The Wasatch Front · Verified June 2026
How to landscape in Utah
An independent, Utah-specific guide to landscaping the Wasatch Front: design styles built for our climate, plants that actually thrive in clay soil, project guides for new-construction and park-strip lots, and an honest look at what landscaping really costs here.
Everything you need to plan a Utah yard
Five pillars, each a real resource: the ideas that fit our climate, the projects you can build, the plants that survive here, the know-how to keep them alive, and what it all honestly costs.
The guides Utahns actually search for
Deep, Utah-specific answers to the questions no national listicle covers — bare-dirt new-construction lots, what fails in our clay, and the real numbers.
Why now
Utah pays you to lose the lawn
Statewide water-wise rebates make this the most cost-advantaged moment in years to rethink a Utah yard. We track every district's rate, cap, and eligibility so you can see what you'd actually get back.
3,000,000 sq ft
sq ft of lawn replaced (2024)
$7M+
in Utah rebates paid out
100M+
gallons/year saved
Written by people who build it every week
This site is researched and published by Xperience Landscaping, a landscaping company in Midvale serving the Salt Lake Valley & Utah County. We wrote it because Utah's landscaping information was scattered, generic, and often wrong — and because we install this work in real Wasatch Front clay every week.
Every figure is verified against primary sources and dated. When something can change — a rebate, a city ordinance — we tell you to confirm it before you rely on it.
From the team behind this guide
Ready to build it?
This guide is published by Xperience Landscaping, a landscaping company serving the Salt Lake Valley & Utah County. If you want a real plan and a quote for your yard, we're happy to help.