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from Fine Gardening November/December 2006 (#112)
Overwintering Tender Plants
You don't need a greenhouse to keep your favorites safe
by Steve Silk

Take one step into Steve Silk's garden and you'll think you're on another planet. His Connecticut garden is chock-full of exotic delicacies. But how does he do it without breaking the bank? Simple: by overwintering his key players. In this article, Silk explains three ways to overwinter tender plants, revealing that it really isn't that much work to keep delicate plants going for the following season.

Photos: Janet Jemmott (left and center) and Michelle Gervais (right)

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From Fine Gardening #112, pp. 51-55
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