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Creative ways to upcycle your Christmas tree in the tip of the week!  Jana speaks with Marita Tewes Tyrolt,  Horticulture Director of Red Butte Garden tells us the difference between Xeric and Xeriscape. She also inspires us with a continued virtual tour of each themed garden at Red Butte Garden and highlights some of the interesting and notable plants in each section that could work well in our yards too. We also learn about the trees that bear fruit in the Rose family. She also gives us her recommended gardening books and websites.   https://instagram.com/gardeningutah https://Facebook.com/gardeningutah https://instagram.com/janamfrancis Episode Notes: Water Pavilion The Water Pavilion has several ornamental grasses, but not all of these grasses are in the Water Pavilion Achnatherum calamagrostis, Silver Spike Grass Sesleria autumnalis, Autumn Moor Grass Sporobolus heterolepis, Prairie Dropseed,  ‘Tara’ is a dwarf Muhlenbergia reverchonii, Ruby Muhly Grass, either the species or the cultivar ‘Undaunted’ Muhlenbergia capillaris, Pink Muhlygrass – needs a warm microclimate, or great in southern Utah Muhlenbergia rigens, Deer Grass Schizachyrium scoparium, Little Bluestem – several cultivars available   Water Conservation Garden Agave parryi neomexicana, New Mexico Century Plant Agave utahensis, Utah Agave Agave toumeyana v. bella, Toumey’s Agave Eriogonum sp., Buckwheat – several species and cultivars, great late season bloomer for native bees Sphaeralcea sp., Globemallow  – several species and cultivars, great late season bloomer for native bees Cistus ‘Elma’, Rock Rose Aloinanthus (hybrids of Aloinopsis a Nananthus), cold hardy relative of Ice Plants  Clematis fruticosa ‘Mongolian Gold’, Mongolian Gold Clematis,  a shrub Asclepias asperula, Antelope-horns Asclepias speciosa, Showy Milkweed Asclepias incarnata, Swamp Milkweed Arctostaphylos x coloradoensis ‘Panchito’, Manzanita – 2’ x 5’ Arctostaphylos x coloradoensis ‘Chieftain’, Manzanita – 3’ x 8’     See the seven principals of Xeriscaping @ https://www.alcc.com/   Red Hills Desert Garden, in St George https://redhillsdesertgarden.com/   Weber Basin Water Conservancy District https://weberbasin.com/Conservation/LearningGarden     How to become a member https://www.redbuttegarden.org/memberships/ Ways to Give https://www.redbuttegarden.org/ways-to-give/ 35 days of Giving campaign https://www.redbuttegarden.org/35-days-of-giving/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.