Garden Makeovers: The Complete Guide to Renovating Your GardenIt may be a garden you inherited when you bought a new house. Or it might be the one you've neglected for years. Or perhaps it's one you've simply grown tired of. Garden Makeovers is an indispensable guide to assessing what kind of garden you have, determining what options-and limitations-it offers, sizing up your own level of interest in working on the garden, and creating the best garden space for you. |
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The Complete Guide to Renovating Your Garden Liz Dobbs, Sarah Wood. QUICK CLIMBERS Fast - growing climbers provide rapid vertical cover for walls , fences , and plant supports . Many are annuals or tender perennials grown as annuals ...
The Complete Guide to Renovating Your Garden Liz Dobbs, Sarah Wood. QUICK CLIMBERS Fast - growing climbers provide rapid vertical cover for walls , fences , and plant supports . Many are annuals or tender perennials grown as annuals ...
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... climbers that tolerate shade is limited , opt for foliage climbers with colorful leaves and avoid plants that will add to the gloom . Self - clingers such as parthenocissus and ivy do not need supporting , but others will need to be ...
... climbers that tolerate shade is limited , opt for foliage climbers with colorful leaves and avoid plants that will add to the gloom . Self - clingers such as parthenocissus and ivy do not need supporting , but others will need to be ...
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... climbers , they can be spaced vertically at 1 ft ( 30 cm ) intervals ; for more vigorous types on a large wall , space them at 18 in ( 45 cm ) . The wires must be taut for long lengths or for heavy climbers , use straining bolts to give ...
... climbers , they can be spaced vertically at 1 ft ( 30 cm ) intervals ; for more vigorous types on a large wall , space them at 18 in ( 45 cm ) . The wires must be taut for long lengths or for heavy climbers , use straining bolts to give ...
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