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Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa
Stop Guessing. Start Growing. Welcome to the Ultimate Garden Blueprint.
Body Copy: Most big-box store advice will get your plants killed. The intense sun, the heavy wind, and the local wildlife require a completely different set of rules.
I'm Ken Lain, "Top 10 Gardener," and every week, I share the exact "un-killable" strategies we use to cheat the heat and build vibrant, blooming sanctuaries in USDA Zones 5–8.
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Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌸 Best Growing Vines for Beauty, Hummingbirds and Arbors
🌸 Best Growing Vines for Beauty, Hummingbirds and Arbors Would you love to add an arbor to your garden, want to attract more hummingbirds, or simply enjoy the…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌺 Summer Flowers That Bloom in Hot Sun
If you love sitting in your garden and enjoying the colors and fragrance of your blooming flowers, you might be looking at which flowers can take harsh summer…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌳 How to Tell if a Tree is Truly Dead
If you have a hard time giving up on a tree that appears to be dead, take heart! Sometimes they are just sick! Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares how to tell if…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌺 Q and A: How to Keep Flowers Blooming Through Summer
It’s so satisfying to see your garden work coming to fruition with big, colorful blooms, but it’s sometimes hard to keep them blooming through summer’s heat…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌳 How to Bring Your Stressed Trees Back to Life
Arizona’s Central Highlands have challenging weather conditions of wind, drought and poor soils that can stress your trees. Learn this week from Mountain…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🎙️Welcome to Episode 25 – 23 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa 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…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🐛Garden Alert: Pests are Ready to Destroy Your Plants!
Are you seeing signs of destruction in your garden? Curling leaves and flowers, something eating your fruits and vegetables, plants and leaves not thriving? It…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌳 Top 10 Trees for Fast Shade in the Backyard
In Arizona’s sometimes brutal heat, great shade trees can make your yard a comforting oasis. If you’ve moved to a new or different home, or you’d like to have…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌺 Top 10 Shrubs for Summer Sizzling Fragrance
If you love sitting in your garden and enjoying the fruits of your labors, why not add more color and fragrance to the landscape? Mountain Gardener Ken Lain…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🫛Growing Better Beans & Peas in the Garden
There’s nothing better than cooking with produce fresh from your garden! Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares how to grow the biggest, healthiest and most…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌳 Q and A: Top 10 Screening Plants for Windy Locations
Looking to screen out the neighbors, create a private, relaxing area in your backyard, or add beauty to your landscape, but your location is subject to the…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🪴 Top 10 Vines that Cover Fast
Do you have areas beyond your landscape that you would like to screen out, or would you like to create a private spot in your yard where you can sit and relax…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🎙️Welcome to Episode 25 – 22 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa 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…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌻 The Best Garden Club in Arizona
It only happens every two years, so save the date for the 2025 Alta Vista Garden Club Tour! You’ll have the opportunity to visit and tour four specially…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌺 Why June is Perennial Month for the Garden
What’s not to love about colorful, hardy blooms that come back year after year? Mountain Gardener Ken Lain tells us about the perennials that show off in June…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌻 Perennials That Love Blooming in Summer
As summer heats up, you’ll want to spend more time in your garden. A landscape full of thriving and colorful flowers is sure to enhance your outdoors time and…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌼 Flower Power Plant Food Promotes Really BIG Flowers
Looking for the biggest boost for your garden flowers and vegetables? Watters’ specially formulated Flower Power fertilizer will keep your flowers and veggies…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌸 Q and A: Top 10 Perennial Groundcovers for Hillsides
Hillsides present a challenge to gardeners – watering is more difficult and finding the right groundcover that you don’t have to replace every year can be…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🍅 How to Prevent Soil Sunburn while Promoting more Tomatoes and Peppers
One of summer’s greatest pleasures is fresh, delicious tomatoes and peppers straight from your garden to your table. We’re always looking for ways to grow more…
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🎙️Welcome to Episode 25 – 22 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa 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…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌻 Don’t Miss This Year’s Alta Vista Garden Club Tour!
