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Article: GARDENING IN NAPLES? CLIMATE IS SIMILAR.(HOME & GARDEN)

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March 14, 1999
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Byline: ROBERT STIFFLER, GARDENING COLUMNIST

I am moving to Naples, Italy, for the next several years. I would like to continue gardening while I am there. Do you know what climate-gardening zone Naples would be? Do you have any suggestions for reference books or Internet sites to help me get started?

- Barbara Valdes, Virginia Beach

I called on good friend Carol Chewning at the Norfolk Botanical Garden, who found climate data for Naples on the Internet at Online Weather. Fortunately, the weather there is much like the weather in Virginia Beach, except somewhat cooler in summer, warmer in winter and slightly dryer.

It never got ...

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