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NOTEBOOK Growing hope 4
Dream dahlias 5 Bird song 6
GARDENS The garden that time built:
Eberpaechers’ garden 7
FEATURES Growing vegetables on your front lawn 12 Miniature fairy gardens
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7 pretty potted perennials 16 Exotic containers 18 Fragrant flowers 22 9 steps to a perfect balcony garden 25 Attracting hummingbirds 29
The luminescent blossom of a canna. These lovely plants are wonderful in
containers.Dorothy Dobbie photo.
HOME Designing and maintaining beautiful decks 30
Creating your own spa 33
DEPARTMENTS Great new products 28
Classifieds 38 VOLUME 14, NUMBER 1 CONTENTS SPRING 2013
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