Mountain Gardener with Ken & Lisa

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Mountain Gardener with Ken & Lisa

10 Weekly Tips to Brighter Plants. Gardening can be challenging, but with these insider tips, you’ll reap Huge rewards.

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    🪴Top Time of Day to Water for Fresher Herbs from the Garden

    Just like fresh vegetables, fresh herbs from the garden add flavor and nutrition to your meals. Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares the best time of day to water your herbs for freshness and flavor!   🌺 Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates! Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers https://wattersgardencenter.com/pages/garden-care-advantages     #WattersGardenCenter #MountainGardener, #GardenHerbs, #WateringGardenHerbs, #FreshHerbs

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    🌿 Flowering Plants Animals NEVER Bother or Eat

    One of the most frustrating things for gardeners is wild animals that undo all their hard work! Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares the best plants that provide color and beauty to your landscape but are not attractive to deer, javalina and other wild animals.      Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates! https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/ Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #GardeningWithWildAnimals, #PlantsAnimalsDon’tLike  

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    🌸 Perennial Flowers for Nonstop Blooms

    Perennials are a joy to any landscape – they not only provide wonderful blooms, but they come back year after year! Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain share some of the best perennials that bloom through the gardening season and provide a great variety of beautiful colors for your garden.   🌺Ken & Lisa Lain, the Mountain Gardeners Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers! https://wattersgardencenter.com/pages/garden-care-advantages   #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #PerennialFlowers, #PerennialBlooms, #GardeningWithPerennials

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    🌼 Why I'm a Flower Grower and Not a Vegetable Gardener It

    ’s no secret that Mountain Gardener Ken Lain loves flowers of all kinds. In this segment, Ken shares why he gets so much joy from flowers of all kinds.   #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #Flowers, #FlowerGardening, #GrowingFlowers  

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    🌿 Q & A – Holding Hills with Honeysuckle and More

    If you have some hills in your landscape, and you need some plants to stabilize the area,  Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain share some beautiful plants that will not only keep you landscape in one place, but add fragrance and beauty as well. https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/   🥕Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #LandscapeHills, #HoldingHillswithPlants, #LandscapingHillswithPlants

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    🌹Five Fabulous Ways to Design with Roses

    If you love the fragrance and beauty of roses, but you’re short on ideas to use them in your garden, Mountain Gardener Ken Lain has some great ideas for these colorful landscape staples. https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/   🥕Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #Roses, #RoseGarden, #CentralHighlandsRoses  

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    🎙️Welcome to Episode 26 – 18 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain!

    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, and they're ready to share it all with you. Don't miss out on this chance to level up your gardening game! Included in This Week’s Show:   🌹 Q & A – Planting the Perfect Rose Garden 🍅 Forcing Tomato & Pepper Plants to Set Fruit Early & Often 🌱 Growing Better Herbs & Vegetables in Containers 🌱 Interview With Shari LeGate - Dirt Matters: The Essential Guide to Soil Health for New Gardeners 🧑‍🌾 Hydrangea and Fountain Festival – Mother’s Day Weekend     Subscribe to The Top 10 Gardener Podcast today and get your hands dirty with expert tips and tricks. You'll find it on all your favorite podcast platforms. To Watch the Entire Podcast Show, Tap or Click on the Link Below Subscribe for Top 10 Gardener updates! https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/ 🎙️Ken & Lisa Lain, The Mountain Gardeners #WattersGardenCenter, #WattersGardencenterAZ, #TheMountainGardener, #GardeningTips, #KenLain, #WattersGardenClasses, #SpringGardenChores, #PreparingforSpringPlanting, #WattersOnlineStore, #WattersOnlineExclusives, ##Roses, #RoseGarden, #CentralHighlandsRoses, #Tomatoes, #Peppers, #TomatoPepperFruits, #ContainerGardening, #Veggies&HerbsinYourContainerGarden, #BestContainerVegetables&Herbs, #ContainerGardenIdeas, #ShariLeGate, #DirtMatters, #ChristopherRichards, #Mother’sDay, #Hydrangea&FountainFestival, #GardenWaterFountains, #Hydrangeas

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    🧑‍🌾 Hydrangea and Fountain Festival – Mother’s Day Weekend

