Arbor Day Event

Arbor Day is Friday, April 25. At 10:00 AM that day we will gather to install tree rings and markers for our memorial trees behind the Garden Center in Sugar House Park. Pictured here is the flowering cherry tree planted in memory of Joy Hashimoto.

Flower of the Week: Chionodoxa

Chionodoxa, or glory-of-the-snow, is not as well-known as some other spring bulbs, but it is just as beautiful. Growing only 4 inches tall, it blooms about the same time as the daffodils. The flowers are typically bright blue, but there is also a pink variety. Like all spring bulbs, it should be planted in the […]

2025 UAGC Spring Convention

Please join us “Moving Forward”! Our Spring Convention will be held on Saturday, April 12 from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM in the Sugar House Garden Center (1602 E. 2100 S., Salt Lake City). Brunch will be served, and an opportunity drawing will be held. “50 Shades of Green,” a short video by National Garden […]

Daylily Expert Speaks at Fall Meeting

The keynote speaker for the UAGC Fall Meeting and Symposium was Paul Genho, owner of the Monte Vista daylily farm in Payson, Utah. After a long career as an agricultural expert, Mr. Genho retired to pursue his childhood passion of breeding daylilies. He explained that the common “ditch lily,” Hemerocallis fulva, is a triploid or […]

Roses in the Heat

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 […]

Noted Botanist to Speak at Spring Convention

William R. Gray, Professor Emeritus of Biology at the University of Utah, will be the keynote speaker at the UAGC Spring Convention on April 23. Educated at Cambridge University in England, he has led wildflower walks and developed new tools for identifying native plants. During the COVID pandemic, he published a series of daily and […]

Smokey Bear Winners Chosen

The Utah winners for the 2022 Smokey Bear poster contest have been chosen. Congratulations to Sabrina Reiser, Mara Singleton, Sloane Olsen, Chloe Christensen, Ella Hampshire, and Jane McPhie, from Howard Driggs Elementary School in Holladay. They were sponsored by the Neighborhood Garden Club.

November Newsletter

The latest issue of the Rocky Mountain Rambler can be found here: https://utahagc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/RMR-Rambler-2021-11.pdf Check out the message from Mary Holley, the president of the Utah Associated Garden Clubs, as well as the reports from other states in our beautiful Rocky Mountain Region.

Renowned Tree Expert to Speak

We are pleased to welcome Mark Malmstrom, professional arborist and competitive tree climber, to our Fall Meeting on Saturday, October 30. He will talk about “What you should know about trees.” This event will take place at 1 PM in the Sugar House Garden Center, 1602 E. 2100 S. It is free and open to […]