Challenging Conditions - Fine Gardening
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Survivors in Sharon’s Dallas Garden
Hi GPODers! Today we're in Sharon Holmes' Dallas garden that faces its fair share of obstacles and challenging conditions. Despite punishing weather, clay soil, and a whole host of wildlife…
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A Landscape Plan for a Challenging Area and Conditions
Despite our best efforts, we humans can’t do it all. Life in the 21st century often moves at a busy pace and is jam-packed with responsibilities and wonderfully abundant ways…
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Plants That Are Easy to Grow Even in Challenging Conditions
I am often asked to recommend plants for problematic garden areas during my call-in radio program or after public-speaking engagements. As a result, over the years I have developed a…
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Dynamic Garden Design Despite Challenging Conditions
“When the going gets tough, the tough get gardening” could describe John Markowski and his garden in Kingwood, New Jersey, where he has powered through suboptimal conditions to establish a…
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Queens of the Curbside
Seven years ago, my husband and I purchased a home in a typical residential neighborhood. One of the things that I liked best about the house was that the previous…