Mountain Gardener 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 send your neighbors running for cover, the most luscious tomatoes, the best salad veggies, and so much more!

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🎙️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 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:

• 8 Stunning Plants for the Native Landscape
• How to Grow Tree Roses in Containers
• 3 Types of Yucca for Every Garden Style
• Updated Container Styles With Spring Flowers
• Douglas Forst, Armstrong Growers: What’s New for 2025
• Garden Therapy: What I Love Most About Gardening!

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👨‍🌾 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 fertilizing and weed control, turning on your drip irrigation, and the lure of garden therapy – how spending time in the garden will elevate your outlook and lower your stress levels!

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🎥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 and best flowers, perennials, vegetables and herbs to Garden Centers each year. Learn what’s new for 2025 from one of the foremost growers in the business!

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🪴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 sometimes these containers get tired and need rejuvenation. Ken and Lisa talk this week about replenishing soil, and livening up or even replacing container plants.

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🌵 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 Central Highlands, and they’re stunning additions to your landscape! Many varieties and colors with gorgeous blooms are available. Learn how easy these plants are to grow and maintain!

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🌷 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 ideal size of container, the right kind of fertilizer, and more. Are the bugs and other foliage problems showing up? Drop a sample into a plastic bag and bring it into the Garden Center for diagnosis!

 

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🌱8 Stunning Plants for the Native Landscape

Learn about naturally growing plants native to Arizona’s Central Highlands. Ken Lain shares his eight favorites, in bloom right now at Watters Garden Center and ready to plant in your landscape. Marginal soil, wind, cold and heat – these native beauties will thrive in our ever-changing conditions!

 

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🎙️Welcome to Episode 25 – 16 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa Lain!

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

This week, we're exploring fantastic plant choices for our Arizona landscapes. We'll delve into the top 10 native plants that thrive here, discover the best fragrant gardenias for mountain gardens, and highlight the ideal Desert Willow varieties. Plus, we'll explore the most aromatic and beautiful lavenders, gain insights from Monrovia Nursery expert Jim Rupe, and define what truly makes a landscape native to our region. Let's get growing with these top tips!

 

Included in this week’s episode:

• Top 10 Native Plants to Grow in Arizona
• Best Gardenias for the Mountain Garden
• Native Desert Willow and the Best Variety for Your Yard
• Best Lavenders for Fragrance and Beauty

• An Interview with Jim Rupe from Monrovia Nursery
• The Definition of a Native Landscape

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🌵The Definition of a Native Landscape

Okay, folks, let's talk natives! Ken Lain the Mountain Gardener here, and I know many of you are curious about creating a truly Arizona landscape. So, what exactly is a native plant? It's one that naturally grows right here, in our unique climate. Think Arizona Cypress, the sturdy windbreak, or the elegant Silverberry, a low-care evergreen.

 

Folks often seek natives for their low maintenance and water-wise nature – perfect for our RV adventures! Plus, many, like Silverberry and Manzanita, are naturally resistant to deer and Javelina. While some natives might not be showy at first glance, their long-term beauty and adaptability shine through.

 

At Watters, we're making it easier to find the right natives for your yard, grouping them by low-care, animal resistance, and size. Let's create a landscape that thrives naturally!

 

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🎥An Interview with Jim Rupe from Monrovia Nursery

Hey gardeners, Ken Lain here! This week on the Mountain Gardener, I’m chatting with Jim Rupe of Monrovia Nursery, a real giant in the plant-growing world! We’ll get the inside scoop on where those beautiful plants at your local garden center come from.

 

Jim shares Monrovia's passion for quality and what it means to work with a company with a 100-year history. We’ll explore the journey of plants from their farms to your garden, and why that matters.

 

For all you Arizona gardeners, you'll learn which plants truly thrive in our unique climate.

 

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🪴The Best Lavenders for Fragrance and Beauty

Ken and Lisa Lain, The Mountain Gardeners here! Okay, let's talk fragrant lavenders, friends!

To guide you to olfactory bliss in your own backyard. We've got a delightful selection blooming right now at Watters!

 

For that classic lavender scent, you can't beat English Lavender. 'Goodwin Creek offers a taller, shrub-like form with gray leaves and intensely fragrant purple spikes. 'Munstead is more compact, perfect for smaller spaces, and has equally aromatic purple blooms.

 

Then there are the unique Spanish Lavenders! 'Princess' boasts unusual violet-pink flowers with that signature lavender fragrance. 'Ghostly Princess' offers silvery foliage and pink blooms. And 'Purple Medley' has green leaves and pineapple-like purple flowers.

 

All lavenders love sun (at least 6 hours) and well-drained soil, thriving even in containers. They're also wonderfully deer—and rabbit-resistant. Plant a few, and let that soothing fragrance fill your garden!

 

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🌳Native Desert Willow and the Best Variety for Your Yard

Hey gardeners, Ken Lain here! Looking for a tough, beautiful native that hummingbirds adore? Let's talk Desert Willows! These beauties thrive from Prescott to Sedona, offering willow-shaped leaves and orchid-like flowers.

 

The native variety boasts lovely pink blooms, but be warned – it produces bean pods that can limit flowering. That's where the new introductions shine! Look for named varieties like 'Timeless Beauty' or 'Bubba' – these have been bred to be bean-less, giving you continuous waves of stunning flowers from late spring through autumn.

 

Plant them in full sun, water to establish, and then let them go – they're super drought-hardy. Their airy foliage and vibrant blooms make them a fantastic, low-care addition to any Arizona yard.

 

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🌼Best Gardenias for Mountain Gardens

And we are back with Lisa Watters Lain. Many folks are surprised to learn we can grow fragrant gardenias right here. The secret is choosing hardy varieties! We carry two that brave our winters: one with a classic double flower and another with a lovely star-shaped bloom, both boasting that intense gardenia fragrance.

 

Now, don't expect them to get as big as they do in the South; here, they'll likely stay around knee-high, perfect for containers. Plant them on the east or north side of your home for morning sun and afternoon shade. They also do well under covered patios.

 

Fertilize with Flower Power monthly, and you'll enjoy those beautiful, fragrant white blooms starting in May and lasting all season. Deer and rabbits tend to leave them be, making them a delightful, fragrant addition to your mountain oasis.

 

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🌿Top 10 Native Plants to Grow in Arizona

Hey Arizona gardeners, Ken Lain here! With our beautiful weather, it's prime time to plant natives that thrive here. Arizona Cypress is a fantastic evergreen for windbreaks and privacy. Silverberry (Elaeagnus) is a low-care, fast-growing evergreen shrub that softens fences beautifully. For vibrant blooms, try Manzanita, which is loved by pollinators and drought-tolerant once established.

Consider our amazing Yuccas and Agaves – they're tougher than nails and offer unique textures. Red Yucca is a hummingbird favorite, and Artichoke Agave adds architectural interest. For a pop of color, Desert Willow blooms with orchid-like flowers, attracting hummingbirds galore. Don't forget native Redbuds, with their stunning pink blossoms. These ten natives are perfectly adapted to our landscapes, offering beauty with ease.

 

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