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    From "Weekend Gardening"
    episode WKG-310


    Maureen fills in the remaining planting areas with umbrella grass, tree ferns and a few other varieties.

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    Steps

    1. Maureen frames the seep with super lush green foliage. Tasmania tree ferns (Dicksonia Antarctica) will do this. Tree ferns are slow growing, and get up to 15 feet high with fronds five to seven feet long (figure A). They become true trees!

    2. A bunya-bunya tree (Araucaria bidwillii) is brought in (figure B). It is very prickly with the same structure you may see in a Christmas tree.
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    Figure A

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    Figure B


    3. A maidenhair tree (Ginko biloba) is added (figure C).

    4. A sago palm (Cycads revolute) is extremely slow growing and gets up to eight feet tall with a three to six foot spread (figure D).
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    Figure C

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    Figure D


    Time Spent: 13 hours


    RESOURCES :

    Lascaux stones
    Tic Toc Rocks
    Website: www.tictocrocks.com

    Tyrannosaurus rex skull
    Skullduggery, Inc
    Website: www.skullduggery.com

    Moss
    Moss Acres
    Website: www.mossacres.com

    Mulch
    Whitney Farms
    Website: www.whitneyfarms.com

    Plants
    San Gabriel Nursery and Florist
    Phone: 626-286-3782

    Maureen Gilmer, Horticulturalist & Author
    Website: www.moplants.com

    Suggested books/design software:
    Gaining Ground by Maureen Gilmer
    The Budget Gardener by Maureen Gilmer
    Maureen Gilmer's Garden Maker Software


    GUESTS :

    Scott Daigre
    Garden Designer/Educator
    Phone: 323-462-2881
    E-mail: sdaigre@aol.com

    Nicholas Staddon
    Azusa, CA
    Website: www.monrovia.com

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