It only happens every two years, so save the date for the 2025 Alta Vista Garden Club Tour! You’ll have the opportunity to visit and tour four specially…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🐝 Jim Rupe, Monrovia Growers, on pollinator gardens
Meet Jim Rupe of Monrovia Growers, who talks with Mountain Gardener Ken Lain about the importance of pollinator gardens to attract and feed our important bees…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🐝 Summer Flowers that Bloom in Summer Sun & Attract Pollinators
One of the most frequent questions Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Lain receive this time of year is “How can I attract more butterflies and hummingbirds?”…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌳 How to Care for Garden Topiary Structures
If you are intrigued by those great shapes of trees and shrubs in landscapes, and think you might never be able to maintain one, you’ll be surprised how easy…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌳 Q and A: Fast Growing Shade Trees Make a Great Father’s Day Gift
What better gift is there for the father or father figure in your life than a fast-growing shade tree? This week, Ken and Lisa Lain answer your garden…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🦋 Top 10 Plants that Attract more Butterflies into Gardens
Do you love colorful butterflies? Mountain Gardener Ken Lain tells us how to attract these jewels of the garden into your landscape. Get to know the most…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🎙️Welcome to Episode 25 – 21 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa 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…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌸 Growing Hardy Gardenia for Garden Fragrance
It’s hardy, you can grow it in containers, and it smells wonderful! What’s not to love? Mountain Gardener Ken Lain gives us all the details on Hardy Gardenia…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌳 Bright Blooming Shrubs in the Summer Garden this Year
Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares blooming shrubs – these hardy varieties will accent your summer landscape with color and beauty, and best of all, come back…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌵Top 10 Cactus & Desert Agave for Mountain Gardens
If you’re used to thinking cactus only grow in southern Arizona, we have some good news for you! Ken and Lisa Lain talk today about the Top 10 Cactus & Desert…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🪴How Much Water Does a New Container Garden Need to be Healthy?
One of the best ways to have an easier, but still spectacular garden is to grow in containers. Raised gardens are kinder to your back and easier to plant…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🍅Garden Q & A With Ken & Lisa Lain: Watering Wisdom and More!
This week, Ken and Lisa Lain answer your gardening questions with a focus on watering – our soil in the Central Highlands is varied and challenging, and how…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌺How to Grow Crepe Myrtle and More for Bright Summer Color
Mountain Gardener Ken Lain gives us the inside scoop this week on the beautiful Crepe Myrtle. This hardy, drought resistant shrub is beginning to leaf out…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🎙️Welcome to Episode 25 – 20 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa Lain!
🎙️Welcome to Episode 25 – 20 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa Lain! Hey garden enthusiasts, Ken & Lisa Watters Lain, The Mountain Gardeners…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌻What’s Pretty for This Weekend’s Gardening
Come take a walk through the Garden Center with Mountain Gardener Ken Lain and find out what’s just waiting for you to take home to your garden this weekend!…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🎥 Interview with Bill Jones - Hi Yield Turf Ranger
Bill Jones with Fertilome joins us today to talk about Hi Yield products that will make your gardening and landscaping easier. Hi-Yield offers products such as…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🦋Fragrant Flowers that Attract Hummingbirds and Butterflies
🦋Fragrant Flowers that Attract Hummingbirds and Butterflies There’s nothing more satisfying than a spring, summer & fall garden full of fragrant non-stop…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🪻How to Grow Butterfly Bush for more Pollinators
Do you love to see butterflies and bees in your garden? Butterfly Bush is one of the best ways to attract pollinators. Learn from Mountain Gardener Ken Lain…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🍅Garden Q & A With Ken & Lisa Lain: Growing Terrific Tomatoes
This week, Ken and Lisa Lain answer your gardening questions with a focus on what all gardeners wait for in the summer – succulent, juicy, delicious tomatoes…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌲Evergreens for Privacy to Screen Prying Eyes
