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The Northups: Their Plan, Costs and Products Meet the family and find out the gardening challenge plan. From "Garden Sense" episode DGAR-409

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Dollars and Sense

We used 10 plants in Hardiness Zone 6.

The most expensive plants were the Crimson King Maple at $200, the four Summer Snowflake Viburnum at $180 and the birdbath at $125.

The least expensive plants were the Liriope at $5 each.

Plant prices may vary by zone.

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Not so Sensible Selections

Plants to avoid in a landscape where there is a lot of shade are ornamental grasses that need a lot of sun like Micanthus or Panecidum.

Another selection that would not be sensible in this landscape is a Viburnum that is too tall, such as the Viburnum Dentatum. It grows to 8-10 feet tall and wouldn't look in scale with the tree that is right beside it.

Sensible Tools

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

Fiskars Tree and Shrub Soaker Hose (www.fiskars.com)
Fiskars Pruner, weeder, shovel and bypass pruner (www.fiskars.com)
Miracle Gro Garden Weed Preventer (www.miraclegro.com)
Scotts evergreen, Flowering Tree & Shrub (www.scotts.com)
Greenlight Many Purpose Dust (www.greenlightco.com)
Greenlight Super bloom (www.greenlightco.com)
Yard Glove
Wondersoil (www.wondersoil.com)
Deer Off (www.havahart.com)
Burpee Gloves (www.burpee.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