    If you really want to “wow” your mom this Mother’s Day, bring her by Watters Garden Center for a visit during the Hydrangea and Fountain Festival and let her pick a gift she’ll really enjoy. Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares the way Watters remembers moms during this special weekend.   🌺 Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates! Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers https://wattersgardencenter.com/pages/garden-care-advantages     #WattersGardenCenter #MountainGardener, #Mother’sDay, #Hydrangea&FountainFestival, #GardenWaterFountains, #Hydrangeas    

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    🌱 Interview With Shari LeGate - Dirt Matters: The Essential Guide to Soil Health for New Gardeners

    Master Gardener Ken Lain talks with Shari LeGate, the author of Dirt Matters: The Essential Guide to Soil Health for New Gardeners. This practical, engaging guide reveals how soil is far more than “dirt” - it’s a living ecosystem with its own food web, workforce, and story to tell. If you’re starting your first garden - or tired of disappointing results – Shari will tell you how this book gives you the essential knowledge and step-by-step strategies to transform your soil into a thriving foundation for growth. And don’t worry, it’s not overwhelming!   Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates! https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/ Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #ShariLeGate, #DirtMatters, #ChristopherRichards  

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    🌱 Growing Better Herbs & Vegetables in Containers

    Sometimes gardeners don’t have a lot of space, or the ability to garden in a large area, but would enjoy healthy fruits and herbs nevertheless. Containers offer the ability to garden in a small space and are much easier to water and feed. Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain share some tips for growing abundant veggies and herbs in containers, so you can have the best of both worlds.   🌺Ken & Lisa Lain, the Mountain Gardeners Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers! https://wattersgardencenter.com/pages/garden-care-advantages   #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #ContainerGardening, #Veggies&HerbsinYourContainerGarden, #BestContainerVegetables&Herbs, #ContainerGardenIdeas

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    Behind the Scene Follower Bonus: How to Release Praying Mantises for Season Long Benefit

    Mountain Gardener Ken Lain share the benefits praying mantises can provide to your garden, and how to release them for season long benefit.

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    🍅 Forcing Tomato & Pepper Plants to Set Fruit Early & Often

    What’s better than fresh juicy tomatoes and spicy peppers fresh from the garden? Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares how to force tomato and pepper plants to set fruit early, and throughout, the season, so you’ll have a whole summer of tasty harvest!   #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #Tomatoes, #Peppers, #TomatoPepperFruits  

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    🌹 Q & A – Planting the Perfect Rose Garden

    If you love the fragrance and beauty of roses, but you’re not sure how to begin your rose garden in the Central Highlands, Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares how to choose, plant, and care for roses for a spectacular display for years to come. https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/   🥕Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #Roses, #RoseGarden, #CentralHighlandsRoses

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    🎙️Welcome to Episode 26 – 17 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain!

    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, and they're ready to share it all with you. Don't miss out on this chance to level up your gardening game! Included in This Week’s Show:   🌳 Why Grafted Trees are Better for Your Backyard 🌹 Q & A – How to Grow Tree Roses in Containers 🌵Wild Wonders and the Native Plants for Lower Maintenance 🌼 Update Your Containers with Spring Flowers 🔥 Interview with Johnny Poblano, Northern Pines Fire Mitigation 🇺🇸 Promoting Generosity and Planting 250 Liberty Trees for America’s 250th Birthday     Subscribe to The Top 10 Gardener Podcast today and get your hands dirty with expert tips and tricks. You'll find it on all your favorite podcast platforms. To Watch the Entire Podcast Show, Tap or Click on the Link Below Subscribe for Top 10 Gardener updates! https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/ 🎙️Ken & Lisa Lain, The Mountain Gardeners #WattersGardenCenter, #WattersGardencenterAZ, #TheMountainGardener, #GardeningTips, #KenLain, #WattersGardenClasses, #SpringGardenChores, #PreparingforSpringPlanting, #WattersOnlineStore, #WattersOnlineExclusives, #SpringPlanting, #SpringGardening, #GardenSoilPreparation, #GraftedTrees, #GraftedFruitTrees, #TreeGraftingScience, #TreeRoses,  #TreeRosesinContainers, #GrowingTreeRoses, #LowMaintenancePlants, #CentralHighlandsNativePlants, #ContainerGardening, #UpdatingYourContainerGarden, #BestContainerPlants, #ContainerGardenIdeas, #America’s250th, #250TreesforAmerica’s250th              

