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November 17th, 2012
Meet some durable groundcovers for shade and sun with Michelle Pfluger from Green 'n Growing. On tour, visit Elayne Lansford's Bottle World, her tribute to triumph over life-threatening illness and the power of healing through gardening. Daphne Richards explains why to firm the soil around new plants. Her pick of the week is native shrub agarita. Merrideth Jiles from The Great Outdoors shows off a few plants that stand up to drought and hard freeze.
Plant of the Week: Agarita
Tips of the Week
- Keep new plants watered as we head into the first freezes
- Avoid covering your plants with plastic
- Apply heavy-weight rowcover to vegetable beds
- Plant trees, shrubs, and hardy perennials
- Plant wildflower seeds
- Heavily mulch cold-tender plants
- Deeply water new shrubs and plants.
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Question of the Week
Why do we firm the soil around new plantings?
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