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Cultural Center's New Garden: Plan, Costs and Products Meet the Baker Hunt Arts and Cultural Center staff and find out the gardening challenge plan. From "Garden Sense" episode DGAR-308

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Dollars and Sense

The Garden Sense team used more than 15 plants in Hardiness Zone 6 and spent more than $1,900.

The most expensive plants were the 13 boxwoods. They cost $558 dollars and accounted for more than a quarter of the entire project cost. Sometime nurseries give discounts when you're buying a large quantity, so be sure to ask when you're shopping.

The least expensive plants were the New Guinea Impatiens at $4.50 each.

Plant prices may vary by zone.

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Selecting and Feeding Roses 101

To buy the right food for your roses, look on the label for the N-P-K ratio. That's Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium. Here's how you break the code:

• If a product is labeled 6-12-6, it's 6-percent Nitrogen, 12-percent Phosphorous and 6-percent Potassium. This is generally considered a "balanced diet" for roses.

Here's an overall good rule to follow when shopping:

• Look for a higher middle number. That's because generally roses need a higher amount of phosphorous for gorgeous blooms.

They'll also need plenty of water. A helpful tool is a rolling sprayer. Rolling it back and forth actually pumps it up, avoiding the need for hand pumping or heavy lifting.

Sensible Tools

These are the tools and garden supplies used on the Cultural Center's New Garden 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)
  
• Gloves provided by Atlas Gloves
  
• Tools provided by Corona Clipper (www.coronaclipper.com)
  
• Hose provided by Swan Hose (www.swanhose.com)
  
• Gilmour Wheel Pump Sprayer (www.gilmour.com)
  
• Hydrangeas provided by Proven Winners® Color Choice® (www.provenwinners.com) and Studebaker Nurseries
  
• Scotts (www.scotts.com)
  
• Swan Hose (www.swanhose.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