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    🇺🇸 Promoting Generosity and Planting 250 Liberty Trees for America’s 250th Birthday

    Watters Garden Center partnered with the Daily Courier to promote the purchase and planting of 250 trees for America’s 250th birthday. The community came through with amazing generosity, not only buying trees for their own gardens, but donating to plant trees at local schools. Each tree purchased came with a beautiful medallion commemorating America’s 250th. Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares his gratitude for our community’s generosity and desire to beautify our Central Highlands areas.   🌺 Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates! Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers https://wattersgardencenter.com/pages/garden-care-advantages     #WattersGardenCenter #MountainGardener, #America’s250th, #250TreesforAmerica’s250th

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    Behind the Scene Follower Bonus: Better Fragrance from Lilacs and Beyond

    One of the best parts of spring is the scent of Lilacs. In this Follower Bonus, Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares how to get the best fragrance from your Lilacs and other spring blooms.

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    🔥 Interview with Johnny Poblano, Northern Pines Fire Mitigation

    Johnny Poblano, with his brother, Jesse, founded and owns Northern Pines Fire Mitigation, a business that brings more than 20 years of hands-on experience in land management. As Arizona natives, they understand the unique terrain, climate, and wildfire risks our communities face. Master Gardener Ken Lain talks with Johnny about reducing wildfire risk through expert fire mitigation services, something that’s most needed this year with drought stressing our forests and wildland/urban interfaces.   Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates! https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/ Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #JohnnyPoblano, #NorthernPinesFireMitigation, #DefensibleSpace

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    🌼 Update Your Containers with Spring Flowers

    One of the best times of the year is spring, when all of the plants are waking up and the new varieties of flowers arrive at Watters Garden Center! Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain share some tips on updating your containers – from reviving the soil to choosing and planting so you’ll have a stunning display from spring to fall. 🌺Ken & Lisa Lain, the Mountain Gardeners Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers! https://wattersgardencenter.com/pages/garden-care-advantages   #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #ContainerGardening, #UpdatingYourContainerGarden, #BestContainerPlants, #ContainerGardenIdeas

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    🌵Wild Wonders and the Native Plants for Lower Maintenance

    The Central Highlands has an abundance of native plants that adapt well to your landscape, and provide a beautiful, low maintenance garden. Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares the best native plants that are drought resistant and require very little work once they are established.   #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #LowMaintenancePlants, #CentralHighlandsNativePlants

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    🌹 Q & A – How to Grow Tree Roses in Containers

    Tree roses are a distinctive and beautiful addition to any garden or landscape. Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain share how to plant and grow these roses in containers. Ken and Lisa will also answer other garden questions during this segment.   Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers!   https://wattersgardencenter.com/pages/garden-care-advantages 🌹Ken & Lisa Lain, The Mountain Gardeners #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #TreeRoses,  #TreeRosesinContainers, #GrowingTreeRoses

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    🌳 Why Grafted Trees are Better for Your Backyard

    Why should you choose and plant a grafted tree rather than one grown from seed? Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares the science behind grafting, and how it results in the healthiest, most beautiful and best shaped trees. Grafted fruit trees bear better fruit, and if you plant one from Watters, it is grown and mature enough to bear the year you plant it.   https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/   🥕Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #GraftedTrees, #GraftedFruitTrees, #TreeGraftingScience

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    🎙️Welcome to Episode 26 – 16 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain!

