OGDEN BOTANICAL GARDENS

This 10-acre garden includes a rose, cottage, four-seasons, and demonstration gardens. Hundreds of perennials and annuals are spread throughout the gardens. Visitors are welcome to walk through the gardens from dawn to dusk and gather ideas for their own landscapes, or just enjoy the beautiful of the surroundings. The gardens host weddings, reunions, and other get-togethers throughout the year.  Contact Ogden City Community Parks Department for reservations.

Located at:
Ogden Botanical Gardens
1750 Monroe Blvd.
Ogden, UT, 84401

Horticulture Calls:

Contact  us at (801) 399-8080 (if not available, call USU Extension at 399-8201)

Ogden Botanical Gardens (APRIL 1 - SEPTEMBER 30) 

      Open Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 4:30pm

        Calls Answered at (801) 399-8080 Monday through Friday, 12:30 - 3:30pm

• Plant/Pest Diagnostic Clinics: Wednesdays ONLY from 3:00 to 6:00pm (May 7th through September 24th)
• Ogden Botanical Gardens Memberships:

WHAT:  Benefits include preview & selection prior to Annual Plant Sale at the Gardens, monthly “Lunch in the Gardens with an Expert”*, merchandise discounts, discounts on class fees and free summer classes, and discounts on classes at the Davis County Utah Botanical Center

                HOW:  Contact Weber County USU Extension for a membership form      

                FEE:  $35/household

WHY:   Secure the future of the Gardens for generations to come; insure a serene, beautiful location to visit in the middle of Ogden; help share knowledge of our plants, earth, and natural resources with younger, future generations; help the Gardens and the future grow.

• LUNCH in the GARDENS with an EXPERT – Third Friday each month May thru October, 12:00-1:00pm

Spend an hour in the Ogden Botanical Gardens enjoying one of the state experts in horticulture while you eat lunch.

May 16 –Designing Gardens with Perennials & Annuals with Peter Lassig (former Temple Square   Head Gardener

June 20 – Herbs: Grow, Cook, Enjoy their Fragrance & Sense of Power with Joy Bossi (“Joy in the Garden” radio, TV personality, noted gardening consultant)

July 18 – Wildflower Tour with Bill Varga (Utah State University Horticulturist, noted ethnobotony expert. (This will be an afternoon tour of wildflowers in our local mountains; tentatively scheduled for Snowbasin.)

August 15 – Solving Pest Problems in the Garden & Yard with Dr. Erin Hodgson & Marion Murray (Utah State University entomologist and IPM Coordinator)

September 19 – Fall Perennials and Spring Bulbs in Your Landscape with Barney Barnett (Owner of Willard Bay Gardens, noted perennial expert)

October 17 – Apple Tasting and Other Fruits Grown in the Garden with Larry Sagers (Utah State University Extension Regional Horticulturist, noted radio/TV personality)

• Annual Ogden Botanical Gardens Plant Sale:  Friday-May 23 - 4:00-6:00pm, Saturday-May 24 - 10:00am-2:00pm  Purchase perennials, herbs, other plant materials, and some shrubs grown at the Ogden Botanical Gardens and Utah Botanical Center.  Great deals for you--great support towards the future of the Gardens.
• Landscape Design 4-Week Course:  Tuesdays, May 13, 20, 27, June 10 - 9:00-11:30am  Learn how to design your home's landscape from experts.  Fee:  $75/members or $100/non-members.
• A Lucky Day in the Gardens:  Friday, June 13 - 9:00am - 6:00pm  What a great way to spend Friday the 13th.  Join us in the Ogden Botanical Gardens for a casual Friday.  Discover what is happening, visit the demonstration gardens and arboretum, enjoy a tour conducted by a Master Gardener, and just feel lucky to be in such beautiful surroundings.