Spring is finally on its way! Thinking about adding some color to your yard? Here are our seven favorite low-maintenance outdoor plants that can handle Utah’s dry climate and heat and cold with ease. These Utah native plants are just what your yard needs to flourish this spring. Your yard will look great and, most importantly, it will require little effort on your part!
Here are the Utah plants!
#1: Lavender
Lavender blooms in late spring and adds lovely color and fragrance to your garden. It’s a great choice for planting in Utah because it’s easy to care for (only requires occasional pruning), resistant to pests, and perfect for the state’s dry, sunny climate. As a Utah native plant, it thrives in the alkaline soil and needs very little water once established. It looks good in rock gardens, borders, or xeriscaped areas.
#2: Yarrow
Yarrow is a tough, drought-resistant Utah native plant. This low-maintenance outdoor plant thrives in dry, well-drained soil and doesn’t need much water once established. It blooms in late spring and early summer with bright, colorful flowers. It’s perfect for low-water gardens.
#3: Creeping Thyme
This hardy plant is perfect for Utah yard design, as it grows well in poor, well-drained soil, can handle foot traffic, and tolerates drought. Creeping thyme forms a dense, fragrant ground cover that blooms with tiny purple or pink flowers in the spring. It’s great for spring garden ideas, whether you use it to fill gaps between rocks, as a lawn substitute, or in a xeriscape.
#4: Forsythia
Forsythia adds a burst of vibrant yellow color to your garden and adapts well to both cold winters and hot summers. Forsythia requires little maintenance after planting—just occasional pruning after blooming to keep it tidy. It grows well in a wide range of soil types. With its early spring blooms, forsythia can be one of the first plants to brighten up your landscape and signal the arrival of warmer weather.
#5: Juniper
Juniper offers both beauty and practicality with minimal upkeep. This evergreen shrub is incredibly resilient in Utah’s dry, rocky soil and handles cold winters and hot summers with ease. Juniper requires little watering, which makes it a perfect addition to low-maintenance outdoor plant gardens. It’s great for adding texture and structure to your landscape as a ground cover, hedge, or in rock gardens, and it provides year-round greenery.
#6: Catmint
Catmint produces clusters of lavender-colored flowers in late spring and early summer. It’s great for spring planting in Utah due to its hardiness and low maintenance needs. It’s a durable option for Utah gardens because it requires little water, does well in dry, well-drained soil, can handle a variety of temperatures, and is pest-resistant.
#7: Blue Flax
Blue flax, with its bright blue flowers, is a great plant for spring planting in Utah because it also adapts well to the challenges of Utah weather and pests. It’s a pretty, reliable, and low-care option for Utah gardens.
EDGEhomes
Now you’re set with a plan for the spring plants you’ll be planting, but what about the house? Your spring garden ideas need a home and you do too! EDGEhomes is built to be a place you’ll love calling home. Take a look at our locations and floor plans to get an idea of what makes EDGEhomes the right home for you and your Utah plants!