Episodes
Tuesday May 12, 2026
🌿 Q & A – Holding Hills with Honeysuckle and More
Tuesday May 12, 2026
Tuesday May 12, 2026
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.
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🥕Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener
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Monday May 11, 2026
🌹Five Fabulous Ways to Design with Roses
Monday May 11, 2026
Monday May 11, 2026
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.
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🥕Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener
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Sunday May 10, 2026
Sunday May 10, 2026
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
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Saturday May 09, 2026
🧑🌾 Hydrangea and Fountain Festival – Mother’s Day Weekend
Saturday May 09, 2026
Saturday May 09, 2026
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
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Friday May 08, 2026
Friday May 08, 2026
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!
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Thursday May 07, 2026
🌱 Growing Better Herbs & Vegetables in Containers
Thursday May 07, 2026
Thursday May 07, 2026
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
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Wednesday May 06, 2026
Behind the Scene Follower Bonus: How to Release Praying Mantises for Season Long Benefit
Wednesday May 06, 2026
Wednesday May 06, 2026
Mountain Gardener Ken Lain share the benefits praying mantises can provide to your garden, and how to release them for season long benefit.
Wednesday May 06, 2026
🍅 Forcing Tomato & Pepper Plants to Set Fruit Early & Often
Wednesday May 06, 2026
Wednesday May 06, 2026
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!
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Tuesday May 05, 2026
🌹 Q & A – Planting the Perfect Rose Garden
Tuesday May 05, 2026
Tuesday May 05, 2026
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.
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🥕Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener
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Sunday May 03, 2026
Sunday May 03, 2026
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!
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Saturday May 02, 2026
🇺🇸 Promoting Generosity and Planting 250 Liberty Trees for America’s 250th Birthday
Saturday May 02, 2026
Saturday May 02, 2026
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
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Friday May 01, 2026
Behind the Scene Follower Bonus: Better Fragrance from Lilacs and Beyond
Friday May 01, 2026
Friday May 01, 2026
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.
Friday May 01, 2026
🔥 Interview with Johnny Poblano, Northern Pines Fire Mitigation
Friday May 01, 2026
Friday May 01, 2026
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.
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Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener
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Thursday Apr 30, 2026
🌼 Update Your Containers with Spring Flowers
Thursday Apr 30, 2026
Thursday Apr 30, 2026
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!
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Wednesday Apr 29, 2026
🌵Wild Wonders and the Native Plants for Lower Maintenance
Wednesday Apr 29, 2026
Wednesday Apr 29, 2026
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.
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