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Landscaping a pavement sounds like a contradiction in terms until you realise that what Tony Tomeo, writing in the Los Gatos Weekly-Times, is talking about is growing plants in pots. Not that he is particularly fond of container gardening, but he found it was the answer when he had large areas of paving that he wished to landscape. What is really interesting about his article is the list of shrubs and small trees that he suggests are suitable for this kind of treatment. Read more..

“November gardening tasks” by Katherine Grace Endicott is a handy reminder of the tasks that need to accomplished this month. “November cold signals that it’s time to put the garden to bed for the winter. Clear debris that would harbor insect pests over the winter. Plant young, winter-weather-hardy, spring-blooming plants now so that they will grow sturdy roots over the winter. Spring-blooming plants planted in fall significantly outperform spring-blooming plants planted in spring” is the introduction to her checklist that follows. Read more..

And now for a book review from Nancy Szerlag. In fact she is talking about two books both by Tracy DiSabato-Aust – “The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting & Pruning Techniques” and “The Well-Designed Mixed Garden: Building Beds and Borders with Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals and Bulbs”. If after reading her review you think that either book might be of interest, I have discovered that making your purchase from Amazon will result in a considerable saving. Read more..

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