Spring Convention Successful

Everything went very smoothly for the 2025 UAGC Spring Convention held at the Sugar House Garden Center on 4.12.25. We had 6 of our UAGC clubs represented, including one of our newest clubs: Cache Garden Club. Thank you to all my helpers. Brenda Moore, NGC President, presented her “50 Shades of Green”, a message of […]

Flower of the Week: Golden Apeldoorn

In many climates, tulips are strictly a “one-and-done” flower; they will bloom the first spring but won’t come back again after that. In Utah, some (but not all) tulips have the potential to survive for many years, or “perennialize.” Golden Apeldoorn is one of them. If you give it moist but well-drained soil, sun or […]

Flower of the Week: Ipheion

Native to Argentina and Uruguay, Ipheion uniflorum is possibly the least well-known of all the springtime flowering bulbs, but it is easy to grow along the Wasatch front and can add a cheerful splash of color to your flower border or alpine garden. It is only a few inches tall and does not seem to […]

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 […]