Orem has multiple green houses, local farmers, orchards, and even some community gardens.
Greenhouses/Nurseries
Cook's Green House
Address: 1645 West 1600 North Orem, UT 84057
Web Address: http://www.cooksgreenhouse.com/
Additional Information: Local family owned, open year round with high quality plants.
Vineyard
Address: 435 S Geneva Rd Orem UT
Web Address:http://vineyardgardencenter.com/
Additional Information:
Sun River Gardens
Address: 1248 North State Street Orem Utah 84057
Web Address: http://sunrivergardens.com/
Additional Information: Hosts weddings/receptions/other events.
Lowe's
Address: 140 W University Pkwy, Orem, UT 84058
Web Address: www.lowes.com/
Additional Information: Has plants from Spring-Summer and many of your gardening tool needs.
Planted Earth Floral
Address: 440 S State St, Orem, UT 84058
Web Address: http://www.plantedearth.net/
Additional Information: Mostly has succulents and terrariums, not things for your garden, but can provide great items for house or office.
Local Farms/Orchards
Crandall's Fruit Farm
Address:
Web Address: http://crandallsfruitfarm.com/welcome/Welcome.html
Additional Information: Have pears, apples, and peaches. Open in the fall, usually end of August.
Allred Orchards
Address: 2109 North University Avenue, Provo, UT
Web Address: http://allredorchards.com/
Additional Information: Sell apples, cherries, peaches and nectarines, typically starting in September. Find the harvesting schedule here: http://allredorchards.com/?page_id=25.
Community Gardens
Orem Community Hospital
Address: Orem Community Hospital, at 331 N. 400 West
Web Address:
To keep up with community garden happenings: http://blessedcommunitygarden.blogspot.com/
Additional Information: Maintained by employees at the hospital as a "nibble" garden.
Beautify State Street
Address:
Web Address: http://www.orem.org/index.php/boards-commissions/beautification-commission
Additionl Information: Adopt a flower pot on state street. The city provides the flowers and you get to water and watch it grow.
Community Action Food Bank
Address: Multiple addresses
Web Address:http://communityactionprovo.org/services/community-garden/
Additional Information: Start in April you can start to rent plots. There are some in Provo,
Classes and Education
Central Utah Gardens
Address: 355 W University Pkwy, Orem, UT
Website: http://centralutahgardens.org/
Additional Information: Provides classes, but sign up early. Class registration opens a month before the class and fills up quickly. Also gives tours and hosts summer concerts. Emphasizes water conservation with garden and lawn developement.
Orem Library
Address: 58 N State St, Orem, UT 84057
Website: http://oremlibrary.org/
Additional Information: Lots of books and all documentaries are free. They also host lots of learning events, check their calendar to see what is current.
Utah State University Extension
Address: 100 E. Center St. Rm. L600 (L400 for 4-H) Provo, UT 84606
Website: http://extension.usu.edu/utah/htm/horticulture
Additional Information: If you come in, you can almost always get an expert to ask questions. You can also take samples of your plants and get advice (e.g. I took in some of our cherry tree to figure out what was causing it to have leaf curl and they were able to look it over). They also have community classes frequently at the Orem and Provo libraries. Their website also has a guide for almost every fruit or vegetable and specific guidelines for how to plant it in Utah.
