Mountain Gardener with Ken & Lisa

The Best Fruit Trees to Grow and When to Plant Them

This week's show is all about fruit trees, the best mountain varieties to grow, and when to plant them, but there is so much more.  You will also learn how to plant, what to feed each, and veer into grape and berry bushes.  You will be a fruit tree pro after this week's show. 

Winter Evergreens that can be Planted when Cold

Winter landscapes can use a pick-me-up after the snow melts.  This is the ideal time to add some winter evergreens to dress up you yard.  Here is the tidy ten shrubs of winter that look equally good now as they do in summer.  You will be a winter shrub pro after this weeks show.

How to Start Your Own Wildflower Patch

Wildflowers are best started when the weather outside is still cold in late winter.  In this show, you will know which wild seed is best, how simple it is to plant them, and how to keep the birds from eating your new patch of beauty.  You will be a wildflower pro after this week's show:)

Privacy and Beauty in the Landscape

Neighbors breathing down your patio or glaring in the livingroom is not fun.  After this weeks show you will know which plants grow into a living wall fast and when to plant them.  You will be a privacy pro after this weeks show. 

17 Designer Shrubs for Mountain Gardens

This show shares the showiest shrubs for mountain landscapes that outshine the rest.  You will be a shrubbery pro after this weeks show. 

Garden Recipe for Better Soil, Brighter Flowers and Happier Vegetables and Herbs

Gardening all comes down to healthy plants growing in healthy soil.  In this week's show, we share a secret recipe that makes garden plants grow.  Winter is the season to revitalize your garden soil with Manures, Fruit & Vegetable Food, Soil Sulfur, and Humic.  Let your enriched soil rest for a month and start planting.  We go into detail, but you'll have to tune in.  You will be a garden soil pro after this week's show. 

Proper Pruning Winter Gardens

Pruning technicals, we go deep into garden pruning, what to prune, when and how to avoid mistakes in the gardens this winter. You are going to be a garden pro after this weeks show.

10 Most Popular Houseplants to Grow in Winter

Plants are easy to grow inside, but you'll have the top 10 favorites grown by beginners to the very best gardeners.  You will have a list of new impossible to kill houseplants by the end.  You will be a houseplant pro after this week's show. 

Important Winter Tips for Better Gardening

Winter is a time that slows in the gardens, but not entirely.  This show we cover 11 garden tips that should be watched closely for a better season ahead.  You will be a garden pro after this weeks show. 

Houseplants Safe for Puppies, Kittens and Kids

This show is for those with mischievous kittens, teething puppies, and kids that like playing, chewing, and digging up your houseplants.  Many houseplants are downright poisonous when consumed, but after this week's show, you will have a list of the top houseplants that are perfectly safe in any environment and how to grow them.  You will be a safety houseplant pro, after this week's show.  

Top 3 Christmas Trees You can Plant in the Yard in December

Living Christmas trees are evergreens that still have their roots and planted in the landscape after the holiday festivities end, growing for years to come. This week's cast we share the top three trees used in the home as a holiday tree, then planted outdoors. We also cover exactly how to plant a tree in the landscape and how to water through winter.  You will be an evergreen pro after this week's show. 

Evergreens Best Planted and Decorated for the Holidays

Some evergreen trees just say 'Christmas Tree', but not all can be planted in your landscape.  In this show, we give you the list of best evergreen trees that will provide years of enjoyment.  Your holiday decorating will never be the same after this week's show.

Growing Better Succulents Indoors

Tropical succulents are very trendy and so easy to grow.  After this week's show you will be an expert and how, where, and when to grow these desert plants inside your home.  You will be a succulent pro after this week's show. 

Landscapes Design that is Deer & Rabbit Proof

Rabbit and Deer put tremendous pressure on the plants in the landscape.  This is especially true if your home interfaces directly with wildlands, but there is hope.  Animals don't care for the taste, texture or smell of certain plants.  After this weeks show you will have design ideas for a stunning home with a list of plants that are utterly detestable to the mammals roaming around the yard.  

Cool Season Winter Vegetables and Herbs and How to Grow Them

As the first frost ends the summer garden of tomatoes, peppers, and squash, the cool season winter vegetables take over.  These cool-season vegetables and herbs taste better with frost and light snow.  You can have fresh-picked broccoli for the Thanksgiving feast, or a fresh salad of lettuce, spinach, and kale at the Christmas dinner.  After this week's show, you'll be a winter vegetable growing pro.