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    Tropical retreats

    Aug 07, 2018 2 minutes

    Are you daydreaming of a trip to the tropics? Why not save yourself the hassles of travel and instead start planning a tropical retreat of your own that’s just outside the back door? An exotic oasis is possible even if you live where winter is anything but sunny and warm. Just ask Dennis Schrader, coauthor of and co-owner of Landcraft Environments, a wholesale tropical plant nursery. He’s been working

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