The post Dig Into Fall with Master Gardener Amanda Pratt appeared first on Salt Lake Magazine. Combining her love for design and plants into her business A Lavender Garden, Master Gardener Amanda Pratt offers home horticulture consults, landscape design, and one-on-one Utah-based gardening education—with a focus on […] The post Dig Into Fall with Master Gardener Amanda Pratt appeared first on Salt Lake Magazine ..read more

I don’t have to look at my watch to know I’ve been on my road bike for almost three hours. It’s not so much that my legs are fatigued, it’s […] The post Yoga and Cycling: Five Poses for Post-Ride Recovery appeared first on Salt Lake Magazine ..read more

Garden designer Emily Brooks Wayment welcomes our sister publication Utah Style & Design magazine into a few of her formal gardens and shares the insights and inspiration that ignited these […] The post Garden Designer Emily Brooks Wayment Shares 10 Tips to Elevate Your Outdoor Space appeared first on Salt Lake Magazine ..read more

Social media, especially TikTok, has been going crazy for the ‘Utah Girl’ aesthetic. Here’s how to get the look of your favorite Utah influencers. No. 1—No Utah Girl outfit is […] The post Get the ‘Utah Girl’ Look appeared first on Salt Lake Magazine ..read more

Summer in Utah is marked by a few cannon events: chasing a thrill at Lagoon, catching an outdoor screening at your favorite park, and attending one of the many markets hosted throughout the valley. Whether you prefer perusing fresh Utah grown food at the Saturday Farmer’s Market, or are in the mood to shop local artisans at vendors at Park City’s Silly Sunday Market, there’s a little something for everybody. The best part? Most of these markets take place every week, so you can return again and again for your all your summertime must-haves. Here is our list of the top 10 markets around Salt La ..read more

Perhaps the most damning of the misconceptions about water is that water is “easy.” We go to our sink, turn on the tap and water flows out of the faucet. Easy. We do not perceive, at that moment, the energy, time, effort and infrastructure involved in getting the water to our homes and businesses.  Lake Powell, America’s second-largest reservoir, is at one-third of its capacity.  Photo by Tom Till, Courtesy Visit Utah The director of the Utah Division of Water Resource (DWRe), Candice Hasenyager, uses an analogy to explain the challenge of managing water infrastructure, and—due to t ..read more

Every year, the St. George Area Parade of Homes presents a spectacular show, where talented builders, designers and architects present dozens of must-see homes loaded with design inspiration and ideas. If you’re pondering your next decorating move, take your lead from these pros. Here are four trends we spotted and savored during the 2024 event. Fabulous Fluting Fluted and ribbed elements continue to make waves in the design world. Designer Becki Owens and Split Rock Custom Homes created a full-scale wall treatment to deliver a rhythmic and sculptural element to a Desert Color Resort home ..read more

Utah leads the nation in pickleball players. Has tennis met its match? They represent all ages and fitness levels—from converted college tennis players to middle-aged empty nesters seeking the fountain of youth. All across the state of Utah, grandmas are giving frat brothers an on-court walloping, former couch potatoes are signing sponsorship deals and RVers are trading in destinations like Mount Rushmore and Myrtle Beach to chase pickleball tournaments in places St. George and Las Vegas.  These are the “Picklers.” Reflecting a surge in the sport’s popularity, they dominate public co ..read more

Friends call me obsessed,” says Rebecca Bell, who discovered pickleball during the pandemic. After convincing her husband, Christian, to try it, the two began playing every day—sometimes twice a day if they could manage. It wasn’t long before they began exploring the possibility of owning a backyard court. “We called around to find an installer,” she says. “They were so booked out, they wouldn’t even call us back.” So the Bells decided to create their own business building courts (backyardpicklecourts.com). And business is booming. While some dream of private courts, many love the ‘speed-frien ..read more

At Long Le’s house, the sound of sports on TV hums in the background as consistently as the refrigerator. Basketball, football, tennis—you name it, he’s watching it. Televised pickleball, though? No thanks. “Pickleball is so boring to watch,” he says. “The plays are all the same: they dink, they doink.” And while the Wasatch Hills tennis coach says he approves of anything that involves a racket and gets people moving, he insists not all sports are made for spectators. “The ball moves so slowly and the kitchen [the no-volley zone near the net] makes it hard for players to move too much. I don’t ..read more