If you’re looking to plant a rare flower with a storied past that’s had a well-known song written about it, edelweiss will check all your boxes. My mother grew up in northeastern Italy, just over the Austrian border near the Alps, where edelweiss grow wild along steep rocky ledges. When ...
In August, I find the best time to be in the garden is as early in the day as possible. As a naturally early riser, I often find myself outside in the cool morning air with plenty of tasks to accomplish. But it doesn’t take long for the summer heat to drive me indoors, leaving my garden to ...
I’ve been getting lots of questions this year about problems with flowers, vegetables, trees and lawns, and the answers all have a common theme: Blame it on the weather! Even though we can’t change the weather, we’re looking at a collection of these common questions today to understand ...
USU/Utah County Extension Service provides some answers to more common garden questions: I think my garlic is almost ready to trim and bring into my pantry, and I have a lot more than I expected! The tops are completely dry, but there is a lot of dirt sticking to the bulbs. I have a lot of ...
One of my favorite groups of perennials is the mint family. Many species offer wonderful fragrances and beautiful flowers and attract beneficial insects, including pollinators. Even better, most are quite waterwise, making them excellent choices for Utah landscapes. Among the many mint ...
Conventional wisdom says vegetable gardens need full sun, but a productive garden doesn’t always require the recommended six to eight hours of direct sunlight. If fences, trees or your house cast shade on your soil, growing vegetables won’t be out of reach if you stick to plants that are ...
The temperature swings and drought are not making it easy to garden this year. But there are always a few things we can control, including our optimism and our willingness to “show our shadow” in our garden every day. Here is a list of garden tasks to consider for the month of ...
There is an irresistible thrill in making something explode. Every year around holidays like the Fourth of July, Utahns embrace that thrill by spending millions of dollars on fireworks. And Utahns certainly aren't alone. The American Pyrotechnics Association projected that Americans ...
The top parts of all my onion bulbs are sticking up above the soil but the green tops haven’t tipped over yet. Is this normal? Did I plant them wrong? Will this ruin the onions? Is it too late to cover them with more soil or will that be bad for the onions? This is one worry that you can ...
One of the great iconic — and ironic — pop culture lines comes from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. That's when — after a prolonged lightsaber between hero Luke Skywalker and villain Darth Vader that includes Luke having his hand severed — Darth Vader (voiced by the incomparable ...
