Over the Back Fence
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Over the Back Fence

Part of living in the country is talking with your neighbors over the back fence. It is one of the ways rural neighbors keep in touch with each other. Lots of conversations over the back fence include practical advice and information that makes for a steady and self-sustaining community. The following links connect you with that kind of information.

Garden Tips in 5 Minutes or Less

Unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden.
Orson Scott Card

• Garden Soil Preparation in 5 Minutes or Less

Jerry Goodspeed provides tips on preparing your soils so that you can grow a garden or produce a flower bed that is lovely and productive. Jerry is the Director of the Ogden Utah Botanical Gardens.


• Pruning Roses in 5 Minutes or Less

Jerry Goodspeed shows how to prune your roses. He is the Director of the Ogden Utah Botanical Gardens and cares for the beautiful roses found there.


• Shrub Renewal in 5 Minutes or Less

Jerry Goodspeed who is Director of the Ogden Utah Botanical Gardens shows how to keep larger shrubs properly pruned to keep them healthy and looking naturally beautiful.


• Dividing Grasses in 5 Minutes or Less

Jerry Goodspeed who is the Director of the Ogden Utah Botanical Gardens talks about dividing ornamental grasses to keep them healthy and looking their best.


• Pruning Apple Trees in 5 Minutes or Less

Mark Ashcroft resident garden advisor in our northern Utah neighborhood explains what to look for and how to prune an apple tree.