Mid-Atlantic
March, 2001
Regional Report
In the Garden
Ground Covers for Shade
Several years ago, I planted some spring-blooming crab apple trees to define and accentuate an oval lawn area. Now I'm planting ground covers under the trees to streamline the mowing process. Using a ground cover, just one kind of low-maintenance...
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Resources
Web Finds
Transplanting Trees and Shrubs There are many reasons gardeners might want to transplant a favorite shrub or move a tree on...
Books
Gardening for Dummies Gardening For Dummies , by Michael MacCaskey (IDG Books Worldwide, 1996; $17), provides all the...
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Regional Reminders
- Plant Peas
- Take a Soil Test
- Prune Summer Shrubs
- Thin Crowded Seedlings
- Control Crabgrass
