thumb help you live to be 100? Certain parts of the world, defined as “blue zones”, are famous for their...

It’s Scientific: Gardening = Centenarians!

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Could nurturing a green thumb help you live to be 100? Certain parts of the world, defined as “blue zones”, are famous for their...

Easy to Care For Beautiful Yards

Easy to Care For Beautiful Yards

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener The ​Lain casa ​​is a respite where friends and family feel safe and welcomed both inside and out. Landscape ideas have come from traveling...

Easy to Care For Beautiful Yards

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener The ​Lain casa ​​is a respite where friends and family feel safe and welcomed both inside and out. Landscape ideas have come from traveling...

Garden Trends are Changing Big City Living

Garden Trends are Changing Big City Living

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener We have covered some interesting trends over the past years as more people are attracted to plants and gardening. Hashtags like #PlantParenthood are common....

Garden Trends are Changing Big City Living

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener We have covered some interesting trends over the past years as more people are attracted to plants and gardening. Hashtags like #PlantParenthood are common....

Rose Display

2020 Best Roses of the Year

Ken Davis

by Lisa Watters-Lain, Arizona's garden gal The mountains of Arizona are famous for easy-care roses. Because of the dry air and alkaline soils we just grow a better, brighter, more...

2020 Best Roses of the Year

Ken Davis

by Lisa Watters-Lain, Arizona's garden gal The mountains of Arizona are famous for easy-care roses. Because of the dry air and alkaline soils we just grow a better, brighter, more...

Gilt Edge Silverberry

How to grow Gilt Edge Silverberry

Ken Davis

By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Gilt Edge Silverberry Variegated leaves of bright gold and blue provide interest every month of the year. Growing to head high, she screens out...

How to grow Gilt Edge Silverberry

Ken Davis

By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Gilt Edge Silverberry Variegated leaves of bright gold and blue provide interest every month of the year. Growing to head high, she screens out...