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Dreaming 2016 • 3
Contents Local Dirt
Dreaming of seeds: Making the most of seed catalogues
Seed catalogue directory
Tips for adding colour to winter gardens
Dreaming: Ideas to inspire VOLUME 16 ISSUE #4, 2016
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Garden Features Who’s working on your project? 6
China Girl Tulip. 8 10
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A house isn’t a home without plants: 6 hardy houseplants 19
Phalaenopsis psychosis: Orchids 24 Cover photo by Dorothy Dobbie.
Columns What we love this season The talkative blue jay
Gardening with kids: Making a terrarium
Garden Market Classifieds
7 18 Mighty problems: Spider mites 23
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