    🎙️Welcome to Episode 26 – 16 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain! 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, and they're ready to share it all with you. Don't miss out on this chance to level up your gardening game! Included in This Week’s Show:   🦋 Best Flowers of the Spring Planting Season 🌸 Q & A – Best Gardenia for Mountain Gardens 🪴Insiders Garden Tips to the Best Spring Plants 🌿 Best Lavenders for Fragrance and Beauty 🪴Interview with John Murphy – 2026 Rock the Garden 🍅 How to Grow Really Big Tomatoes This Spring     Subscribe to The Top 10 Gardener Podcast today and get your hands dirty with expert tips and tricks. You'll find it on all your favorite podcast platforms. To Watch the Entire Podcast Show, Tap or Click on the Link Below Subscribe for Top 10 Gardener updates! https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/ 🎙️Ken & Lisa Lain, The Mountain Gardeners #WattersGardenCenter, #WattersGardencenterAZ, #TheMountainGardener, #GardeningTips, #KenLain, #WattersGardenClasses, #SpringGardenChores, #PreparingforSpringPlanting, #WattersOnlineStore, #WattersOnlineExclusives, #SpringPlanting, #SpringGardening, #GardenSoilPreparation, #SpringBloomsPollinatorsLove, #SpringPollinators, #SpringBlooms, #Gardenias,  #ArizonaGardenias, #BestSpringPlants, #CentralHighlandsSpringGarden, #Lavender, #FragrantLavenderVarieties, #LavenderCare, #JohnMurphy, #PrescottFoodForest, #Make100HealthyFoundation, #GardenersofDestiny, #RocktheGardenFundraiser, #Tomatoes, #GrowingGiantTomatoes, #TomatoTips            

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    🍅 How to Grow Really Big Tomatoes This Spring

    There’s not much better than a big juicy tomato fresh out of the garden for slicing, sandwiches and so much more. Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares tips for selecting, planting and growing tomatoes for an abundant summer crop.   🌺 Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates! Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers https://wattersgardencenter.com/pages/garden-care-advantages     #WattersGardenCenter #MountainGardener, #Tomatoes, #GrowingGiantTomatoes, #TomatoTips

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    🪴Interview with John Murphy – 2026 Rock the Garden

    John Murphy is passionate about feeding people, and Watters Garden Center supports his mission. His nonprofit, the "Make 100 Healthy Foundation,” evolved into the Prescott Food Forest and the Gardeners of Destiny Training program. They empower people to grow their own food for health and sustainability. With over 500 members, they cultivate a fellowship of gardeners, sharing produce with local pantries. John’s mission? To make our community healthier, one harvest at a time. Learn More at https://www.prescottfoodforest.com/   Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates! https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/ Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #JohnMurphy, #PrescottFoodForest, #Make100HealthyFoundation, #GardenersofDestiny, #RocktheGardenFundraiser  

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    🌿 Best Lavenders for Fragrance and Beauty

    Part of the reason people love to visit Watters Garden Center is the fragrance that comes with all of those healthy, beautiful plants! Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain share one of the most popular plants for Central Highlands gardens – Lavender. Lavender scents the garden with a heavenly aroma. Ken and Lisa will share the most fragrant varieties of Lavender and how to plant and care for them here.   🌺Ken & Lisa Lain, the Mountain Gardeners Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers! https://wattersgardencenter.com/pages/garden-care-advantages   #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #Lavender, #FragrantLavenderVarieties, #LavenderCare

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    🪴Insiders Garden Tips to the Best Spring Plants

    The Central Highlands has a unique climate. Some plants grow incredibly well here, and others may struggle. Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares the best plants to make your garden a showplace this spring, and he won’t leave you without help! Information and care comes with every plant!   #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #SpringPlants, #BestSpringPlants, #CentralHighlandsSpringGarden

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    🌸 Q & A – Best Gardenia for Mountain Gardens

    Yes, gardenias do grow in the Central Highlands! Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain share what gardenia varieties do well here, and how to plant and care for them. Ken and Lisa will also answer other garden questions during this segment.   Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers!   https://wattersgardencenter.com/pages/garden-care-advantages 🌹Ken & Lisa Lain, The Mountain Gardeners #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #Gardenias,  #ArizonaGardenias

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    Behind the Scene Follower Bonus: Top Variety Tomatoes for Mountain Gardeners

    One of summer's great delights is home grown tomatoes, fresh from the garden. Master Gardener Ken Lain shares the best varieties for the Central Highlands, and how to plant and care for them for the best, earliest yields!

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    🦋 Best Flowers of the Spring Planting Season

    Want a spring garden full of flowers and plants pollinators such as butterflies, bees and hummingbirds love? Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares the best spring shrubs, trees and flowers with blooms that will fill your garden with color and pollinators! https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/   🥕Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener   #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #SpringBloomsPollinatorsLove, #SpringPollinators, #SpringBlooms

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    🎙️Welcome to Episode 26 – 15 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain!

