
Mountain Gardener with Ken & Lisa
byKen Lain
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10 Weekly Tips to Brighter Plants. Gardening can be challenging, but with these insider tips, you’ll reap Huge rewards.
Episodes(40 episodes)
Episode 1436
🌹Five Fabulous Ways to Design with Roses
If you love the fragrance and beauty of roses, but you’re short on ideas to use them in your garden, Mountain Gardener Ken Lain has some great ideas for these colorful landscape staples.
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Published: May 11, 2026Duration: 11m 13s
Episode 1435
🎙️Welcome to Episode 26 – 18 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain!
Hey garden enthusiasts, Ken & Lisa Watters-Lain, The Mountain Gardeners here!
Get ready to catch Ken and Lisa's gardening bug! They're bursting with knowledge and passion for growing beautiful things, and they're ready to share it all with you.
Don't miss out on this chance to level up your gardening game!
Included in This Week’s Show:
🌹 Q & A – Planting the Perfect Rose Garden
🍅 Forcing Tomato & Pepper Plants to Set Fruit Early & Often
🌱 Growing Better Herbs & Vegetables in Containers
🌱 Interview With Shari LeGate - Dirt Matters: The...
Published: May 10, 2026Duration: 42m 51s
Episode 1434
🧑🌾 Hydrangea and Fountain Festival – Mother’s Day Weekend
If you really want to “wow” your mom this Mother’s Day, bring her by Watters Garden Center for a visit during the Hydrangea and Fountain Festival and let her pick a gift she’ll really enjoy. Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares the way Watters remembers moms during this special weekend.
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Published: May 9, 2026Duration: 5m 21s
Episode 1433
🌱 Interview With Shari LeGate - Dirt Matters: The Essential Guide to Soil Health for New Gardeners
Master Gardener Ken Lain talks with Shari LeGate, the author of Dirt Matters: The Essential Guide to Soil Health for New Gardeners. This practical, engaging guide reveals how soil is far more than “dirt” - it’s a living ecosystem with its own food web, workforce, and story to tell. If you’re starting your first garden - or tired of disappointing results – Shari will tell you how this book gives you the essential knowledge and step-by-step strategies to transform your soil into a thriving foundation for growth. And don’t worry, it’s not overwhelming!
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Published: May 8, 2026Duration: 11m 32s
Episode 1432
🌱 Growing Better Herbs & Vegetables in Containers
Sometimes gardeners don’t have a lot of space, or the ability to garden in a large area, but would enjoy healthy fruits and herbs nevertheless. Containers offer the ability to garden in a small space and are much easier to water and feed. Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain share some tips for growing abundant veggies and herbs in containers, so you can have the best of both worlds.
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Published: May 7, 2026Duration: 10m 43s
Episode 1429
Behind the Scene Follower Bonus: How to Release Praying Mantises for Season Long Benefit
Mountain Gardener Ken Lain share the benefits praying mantises can provide to your garden, and how to release them for season long benefit.
Published: May 6, 2026Duration: 3m 2s
Episode 1431
🍅 Forcing Tomato & Pepper Plants to Set Fruit Early & Often
What’s better than fresh juicy tomatoes and spicy peppers fresh from the garden? Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares how to force tomato and pepper plants to set fruit early, and throughout, the season, so you’ll have a whole summer of tasty harvest!
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Published: May 6, 2026Duration: 6m 38s
Episode 1430
🌹 Q & A – Planting the Perfect Rose Garden
If you love the fragrance and beauty of roses, but you’re not sure how to begin your rose garden in the Central Highlands, Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares how to choose, plant, and care for roses for a spectacular display for years to come.
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Published: May 5, 2026Duration: 10m 36s
Episode 1427
🎙️Welcome to Episode 26 – 17 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain!
Hey garden enthusiasts, Ken & Lisa Watters-Lain, The Mountain Gardeners here!
Get ready to catch Ken and Lisa's gardening bug! They're bursting with knowledge and passion for growing beautiful things, and they're ready to share it all with you.
Don't miss out on this chance to level up your gardening game!
Included in This Week’s Show:
🌳 Why Grafted Trees are Better for Your Backyard
🌹 Q & A – How to Grow Tree Roses in Containers
🌵Wild Wonders and the Native Plants for Lower Maintenance
🌼 Update Your Containers w...
Published: May 3, 2026Duration: 52m 58s
Episode 1426
🇺🇸 Promoting Generosity and Planting 250 Liberty Trees for America’s 250th Birthday
Watters Garden Center partnered with the Daily Courier to promote the purchase and planting of 250 trees for America’s 250th birthday. The community came through with amazing generosity, not only buying trees for their own gardens, but donating to plant trees at local schools. Each tree purchased came with a beautiful medallion commemorating America’s 250th. Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares his gratitude for our community’s generosity and desire to beautify our Central Highlands areas.
