15Nov, 2022
November Newsletter
by Geoff Ellis
The November 2022 issue of the Rocky Mountain Rambler can be found here: https://utahagc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/RMR-Rambler-2022-11.pdf
24Sep, 2022
Utah Student Wins National Contest
by Geoff Ellis
5th-grader Ella Hampshire of Driggs Elementary School in Holladay has been selected as the national winner of the 2022 Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl poster contest. This annual competition, sponsored by the National Garden Clubs, promotes awareness of fire and litter prevention to schoolchildren in grades 1-5. Pictured with the winning poster are Connie MacKay, the chairman […]
24Sep, 2022
Utah Rose Society Enjoys Garden Tour
by Geoff Ellis
On Thursday, Sept. 22, the Utah Rose Society met in the garden of Doug and Cindy Crookston to enjoy their beautiful collection of roses. Although not all of them were in bloom at this point in the season, they looked pretty good considering the difficult summer we’ve just been through. Several newcomers were welcomed to […]
16Sep, 2022
August Newsletter
by Geoff Ellis
The latest issue of the Rocky Mountain Rambler can be found here: https://utahagc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/RMR-Rambler-2022-08.pdf It includes updates from the states in our region as well as a report on our successful 2022 Convention, held in Park City, Utah last month.
03Aug, 2022
Park City Garden Club visits organic farm
by Geoff Ellis
On Tuesday, August 2, the Park City Garden Club enjoyed a tour of the Woodenshoe Ranch, a new farming operation that will focus on growing medicinal herbs and organic vegetables. The sights included a newly planted orchard and berry patch, a hoop house for tender crops, and a tropical dome where hairy vetch and ginger […]
26Jul, 2022
Roses in the Heat
by Geoff Ellis
On Thursday, July 21, the Utah Rose Society met at the home of Musharrat Sheikh to admire her wonderful collection of roses and hear a presentation by URS president Elise Hutchings on how to care for roses during the summer. In spite of the intense heat, many roses were still in bloom, including this beautiful […]
05Jul, 2022
AGC Enjoys Garden Tour
by Geoff Ellis
On Saturday, June 11, the Alternative Garden Club met at the home of Elise Hutchings, president of the Utah Rose Society, to enjoy some refreshments and the many beautiful roses in full bloom in both her front and back yard. They then proceeded to the home of Dan Gaffin and Doug Tilton, where new plantings […]
05Jul, 2022
Park City Garden Club Welcomes Bee Expert
by Geoff Ellis
On June 7, the Park City Garden Club met at the library in Park City to hear from Joe Wilson, a bee expert at Utah State University. Professor Wilson explained that in addition to the well-known honeybee, which came from Europe, there are over 1,100 native bee species in Utah. Most of them live in […]
09Jun, 2022
Rose Show Back in Person
by Geoff Ellis
The Utah Rose Society held its annual Rose Show in the Garden Center on Saturday, June 4. Although most people’s roses were late in developing this spring, because of the cool weather, enough were in bloom to provide for many beautiful entries in the show, and it was great to have it again after a […]
10May, 2022
Rose Society Explores Artistic Arrangements
by Geoff Ellis
For their April meeting, the Utah Rose Society was treated to a demonstration of the various kinds of designs that can be entered into the “Arrangements” division of the Rose Show. These included “Make a Statement” (a mass design for a sideboard), “Alfresco on the Patio” (a modern design, using two containers), “A Splash in […]