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Growing Apples

Bite into 7 Successes: Growing Bountiful Apples...

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Zone 7, with its fluctuating temperatures and varied precipitation, presents opportunities and challenges for aspiring apple enthusiasts. But fear not; homegrown orchards are within...

Bite into 7 Successes: Growing Bountiful Apples...

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Zone 7, with its fluctuating temperatures and varied precipitation, presents opportunities and challenges for aspiring apple enthusiasts. But fear not; homegrown orchards are within...

New Forsythia Discovered for 2024 Gardens

New Forsythia Discovered for 2024 Gardens

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener A unique plant explicitly grown for this weekend's Spring Open House is SpringShine Forsythia. Gardeners will drool over this 2024 introduction. Better than your...

New Forsythia Discovered for 2024 Gardens

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener A unique plant explicitly grown for this weekend's Spring Open House is SpringShine Forsythia. Gardeners will drool over this 2024 introduction. Better than your...

Blooming Beauties for the spring garden

Blooming Beauties Early Flowers for the Garden

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener The crispness of early spring and autumn holds a unique charm for gardeners. While many focus on perennials, cool-season annuals offer a stunning display,...

Blooming Beauties Early Flowers for the Garden

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener The crispness of early spring and autumn holds a unique charm for gardeners. While many focus on perennials, cool-season annuals offer a stunning display,...

Evergreen Shrubs

Lush and Lasting: 15 Evergreen Shrubs to Transf...

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Autumn colors are spectacular. The colors and textures are unique to the four seasons of the mountain west. As we wrap up the last...

Lush and Lasting: 15 Evergreen Shrubs to Transf...

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Autumn colors are spectacular. The colors and textures are unique to the four seasons of the mountain west. As we wrap up the last...

Spring to do List for Better Gardens

Spring To Do List for Better Gardens

Ken Davis

By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Serious gardeners are in the garden on the first warm day of spring. While there is no harm in cleaning up fallen branches and...

Spring To Do List for Better Gardens

Ken Davis

By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Serious gardeners are in the garden on the first warm day of spring. While there is no harm in cleaning up fallen branches and...

Top 10 Evergreen Shrubs of Spring

Joyful Blooming Evergreens of Spring

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Evergreen shrubs with fragrant spring flowers are timeless favorites when creating a vibrant and inviting garden landscape. These local favorites provide year-round foliage and...

Joyful Blooming Evergreens of Spring

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Evergreen shrubs with fragrant spring flowers are timeless favorites when creating a vibrant and inviting garden landscape. These local favorites provide year-round foliage and...