My Must-Have Garden Tools
Over the years, I’ve tried all kinds of gardening tools—some were duds, but others became lifelong favorites I reach for every season. Whether you’re just
Over the years, I’ve tried all kinds of gardening tools—some were duds, but others became lifelong favorites I reach for every season. Whether you’re just
The Andersens built their home in 2015 and had a blank slate for the yard. The first spring they put in the front yard
Mums, also known as chrysanthemums, are beautiful flowering plants that add vibrant colors to any garden or indoor space. Whether you have potted mums or
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Being a zone pusher I have some unusual plants such as hardy banana, windmill palm, and Japanese aralia, and less common trees such as a southern magnolia called Brakens Brown Beauty.
Our front yard is Xeriscape with a dry creek bed. You’ll see several flowering plumb trees and evergreens as well as ornamental grasses. Back yard is pavers with man made creek and waterfalls, full of many annuals and perennials.
We’ve been working on our garden since we moved in almost 14 years ago. We’ve turned our backyard from all grass to a little oasis. We have several different “rooms” including a pond area, an orchard, a pavilion, and a gazebo area. Our pond is shaded and natural looking, with koi and a fountain. We have many different types of trees: Catalpa, Tulip Popular, Willow, Weeping Alaskan Cypress, Sycamore, Forest Pansy Redbud, Weeping Purple Fountain Beech, and several others. We have several areas with different outdoor seating examples, and a lovely blue fountain in our front yard. We have different types of shade plants, sun plants, and shrubs. We have big hostas, japanese painted ferns, and dead nettle. We also have a few different types of roses, ninebark, red tip photinia, and Ozark Primrose to name a few. In our front yard, we’ve added many annuals to give it lots of color. Our front flowerbed is raised with a wooden tiered border, which helps it to stand out. We have 2 areas with pavers and crushed rock pathways. I think our yard is definitely a good example of what you can do over time, with patience and dedication and learning as you go along. We aren’t super wealthy and we do everything ourselves so it really is a labor of love for us and brings us a lot of joy. We also love that it brings our neighbors joy to walk by and to enjoy all the flowers and plants.
The Christensens used the concepts they learned in the free Localscapes classes to DIY their way to a dream yard. By doing all of the work themselves, they were able to save enough money to include a number of special features, beautiful seating areas and so many ways to use the yard and simply enjoy the fruits (literally) of their labors. Their landscape may look like the lushest yard on the block but requires only half as much water to achieve it.
I love to garden! I enjoy experimenting with all different flowers and shrubs. I feel like a garden is always a work in progress and I love to add to mine each year to see what grows well. I especially love my backyard because it is a place where I can relax in my hammock, listen to the sound of our water feature, and enjoy peonies, columbine, hellebore, clematis, heuchera, and a rising sun redbud tree among other plants while escaping the hustle and bustle of life. We have a unique water feature in the corner of our yard that you’ll want to see!
We remodeled our home a few years ago and ended the remodel with a landscape redo. I wanted a peaceful retreat in the backyard where I could go to relax, breathe in the surrounding beauty, listen to the sounds of nature and meditate. With the help of Urban Garden Company and Wasatch Garden Works, we have everything we ever dreamed about and both my husband and myself spend countless hours daily enjoying our gorgeous, hidden gem.
We’re not gardeners per se, but we have created a lovely garden design which includes a waterfall, pergola, pavilion, rose arbors and playhouse. Joanne also takes thrift store finds and creates magical additions to her garden.
Ron & Leslie Nuttall are long time residents of Provo. Their garden is located on property that has been in their family since 1890. It includes both flowers and vegetables. There is also a 9 hole mini-golf course that is part of our garden. We love working and relaxing in our garden. This is a garden you are NOT going to want to miss!
We moved into our home in 2008 and the whole yard was completely dead, filled with weeds. Since then, we have installed raised garden beds, attractive metal fencing, wisteria arch, rose arch, clematis arch and English cottage potting shed. The garden also features long borders with perennials, benches for seating, three separate rose gardens, weeping lace leaf maples and a Golden chain tree! Deanna takes trips to England for inspiration.
I developed a love of gardening because of my mom. We always worked outside together. I’ve had my own garden for 15 years. Now I have children that love to be in the garden with me enjoying the same things my mom and I did. Our yard is not huge, but we live on a corner lot and have designed it around many flowerbeds including a picket fence and gateway to the backyard, an entertaining paradise in the backyard with 2 fireplaces, a small courtyard enclosed by a semi private brickwall, and an expansive view of the Salt Lake Valley that can’t be beat.
