Mountain Gardener with Ken & Lisa

Herbs that Grow Best in Mountain Gardens

Herbs grow better in mountain gardens than anywhere else in the country.  They love bright days and cool nights for easy-care plants that thrive.  Most come back perennially each spring and are completely animal-proof.  You will be an herb pro after this week's show. 

Brightest Blooming Trees of Spring

The trees of spring announce the arrival of the planting season. We cover the best of the best bloomers showing off this spring.  You have a showy list of trees that are fragrant, colorful, and easy to grow in your backyard.  You will be a blooming tree pro after this week's show. 

Best Privacy Screens That Block

The Fastest Growing evergreen trees listed and in-depth instructions on which are the best for your back yard.  You will be a landscape screening pro after this week's show. 

Brightest Flowering Shrubs of Spring and Growing More Fragrance

The Shrubs of Spring are magically fragrant.  Every yard should have at least 5.  After this show, you will know the best varieties, when and how to plant, and the correct food that brings out the brightest bloomers in the landscape.  You will be a spring shrub pro, after this week's show. 

How to Plant for Sure Fire Success

If you want better fruit trees, more shade, brighter lilacs, or any tree, shrub, or vine in the yard, you need to plant it right.  After this show, you will know exactly how to plant for better success this year and years to come.  You will be a garden pro after this week's show. 

 

What Triggers Plants to Bloom & Grow in Spring

Early spring shrubs announce their arrival in bright pink, yellow and red colors.  Waves of blossoms progress through summer.  Why do some plants wake up early from their deciduous slumber?  How do you protect early spring flowers from snow and frost?  You will be a shrubbery pro after this week's show.

Lessons on Garden pH and Healthy Plant Food for Your Yard

The right plant food is more than the right organic nutrients, it's about correcting your garden's chemistry so plants want to grow tall and strong.  We cover acid soils and alkaline for healthier brighter plants this spring.  You will be a plant food pro after this week's show. 

 

Growing Better Lilacs in the Garden

Dozens of Lilac Varieties are found at the garden center in spring.  You will learn the difference in styles and fragrances and how to plant each.  You will be a lilac pro after this week's show. 

New Fruit Tree Introductions for Spring 2022

Fruit trees are best planted before the leaf out and bloom in spring. In this show, we cover the best mountain varieties that have proved to produce better fruit than others. You will be a fruiting pro after this week's show.

Plants – The Showy Best of Winter

Many winter plants are deciduous and bare, showing nothing by twigs. In this show we cover the very best of the winter and early spring plants that actually look better through the colder months of winter and early spring. You'll be a winter garden pro, after this weeks show.

Stellar Wildflowers Growing Wild in the Backyard

Ready, set, grow! Late winter is the ideal window to start wildflower seed outdoors, but you can’t just chuck them in the landscape and expect success. We share all the local tips that ensure these bloomers blossom beautifully. You’ll know the best seed, soils, food, and techniques that bring on the color this spring.

Designing a Better more Comfortable Landscape

There's an art to beautiful landscapes that draw you to the outdoors.  In this show, we go deep into the right designs that comfort, feed and encourage a healthy lifestyle in the gardens.  You will be a garden design pro after this week's show. 

17 Designer Shrubs for Mountain Gardeners

Mountain gardenings is challenging, especially when it comes to your shrubbery, but not after this show.  You'll learn about the showiest shrubs that thrive in mountain landscapes and how to plant them.  You will be a plant pro after this weeks show. 

Best Garden Soil Preparation for the Spring Planting Season

Garden soil is the key to success, especially with fruit and flowering plants.  In this show, you will have an exact recipe for garden soil the grows better plants this spring.  You will be a garden pro, after this week's show. 

 

How to Prune Garden Plants

This is the ideal season to prune the trees, shrubs, and roses in the yard for better spring blooms.  In this show, we cover perennials flowers, the best pruning technique with all the resources to get out there and clean up the landscape.