Mountain Gardener with Ken & Lisa

30 Reasons Why People Like to Garden Summed Up

A survey of hundreds of local gardeners reveals why we secretly like to garden. Growing your own for the inner chef, mental and physical health, and many more. You will connect to at least one of the 30 reasons people really like to garden. You will be a garden pro after this week's show.

Best Plant Foods for Great Plants in the Yard

Plants need food just like their human counterparts. Like any gardener, plants like steak and potatoes, a fine glass of red wine, Crème Brulee, and a snickers bar. Plants chow down on different plant foods the same way we eat a fine meal. This show covers the best food and when to apply them for the best benefit for each plant in your yard. You will be a plant food pro after this week's show.

Top 10 Pretty Plants Javelina, Deer & Rabbits Leave Alone

Without a fence that keeps animals out your plants can be eaten alive down to the ground, but not after this week's show. We cover the top landscape plants animals find detestable. You will be a landscape pro after this week's show.

Top 10 Garden Task for a Better Landscape

The most essential gardening of the season is done in fall. You will have a list of Autumn tasks set the stage for healthy plants and Bigger Bloomers next spring. You will be a garden pro after this week's show.

 

Autumn Curb Appeal with Fall Colored Trees and Flowers

Fall plants add a lot of curb appeal to any landscape. We cover the bright trees of autumn and all the fragrant flowers that bring you home alive for the holidays. You will be an autumn plant pro after this week's show.

The Fall Equinox and What it Means for Your Gardens

The Autumn Equinox makes a change for the fall garden. It marks the most essential gardening of the season. Fall mums, bright red maples, and the gold of Aspens all show signs of change. Fall is the best time to plant large trees and evergreens like spruce. We go into detail about all things Autumn; you will be a garden pro after this week's show.

 

Top 10 Mums for Autumn Gardens

Autumn gardening is a time of decoration, pumpkins, corn, and fall mums. Garden Center mums are specially grown for outdoor gardens that perennially return for years of enjoyment. Learn all the insider tips and trips that make the fall garden more beautiful this year. You will be an Autumn flower pro after this week's show.

Top 10 Plants Javelina Leave Alone

Gardens are destroyed this summer by herds of Javelina tilling up the yard in search of grubs, displaying entire vegetable gardens, and nipping the flowers in the garden, but we have the solution. After this podcast, you have our best plants this pest detests. You will be a garden pro after this week's show.

Saving on Plants During Garden Center Seasonal Changes

Garden Centers shift from spring lilacs to autumn maple at the end of August through early Autumn. Promoted locally as 'Monster Monsoon Sales' and summer clearance, they rotate their plants from summer lovers to autumn colors and evergreens. Learn the insider tips on how to take advantage of this season change. You will be a plant sale pro after this week's show.

 

The Joy of Gardening with Kids

Getting kids involved in the garden is life-changing. They learn to appreciate where food comes from all while bringing the generations together. Get your children involved with flowers, vegetables and more. You will be a children's garden pro after this week's show.

Top 10 Summer Plants with Really Big Flowers

Some Summer flowers are prettier that others, and after this weeks show will have a list of 10 of the most beautiful flowers that are not only pretty, but easy to grow. You will be a flower pro after this weeks show.

Stunning Groundcovers that Hold the Soil and Look Good in Rock Yards

In this show, you'll have a list of the toughest ground covers that hold the soil for erosion control through monsoon rains and look great running across hillsides and rock lawns. You'll be a groundcover pro after this week's show.

New Plants so Tough They are Impossible to Kill

Some plants are hardier than others in the garden.  This show covers the toughest of the tough for the garden.  You will have a list of plants that outshine the rest.  You will be a garden pro after this week's show. 

Planting Privacy Screens in the Landscape

 

Neighbors breathing down your patio is nobodies idea of private. Privacy evergreens create a living wall the blocks out even the most prying eyes. After this weeks show you will have 6 ideas that will create your own backyard sanctuary, quite and alone. You will be a landscape screening pro after this week's show.

Best Garden Planting Techniques for Mountain Landscapes

Mountain soils can be tricky, demanding, and downright hard.  You will be on the inside track to the successful planting of a tree, shrub, rose, or vine directly into our hard native soil.  You will be a planting pro after this week's show.