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Meaningful maintenance for a thriving garden
Lindsay Bond Totten argues meaningful maintenance elevates gardening over yard work. She advises soil preparation, reduced lawn area with alternative ground covers, mulching, proper plant selection, careful spacing and pruning, lower expectations about perfect lawns, and practical steps like edge beds, letting clippings lie, and using permanent soaker hoses to cut maintenance while keeping plants healthy.
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Lindsay Bond Totten
Pittsburgh Press