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localgardener.net Spring 2015 • 3 VOLUME 18
Contents Local dirt
ISSUE #2, 2015
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Gardens The garden gypsy: Terisa Gigiel 8 Outdoor decorating trends The dirt on containers Notes for the novice Pretty patio peppers Growing cucumbers
Vegetable companion planting guide
Beauty in a bulb Creating a garden
Greenhouse map
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Good for you, good for the earth: Using recycled tires 30
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White dahlia. Cover photo by Dorothy Dobbie.
Columns Garden fresh recipe Deadly beauty
American goldfinch
Gardening with kids: Growing green
What we love for spring Classifieds
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