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JULY / AUGUST 2008

JULY / AUGUST
2008

In this issue of Carolina Gardener Magazine:

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In This Issue:

Out & About: A Mountaintop Garden: Formal gardens surround this Highlands, N.C., estate.
By Rekha Morris

Be Sharp: Yuccas Give Your Garden the Cutting Edge: Add an interesting design element to your garden with these low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plants.
By Taimi T. Anderson

Creating a Butterfly Garden with Native Plants Bring beds of color into your garden this summer.
By Jessica Harwood

High Season for Compost: Put summerŐs warmth to work making soil-enriching compost.
By Barbara Pleasant

Hairy and Curly, but No Mow: Ornamental grasses can stand alone in starring roles in containers.
Vy Pam Beck

Back to the Basics: A Summer Refresher:Ways to enliven your garden
By Karen M. Alley.

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CG Departments

A Gardener's Glimpse: A new columnist joins our ranks, replenishing ground water.

Gardenscapes: Enjoy a rain garden as it replenishes our water supply.
By Karen Neill, illustration by Antoine Reid.

Garden to Table -- NEW!: Lee Newlin's ideas for enjoying summer tomatoes..
By Lee Newlin

Garden To Dos
Month-by-month gardening suggestions

Garden Talk Q&A

Garvin and Effie Porter, Pickens County, S.C.

Gardening on the Go
Public gardening events in the Southeast

And So Forth: Garden Like a Cheapskate. Passalong, propagate and recycle for a great garden.
By Margot Rochester

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