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Fellow Boomer
, Beuna Tomalino,
 of Bountiful, is a Garden Coach,Landscape Consultant, ContainerPlant Designer and owner of Her-barium. She especially loves teaching others to grow vegetables, herbs, andedibles and tend their yards organical-ly. Beuna has tended her own yards organically for over 20 years.Utah Boomers Magazine asked Beuna for answers to the mostfrequently asked questions pertaining to gardening in Utah.
Note: Plants are identied by botanical name (in italics) andcommon name to help you more easily nd the correct plants.
For the few where only one name is listed, the botanical nameand the common name are the same.
UBM:
 What is Utah's growing season?
Beuna:
Utah’s growing season varies from the long season in St
George (about 200 frost-free days) and other parts of southern
Utah to the shorter seasons of the mountains. The town of Ran-dolph which sometimes has the coldest temperature in the U.S.has only 57 frost-free days.
UBM:
As you stated above, Utah has a variety of growingseasons. Does that mean we have as many climate zones?
Beuna:
Yes. Utah’s USDA Climate Zones vary from zone 2 to
zone 9 depending on the area of the state. To nd your climate
zone and/or growing season check with your County ExtensionService http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/index.html orthe USDA map for climate zones http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-sw1.html.
UBM:
Many Utahns seem to have trouble growing plants inshady areas, including under trees and the north side of homes. What do you recommend?
Beuna:
For a perennial garden, I recommend Hosta, Coral
Bells ( 
Heuchera 
 ), Columbine ( 
 Aquilegia 
 ), Bellower ( 
Campanula 
 ),Spiderwort ( 
Tradescantia 
 ), Bleeding Heart ( 
Dicentra 
 ), Lady’s Mantle( 
 Alchemilla 
 ), Bergenia, Brunnera, Virginia Bluebells ( 
 Mertensia 
 ), Astilbe, Balloon Flower ( 
Platycodon 
 ), Dead Nettle ( 
Lamuim 
 ),Bugleweed ( 
 Ajuga 
 ), Vinca minor, Forget-Me-Not ( 
 Myosotis 
 ) and Violet and Pansy ( 
Viola 
 ).
 The best annuals for shady areas are Impatiens, Begonia, Fuch-
sia, Lobelia, Coleus, and Pansy ( 
Viola 
 ). Pansies may be a peren
-nial if grown in shade or part shade.
 
XERISCAPING
xeri·scape noun, often capitalized \'zir--'
skāp: a
landscaping method developed especially forarid and semiarid climates that utilizes water-conserving techniques (as the use of drought-
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 With the threat of oods looming over us, you mightbe wondering about the benets of xeriscaping. The
truth is most of our water years are not as abundant asthis one should prove to be.Once a xeriscape is established less water is requiredfor maintenance; saving water, money on your waterbill, and the time it would take to water and maintain. According to www.redbuttegarden.com: by limit-ing landscape water needs, which often account for30-50% of home water use, xeriscaping principles can
signicantly reduce water use and save money.
Xeriscapes also provide a somewhat maintenancefree solution to landscaping. No more mowing lawnsmeans more free time and less gasoline pollutants. There is the additional weeding to consider, but cover-ing the soil’s surface with some type of mulch inhibits weed growth. Mulch will also help with moisture reten-tion. A wide variety of grasses, cacti, succulents, many 
owering plants can be used in a xeriscape. It is best
to choose plants native to the area or that require thesame conditions as your garden area.
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