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Show Sun Advocae Price 7 O , f 7 i. &3 1. 4 f- i P ft Hi) ife '" - ' t i r r j 77 Uoi May 6 2904 Tncusday IB s' 1 ' L Jfc? C. Littleieaf Linden tree provides shade Extension Agent Marlon linger measures gr iss heights - Top 10 - - Top 0 1 Trees for Castle Country Trees are a large investment in any garden oi yaid and its im portant to select trees that are compatible with the climate they will grow m A great guide to trees is a Utah State Umveisity Extension book titled. "Selection and Cultme ol Landscape plants in Utah " This is a guide tor Castleland Count), which includes Carbon and Dneiy counties The book is wntten by Lai i v Rupop and Dana Libbey and provides an excellent selection ol tiees that can grow in this pait ol Utah Accotding to local extension agent Mai Ion Wingei, using this book as a souice suggess the top 10 tiees lot Caibon Count) . Green Ash 2 Idaho Flowering Locust 3 Kentucky Cofleetiee 4 Thornless Honey locust 5 Biuce Spiuce 6 Austrian Pine 7 London Planetree 8 Callery I lowenng Fear 9 Littleieaf Linden 10 Golden Raintree Winger explained that it is hard to lind the peilect one I lieie aie faults in all of these and any ol these will have pioblems without proper management These aie not in a specilic order and did indicate that I vie Bauer, who manages the Puce City cemetery is a local person who understands trees very well T rees that aie adapted to this aiea are reseal ched locally thiough the land grant college, not a tiee salespeison horn out ol state A good example is the Quakie Aspen, which accoiding to Winger, "is a lovely mountain tree but has a lot ol problems in the valley floor Yet it's one of the tiees that many ol the depaitment stoie nurseries promote The book begins, "What tiaveler, driving acr ss Utah, has not marveled at its diversity ol geography, climate and vegetation7 From Joshua trees in the Mojave Deseit. to alpine meadows, to forests set against the red sandstone ot the Colopinion-jumprado Plateau, it is tiuly a state of contrasts "Ideally, Utah landscapes should he ad ipted to local conditions and enhance the natural beauty of the stale Unloitunately. most of our landscapes are patterned alter those found in I mope or Northeastern America Such landscapes aie difficult to maintain Continued In Paqe B2) 1 er Gaidenmg with native plants is becoming moie and moie ol a piiontv in I tali, primal it v because ol the watei mg conditions but also because it ties people's guidons and veais to a l.ueci legional landscape and helps people feel connected to the place that is home nd because natives aie at home in the region and use tesoutces el t ic lent ly . they ieiiiueveiy little Once established most aie long lived and laigely maintenance liee nd natives aie a nutmul choice toi the watei wise landscaping stvle of the futuie because lliev often look then best with little oi no extia watei gulden with a ol foi wildcieu a lound haven native cieates plants diveisily yeai Hues such as buds and buttei lies Most nupoituntlv. the wealtli ol coloi, texture, and loim found in natives gieutlv sinpusses that found at the ti.iditional niuseiy I oi a y.ud that looks beautiful and inteiesting in eveiy season a native landscape is an excellent choice A top 10 list ol native plants loi "wise watei use guidenmu Ornamental Glasses 2 Busin Wildrye 2 Indian Rieegiuss 4 Slu ubs Chltiose and Xpaclie Plume 5 Floweis Deseit I out O Clock and Western Wullflowei I veiling Pimuose Indian Famlbiush 8 Penstemon 9 Nukedstem Sum ay 10 I'tali Sweetvetch How will a native landscape look beautiful native landscape can look as toimal or minimal as vou like One appioach is lo use tiuihtional designs, but substitute dmught tolerant natives lot wa ter gulmg exotic plants Substitute low giovvmg giound covets toi typical bluegi ass law n and use aval lelv of native tiees slu ubs and perennials tocieate vom toundation plantings and llowei beds An alternative appioach is to mutate the masteiful gaidenmg stv le ot natuie, with mloimal groupings ol sliiubs and trees, lock gai den aieas. and wildflowei meadows Iodising on stiuctuie and texture as well as seasonal color assures that the planting w ill look good yeai round Ieople aie encouraged to visit the Utah Native Plant Society website to find out moie about these plants and somces wheie they can be puiehused (www imps oig) I oi pictmes and moie nilorm.ition about specific plants go into (C nntmunl to Iay B U 6 F 7 ccoidiiu to M u Ion W m vi limn ( ubon ( omilv the I t ill St ite I m v cm sit v I xtension b isic pi ictices ol tiuteiass c.ue and mm it ion In I tali puiticiiluily Veent include niowm" kitiliatimi om climiie has a unicue istcin I uih ml the ( astle counliv cited on the tin i isscs ih it wc mow md piopci basic c.ue will lie Ip to keep v om iwn he iltliv and atti ac live lie top 10 ale IS til coilsidcl It lull 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How ultcii should the lawn be mowed lust lemember the One thud mle Ideallv the lawn should ucvei mow moie than a thud ol the total Ic neth ol the glass blades oil at a tune I m example, II vom lawn is a little mme than lorn inches explains wingci IC nntimn d to Iaii B2) I I Hanging Baskets Gift Certifhates Available Great Planters Color Bowls - Flowers - 7ft e and Jp en Vegetables 1 grown and loved 1 R Garden to yours &3XV 2325 North Carbonville Road Hours Mon-S- at 9am-7p- m |