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Article: The unthirsty 100. (plants require less summer water )
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- Sunset
- Article date:
- October 1, 1988
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1988 Sunset Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Ready for a new water-sensible era in California gardening?
On these 10 pages are your best-bet plants. They're good-looking. They get along with little or no summer watering
Water thrifty or water guzzling? When you set out to save water in the garden, sooner or later you have to reckon with plants' varying thirsts.
The ones on these 10 pages are water thrifty Although their moisture needs vary-depcnding on climate, exposure, and soil, as well as on the plants' basic natures most thrive in home gardens with little or no summer water, once established. They're good-looking and well suited to California's dry summers.
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