Spring

As the snow melts and temperatures start warming across Utah, you may be starting to think about your lawn again. Early spring, however, is a time of year when a little patience can go a long way.

Fresh produce is hard to resist, but with Utah's unpredictable climate, it's better to wait for warmer weather before planting cool season crops.

This week USU Extension Professor Emeritus Teresa Hunsaker is back with some delicious spring recipes from fruit pizza to pineapple ice box pie.

USU Extension's Professor Emeritus Teresa Hunsaker shares her strawberry recipes for the spring and summer months from strawberry lemonade bars to strawberry BBQ sauce.

A piano in the gazebo strikes the first chords and the May Queen and her entourage step around the corner of the church and onto the green.

A bird of the prairie and countryside, the western meadowlark releases songs synonymous with spring grasslands flush with balsam root, lupine, death camas, larkspur, prairie smoke, and wind tossed grasses that shimmer in morning sun.

Spring, though, again, is the moments. When our eyes flutter awake with birdsong; when light comes before alarms; when we begin to manifest all we longed for during the dreamt night.

For many of us who love the outdoors, the first half of March is a least favorite time of year. But if we close our eyes and listen, nature still can brighten the dingy days.

USU Extension Horticulture agent from Utah and Juab counties explains why understanding your local climate is the secret to a thriving mountain garden.

USU Extension's Ben Scow from Washington County shares gardening tips for thinning fruit trees during the month of May and June.