About this Blog:

Utah Gar­den Blogs was formed because I (Cyn­thia) was really frus­trated try­ing to find LOCAL and Regional gar­den blogs to read/follow.  Unlike crafts, inte­rior design or con­struc­tion projects, gar­den­ing infor­ma­tion varies wildly from region to region.  While it’s inter­est­ing and inspir­ing to read about gar­den­ing in the South­ern US or Cal­i­for­nia or even inter­na­tion­ally, it may not be par­tic­u­larly HELPFUL to those want­ing to learn about how to do it in OUR cli­mate.  My intent is to pro­vide prac­ti­cal infor­ma­tion and rec­om­men­da­tions to gar­den­ers in the Inter­moun­tain West with a spe­cific empha­sis on Utah.

Gar­den­ing is one of those things where edu­ca­tion can­not replace expe­ri­ence.  One of the most reward­ing parts of this process is that you can never learn or know it all– there’s always some­thing new!  I am but one voice and one set of expe­ri­ences but there are many oth­ers in this region who can offer up all sorts of expert ideas and advice– if you can locate them.  One of the main rea­sons for this site is to pro­mote regional blogs with a sim­i­lar intent– to show­case gar­den­ing in our chal­leng­ing climate.

I hope to make this blog a place to have those kinds of con­ver­sa­tions and to use it as a hub to direct like-minded indi­vid­u­als to YOUR gar­den blogs!  If you have a gar­den blog or even a home design/improvement blog that cov­ers gar­den­ing related top­ics, please let me know and I’d be happy to include links to your blog through this site. Do you know of a great gar­den that deserves some recog­ni­tion (per­haps even yours)?  I’d love to visit! I’m happy to fea­ture posts from other blog­gers here too if you so wish. Lets help each other suc­ceed in this crazy place where we gar­den on the edge of moun­tain and dessert!

About Me:

Cyn­thia holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Land­scape Archi­tec­ture with a Minor in Hor­ti­cul­ture from Utah State Uni­ver­sity.  She worked on regional parks and trails projects in Utah and Ore­gon in her “Pre-Mom” life when she and her hus­band, Greg, were ‘DINKS” (dual income, no kids).  Then they had 3 kids in 3 years and every­thing changed!  In the inter­ven­ing years, she shifted focus to a work-from-home career in res­i­den­tial design and con­sult­ing.  Cyn­thia has enjoyed design­ing land­scapes rang­ing from multi-million dol­lar estates all the way down to the postage stamp yard of a mobile home!

A do-it-yourselfer by inter­est and neces­sity, Cyn­thia enjoys learn­ing new skills and encour­ag­ing oth­ers to do the same.  Cyn­thia now works for Con­ser­va­tion Gar­den Park where she teaches classes and helps home­own­ers learn how to suc­ceed with their land­scap­ing projects– for FREE!  Come and visit the Gar­den in West Jor­dan and be sure to say “hello”!

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This pol­icy is valid from 02 March 2011

This blog is a per­sonal blog writ­ten and edited by Cyn­thia Bee. Posts from other authors are occa­sion­ally included and are noted as such. Any opin­ions con­tained within this blog are solely the respon­si­bil­ity of the author and may not reflect the opin­ion of all who con­tribute, of clients, or employ­ers. For ques­tions about this blog, please use the form pro­vided on the con­tact page.

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