If you want to learn how to turn your landscape into a private, living garden, or you need a vibrant, attractive windbreak, Mountain Gardener Ken Lain will…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🎙️Welcome to Episode 25 – 19 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa 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…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌻How to Grow Spectacular, Colorful Clematis
Clematis comes in a wide variety of colors and exciting blooms that will put on a prolific show in your garden. Ken Lain tells us how to choose, plant and care…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🎥 Interview With Mike Neenan, J.F. Schmitt Nurseries
Mike Neenan of premier tree nursery J.F. Schmitt, joins us today to talk about producing trees that will thrive when they are planted in your landscape, and…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌼Perennial Flowers for Non-Stop Blooms
There’s nothing more satisfying than a spring, summer & fall garden full of non-stop, colorful blooms! It’s more than possible with a variety of perennials…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌹How to Grow Healthy, Beautiful Roses
Roses are a lovely and traditional addition to most gardens, but helping them to thrive can be challenging. Learn from Mountain Gardener Ken Lain the best…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌻Garden Q & A - Holding Hills With Honeysuckle and More
This week, Ken and Lisa Lain answer your gardening questions with a focus on planting honeysuckle and more to protect and beautify the hills on your landscape…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌻Preparing Old Containers & Raised Beds for New Flowers & Plants
Those old containers and raised beds can get tired! Mountain Gardener Ken Lain tells us how to bring them alive again! Learn about replenishing soil…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🎙️Welcome to Episode 25 – 18 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa 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…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌻How to Make Flowers Bloom All Season Long
If you love your colorful garden full of flowers, you’ll enjoy hearing from Ken Lain about how to make those flowers bloom in a spectacular show of color all…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🎥 Interview With Chris Shipley, Civano Nurseries
Chris Shipley of Civano Nurseries joins us today to talk about Civano Nurseries in Tucson, his favorite native plants, and how Civano Nurseries develops new…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌶️ Growing Better Herbs & Vegetables in Containers
You don’t need a huge garden to supply fresh and delicious vegetables and herbs for your summer table! Ken and Lisa Lain talk about the best varieties for…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🍅 The 3 Types of Tomatoes and Benefits of Each
If your idea of garden heaven is a ripe, succulent tomato warm off the vine, this show is for you! Ken Lain talks about the 3 types of tomatoes, the…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌻Garden Q & A With Ken & Lisa Lain, the Mountain Gardeners
This week, Ken and Lisa Lain answer your questions about best practices for growing in raised bed gardens, how much sun and the best soil for your roses to…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🫛 Insider Garden Tips to More Vegetables this Season
Learn from the experts about the tips that will make your vegetable garden the envy of all this season! All about how to make sure you have enough zucchini to…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🎙️Welcome to Episode 25 – 17 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa 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…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa👨🌾 Garden Therapy: What I love Most about Gardening
Ken Lain talks about moisture cycles in the Central Highlands, and how spring moisture will cause those early blooms (and weeds) to take off! Learn about…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🎥An Interview with Douglas Forst from Armstrong Growers
Douglas Forst of Armstrong Growers joins us today to talk about how he got into the business, his favorite plants, and how Armstrong Growers brings the newest…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🪴Updated Container Style with Spring Flowers
Perennials in containers add gorgeous color and interest to your landscape, and they are easy to grow with less weeding, watering and care required. But…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌵 3 Types of Yucca for Every Garden Style
🌵 3 Types of Yucca for Every Garden Style This segment is all about Yuccas, Agaves and Century Plants! These native beauties are perfect for the Arizona…
Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa🌷 How to Grow Tree Roses in Containers
Ken and Lisa Lain Watters Lain talk all about growing tomatoes, peppers and more in containers. Learn what kind of soil to use and when to change it out, the…