10 Weekly Tips to Brighter Plants. Gardening can be challenging, but with these insider tips, you’ll reap Huge rewards.
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Sunday Aug 24, 2025
Sunday Aug 24, 2025
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:
🌺 Hot Weather Blooms for Vibrant Prescott Gardens
🌳 Q and A: Which is the Better Tree Aspen or Birch
✈️ The Cost of Travel to Your Gardens
🌼 The Biggest Perennial Flowers of Summer
☹️ 4 Garden Blunders to Avoid at All Cost
🪴From Newbie to Garden Pro in Arizona
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Saturday Aug 23, 2025
Saturday Aug 23, 2025
If you want to learn more about gardening in our unique Central Highlands climate, all you have to do is access your favorite social media – Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, PodBean, and the Watters Garden Center website – and you’ll find podcasts, videos, photos, columns and announcements – all to help you have the best garden experience with the best plants, the best products, and the best advice! Tune in today so you don’t miss out! Also be sure to join us for the Free Saturday Garden Classes, 9:30am at the Center, 1815 Iron Springs Rd. in Prescott – you’ll learn invaluable garden tips each time!
Be sure to save the date for the upcoming Grapes 4 Good event on September 28. Guests are treated to a festive garden party, delectable hors d'oeuvres catered by Chef Barry Barbe of El Gato Azul and Torme restaurants. and a wide and exciting selection of 12 different wines and artisan beers to sample. The event also features silent and luxury live auctions, with various golf and vacation experiences up for bid. Proceeds from this year's auctions benefit local school programs and provide college and vocational scholarships for Prescott area youth.
Not already a Garden Club Member? Click Below to Join and be notified of Plant Preorders and other Special Offers
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Friday Aug 22, 2025
Friday Aug 22, 2025
Gardening isn’t hard in the Central Highlands if you adhere to certain basics. The same applies to the few mistakes that will destroy your hard work in the garden. Master Gardener Ken Lain shares the four mistakes to avoid to keep your garden healthy.
🌺 Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener
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Thursday Aug 21, 2025
Thursday Aug 21, 2025
If you’ve visited the Garden Center lately, you’ll be amazed at such wonderful, huge perennial blooms as hibiscus, rudbeckia, dahlias, and much more! Master Gardeners Ken and Lisa Lain share what varieties of perennial flowers thrive and have huge blooms in the Central Highlands, and how to care for them. Great news! You can plant them now!
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Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
You’ve worked hard to make your garden thrive this summer, and now you’re planning a trip. That’s enough to induce anxiety in most gardeners who love their plants! Master Gardener Ken Lain shares ways to enjoy your trip without worrying about your garden the entire time!
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Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Aspens and Birches are two similar trees that add beauty to your Central Highlands landscape. Master Gardeners Ken and Lisa Lain help you to pick the best for your landscape, and why, along with other garden questions received this week.
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Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
The heat, wind and monsoons can wreak havoc on gardens in the Central Highlands, creating some real challenges for those who love colorful, healthy gardens. Master Gardener Ken Lain shares the most beautiful, colorful, hardy flowers to brighten your summer garden, and how to best care for them.
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Sunday Aug 17, 2025
Sunday Aug 17, 2025
🎙️Welcome to Episode 25 – 29 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 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 Grubs Attract Death into the Gardens
🌿Q and A: Monsoon Weeds and Erosion Control
🌺 Top Plants with Really BIG Flowers
🌳 Pretty Blooming Trees Best Planted in Summer
🪴Euphorbia in the Easy to Grow Perennial Garden
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, #OrganicFertilizer&DiseaseControl, #GardenPestControl, #PerennialFlowers, #LargeSummerBlooms, #Euphorbia, #WeedControl, #ErosionControl
Saturday Aug 16, 2025
Saturday Aug 16, 2025
If you want to learn more about gardening in our unique Central Highlands climate, all you have to do is access your favorite social media – Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, PodBean, and the Watters Garden Center website – and you’ll find podcasts, videos, photos, columns and announcements – all to help you have the best garden experience with the best plants, the best products, and the best advice! Tune in today so you don’t miss out!
Be sure to save the date for the upcoming Grapes 4 Good event on September 28. Guests are treated to a festive garden party, delectable hors d'oeuvres catered by Chef Barry Barbe of El Gato Azul and Torme restaurants. and a wide and exciting selection of 12 different wines and artisan beers to sample. The event also features silent and luxury live auctions, with various golf and vacation experiences up for bid. Proceeds from this year's auctions benefit local school programs and provide college and vocational scholarships for Prescott area youth.
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, #WattersGardenWisdom, #BestPlantsforLocalGardens, #FreeGardenClasses, #Sip&Shop, #BestPlantingAdvice
Friday Aug 15, 2025
Friday Aug 15, 2025
You may not know what euphorbia is, much less how to pronounce it! Master Gardener Ken Lain will give the lowdown on this great shrub that will add easy-to-care-for
interest, texture and color to your perennial gardens.
🌺 Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener
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Thursday Aug 14, 2025
Thursday Aug 14, 2025
You may have noticed trees around the area with gorgeous spring and summer blooms, and wondered which varieties thrive here and when to plant them. Master Gardeners Ken and Lisa Lain share what varieties of blooming trees thrive in the Central Highlands, and how to care for them. Great news! You can plant them now so when blooming time comes around, the results will be spectacular!
🌺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, #BestBloomingTrees, #OrnamentalTrees, #PlantingTreesinSummer
Wednesday Aug 13, 2025
Wednesday Aug 13, 2025
Have you seen gardens with giant, colorful flowers and wish you could grow them in your own garden? Master Gardener Ken Lain shares which plants will bear those giant, vibrant blooms and how to care for them! Learn about dinnerplate dahlias, huge hibiscus, giant rudbeckia and so much more!
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Tuesday Aug 12, 2025
Tuesday Aug 12, 2025
The monsoon rains are welcome replenishment for our gardens and relief from the heat, but the not so welcome side effects are weeds and landscape damage from downpours! Master Gardeners Ken and Lisa Lain share a variety of ways to keep monsoon weeds under control, and avoid damage from heavy rains.
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
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Monday Aug 11, 2025
Monday Aug 11, 2025
You work too hard to have a thriving garden to surrender your plants to destructive pests like grubs, which lurk beneath your plants and love to munch on your garden! Master Gardener Ken Lain shares how to spot and keep those summer garden pests at bay with organic pesticides that won’t harm the soil, you or your pets.
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🥕Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener
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Sunday Aug 10, 2025
Sunday Aug 10, 2025
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:
🐜 Your Guide to a Pest Free Garden
🌳 Q and A: Shady Shrubs for Shady Gardens
🌿 What to Do When Plants Die in the Garden
🌲 Slim Sentinels - The Elegance of Narrow Trees
🌺 Fast Growing Groundcovers for Hills and Rock Lawns
🍷 Sip & Shop Success and August Free Classes
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, #OrganicFertilizer&DiseaseControl, #GardenPestControl, #DwarfPerennialFlowers, #WattersHotNewPlants, #HardtoKillTreesShrubs&Plants, #Bumblebees, #Pollinators