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DIY Landscape Center FREEBIES

Close up of 'Phantom' Petunia- black with a limey-yellow star. One of the deepest blacks I've ever seen. Unbelievable!

On Saturday, April 30th, 2011 the DIY Landscape Center will be celebrating their Grand Opening by hosting a ‘pot party’.  Okay, they told me not to call it that but the name is sort of funny! If you bring your pots/containers, they will fill them with soil FREE!  Who doesn’t love free?   DIY Landscape Center @ Asphalt Materials 7961 South 1300 West West Jordan, Utah  9:00 am- Noon  In addition, my business, Design Resource, will be there to help you…

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Succulent Green Wall

504 succulents were used to create a living picture- all foliage, no flowers!

WHEW! The Salt Lake Tribune Spring Home and Garden Festival (could they make that name any longer?) is finally over!  It was a great show this year though not as ‘splashy’ as last year’s show.  The landscape industry in general is enduring the most difficult financial times EVER so it’s not surprising that the exhibits, while still great quality, were scaled back somewhat from previous years.  I had the opportunity to work the show for TWO booths, one for my…

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Gardening Hub for the Beehive State

The purpose of this site is to promote garden blogs/bloggers throughout Utah and the Intermountain West.  We hope it will serve to connect people of all levels of interest and experience with those who share their passion.  Please be patient with me while I get the site up and running- html is NOT this gardener’s strong suit!…

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