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Thursday 12, Utah and Green Lawns

By Jenny Brundin

Salt Lake City, UT –

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Utahn's love lush green lawns and looking at so many green lawns it's easy to forget they are growing on a literal desert. Can Utah keep growing, keep its lawns green and still have enough water? Take a look at green lawns, green lawn alternatives and Utah's water problems. Guests: Virginia Scott Jenkins, author of "The Lawn: A History of an American Obsession."

Stephanie Duer, Salt Lake City Water Conservation Co-Ordinator.

Gayle Weyher, Owner of GrowWild, landscaper and who specializes in native plants and grasses.

Cable Jones, sprinkler expert.

www.landscapescircles.com

www.slcsaveh20.com

www.conservewater.utah.gov

www.slowtheflow
1-877-SAVEH20 (1-877-728-3420)

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