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Published: May 2, 2026Duration: 5m 11s
Episode 1428
Behind the Scene Follower Bonus: Better Fragrance from Lilacs and Beyond
One of the best parts of spring is the scent of Lilacs. In this Follower Bonus, Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares how to get the best fragrance from your Lilacs and other spring blooms.
Published: May 1, 2026Duration: 3m 11s
Episode 1425
🔥 Interview with Johnny Poblano, Northern Pines Fire Mitigation
Johnny Poblano, with his brother, Jesse, founded and owns Northern Pines Fire Mitigation, a business that brings more than 20 years of hands-on experience in land management. As Arizona natives, they understand the unique terrain, climate, and wildfire risks our communities face. Master Gardener Ken Lain talks with Johnny about reducing wildfire risk through expert fire mitigation services, something that’s most needed this year with drought stressing our forests and wildland/urban interfaces.
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Published: May 1, 2026Duration: 11m 21s
Episode 1424
🌼 Update Your Containers with Spring Flowers
One of the best times of the year is spring, when all of the plants are waking up and the new varieties of flowers arrive at Watters Garden Center! Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain share some tips on updating your containers – from reviving the soil to choosing and planting so you’ll have a stunning display from spring to fall.
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Published: Apr 30, 2026Duration: 10m 45s
Episode 1423
🌵Wild Wonders and the Native Plants for Lower Maintenance
The Central Highlands has an abundance of native plants that adapt well to your landscape, and provide a beautiful, low maintenance garden. Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares the best native plants that are drought resistant and require very little work once they are established.
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Published: Apr 29, 2026Duration: 7m 9s
Episode 1422
🌹 Q & A – How to Grow Tree Roses in Containers
Tree roses are a distinctive and beautiful addition to any garden or landscape. Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain share how to plant and grow these roses in containers. Ken and Lisa will also answer other garden questions during this segment.
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Published: Apr 28, 2026Duration: 10m 13s
Episode 1421
🌳 Why Grafted Trees are Better for Your Backyard
Why should you choose and plant a grafted tree rather than one grown from seed? Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares the science behind grafting, and how it results in the healthiest, most beautiful and best shaped trees. Grafted fruit trees bear better fruit, and if you plant one from Watters, it is grown and mature enough to bear the year you plant it.
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Published: Apr 27, 2026Duration: 10m 56s
Episode 1420
🎙️Welcome to Episode 26 – 16 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain!
🎙️Welcome to Episode 26 – 16 of The Mountain Gardener Podcast with Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain!
Hey garden enthusiasts, Ken & Lisa Watters-Lain, The Mountain Gardeners here!
Get ready to catch Ken and Lisa's gardening bug! They're bursting with knowledge and passion for growing beautiful things, and they're ready to share it all with you.
Don't miss out on this chance to level up your gardening game!
Included in This Week’s Show:
🦋 Best Flowers of the Spring Planting Season
🌸 Q & A – Best Gardenia for Mountain Gardens
🪴Insiders Garden Tips...
Published: Apr 26, 2026Duration: 53m 1s
Episode 1419
🍅 How to Grow Really Big Tomatoes This Spring
There’s not much better than a big juicy tomato fresh out of the garden for slicing, sandwiches and so much more. Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares tips for selecting, planting and growing tomatoes for an abundant summer crop.
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Published: Apr 25, 2026Duration: 4m 51s
Episode 1418
🪴Interview with John Murphy – 2026 Rock the Garden
John Murphy is passionate about feeding people, and Watters Garden Center supports his mission. His nonprofit, the "Make 100 Healthy Foundation,” evolved into the Prescott Food Forest and the Gardeners of Destiny Training program. They empower people to grow their own food for health and sustainability. With over 500 members, they cultivate a fellowship of gardeners, sharing produce with local pantries. John’s mission? To make our community healthier, one harvest at a time. Learn More at https://www.prescottfoodforest.com/
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Published: Apr 24, 2026Duration: 11m 31s
Episode 1417
🌿 Best Lavenders for Fragrance and Beauty
Part of the reason people love to visit Watters Garden Center is the fragrance that comes with all of those healthy, beautiful plants! Mountain Gardeners Ken and Lisa Watters-Lain share one of the most popular plants for Central Highlands gardens – Lavender. Lavender scents the garden with a heavenly aroma. Ken and Lisa will share the most fragrant varieties of Lavender and how to plant and care for them here.
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Published: Apr 23, 2026Duration: 10m 32s