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Create an Attractive Edible Landscape

Start small and grow from there. In your planning, consider both your culinary and your aesthetic design tastes. Consider also that native plants support ecosystems while requiring less labor and resources from you.

Select disease-resistant varieties. Once you’ve chosen your plants, arrange them in height order throughout the

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