    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, and they're ready to share it all with you. Don't miss out on this chance to level up your gardening game! Included in This Week’s Show:   🥕Vegetable Soil Prep for Maximum Growth 🌳 Q & A - Why Evergreen Oaks Turn Yellow in Spring 🍷 Watters Sip and Shop Wednesday 🌳 5 Reasons to Update Your Landscape 🦋 Trees that Save the Pollinators 🪴When is Lilac Planting Season?     Subscribe to The Top 10 Gardener Podcast today and get your hands dirty with expert tips and tricks. You'll find it on all your favorite podcast platforms. To Watch the Entire Podcast Show, Tap or Click on the Link Below Subscribe for Top 10 Gardener updates! https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/ 🎙️Ken & Lisa Lain, The Mountain Gardeners #WattersGardenCenter, #WattersGardencenterAZ, #TheMountainGardener, #GardeningTips, #KenLain, #WattersGardenClasses, #SpringGardenChores, #PreparingforSpringPlanting, #WattersOnlineStore, #WattersOnlineExclusives, #SpringPlanting, #SpringGardening, #GardenSoilPreparation, #SoilforVegetableGrowth, #PlantingVegetables, #Oaks,  #OakTreesinSpring, #OakTreeGrowthHabits, #Sip&Shop, #LandscapeUpdates, #LandscapeRefreshment, #LandscapeUpgrades, #TreesforPollinators, #SavingPollinators, #Bees, #Butterflies, #RedbudTrees, #DesertWillows, #GrowingLilacs, #PlantingLilacs, #Lilacs    

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    🪴When is Lilac Planting Season?

    Lilacs are such a welcome spring boost with their beautiful blooms and heavenly fragrance. Master Gardener Ken Lain shares the best planting time for these landscape must haves! Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates! https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/ Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #GrowingLilacs, #PlantingLilacs, #Lilacs

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    Behind the Scene Follower Bonus: Glow in the Dark Firefly Petunia

    It's always fun to have something new and different in your garden! Watters Garden Center is bringing to the Southwest this year the Firefly Petunia, a beautiful white Petunia that when the lights are turned out, glows in the dark! Don't miss out on this innovative new flower!

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    🦋 Trees that Save the Pollinators

    Pollinators are crucial to the health of plants and flowers, but they are having a rough time with insecticides, and growth that shrinks habitat. Planting flowering trees for pollinators gives them shelter and food. Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares tips for selecting, planting and growing trees that pollinators will love for years to come!   🌺 Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates! Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers https://wattersgardencenter.com/pages/garden-care-advantages     #WattersGardenCenter #Pollinators, #TreesforPollinators, #SavingPollinators, #Bees, #Butterflies, #RedbudTrees, #DesertWillows

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    🌳 5 Reasons to Update Your Landscape

    Spring is here and gardeners are outside! While you’re planning for the season, take a look at your landscape – it might be time to update! Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain share the reasons to spruce up your landscape for enjoyment, refreshment and curb appeal.   🌺Ken & Lisa Lain, the Mountain Gardeners Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers! https://wattersgardencenter.com/pages/garden-care-advantages   #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #LandscapeUpdates, #LandscapeRefreshment, #LandscapeUpgrades

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    🍷 Watters Sip and Shop Wednesday

    Watters Sip and Shop events are becoming more and more popular as a place for gardeners to visit and see the latest in plants, trees and flowers. Join us tonight for a sip or two of wine, a visit with your garden friends, and a look at what’s new in the garden center!   #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #Sip&Shop

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    🌳 Q & A - Why Evergreen Oaks Turn Yellow in Spring

    For natural and organic gardening, beneficial insects can be your best friends! Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain share how to use ladybugs and Praying Mantis to control aphids and other destructive insects in your garden. Ken and Lisa will also answer other garden questions during this segment.   Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers!   https://wattersgardencenter.com/pages/garden-care-advantages 🌹Ken & Lisa Lain, The Mountain Gardeners #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #Oaks,  #OakTreesinSpring, #OakTreeGrowthHabits

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    🥕Vegetable Soil Prep for Maximum Growth

    Would you like to plant vegetables that are the envy of your neighborhood? It starts with soil preparation! Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares the ingredients for super soil preparation for a spectacular vegetable garden! https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/   🥕Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener   #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #GardenSoilPreparation, #SoilforVegetableGrowth, #PlantingVegetables  

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    🎙️Welcome to Episode 26 – 14 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain!

