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    The Perfect Autumn Garden

    Aug 06, 2019 4 minutes

    Autumn in the garden

    ENJOY THE FEAST

     Autumn gardens are a feast for the senses — bold color combinations, pungent scents, the crunch of crisp leaves under your feet and a cool nip in the air. To many gardeners, it’s the perfect time of year. You can relax a bit because the hard work of spring is over; you’ve survived the heat of summer, and winter is still a little way off. And many plants reach their peak of growth just before they go dormant.

    But what makes the perfect autumn garden? Well, color, and lots of it, is what comes to mind first. Combinations that you might not think of even trying in other seasons. And not just flowers, but colorful foliage,

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