Come Garden with Us
You’ve wanted in!! Now is the time to apply to rent a spot for 2024. Applications are now open to keep bees or chickens, rent a plot in the Outreach…
University Neighborhood Gardens (UNG) How Our Community Garden Works
HOW OUR COMMUNITY GARDEN WORKS Our community garden is a shared space –a commons. Gardeners not only tend their own plots, but also collaborate with each other to take an…
University Neighborhood Gardens (UNG) Is Community Gardening Right for You?
Is Community Gardening Right for You? The following information may be useful to you if you are thinking about becoming agardener in this neighborhood council. Benefits and Rewards Despite the…
University Neighborhood Gardens (UNG) Organic Standards
ORGANIC STANDARDS Our Philosophy Gardening organically is a commitment to health, a respectful relationship to the earth, and a love for the many facets of gardens and gardening. For us,…
University Neighborhood Gardens (UNG)Garden Policy Highlights
Various rules and policies have been established to manage our garden spaces. Below is a high level summary of highlights. Please see the annual rental agreement for additional details of…
University Neighborhood Gardens (UNG) Water Wise Gardening
How Much Water Is Enough? On average, most vegetables need around 1-2 inches of water per week. During March and April, cooler temperatures and spring rains will usually provide most…
Helen’s Neighborhood Demonstration Orchard
Named in honor of Helen Clawson Wells, great granddaughter of Brigham Young, University Gardens Neighborhood planted 60 apple and pear trees on October 15, 2011 in what was Salt Lake…
Rose Garden – University Neighborhood Gardens (UNG)
Due to the generous support and commitment towards community from Intermountain Salt Lake Clinic, the ECC is proud to add this beautiful garden space to our long tradition of parks,…
High Density Orchard Techniques for the Backyard Orchard
For years, most of the information about growing fruit came from commercial orchard culture: methods that promoted maximum size for maximum yield but required 12-foot ladders for pruning, thinning and…