Waterwise Landscape Design Harvest - Jordan Valley, Utah

1. Waterwise
Landscape Design
“Harvest”

2. Trees/Shrubs
Crimson Spire Santa Rosa Plum Japanese Apricot Autumn Brilliance Red Lake Currant Pixwell Currant Nanking Cherry
Malus pumila Prunus salicina Prunus mume Serviceberry Ribes rubrum Ribes hirtellum (spring blooms)
‘Obelisk’ ‘Santa Rosa’ Amelanchier x grandi- ‘Red Lake’ ‘Pixwell’ Prunus tomentosa
flora ‘Autumn Brilliance’
Groundcovers/Perennials
Goldflame Honey- Trumpet Vine Himrod Grape Western Sandcherry Lavender Pink Panda Woolly Thyme
suckle Campsis x Vitis ‘Himrod’ (fall foliage) Lavandula angus- Strawberries Thymus pseudola-
Lonicera x heckrottii tagliabuana Prunus besseyi tifolia Fragaria x ananassa nuginosus
‘Madame Galen’ ‘Frel’

3. Herb Bed
Vegetable Beds
Pea Gravel Turf Grass
Vegetable Beds
Deck
Shed
House

4. On the cover “Harvest” Landscape Design:
The nearly-ripe fruit of a Japanese apricot makes an inviting #7 in a series of sample landscape designs
image. Use of plants that produce some kind of fruit not only This sample water-wise back yard landscape feeling ambitious, you can make homemade
provides the landscape with beauty, but multiple function design provides a most usable landscape. Most jams, jellies or even pies. In quiet moments
as well. plants in this design provide some type of you can bask in the aroma of honeysuckle and
practical use: fruits, berries, nectar, or herbs. watch the hummingbirds gather at the trumpet
vine.
Conservation Resources Some people love to not only enjoy their
landscape visually, but through varied scents Some additional information about edible fruits
Conservation Garden Park and textures. This landscape provides all of that. for some plants in this publication can be found
www.conservationgardenpark.org
What a rewarding experience to gather fruit by searching our plant database online.
Utah State University Cooperative Extension from your own back yard and enjoy some fresh
http://extension.usu.edu/ apricots or peaches for breakfast, or if you’re
Utah Division of Water Resources
www.conservewater.utah.gov Herbs and Spices 101
Herbs vs spices: climates and can be woody or herbaceous
Central Utah Water Conservancy District plants. Spices often are more potent and
www.cuwcd.org There is often confusion about the difference
stronger flavored than herbs; as a result they
between herbs and spices. The following
Southern Nevada Water Authority typically are used in smaller amounts. Some
information from Iowa State University explains:
www.snwa.com spices are used not only to add taste, but also as
“Herbs are obtained from the leaves of a preservative.
Denver Water herbaceous (non-woody) plants. They are used
“Some plants are both herbs and spices. The
www.denverwater.org for savory purposes in cooking and some have
leaves of Coriandrum sativum are the source of
medicinal value. Herbs often are used in larger
cilantro (herb) while coriander (spice) is from
Association of Professional Landscape Designers amounts than spices. Herbs originated from
the plant’s seeds. Dill is another example. The
www.apld.org temperate climates such as Italy, France, and
seeds are a spice while dill weed is an herb
England. Herb also is a word used to define any
derived from the plant’s stems and leaves.”
herbaceous plant that dies down at the end
Please remember to check your local planning and zoning of the growing season and may not refer to its
ordinances before proceeding with a waterwise landscape. culinary value at all.
“Spices are obtained from roots, flowers, fruits,
seeds or bark. Spices are native to warm tropical
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