Garden

OGDEN — Whether you’re looking to install energy-efficient windows, want to learn how to stain your own fence or just want to save a few bucks on groceries, the Spring Home & Garden Show has plenty of ideas and offers.

OGDEN -- Hold the chips. Your backyard salsa garden won't be producing until later than usual in this weird weather season.

The cool, wet spring hasn't hurt cold-weather crops, such as peas and cabbage. But warm-weather plants like tomatoes and peppers sit stunted and semi-dormant, waiting for nature to turn up the heat.

OGDEN -- While many businesses have perks like free coffee, Fresenius Medical Care has come up with something a little different -- an employee garden.

A large estate garden, and a yard big enough to feature a pioneer-era irrigation pond, are part of this year's Ogden Area Garden Tour.

CLEARFIELD -- For many people, spending time in the garden decreases anxiety and stress and encourages social interaction.

OGDEN -- Mike Keyes has been beautifying the Ogden Temple grounds for almost 21 years now and loves every minute of it.

He only has one other part-time paid employee to work the grounds and all of the rest are volunteers. Keyes figures there are about 25 volunteers total and about eight to 10 volunteers a day working the gardens during the busy seasons of spring, summer and fall, totaling about 300 to 400 hours per month.

ROY -- You might not think something with the name Devil's Tongue would be so beautiful, but Dennis Staley and Anita Lewis said the name is deceiving.

The Roy neighbors have been growing the exotic plant for several years and said they last a lifetime. In fact, Staley got his bulb from his cousin's plant, which was more than 40 years old.