My family went on vacation last week, and I was able to stop by a couple of gardens. One stop was the Ogden Botanical Gardens, located in Ogden (I bet you didn’t guess that). They had a cottage garden feel, and were very full of color. They are run by USU extension and have a education building, along with the park and gardens. There are classes, plant sales and other events, along with very helpful people there to help you out. Well worth the small side trip.
They did use a lot of annuals, but mostly in the front to add color. Those beds were gorgeous, and I like the use of the large variety of flowers all growing in and around each other, just packed with color. Further on, there were rose gardens (not my favorite, but fun if you like roses), perennial beds, shade gardens, and lots of pathways to meander down. It seemed to have a more naturalized feel: nothing was heavily pruned or maintained but still very pretty. They used a lot of warm-colored flowers which worked wonderfully to make a bright-feeling garden. After seeing this garden I am much more likly to use annuals (they just bring color in you can’t get any other way), and also let things go a little more naturalized.
Liz Braithwaite 
Hi Liz,
This looks like a great place to visit. Believe it or not, I visited their website earlier today as I was compiling an event listing for a magazine.
Thank you very much for faving me on Blotanical. I am very flattered. I look forward to your future posts 🙂
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Hi;
Popped over to pay you a visit and thank you for the fave on Blotanical! That’s very kind of you. I’m embarrassed to admit that I don’t visit Blotanical very often. I know I should but I just never get around to it. 🙂 Anyhoo, I was thrilled to see this review of garden so close to me! (Are we neighbors?) I’m always excited to visit a new cottage garden. Looking forward to reading your posts. – kate
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We’re both in Utah–I’m down in Springville. I hadn’t visited Blotanical in ages, and recently went through and did a whole ton.
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