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Show - . W JK4 V- - -Sun Advocate Price, Utah Thursday May 16, 2002 IB - I 1 v Indian Paintbrush Claret Cup Cactus Evening Primrose 4 m s, Native Gardening, natural choice for waterwise landscaping extra water.; A garden with a diversity of native haven for wild cread plants creates a tures such as birds and butterflies. BY KEN LARSON Sun Advocate publisher year-roun- IxfltfiS.. jsfflKESSsaffsssE ttaitrftlyqtoredpem.ng.Md pUining that for a yard that looks beautiful and the landscape ofEasten trice aner attending a native plant sympo shim hi Logan and returned home to share hi, : Last Bauer, who Saturday there were two events taCaibon be perfect for this lot,iaid M pan ri the otycreyaaer-CqthatietnrfixedtMdreeogniredg- M SSdtheMri,: lished. Bauer, in speaking Saturday shared that this is an interactive and teaching garden. In a guide to beginning a natiVe- garden Meyer and Schultz point out . that a beautiful native L landscape can look as It was a bu day for the Utah Native Plant Sod- etyfUNPA) in Carbon County as they planted 21 gardens in East Carbon in the morning and held die dedication of the Utah Heritage Garden and e foot demonVfater Conservation The stration garden, a joint project Of the Utah Native Plant Society and the City of Price, is located at 46 East 300 South. It was established in April of 2000 and contains examples of over 80 different kinds of Utah native plants that have value as ornamentals in low water-us-e landscapes. The Price garden was the sixth one of a network of 20 native plant demonstration gardens established statewide by UNPS over the past four years. It is also the largest gar-; 6500-squar- F7 exotic ground covers for water-guzzli- ng According to Susan Meyer ecologist with the State Forest Service, who was guest speaker, there are plans for 10 more gardens throughout Utah. -- ' i. - plants. Substitute low-growi- ng icrerrair fodah trees, rockgarden areas, andwjUflower meadows. Focusma on structure and texture as well as sea- sonal color assures that the planting will look good second anniversary. was designed by Bitsy Schultz. The picture above shows the visitors in the area referred to as the high water area, while in the foreground is the medium area. Another area, known as the desert requires only one or two waterings a year. day. This is in Utah and the largest garden to Susan Meyers, The picture below was taken in April of 2001. The colder wanlw."todsipaiihandgwlbaslGn spring and.the ffrourt ttiis year is causinc a delayed growing season by about three weeks. low water and low maintenance. - ch Pictured above are people walking through the vari- ous areas of the garden during the open house Satur- - u PP but the most water per capita is used in Utah. According The days of free or cheap water are of iaaiui,wAMAAAaiMA..AABAuj.ABBVA.AiAA.AAAi a jal ther oreanizations 11 300111 project is one of over 20 gardens throughout the state. One of the biggest features of the garden is its low maintenance features. Utah is the second driest state, tion plantings and flower beds. An alternative ap-pnch is to imitate the masterful gardening style hardworkof the local members as they looked over the land- - M wais gBuierea sauiruay The South East 300 46 at inPrica native a garden through Plant Society garden, which is part of the Utah Native A substitute drought- tolerant natives for den. . au . . ; season is differ- ent and because of die drought and cold spring the blossoms are not as far ahead as it was at this time last y-- . v i i v . - ' ; fK - y- " i f year. The mission of the Utah Heritage Garden Program is to teach the people of Utah about their unique and spectacular nativeptefit heritage, and to show that water-wis-e landscaping with Utah natives can be as beautiful and interesting as traditional European-styl- e ft h' landscaping. :::On hand for the ceremony include Meyer as well as Bitsy Schultz, also from the Vtasatch Ftont, Nfjke Hubbard, local UNPS chapter president and Lyle Bauer, Price city garden liaison. 'Because native plants are at home in the region qid use resources efficiently, they require very little, K said Meyer in her opening remarks, adding, once nind an. lnng.KwaH nH largely main- tenance free. And natives are a natural choice for theWaterwise landscaping style of the future, be- they often look their best with little or no - - irnmmnr- - Mike Hubbard, UNPS Price Chapter president is pictured showing e variety of Spring flower, e popular plant in the garden. Hubbard and the local gardeners meet every Tues-caii- se day anxind 7 p.m. throughout the summer to weed the plants. "a. ."a PEtKSiMuDOK Fridayfr.Tay liftl 17,9am-7p- m and Saturday, MaylS, 9am-5p- m iwiICsjsj jv1 i 396 SouthCarbon Avenue, Price 637-42- 00 . Great Selection of Cars, Trucks, Boats, Fifth Wheels and Travel Trailers )R COPY kAA ; |