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Moves from Big Cities are Changing Local Gardening

March 30, 2022 By quadcities Leave a Comment

We have experienced some interesting trends over the past year as more people are attracted to plants and gardening. Hashtags like #PlantParenthood are common. Fast-forward to 2022, and the magnetic draw to gardening has grown stronger. Many folks who visit the garden center this spring are … [Read more...] about Moves from Big Cities are Changing Local Gardening

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: gardening, Ken Lain, Watters garden Center

Five Amazing Privacy, Seclusion Trees that Screen

November 23, 2021 By quadcities Leave a Comment

Now is the time to plant privacy screens for maximum growth and seclusion in spring. Without strategically placed evergreens in the yard, it can feel as if prying eyes are looking right into your home. Not only does your privacy seemingly disappear, but that neighbor’s debris pile can be on … [Read more...] about Five Amazing Privacy, Seclusion Trees that Screen

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Arizona Cypress, Arizona Gardening, Austrian Pine, Colorado Spruce, Deodar Cedar, gardening, Gardens, Juniper, Ken Lain, Northern Arizona Gardening, Watters Garden Center Prescott

Best Landscape Trees for All Four Seasons

August 5, 2021 By quadcities Leave a Comment

Trees are where your landscape value is. Plant them right, and your home value grows; get trees wrong, and they take over, lift patios and driveways, hide beautiful architecture, and more. Think of trees and the four seasons. Begin with trees that announce spring by blooming, then have trees that … [Read more...] about Best Landscape Trees for All Four Seasons

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Best Landscape Trees for All Four Seasons, Four Seasons, gardening, Ken Lain, landscape, Landscape Trees, landscaping, planting trees, Watters garden Center

Enjoying Pretty Plants with Daisy Flowers

May 28, 2021 By quadcities Leave a Comment

A favorite flower of days gone by would have to be a daisy, Bellis perennis. This happy-face flower with radiating white petals around a yellow center is still identifiable even to non-gardeners. Daisies are so tough in the mountain garden, but too much white is boring and plain. We developed many  … [Read more...] about Enjoying Pretty Plants with Daisy Flowers

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Daisy Flowers, Flowers, gardening, Ken Lain, Pretty Plants, Watters Garden Center Prescott

Featuring the Most Beautiful Mountain Flowers in the Garden

April 1, 2021 By quadcities Leave a Comment

Some flowers capture the imagination like no other. Their sheer beauty makes them iconic, transporting gardeners in the remembrance of garden weddings, tropical destinations and secret forests. These flowers may seem exotic, but many can be grown right here in the mountains of Arizona. Here are the … [Read more...] about Featuring the Most Beautiful Mountain Flowers in the Garden

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Flowers, gardening, Ken Lain, Spring Wildflowers, Watters garden Center, Watters Garden Center Prescott, Wildflowers

Nine Garden Tasks for Better Gardens This Spring

February 26, 2021 By quadcities Leave a Comment

Spring weather signals the start of specific gardening tasks that are essential to maintaining a vital, healthy garden. I’m a “list” type of gardener and the following is my springtime procedural list in order of personal priority. 1) Finish pruning everything in the yard, including roses, … [Read more...] about Nine Garden Tasks for Better Gardens This Spring

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: fruit trees, gardening, growing vegetables, Ken Lain, planting, Roses, seeds, Spring flowers, Watters garden Center

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