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Clever Containers for Small Spaces


By Ruth Rogers Clausen

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Try Repetition

Landscape designers have long relied on repetition to give their gardens big impact. Here's a great way to do the same thing with containers (and low-maintenance since they use low-water succulents).

Test Garden Tip: If you repurpose a container without drainage, punch holes in the bottom so extra water can escape.

A. Ghost plant (Graptopetalum paraguayense) -- 6



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