    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, and they're ready to share it all with you. Don't miss out on this chance to level up your gardening game! Included in This Week’s Show:   🌻The Difference Between Hardiness Zones and Spring Frost Dates 🐞 Q & A - How to Use Ladybugs and Praying Mantis in the Gardens 🍅 Favorite Tomato Plant for Mountain Gardens 🌼 Top 10 Bloomers in the Spring Gardens 🌺 Growing Peonies for Fragrance and Beauty 🏜️Low Maintenance Plants for Southwest Gardens     Subscribe to The Top 10 Gardener Podcast today and get your hands dirty with expert tips and tricks. You'll find it on all your favorite podcast platforms. To Watch the Entire Podcast Show, Tap or Click on the Link Below Subscribe for Top 10 Gardener updates! https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/ 🎙️Ken & Lisa Lain, The Mountain Gardeners #WattersGardenCenter, #WattersGardencenterAZ, #TheMountainGardener, #GardeningTips, #KenLain, #WattersGardenClasses, #SpringGardenChores, #PreparingforSpringPlanting, #WattersOnlineStore, #WattersOnlineExclusives, #SpringPlanting, #SpringGardening, #CentralHighlandsGardening, #SpringBloomingFlowers, #OrderSummerFlowersOnline, #BloomingTrees, #CareofBloomingTrees, #SpringBloomingPerennialFlowers, #Hellebore, #Phlox, #Columbine, #Peony, #Veggies&Herbs, #WattersGardenCenterFreeClasses, #Peonies, #Tomatoes, #Ladybugs, #PrayingMantis, #HardinessZones, #CentralHighlandsSpringFrostDates  

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    🏜️Low Maintenance Plants for Southwest Gardens

    If you’re looking for a drought tolerant, textured, blooming garden that doesn’t take a lot of maintenance, Mountain Gardener Ken Lain has the best advice for you on what plants will do well in the Central Highlands, how to plant them, and best of all, the minimal maintenance they require.   🌺 Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates! Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers https://wattersgardencenter.com/pages/garden-care-advantages     #WattersGardenCenter, #SouthwestGarden, #LowMaintenanceSouthwestGarden, # DroughtTolerantGarden

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    🌺 Growing Peonies for Fragrance and Beauty

    Peonies are one of the most beautiful, long-lived flowering plants for the garden, and Watters has varieties that will thrive in our Central Highlands climate. Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares tips for selecting, planting and growing Peonies that will provide garden beauty for many years to come!   🌺 Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates! Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers https://wattersgardencenter.com/pages/garden-care-advantages     #WattersGardenCenter #Peonies, #GrowingPeonies, #PlantingPeonies  

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    🌼 Top 10 Bloomers in the Spring Gardens

    Spring is here and gardeners are eager for some color in the garden. Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain share the best, most colorful spring annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees that bloom early in the season!   🌺Ken & Lisa Lain, the Mountain Gardeners Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers! https://wattersgardencenter.com/pages/garden-care-advantages   #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #SpringBloomingPerennialFlowers, #Hellebore, #Phlox, #Columbine, #Peony, #SpringBloomingTrees, #SpringBloomingShrubs

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    🍅 Favorite Tomato Plant for Mountain Gardens

    Is there anything better than a sun-warm, ripe, delicious tomato from your own garden? Master Gardener Ken Lain shares the best tomato plants for our Central Highlands, how to plant them and how to get the best yield for a truly tasty summer treat!   Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates! https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/ Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #GrowingTomatoes, #CentralHighlandsTomato, #FavoriteGardenTomatoes  

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    🐞 Q & A - How to Use Ladybugs and Praying Mantis in the Gardens

    For natural and organic gardening, beneficial insects can be your best friends! Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain share how to use ladybugs and Praying Mantis to control aphids and other destructive insects in your garden. Ken and Lisa will also answer other garden questions during this segment.   Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers!   https://wattersgardencenter.com/pages/garden-care-advantages 🌹Ken & Lisa Lain, The Mountain Gardeners #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #Ladybugs,  #PrayingMantis, #BeneficialGardenInsects

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    Follower Behind the Scene Bonus: How to Grow Better Dahlias and Summer Bulbs

    Dahlias and other summer bulbs can be spectacular additions to your garden, and make great cut flowers. Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares how to plant and grow these garden beauties for summer-long, healthy blooms. 

