The winners in the Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl poster contest have been chosen for the Rocky Mountain Region. Their posters will go on to compete at the national level. The following Utah students’ posters were selected as the winning entries: Milly Aboda, 1st grade. Seneca Kenwood, 2nd grade. Ada Holt, 3rd grade. Lucy Adair, 4th grade. […]
The Utah Iris Society has cancelled their meetings for March and April because of the coronavirus pandemic. We assume that all other garden club events for the next few weeks have also been cancelled or postponed. We hope that the situation will improve and that we’ll be able to return to our normal schedules soon. […]
This year’s Utah winner is Anais Barrientos of Brigham City, sponsored by the Spade and Hope Garden Club. She will go on to compete at the National level for a $1,000 college scholarship. Here is her essay: Waste and Natural Habitats As the demand for land and resources continues to rise, our ability to supply […]
At the Winter Board Meeting of the UAGC today, winners were selected in the Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl poster contest, which is open to elementary school students in the 1st through 5th grades. The posters must contain an image of Smokey Bear with the motto “Only You Can Prevent Wildfires,” or Woodsy Owl with the motto […]
The Utah Associated Garden Clubs have chosen the winning entries in this year’s Smokey Bear poster contest. Because it is the 75th anniversary of Smokey Bear, all of the entries were required to depict Smokey this year (usually the children have a choice of drawing Smokey Bear or Woodsy Owl). The contest is open to […]
Don Petersen Nebeker passed away of causes incident to age January 22, 2019—a week short of his 99th birthday. He lived long, loved much, and traveled far. He was a graduate of West High, (SLC, UT) and the University of Utah. He served in WWII as a bombsight technician in Seething, England with the 448th Bomb Group. After […]
On Thursday, August 16 the Utah Rose Society and the Alternative Garden Club enjoyed a potluck dinner at Jerry Yoneda’s rose garden in West Point, UT. Mr. Yoneda grows more than 900 varieties of roses, all of them labeled and beautifully maintained, and everyone enjoyed this opportunity to see them. The evening ended with a […]
Hello, I am the Assistant General Manager of the Salt Palace convention center her in downtown. We are very proud of our garden and the attention to detail is was getting. The gentleman that was taking care of it was Gordon Hashimoto. Gordon passed away suddenly last month and we are looking for anyone who […]
Euphorbia myrsinites, commonly known as myrtle spurge or donkey tail, is a perennial weed originally introduced from Eurasia as an ornamental plant. In our climate, it has escaped from cultivation and invaded the foothills, forming colonies that can almost completely displace our native plants. Its sap consists of a milky latex that is highly poisonous […]