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from Fine Gardening November/December 2006 (#112)



How to Reduce Maintenance
Some time-saving tactics can make your garden easier to care for
by Sydney Eddison

You would never suspect longtime Fine Gardening contributor Sydney Eddison of bowing to the limitations of growing older. After all, she continues to maintain her fabulous garden, write, lecture, and inspire us with her strong spirit. But life does have to way of requiring all of us -- gardener or not -- to scale back our energy output. Eddison has found a way to continue to pull it all off, with sails trimmed and flag unfurled. In this article, she gives practical suggestions for keeping your garden looking good even while you spend less time and energy in it.

Photos: Janet Jemmott (left) and Melissa Lucas (center and right)

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