Podcast Episodes

🌺 What Does it Mean to Pinch My Flowers?

Episode 1130

Your perennials are in full bloom and the colors are spectacular! So how do you keep your flowers thriving and blooming? Master Gardener Ken Lain explains the practice of deadheading, or “pinching.” …

Published on 3 months ago

🎙️Welcome to Episode 25 – 26 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa Lain!

Episode 1129

Published on 3 months ago

🥵 Healing Drought Stressed Gardens

Episode 1128

It has been a hot and sometimes very dry summer, and the combination can stress your garden and landscape. Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares practical tips on how to perk up your landscape and give a…

Published on 3 months ago

🌳 Fast Growing Plants for Thick Privacy Screens in the Landscape

Episode 1127

Sometimes improving your landscape means a screen between your home and the neighbors, or an unsightly part of your yard. Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares the fastest growing, thickest plants and ho…

Published on 3 months ago

🌼 Best Summer Flowers for the Perennial Gardens

Episode 1126

Summer is in full bloom, and so are perennial flowers at Watters Garden Center! Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Lain tell us the most spectacular perennials for the summer garden. They’re in full blo…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

🐜 How to Keep Tiny Black Ants out out of Your Kitchen and Home

Episode 1125

Ants build hills in your landscape and trails in your kitchen, and they can inflict some painful stings. Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares how to keep those tiny, annoying black ants out of your home…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

🌳 Q and A: Top Shade Trees for the Verde Valley

Episode 1124

While gardening in the Verde Valley is in many ways similar to the Prescott area, but there are some differences that challenge gardeners. The Verde Valley climate is warmer, and growing healthy shad…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

🐌 Organically control Snails, Slugs and Ants the Easy Way

Episode 1123

After all the care you put into your garden, you’ll want to make sure snails, slugs and ants don’t come to munch on your flowers and veggies! Snails and slugs can do some real damage, and ants can st…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

🎙️Welcome to Episode 25 – 25 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa Lain!

Episode 1122

Hey garden enthusiasts, Ken & Lisa Watters Lain, The Mountain Gardeners here!

Get ready to catch Ken and Lisa's gardening bug! They're bursting with knowledge and passion for growing beautiful things…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

🪴View Our Best Garden Events on Social Media!

Episode 1121

From free garden classes tailored to the Central Highlands of Arizona, beautiful plants chosen to suit our local garden conditions, special sales and rollouts of new plants and flowers, fun garden ev…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago