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11 June 2010 The second annual Penstemon Festival was not held. The season started out good with a lot of rain and snow. But the May temperature was about 20 degrees below normal and there were no penstemons blooming at Festival time. We are looking forward to trying it again next year.
28 April 2010. It has been raining this afternoon and is now snowing. The Penstemon Festival is just one month away. The wet weather that we have had this spring must surely guarntee a good crop of penstemons and other wild flowers.
The second annual penstemon festival, Penstemon Festival 2010 will be held May 28 and 29. In Holden, Utah. Mark your calendar and check back for more information.
There has been a lot of snow and rain during the month of February and March. It looks like there will be a good display of wild flowers. I will be checking area as soon as the snow melts and the road is dry.
We have had some good snow storms so far in April. I checked out the wild flowers, and it was cold and not to much activity yet. We are now having warm weather. Penstemon festival is just over a month way. It is Friday and Saturday of the Memorial day week end.
Tentative schedule:
May 28, 2010
At the Holden Town Hall on main street
- Registration 5:00 pm
- Dinner 6:00 pm must rsvp for dinner
- Seminar 7:00 pm
May 29, 2010
Meet at Great Basin natives at 75 West 300 South, Holden, Utah
- Field trip 8:am
- Lunch 12:pm
The following weekend June 4, 5 and 6, is the annual meeting for the American Penstemon Society It is a great event.
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This white flax is one of the earliest native plants to flower in our area. I found this speciman south and east of Scipio. They grow in amoung the junipers and pinions. 
Penstemon Festival 2009
We met at Great Basin Natives for a presentation on penstemons. Robert Johnson was the guest speaker who gave a history and description of penstemon. The next morning we met here again and then car pooled to the Cal Valley road south and east of Scipio, Utah. The we found five different penstemons. All were in bloom except one. It will bloom somewhat later. There were many other native wild flowers in bloom. We then went back to the nursery for lunch. Pizza was served.