Mountain Gardener with Ken & Lisa

Top Evergreen Shrubs that Love the Cold Winters

The last of the leafy deciduous plants have dropped their leaves and the yard can look truly empty.  In this podcast we cover the best of the best when it comes to evergreen landscape shrubs.  These design ideas actually look better as winter sets in and outshine all other plants in the yards.  You will be an evergreen pro after this weeks show.  

Best Living Trees used for Holiday Christmas Decorating

As we pass the Thanksgiving celebrations the holidays shift to bringing evergreen trees into the home for Christmas.   This podcast is all about the evergreens that can be decorated for the festivities and then planted directly into the yard for years of enjoyment to come.  If you need another tree for the landscape this show will make you a living Christmas tree pro, but you will have to tune in. 

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Evergreen Shrubs Best Planting in Fall for Year round color

Not all mountain plants are created equal when it comes to looking good through winter.  This week's show we go deep into the top evergreen shrubs that shine through the winter landscape, with their leaves fully on.  You will be an evergreen pro after this weeks show. 

Best Fall Colored Trees of Autumn and How to Plant Them

Some plants are prettier in Autumn than others, many are downright duds.  You will have a list of the best trees of fall after this week's show, but you'll have to tune in.  You will be a fall colored pro after this weeks show.  

Big 5 Mistakes to Avoid in the Mountain Garden

Many plants thrive with an Autumn planting, but not all.  Learn the do's and don'ts in the fall garden and watch those brown thrumbs glow red with the autumn success.  Stop making mistakes, you'll be a garden pro after this weeks show.  

Evergreen Trees Best Planted in Autumn

Most evergreens prefer being planted in Autumn, but not all. Deep rich greens, blues and golds are yours after this show.  You will be an evergreen pro after this weeks show.  

The Animal Proof Landscape

Wildlife and gardening are sometimes at odds with each other, but not after this weeks show.  We go deep into the exact plants best in a landscape surrounded by hungry animals and which to shy away.  You will be an animal gardening pro after this weeks show.  

Best Colored Trees of Fall

Some trees grow better than others in the mountains of Arizona.  Some have far better colors in Autumn, and some are just drab and boring.  This week's show we cover the best mountain trees that really show off in the mountain landscape. 

Growing Better Mountain Wildfowers in Fall

With these insider tips on growing Wildflowers, you will have a stunning garden that virtually takes care of itself, reseeds, and comes back again year after year.  

Autumn Decorating with Perennial Garden Mums

The flowers most famous in the Autumn garden are mums, but not all mums are created equal when they grow in your garden.  We cover the latest varieties and the best companion plants that show well together.  You will be a garden mum pro after this weeks show.  

Mountain Trees Best Planted in Autumn

We cover far more than just a list of the best mountain trees, we go into detail on exactly how to plant each tree the maximized the growth next spring.  You will be a tree planting pro after this weeks show. 

Javelina Proof Gardens

Javelina, deer, and rabbits like to eat many of the same plants in your gardens. In this podcast, we go deep into the plants' traits animals leave find detestable.  We also cover the top 10 plants that are absolutely javelina proof.  You will be a garden pro after this weeks show. 

Weeds be Gone Organically in the Garden

With the Dangers of Roundup so prevalent in the news this week we share and organic solution to weed control that is cancer worry free and equally effective.  We also cover the bloomers that will dress up those stressed planters and raised beds.  You will be a garden pro after this weeks show.  

 

The Best Bloomer so Summer

The Peak of the growing season provides some exceptional opportunities with the best bloomers showing off their colors in the gardens.  You will be a summer blooming pro after this weeks show.