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.
There will be a tour of her beautiful garden along the Weber River.
Our speaker will be Kelly Kopp, a professor and extension specialist in the Plants, Soils, & Climate Department at Utah State University, where her research efforts are focused on landscape water conservation and sustainable turfgrass management. She will speak to us about how to love your lawn and save water too!
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 […]
On Wednesday, June 11, members of the Alternative Garden Club met at the home of Elise Hutchings, Past President of the Utah Rose Society. They enjoyed seeing the beautiful roses in her back yard, front yard, and even the park strip that she has converted to a rose garden. She explained that she has 50 […]
The Utah Rose Society held its annual Rose Show at the Sugar House Garden Center on Saturday, June 7. With the heat waves we have had this spring, it was more challenging than usual to produce perfect specimens for the show, but our rose aficionados came through with many beautiful blooms. Shown here is Elise […]
This attractive little wildflower is not very well known, but it is easy to grow and generous in bloom. Just give it a shady to partly shady location and reasonably moist soil, and it will flower from April through October. It will often reseed and start to appear in new places around the garden, but […]
Euphorbia myrsinites, also known as donkey tail, burro tail, or myrtle spurge, is native to southeastern Europe and Asia Minor but was brought to Utah as a drought-tolerant ornamental. Unfortunately, it is a highly invasive weed that spreads quickly and crowds out native vegetation in our foothills and open spaces. The milky sap is toxic […]
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