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Designing a Small Border—Part One: Establishing a Backbone

Designing a Small Border. Part One: Establishing a Backbone.
Designing a Small Border. Part One: Establishing a Backbone.
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      Every bed needs a backbone to anchor the entire planting. It’s monumentally easier to create a backbone first than to go back and add it when the bed is already full of plants.

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        LauraWilliams 01/15/2019

        Thanks sir!!

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        DeweyMessier 01/16/2019

        Lovely!

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        BenjaminShaw 01/17/2019

        So pretty!

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        DanielTaylorr 02/02/2019

        Good information!

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        RonaldTague 07/06/2019

        amazing

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        AshlieDPerron 10/25/2019

        Thanks for the sharing video!

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        AshlieDPerron 11/06/2019

        It's great!

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        AnnaMartinez 11/19/2019

        Thanks for this information!

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        GeorgeMendoza 11/22/2019

        It's really informative! Thanks for this video!

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        DianeScheiber 12/13/2019

        It's very useful!

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        PaulKinney 01/07/2020

        Thanks for sharing the amazing video...

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        Dean_Sellers 01/09/2020

        It's really good advice to follow... Thanks

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        HermanDean 01/21/2020

        I like the design. Thanks!

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        SarahCullen 01/24/2020

        Thanks for sharing this information!

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