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Gardening

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2. hours of direct sun? straw bale gardening! I mix bales with containers - great results

Fri Jul 21, 2017, 08:38 PM

Jul 2017

depends what your sun is, as far as what you can grow well

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Small courtyard. Spouse allergic to shrubs. Could use some ideas for what next. [View all] politicat Jul 2017 OP

Mimosa tree allergies cyclonefence Jul 2017 #1

Oh dear cyclonefence Jul 2017 #5

Summer, it's 8-10 hours of direct; winter it's less. politicat Jul 2017 #7

How about herbs? Mr.Bill Jul 2017 #3

LOL -- we had a mint yard at the last house. politicat Jul 2017 #8

Okay. I would first look at native perennials WhiteTara Jul 2017 #6

Colorado, Front Range, just under 6K feet. politicat Jul 2017 #9

You have some great choices for your plantings WhiteTara Jul 2017 #11

Perhaps irises and or day-lilies? forgotmylogin Jul 2017 #10

Plant native plants Botany Jul 2017 #12