Episode 5

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22nd Jul 2020

Beautiful perennial, water-wise landscape plants, brown lawns and Apricot Chicken

0:00        Introduction

1:15        Casey Finlinson lead horticulturist for the Central Utah Water Conservancy District discusses great landscape plants for the yard that will save water.

9:57        Taun discusses four perennials: two great flowering species for summer and two for fall.

20:13     Lawns can struggle during July and August. Why are they turning brown?

25:42     USU Extension Intern Annie Smith cooks Apricot Chicken, a delicious yet easy recipe. 

Music Credit intro and outro: The Joy Drops. Not Drunk Mix Full Band No Vocal. Used under creative commons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

Transition music: Savannah Peterson, unnamed composition. Used by permission and under creative commons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

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Homegrown Horticulture
Helping You Grow Yards and Gardens Better
Homegrown Horticulture podcast helps solve your gardening dilemmas with a focus on growing plants in the Intermountain West. We offer tips on everything from great heirloom tomatoes to awesome trees and shrubs for the yard that do well in our unique climate. For the latest researched based information relevant to you, listen to the Homegrown Horticulture Podcast, a production of Utah State University Extension.

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Taun Beddes

I have worked in agriculture and horticulture for over 35 years. I currently work for Utah State University Extension and co-host the KSL Greenhouse Show. Much of my job is helping local residents and commercial farms grow beautiful and productive plants.