Planting

For more than two decades, Emily Brooks Wayment has been crafting lush landscapes for clients throughout Utah and beyond with a focus on formal, classic design. Below, browse some of her faves for formal gardens For Structure: Boxwood Boxwood is perfect for hedges. Nothing brings a sense of formality like these dense,...
Summer’s here, and it’s time to gather those garden blooms. Keep them looking fresh for days with these simple tips on how to preserve cut flowers. 1. Snip Trim green and woody stems at a 45-degree angle to create the largest possible surface for water intake. If feasible, submerge the stem...
Planters and pots offer several advantages, making them a popular choice for garden lovers.  Style Power Container gardens and planters come in assorted styles, sizes, materials and finishes. With a multitude of options available, they allow you to use their unique style to enhance your outdoor decor while creating a customized,...
Get your garden season-ready with these tips from the landscape and horticulture specialists at USU Extension. For more tips, visit Utah State University Gardeners' Almanac Monthly Gardening Checklists. June Gardening Checklist Prune tomatoes to open the canopy of the plant. Consider drip irrigation in the garden to conserve water with either...
Calling all Utah gardeners! Get your garden spring-ready with this checklist of tasks for the month of May. Checklist courtesy of the USU Extension. For more tips, visit Utah State University Gardeners' Almanac Monthly Gardening Checklists. Plant warm-season vegetables and annual flowers once the threat of frost has passed.  Plant tomatoes...
April garden checklist
Get your garden spring-ready with these tips from the landscape and horticulture specialists at USU Extension. For more tips, visit Utah State University Gardeners' Almanac Monthly Gardening Checklists. Plant seeds of cool-season vegetables (peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes) as soon as garden soil is workable. Control young garden weeds by hoeing...
best fall trees for utah planting gardens
It’s fall and Utah’s tree foliage is on the turn. Select from this list of USU Extension's best fall trees for Utah gardens to capture a crescendo of colors that showcases the season’s palette brilliantly. Nothing evokes the cozy feelings of fall like the brilliant blaze of colors that...
Prepping your landscape for winter can lighten your spring cleanup load, reduce disease and give your spring garden a jump-start. Here are a few tasks to add to your autumn garden to-do list, straight from the pros at USU Extension. Prep Your Lawn for Winter In early fall when...
Daryl Lindsey, who formally launched her Yardfarmer.co sustainable landscape design venture in the fall of 2022, offers her top starting points for creating a productive, manageable and beautiful landscape design.   Tip #1: Look at your yard from the top down. Think about the ways you want to spend...
Want a beautiful garden that does wonderful things? Planting pollinator-friendly gardens will make your yard the buzz of the neighborhood. What if our landscapes could be both eye-catching and support a biodiversity of local pollinators such as bees, butterflies, beetles and more? We don’t often think about pollinators as...