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The Beginner's Guide to Container Gardening

The Beginner's Guide to Container Gardening

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Before you plant a container garden, there are only four things you need: a container, soil, plants, and water. It can be that simple....

The Beginner's Guide to Container Gardening

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Before you plant a container garden, there are only four things you need: a container, soil, plants, and water. It can be that simple....

Are Your Trees Healthy or Dying??

Are Your Trees Healthy or Dying??

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain Gardener You've done your homework by assessing your yard and using appropriate information to choose just the right trees for your landscape. You've had Watters...

Are Your Trees Healthy or Dying??

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain Gardener You've done your homework by assessing your yard and using appropriate information to choose just the right trees for your landscape. You've had Watters...

AZ USDA Map

How to Use the Local Plant Hardiness Map

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Find your garden's hardiness zone by Zip Code We, gardeners, have come to rely on USDA Hardiness Zone Maps to tell us which plants...

How to Use the Local Plant Hardiness Map

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Find your garden's hardiness zone by Zip Code We, gardeners, have come to rely on USDA Hardiness Zone Maps to tell us which plants...

Determinate and Indeterminate Tomato Varieties?

Determinate and Indeterminate Tomato Varieties?

Ken Davis

By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener One of the classifications you often see on a tomato plant or packet of tomato seed is 'Determinate' or 'Indeterminate'. In a nutshell, these...

Determinate and Indeterminate Tomato Varieties?

Ken Davis

By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener One of the classifications you often see on a tomato plant or packet of tomato seed is 'Determinate' or 'Indeterminate'. In a nutshell, these...

Blooming Perennials

7 Plants You Almost Can't Kill

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Every garden needs a few plants that can handle whatever abuse we throw their way. That’s not to say we should be needlessly tough...

7 Plants You Almost Can't Kill

Ken Davis

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Every garden needs a few plants that can handle whatever abuse we throw their way. That’s not to say we should be needlessly tough...

What Exactly is a Perennial Plant?

What Exactly is a Perennial Plant?

Ken Davis

By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Peony One of the top questions we get here at the garden center is “what's the difference between an annual and a perennial?”. The...

What Exactly is a Perennial Plant?

Ken Davis

By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Peony One of the top questions we get here at the garden center is “what's the difference between an annual and a perennial?”. The...