The Utah Associated Garden Clubs, Inc. are part of the National Garden Clubs, Inc., sharing its mission to provide education, resources, and networking opportunities for our members, and to promote the love of gardening, floral design, and civic and environmental responsibility. We currently have 10 member clubs in the state of Utah, with more than 650 individual members.
The Alternative Garden Club will meet at a location TBD and carpool to several of the ponds on the tour this year.
Local horticulturalist Laura St. Onge will speak to us about daylily hybridizing. The common or “roadside” daylily was once thought to be sterile, reproducing only by roots and tubers, but advancements in science in the 20th century enabled the creation of new, hybrid flowers. Come hear the remarkable story behind the huge variety of daylilies that we enjoy today.
In the face of unrelenting development pressure, a farmer near Brigham City has to decided to keep his land in agricultural use. You can read more about it here: https://utahstories.com/2025/07/utah-farmer-preserves-30m-peach-orchards/
On Tuesday, July 8, Professor Kelly Kopp came to speak at a meeting of the Alternative Garden Club. Her message was that as people are replacing their lawns with other types of landscapes, they should remember that living plants are important for our environment, and even grass can be waterwise when managed properly. Ms. Kopp […]
The latest issue of the Rocky Mountain Rambler can be found here: https://utahagc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/RMR-Rambler-2025-05.pdf
The National Garden Clubs convention was held May 18-22 in Charleston, South Carolina. Shown here are representatives from the Rocky Mountain Region, including Darla Anderson, Connie MacKay, and Sue McJames from Utah.
A recent development in the green industry has been the use of pots made out of coir, or coconut fiber, rather than plastic. The instructions call for planting the whole thing, pot and all, in the ground. The idea of reducing waste and saving resources is a good one, but how well do the plants […]
Tribulus terrestris, also called puncture vine or goathead, is the bane of bicycle riders and dog walkers everywhere, producing sharp, 4-pointed seedheads that break off and puncture tires and paw pads. It thrives in sunny, barren areas such as roadsides and dirt trails, where it is perfectly positioned to cause havoc. It starts to germinate […]
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