17Sep, 2025
September Newsletter
by Geoff Ellis
The latest edition of the Rocky Mountain Rambler can be found here: https://utahagc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/RMR-Rambler-2025-09.pdf
16Jul, 2025
We Need More Plants
by Geoff Ellis
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 […]
15Apr, 2025
Arbor Day Event
by Geoff Ellis
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.
08Apr, 2025
Flower of the Week: Chionodoxa
by Geoff Ellis
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 […]
04Apr, 2025
2025 UAGC Spring Convention
by Geoff Ellis
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 […]
14Oct, 2024
Daylily Expert Speaks at Fall Meeting
by Geoff Ellis
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 […]
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 […]
29Mar, 2022
Noted Botanist to Speak at Spring Convention
by Geoff Ellis
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 […]
14Feb, 2022
Smokey Bear Winners Chosen
by Geoff Ellis
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.