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Great Landscape Cacti

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GREAT LANDSCAPE CACTI Cacti in a landscape setting are often called accent plants.  Selecting the right cacti can add much to a landscape.  Choose cacti by its cold hardiness, flower, and sun tolerance.  Here are…

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Fragrant Gardens

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PLANTS FOR FRAGRANT GARDENS Gardenia – Veitchii, Mystery Roses – Hybrid Teas, David Austin, Old English Fragrance Arabian Jasmine Star Jasmine – Fragrant white star-like flowers Pink Jasmine – Pink buds and white flowers Honeysuckle…

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Annuals/Perennials for Fall/Winter

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FALL/WINTER ANNUALS & PERENNIALS African Daisy Annual; 16 inches; Sun; Showy beds(reseeds); Yellow orange, White Ageratum Perennial; 8 inches; Shade. Pots, Borders(frost tender); Blue-Purple Alyssum Annual; 4 inches; Sun; Border plant; Red-Pink, Blue-Purple, White Begonia Perennial; 12-18 inches; Semi-shade. Beds, borders, pots(frost tender); White Calendula…

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Veggie Seed Recommendations

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VEGETABLE SEED RECOMMENDATIONS Beans Stringless Green Pod – Bush Royalty Purple – Bush Fordhook – Lima Speckled Giants – Lima Kentucky Wonder – Pole Yard Long(Oriental) – Pole Beets Detroit Dark Red Early Wonder Brussel…

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A Beautiful Garden from Seed

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A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN FROM SEED Planting flowers from seed is not only a rewarding experience but also an economical one. If you do not have a space in your garden to create a flowerbed, you…

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Top Ten Plants for Landscapes

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TOP TEN PLANTS FOR THE HOME LANDSCAPE Star Jasmine(Trachelospermum jasminoides) – Tough and versatile. Evergreen vine or sprawling shrub/ground cover. Cover a wall or grow it up a pillar. Likes partial shade but will acclimate…

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Perennials

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PERENNIALS A perennial lives for more than two, and sometimes for many, years.  Perennials widely vary in growth habits.  Some will die back to the ground at the end of their growing season, then reappear…

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Stunning Container Gardens

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STUNNING CONTAINER GARDENS Potting Basics Clean re-used containers – ½ cup bleach and 2 gallons warm water. Protect containers with water block – spray inside and out twice. Cover drain hole – use screening, old…

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Proven Vines for Tucson

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PROVEN VINES FOR YOUR TUCSON GARDEN As you walk to the vine area at Harlow Gardens, the first thing you notice is many choices.  Before you get overwhelmed, consider where the vine goes: shade or…

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Agaves

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AGAVES BOTANICAL NAME (Common Name) HARDY TO SIZE/ OFFSETS LIGHT Agave a. v. marginata (Variegated Century Plant) 15 degrees 5×5/Yes Full Sun/Partly Cloudy/Full Cloud Agave a. v. mediopicta (White-striped Century Plant) 15 degrees 4×4/Yes Full…

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