Millcreek Gardens Looks Beyond Spring with Dreams for a Riverside Café

From fall planting and winter workshops to dreams of a riverside café, Millcreek Gardens is finding new ways to bring Utahns together through gardening. When the weather cools, many Utah gardeners put away their tools. At Millcreek Gardens, though, fall is a chance to get a head start on next year. “We like to say, fall is for planting,” Heidi from Millcreek Gardens told the Utah Stories podcast. Trees, shrubs and perennials have time to settle in before summer’s heat returns. Tulips, daffodils and crocuses need the cold to bloom in spring. The vegetable garden doesn’t have to close for the season, either. Gardeners can harvest carrots in winter if they plant them early enough, Heidi said, while kale, cabbage and other cold-tolerant greens can keep producing. That’s welcome news for gardeners worn out by Utah’s summer heat. The podcast host described losing lettuce and tomatoes, and Heidi said she’s seen normally dependable plants struggle, too.

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