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Brenda Homan, Carl Horsley: Their Plan, Costs and Products From "Garden Sense" episode DGAR-201

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Dollars and Sense

We used 15 plants in Hardiness Zone 6 and spent close to $870 on the plants.

• The most expensive selections were the Skyrocket junipers by the front door. They cost about 60-bucks each because they're so tall.
  
• The least expensive selections were the petunias. They cost five-dollars.
  
• The window boxes and the plants cost about 500-dollars because of their high quality and readiness to install.

Plant prices may vary by zone.

Not so Sensible Selections

Plants to avoid in a landscape where you want color but low maintenance:

• Many thin-leafed hostas would scorch in full sun
  
• Deciduous plants and tropical plants because they lose leaves in the winter
  
• Azaleas and rhododendrons because of finicky root systems

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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:

Soil provided by Fafard
(www.fafard.com)

Tiller provided by TroyBilt
(www.troybilt.com)

Burpee Garden Gloves
(www.burpee.com)

Fiskars Bypass Pruner
(www.fiskars.com)

Fiskars Comfort Grip Floral Snip
(www.fiskars.com)

Fiskars Leak Proof Hose
(www.fiskars.com)

Fiskars Trowels
(www.fiskars.com)

Fiskars UpRoot
(www.fiskars.com)

GreenLight Superbloom
Ortho Whirlybird
Scotts All Purpose Flower and Vegetable
(www.scotts.com)

Wonder Soil
(www.wondersoil.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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