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    🌻The Difference Between Hardiness Zones and Spring Frost Dates

    We get a lot of questions at the Garden Center about hardiness zones and Spring frost dates.  Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares the difference between the two in the Central Highlands. He also shares about hardiness zones and the microclimates within these zones. Important information for our unique growing area! https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/   🥕Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener   #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #CentralHighlandsHardinessZones, #CentralHighlandsSpringFrostDates, #SpringPlanting  

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    🎙️Welcome to Episode 26 – 13 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain!

    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, and they're ready to share it all with you. Don't miss out on this chance to level up your gardening game! Included in This Week’s Show:   🌺 It’s Time to Plant Summer Blooming Bulbs ❄Q & A: How to Help Plants Recover from Frost Damage 🌳 Helping Trees Bloom Better 🌼 Perennial Flowers that Bloom Early in Spring 🇺🇸 250 trees for Americas 250th Birthday 🥕Plant Vegetables and Herbs, and Attend a Garden Class to Support Them     Subscribe to The Top 10 Gardener Podcast today and get your hands dirty with expert tips and tricks. You'll find it on all your favorite podcast platforms. To Watch the Entire Podcast Show, Tap or Click on the Link Below Subscribe for Top 10 Gardener updates! https://themountaingardener.podbean.com/ 🎙️Ken & Lisa Lain, The Mountain Gardeners #WattersGardenCenter, #WattersGardencenterAZ, #TheMountainGardener, #GardeningTips, #KenLain, #WattersGardenClasses, #SpringGardenChores, #PreparingforSpringPlanting, #WattersOnlineStore, #WattersOnlineExclusives, #SpringPlanting, #SpringGardening, #CentralHighlandsGardening, #SummerBloomingFlowers, #SpringPlanting, #OrderSummerFlowersOnline, #BloomingTrees, #CareofBloomingTrees, ##SpringBloomingPerennialFlowers, #Hellebore, #Phlox, #Columbine, #Peony, ##Veggies&Herbs, #WattersGardenCenterFreeClasses

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    🥕Plant Vegetables and Herbs, and Attend a Garden Class to Support Them

    There’s nothing better than fresh veggies and herbs from your garden. It’ll soon be time to plant your summer plants and herbs. Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares about free garden classes at Watters Garden Center that will help your garden to get off to the best start!   🌺 Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates! Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers https://wattersgardencenter.com/pages/garden-care-advantages     #WattersGardenCenter, #Veggies&Herbs, #WattersGardenCenterFreeClasses  

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    Follower Behind the Scenes Bonus - The 3 Types of Lilacs for Every Garden

    Lilacs are bursting with color all over the Central Highlands. Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares the three types of lilacs that will bring a touch of early spring beauty to every garden!

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    🇺🇸 250 trees for Americas 250th Birthday

    2026 is America’s 250th birthday, and what better gift to land than to plant more trees for beauty and the environment? Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares the partnership between the Daily Courier and Watters Garden Center to plant 250 native trees in our communities. You can preorder Arizona’s hardiest beauties for an Arbor Day pickup on April 24th. Watters has selected several champions for our mountain climate, including the vibrant Western Redbud, the elegant Prescott Purple Plum, and the pollinator-favorite Chaste Tree. Supplies are limited, so don’t miss out! Visit Top10Trees.com to order or for more information!   🌺 Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener Subscribe for The Mountain Gardener updates! Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers https://wattersgardencenter.com/pages/garden-care-advantages     #WattersGardenCenter #ArborDay2026 #ArizonaGardening #PlantATree #America250 #TheDailyCourier

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    🌼 Perennial Flowers that Bloom Early in Spring

    If you’ve had enough of winter, Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain have the cure for your blues! Ken and Lisa share this week the large array of perennial flowers that bloom in spring, filling your garden with color year after year.   🌺Ken & Lisa Lain, the Mountain Gardeners Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers! https://wattersgardencenter.com/pages/garden-care-advantages   #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #SpringBloomingPerennialFlowers, #Hellebore, #Phlox, #Columbine, #Peony  

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10 Weekly Tips to Brighter Plants. Gardening can be challenging, but with these insider tips, you’ll reap Huge rewards.

HOSTED BY

Ken Lain

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