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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Hens and Chicks

My mister does most of the rock gardening here. He's got two varieties of hens and chicks and would like to have all the 3-4,000 available varieties. Ditto lilies. Me, I just want those 46,000 foxgloves. I'm reasonable like that.

Tags: hens and chicks, perennials, rock garden, xeriscaping

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