My husband built our contemporary home in 1981 and we have enjoyed planting our garden with perennials that bring interest to each season. We bought and planted over 25 potted trees that we used in our home for Christmas trees and then planted them over our backyard hill after each Christmas. We love our 3 wind sculptures by Lyman Whitaker and enjoy the beauty they add to our yard. Last Spring we added 2 Xeriscape areas to our garden – replacing a lawn area and a planted perennial area. We have enjoyed the grasses and succulents in those new areas.
This Legacy Garden began about 1900. Flowers are everywhere. Raised beds providing garden staples, a small cutting garden, gazebo, pond, old-fashioned swing, outdoor train, book-nook, outdoor kitchen, fire pit and children’s play yard are all part of the fun in this garden.
This beautiful 1/2 acre landscape is loaded with flowers along with different species of trees and shrubs. It includes several water features, a new deck, sunken trampoline, water-wise ornamental garden area, fire pit, raised bed veggie garden, blackberry patch, grape vines, and much more!
This home features a popular and beautiful drought tolerant park strip. In addition, the yard has several raised vegetable beds, unique trees, and showcases many roses and perennials designed to attract butterflies and hummingbirds with edible plants tucked in throughout the garden.
These home owners transformed a steep slope in the back into two large terraced areas featuring a large pond-less waterfall safe for the grandkids to play in.They also have grapes, blackberries, raspberries, fruit trees, perennials and a hidden composter area. Don’t forget the firepit, in-ground trampoline, sandbox, slide, log swing and a lion head fountain!
This Legacy Garden began about 1900. Flowers are everywhere. Raised beds providing garden staples, a small cutting garden, gazebo, pond, old-fashioned swing, outdoor train, book-nook, outdoor kitchen, fire pit and children’s play yard are all part of the fun in this garden.
This beautiful 1/2 acre landscape is loaded with flowers along with different species of trees and shrubs. It includes several water features, a new deck, sunken trampoline, water-wise ornamental garden area, fire pit, raised bed veggie garden, blackberry patch, grape vines, and much more!
This home features a popular and beautiful drought tolerant park strip. In addition, the yard has several raised vegetable beds, unique trees, and showcases many roses and perennials designed to attract butterflies and hummingbirds with edible plants tucked in throughout the garden.
These home owners transformed a steep slope in the back into two large terraced areas featuring a large pond-less waterfall safe for the grandkids to play in.They also have grapes, blackberries, raspberries, fruit trees, perennials and a hidden composter area. Don’t forget the firepit, in-ground trampoline, sandbox, slide, log swing and a lion head fountain!
This garden is just under a 1/2 acre, where over 90% of the flowers were planted for the bees, butterflies, humming birds and song birds that visit the yard and enjoy a source of food and protection. They also built a waterfall and small creek that has provided a water source for them. This is a place of peace, comfort and beauty that friends and family enjoy!
Sitting on a modest 1/3 acre, the goal is an edible landscape that incorporates fruit tress and berries of many varieties, a salad garden box next to the house, beautifully balanced with lawn for kids to play, a gathering area with a firepit and hot tub, kids’ sandbox with beans growing on a curved trellis overhead for shade, and an adorable chicken coop and chickens that enjoy living under the fruit trees.
This enchanting 2.5 acre garden was designed as an entertaining space. The landscape boasts more than 5,000 plant and 300 tree specimens, including rare maples, sequoias, cypress, cedar, and a 90-year old bonsai tree. Ponds and water features are connected by a system of recycling streams. You will also see custom fixtures that appear to blossom right out of the foliage.
This garden is just under a 1/2 acre, where over 90% of the flowers were planted for the bees, butterflies, humming birds and song birds that visit the yard and enjoy a source of food and protection. They also built a waterfall and small creek that has provided a water source for them. This is a place of peace, comfort and beauty that friends and family enjoy!
Sitting on a modest 1/3 acre, the goal is an edible landscape that incorporates fruit tress and berries of many varieties, a salad garden box next to the house, beautifully balanced with lawn for kids to play, a gathering area with a firepit and hot tub, kids’ sandbox with beans growing on a curved trellis overhead for shade, and an adorable chicken coop and chickens that enjoy living under the fruit trees.
This enchanting 2.5 acre garden was designed as an entertaining space. The landscape boasts more than 5,000 plant and 300 tree specimens, including rare maples, sequoias, cypress, cedar, and a 90-year old bonsai tree. Ponds and water features are connected by a system of recycling streams. You will also see custom fixtures that appear to blossom right out of the foliage.
