Landscaping

LOGAN — A Utah State University department head and professor has been chosen as president-elect of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture.

Sean Michael, who heads USU’s Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning department, was chosen at the 2012 CELA conference held at the University of Illinois. He will become CELA president at the 2013 conference in Austin, Texas.

Utah State will host the group’s 2015 conference.

If you’re dreaming of a waterfall, you may be glad to know there is an option that costs less than most and is easier to maintain.

“Most people are doing pondless waterfalls. They are low maintenance. You get the sound but no maintenance. They’re also cheaper than a full-blown waterfall,” said Kody Thompson, owner of KBT Waterfalls in South Weber.

Thompson said a waterfall will increase the value and enjoyment of a home, but a waterfall with a pond also increases maintenance.

OGDEN — Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have an expert come to your home and give you some landscaping ideas?

There are several landscape artists in the area, and many of them will be at the Spring Home & Garden Show this year to give tips and ideas to residents who may need some extra help in the yard.

Dave Andre, owner of Andrescapes in Layton, has plenty of ideas when it comes to rock landscaping. Andre said not only does rock add beauty to your yard, it never has to be replaced.

OGDEN -- A $2.7 million project to improve a two-block section of 7th Street is nearly complete. The only work left on the project, which extends about 1,500 feet between Adams and Liberty avenues, is the planting of landscaping and the completion of road striping.

LAYTON -- City officials are excited to take responsibility for the long-term landscape maintenance of the area surrounding the Layton Parkway and Interstate 15.

The Layton Parkway interchange opened about a year ago, and the construction of the landscape and irrigation improvements was part of the interchange project.