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- Tree Planting Rules
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- Handling and Planting “Bare Root” Plants in the Home Landscape
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Arborist
An Aborist is a specialist in the cultivation and care of trees and shrubs, including tree surgery.
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- Principles of Water-Wise Landscaping
- Designing a Low Water Use Landscape
- Water-Wise Plants for Utah Landscapes
- Water-Wise Landscaping: Plant Maintenance
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- Cost Free Landscape Water Conservation Ideas
- Water-Wise Landscaping: Ideas for Landscape Water Conservation Without Changing Your Landscape Design
- Water-Wise Landscaping: Monitoring Irrigation with Probes
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- How to Create a Wildlife-Friendly Yard
- Landscape Plants Rated by Deer Resistance
- Preventing Deer Damage to Your Trees and Shrubs
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Cost Free Landscape Water Conservation Ideas
For many, the first thing that comes to mind when they think of landscape water conservation is changing the landscape to rocks and cacti. The good news is such change is not required. There are many simple and even free things that can be done to help co...
Collecting Plants on Public Lands for Utah Landscaping
Much like rock collecting, hunting, or fishing, collecting plants can be a great way to enjoy the beauties of Utah and enhance appreciation for our local environment. At the broadest level, it may include collection of seeds, cuttings, boughs, seedlings, ...
Water-Wise Landscaping: Plant Maintenance
A benefit of established water-wise landscapes is they require less time and money to maintain than a traditional landscape. This assumes you have limited turfgrass to areas where it is practical, you have selected plants adapted to your climate, and you ...
Preventing Deer Damage to Your Trees and Shrubs
Deer/human conflicts have increased due to growing deer populations, limited resources and suburban development in deer habitat. In winter, deer often browse in residential landscapes. This can be reduced by selecting unpalatable plants, protecting woody ...
Conifers for Utah
This fact sheet lists conifers that can be grown in Utah, including all native and most introduced conifers, and some suggested cultivars.
Training and Pruning Apple Trees
Training and pruning are critical parts of growing a productive apple tree. The rewards of proper training are a tree that is easy to harvest, has sustained high yields, and quality fruit.
Landscaping for Season-Long Color
Each season brings with it new colors and emotions. Many homeowners seek help in selecting plant material that will offer season-long interest in the landscape. Different colors can add variety and add interest to the landscape. Plants should add consiste...
Shrub Selection for Utah Landscapes
Urban and suburban landscapes present special challenges concerning shrub selection in Utah. Due to our distinctive climate, shrubs must be able to withstand intense sunlight, low relative humidity, drying winds, and limited seasonal precipitation.
Water-Wise Landscaping: Monitoring Irrigation with Probes
Monitoring the depth of wetting and uniformity of water application can improve water management and conservation. Various types of probes can be used to monitor soil moisture conditions both before and after an irrigation. Probes can also be used to chec...
Water-Wise Landscaping: Ideas for Landscape Water Conservation Without Changing Your Landscape Design
Amenity landscapes in Utah use a large portion of the state’s treated potable water. Not only can this cause a shortage of water necessary for human consumption and other uses, but it can also be expensive for homeowners. The good news is that there are m...
Designing a Low Water Use Landscape
A landscape design should meet the needs of the people who will use and maintain the area while incorporating the site’s existing environmental conditions into the design. Water is a limiting resource in Utah, so designing the landscape to efficiently use...
Planting Landscape Trees
Trees and shrubs are valuable additions to most property, providing beauty, wind protection, shade, wildlife habitat, visual screening, and other benefits. Here we describe up-to-date, research-proven techniques for planting landscape trees and for post-p...
Crabapples in the Landscape
Crabapples (Malus sp.) are native to Kazakhstan and North America. Crabapples are ornamentals that are closely related to common apple trees and are distinguished by fruit size. Technically, any apple fruit that is smaller than 2-inches is considered to b...
Selecting and Planting Landscape Trees
Trees and shrubs are a valuable addition to most property. Properly planted, well maintained trees add beauty, wind protection, shade, wildlife habitat, visual screening, and other benefits to the landscape.
Water-Wise Plants for Utah Landscapes
A water wise list of ornamental trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials, ornamental grasses, and ground covers. The plants on the list are (1) water conserving, (2) adapted to Utah’s arid climate and cold winters, (3) available in the industry, (4) relative...