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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, June 11-13, 2014 Plant sale is about sustainability Present this ad and receive Two for One Entrées $ 8 Corkage The blooms of penstemon, a draught-resistent flower, is one of the native plants that will be offered during the annual native plant sale at Recycle Utah on Saturday. By SCOTT IWASAKI The Park Record Recycle Utah, a Park Citybased nonprofit that works with the public to lead sustainable lives, has hosted the annual native plant sale for the past 13 years. The idea was and still is to help community members design draught-resistant gardens and conserve water usage. The mission of the sale, which will take place on Saturday, June 14, is to educate people to understand the type of climate they live in and the types of landscapes that would thrive the best in these areas, said Linda Karz, a Recycle Utah volunteer who organizes the event. "It's interesting, at this point, we would have liked to havw converted everyone who live up here to do xeriscape garden- MUSTANG i Restaurant i Photo by Linda Karz Recycle Utah will educate public about xeriscaping C-3 The Park Record I don't think people have an idea of how much water they use on watering regular gardens and lawns…" Linda Karz Recycle Utah volunteer ing and use native plants, but, of course, the community has grown so much," Karz told The Park Record. "There are always new people coming in and then there's the fact that we're a transient community as well. We have a lot of part-time residents, so our mission, is still very much relevant every year." Still, Karz is pleased at how far the public's interest in xeriscaping and water conservation has grown since the sale started in 2001. "In the beginning, there weren't a lot of people who actu- ally carried these types of plants at the nurseries," she said. "They were all very hard to find, but now the various nurseries around town have grown their selection over the years." Also, the state has taken an interest in xeriscaping, according to Karz. "If you go down to the Sale Lake airport, you will see they have used all native and draughttolerant species," she said. "It's an idea that has taken hold, particularly when water conservation has become a hot topic of conversation these days." As always, Recycle Utah will team with Wildland Nursery, which is located in St. Joseph, a small town in Central Utah, for the sale. "They've grown wildflowers from seeds they have collected in the region over the years," Karz explained. "These plants are used to alkaline soils and are acclimated to our climate. So you can be sure these plants aren't coming out of the Northwest from some lush place in Oregon." The 2nd entrée of equal of lesser value • Credit Card purchases only Expires 6/17/14 • Convenient Validated Parking Keeping the Legend Alive - Kelly Hufferd OPEN NIGHTLY 5:30 • RESERVATIONS 658-3975 • 890 MAIN STREET Please see Plant, C-5 Your Voice Matters A free community workshop hosted by the Park City Attorney's Office to help residents understand, monitor, and participate effectively in the public hearing process. THURSDAY, JUNE 19 - 6:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 445 Marsac Avenue, Lower Level Presentations and Panel Discussion: MARK HARRINGTON City Attorney for Park City Municipal NICOLE COTTLE General Counsel, West Valley City CARL FISHER Executive Director, Save our Canyons Topics to be covered include the role of the public hearing, the various standards of approval, how to obtain information on projects, and tips to help you prepare for a public hearing and deliver effective testimony. All participants will receive a copy of the Citizen Public Hearing Handbook. For more information call 435-615-5189. |