The Wasatch Mountains are bursting with fall color right now. If you get a chance to hike or drive in the mountains of Northern Utah, you will see amazing trees with vibrant leaves. Some of the wild native trees and shrubs that paint our mountainsides and canyons are quaking aspens, rocky mountain maples, box elders, cottonwoods, water birch, scrub oak and three-leaf sumac. I hope you find an opportunity to go to the high country this week – before it’s over!
There are several perennials that will bloom in the fall and provide excellent color. One of the best performers for autumn flowers in Utah is the fall blooming anemone (sometimes called Japanese Anemone, but they don’t originate in Japan). This is a great plant for shade or part shade, though they will tolerate sun. In […]
Cucumbers are tender vegetable plants and they cannot be planted until all danger of frost gone. This is usually around the middle to the end of May in Utah. Here is a post I wrote about frost dates. And here is a post I wrote about vegetable planting – some general guidelines for timing, etc. […]
Tomatoes can be planted in mid to late May in Utah, after there is no more danger of frost. Find out the average last frost date for your area and watch the weather forecast. If you plant tomatoes and other tender vegetables and you find out it might freeze, you can cover your garden with […]
