Mountain Gardener with Ken & Lisa

Gardening Amongst Wild Animals

If you let these pests gain a foothold in the garden, they’re nearly impossible to clear out. Gophers, rabbits, deer, javelina, and packrats can wreak havoc on our gardens and destroy all our hard work in mere seconds. Learn all the secrets to keeping these bothersome beasts at bay using both natural and man-made methods, and which plants are less appealing to their appetites. You will be a garden pro after this weeks show. 

Beginner Tips for Newbies to Mountain Gardening

Gardening in a new place can be challenging, especially if you garden at altitude.  This podcast we cover unique Southwestern needs to garden in wind, clay with rock-filled soils.  From how to plant a new tree, explaining plant zones and the right plant foods.  With just a few of these tips, you will be a better gardener this season.  

The Right Way to Prune Mountain Landscapes

Get the loppers and trimmers ready! Timing is critical for the plants in your yard that need pruning. We’ll share techniques for our mountain climate that are sure to make the yard happy, bloom better and reduce disease this spring.  You will be a pruning pro after this weeks show. 

Going Wild with Wildflowers

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. You are going to be a wildflowers pro after this weeks show.

10 Most Popular Houseplants and How to Growth Them

This podcast a list of the most popular houseplants grown by local gardeners is giving, along with tips, tricks, and techniques that insure healthy, happy houseplants in your home.  You are going to be a houseplant pro after this weeks show. 

Soil Preparations for the Most Productive Gardens the Year

Winter is the ideal time to prepare your garden soil for the spring season. In this podcast you will know just the right ratio of manure, bone meal, calcium and more for the most productive gardens in years.  We even go deep into container gardens and how to get the most out of your vegetables and flowers.  You will be a soil pro after this weeks show. 

Winter To Do List for Fungus Gnat Infestations in the House

You have a few key tasks for the garden in winter that are super easy to do and make a huge difference in how your garden wakes up in Spring.

Garden Alert - a Fungus Gnat infestation has taken over the inside of many homes and their houseplant.  We cover all the details, what to look for and how to get rid of this inside pest before they kill.  You will be a garden pro after this weeks show.  

Top 10 Winter Plants that Celebrate in the Holiday Landscape

Certain plants really shine in the Holiday Landscape.  In this podcast we share the top 10 evergreen plants the look their best during the holiday festivities.  You will be a garden pro after this weeks show.  

10 Steps to the Perfect Wildflowers Next Year

Wildflowers prefer winter planting just as the ground begins to freeze, heave and thaw.  We go deep into the does and don'ts to beautiful wildflowers.  We cover the best mixes, soils, garden preparation and more.  You will be a wildflower pro after this weeks show.  

How to Properly Plant Mountain Plants

We go deep into exactly how to properly plant in mountain landscapes.  Exact measurements to maximize growth for the prettiest plants in the neighborhood.  You will be a planting pro after this weeks show, but you'll have to tune in.

Keeping Christmas Trees Fresh through the Holidays

Prevent your wreath, garland, swags and cut Christmas trees for drying you this holiday season.  In this podcast we cover the best varieties, how to choose the freshest wreath in the bin, or tree on the lot and then how to keep it that way.  This is going to be a fire safe holiday this year, but you will have to tune in.  

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.