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Health Benefits & How-to’s of Growing Tomatoes

Health Benefits & How-to’s of Growing Tomatoes

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain garden Commercially grown tomatoes are transported while green. Companies spray them with artificial ethylene gas that forces tasteless fruits to turn red before selling them...

Health Benefits & How-to’s of Growing Tomatoes

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain garden Commercially grown tomatoes are transported while green. Companies spray them with artificial ethylene gas that forces tasteless fruits to turn red before selling them...

Black eyed Susan

Perennial Flowers that Show Off for Years

Ken Davis

Enjoy Summer-Long Color With These Long-Blooming Favorites By Ken Lain, the mountain gardeners Beautiful spring days draw gardeners into their backyards for a soft launch away from isolation, cabin fever,...

Perennial Flowers that Show Off for Years

Ken Davis

Enjoy Summer-Long Color With These Long-Blooming Favorites By Ken Lain, the mountain gardeners Beautiful spring days draw gardeners into their backyards for a soft launch away from isolation, cabin fever,...

12 “Tiny” Trees for Small Yards

12 “Tiny” Trees for Small Yards

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Not everyone has room for a mighty oak or a giant cottonwood in the backyard, but fortunately, there are trees for just about any...

12 “Tiny” Trees for Small Yards

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Not everyone has room for a mighty oak or a giant cottonwood in the backyard, but fortunately, there are trees for just about any...

Color Bowl

3 Tips For More Flowers In The Garden

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener There are lots of annuals grown for their foliage, like coleuses and caladiums, but blooming plants remain the most popular annuals. That’s because annual...

3 Tips For More Flowers In The Garden

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener There are lots of annuals grown for their foliage, like coleuses and caladiums, but blooming plants remain the most popular annuals. That’s because annual...

Tomato

10 Favorite Vegetables Easily Grown in Pots

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener The economy ripples through communities in strange ways, and one exciting current trend is in the world of gardening. It even has a name:...

10 Favorite Vegetables Easily Grown in Pots

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener The economy ripples through communities in strange ways, and one exciting current trend is in the world of gardening. It even has a name:...

Bloomerang Lilac in a container

Top Fragrant Shrubs for Mountain Gardens

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Shrubs have many uses in a landscape, but gardeners who especially appreciate sweet-smelling plants are drawn to the most fragrant shrubs. Whether cold-hardy or...

Top Fragrant Shrubs for Mountain Gardens

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Shrubs have many uses in a landscape, but gardeners who especially appreciate sweet-smelling plants are drawn to the most fragrant shrubs. Whether cold-hardy or...