SALT LAKE CITY — In the spring and summer, flowers pop up all over Salt Lake City — from Main Street to Liberty Park.

But where exactly do they come from?

“So we're here on the west side of Salt Lake City, in the Jordan Park Historic Greenhouse,” said Joe Ramos, business and operations manager for Salt Lake City Parks.

While it isn’t open to the public, the greenhouses play a vital role. It's where many of the flowers seen on Salt Lake City properties begin their life.

I got a chance to go behind the scenes at this city-operated greenhouse, located at 1000 West and 900 South. Built in 1923, it’s one of six greenhouses at the location managed by the city.

“When we get these plants from a nursery they're not always ready to go outside," Ramos explained. "If we just put them right outsid

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