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Kuehne: Plan, Costs and Products Meet the Kuehne family and find out the gardening challenge plan. From "Garden Sense" episode DGAR-304

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Dollars and Sense

We used 15 plants in Hardiness Zone 6. We spent $1,100 total on the plants due to the large area we needed to fill.

The most expensive plant was the Dwarf Globe Spruce at $150.
The least expensive plants were the verbenas at $6 each.

Plant prices may vary by zone.

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Sensible Tools

These are the tools and garden supplies used on our project by Walter and the DIY team and also given to the homeowners to help care for their new landscape:

• Wheelbarrow provided by Corona Clipper (www.coronaclipper.com)
  
• Corona Clipper Garden Tote Bag (www.coronaclipper.com)
  
• Ortho Rose Pride (www.ortho.com)
  
• Deer Off (www.havahart.com)
  
• Roundup (www.roundup.com)
  
• Miracle Gro Weed Preventer (www.miraclegro.com)
  
• Yard Glove (www.upcountryproducts.com)
  
• Fiskars Kangaroo Pouch, Knee Pads, Power Gear, Hedge Shears (www.fiskars.com)
  
• Soil and amendments provided by Fafard (www.fafard.com)

Gardening by Zip Code If you're looking to start a gardening projectbut don't know your gardening zone—visit the National Gardening Associations's USDA Hardiness Zone Finder. Enter your Zip Code to identify the proper zone.

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RESOURCES :

A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants
American Horticultural Society
Dorling Kindersley Publishing Inc.
ISBN 0-7566-0616-0
Website: www.dk.com