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Willard Bay Gardens has an impressive selection of bedding and specialty annuals, vines, herbs, sun or shade loving perennials, ornamental grasses, succulents, water-wise and inter-mountain native perennials.

09/14/2026

You know how I posted about putting in a meadow garden a couple weeks back. Well here’s that meadow garden going, well the beginning of it.

09/10/2026

Us gardeners like to tell little lies to ourselves, either subconsciously or not. Let’s get into it.



I’ll grab my scissors when I’m done with “whatever.” Nope. Don’t believe this one. Those scissors are gone. Because the ground eats scissors. This is a proven FACT.

Thinking you can go out to the garden for 10 minutes or less. Not that going out to the garden is a bad thing, you should just keep a realistic perspective. It’s not going to be 10 minutes, just like your dad’s “quick” bathroom break.

I’ll garden after I do *insert house chore.* Don’t even kid yourself. Just like a five year old doesn’t want to clean his room because playing is more fun. You aren’t cleaning the house before gardening—or even after.

Saying, “I’m just looking” while at a garden center. This is a classic, don’t fall for it. Like that meme, you’re gonna be leaving with somethin’.

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Actually follow the list of plants you will and won’t grow next year. I know we have an idealized view of yourself that does everything great and follows lists. But let’s be real with ourselves, most of us don’t list well, and when we do list, it’s usually thrown out by next week.

I’m done buying plants for the year. Being a nurseryman, I hear this a lot. If you say this, you WILL be back. Maybe not tomorrow, or the next day, but definitely within the next week.

I can rescue the plant. You know sometimes you do rescue them. And it’s sometimes fun to play god. But, and I’m going to hold your hand here, some plants just aren’t meant for this world.

I’ll remember what I planted. Story Time: one time I planted a grass, it was an Andropogon in case you wanted to know, and I was showing someone what needed to be watered. After showing that person, the plants the person instinctively reached down to pull out the grass because it sort of looked like a w**d. Anyway, that has absolutely nothing to do with this.

You know I’ve got this area that sort of/accidentally on purpose turned in a meadow, well that was what it was supposed ...
08/27/2026

You know I’ve got this area that sort of/accidentally on purpose turned in a meadow, well that was what it was supposed to be. It’s just sunflowers right now. Here’s some plants that would be perfect for a low-water, meadow garden.

Monarda citriodora or Lemon Mint, honestly we stumbled upon this plant by accidental and kinda fell in love with it. Just a gorgeous pollinator magnet that blooms all. summer. long. Plus an Utah Native, can’t get better than that.

Liatris ligulistylis or Rocky Mountain Blazing Star, would just look incredible in a nice little meadow. Butterflies all up in it, yeesh. We need more butterflies and would definitely be a part of getting them to the garden.

Ratibida columnifera or Prairie Coneflower, I actually really like this plant. It grows pretty fast, handles the heat and lean soils well, and honestly it looks super cute in the garden.

Monarda punctata or Spotted Bee Balm, this one is soooo underutilized. If you want to feed your native bees, this bee balm is for you. I’m lucky enough to see all kinds of plants throughout the growing season, and this one is a favorite of mine. It has a slightly unusual look but it works perfectly in a meadow.

Echinacea occidentalis or Yellow Coneflower. Usually we think of coneflower having to be pink purple or some kind of hybrid, this guy is just yellow and I love that. These coneflowers are great pollinators and birds.

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Linum lewisii or Blue Flax. You can’t have a meadow without some blue. This blue flax is pretty tough, handling lean soils and low water situations. Also it’s adorable.

Echinacea pallida or Pale Purple Coneflower, this is another that we don’t see much of, at least in the west. Another really great coneflower that would mix well with chaotic meadow-vibe I’m throwing together.

Agastache foeniculum - Anise Hyssop, another pollinator magnet that bees can’t get enough of. This one grows on the taller side which will sort of take over the height aspect once the liatris finishes out for the season.

Pycnanthemum muticum or Clustered Mountain Mint. If you’ve been with me for some time, you might have

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