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 Garden Plans
        Courtesy of Country Living, BHG, and Old Farmer's Almanac
         
All plans contain a larger version of the illustration, a detailed layout
diagram, a list of  
plants  for the garden as shown, and complete instructions for installing
the garden. Download
        your favorite plans, take the plant list to your local plant nursery,
        and they will help you choose your plants that are right for your
        region, and can suggest the proper replacement plants for the ones on
        your list, that display the same attributes. 
         
        Avoid going to chain store home and garden centers for the plants in
        these specialty designs, because you don't know the care they received,
        and the quality and hardiness will not be the same.  Go to the
        growers and nurseries in your area, and on ebay and etsy. I've gotten
        big, beautiful, healthy and guaranteed plants and trees from lots of
        these reputable nurseries and growers.
   
         Hint: If you
love the look of one of these gardens, ignore the "name" of the plan,
and substitute your own plants for  
the suggestions. For instance, if you love the design for a sunny type of garden
design but have only shade, choose shady garden  
plants to fill in the style of the design. If you love the herb garden designs,
there's no reason not to substitute flowers for the herbs. 
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