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Leafy and LocalLeafy and Local<div class="ExternalClass0FECCEA6AEE54B31BAE1921F5BDF79B7"><p>​This garden bed design is a good choice for a location that gets sun for more than half the day, and it doesn't need shelter from the wind. It can tolerate soil that stays fairly wet in the winter.​​<br></p></div>https://growgreenguide.ca/designs/PlansPic/_w/LeafyLocalThumb_jpg.jpg, https://growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/_w/LeafyLocalThumb_jpg.jpg15<div class="ExternalClassBF36F4C619EF46929BDA1EDC6B1017AD"><p>To properly maintain your garden, and for best results: </p><ul><li>Prepare the garden bed with a good quality soil. There should be a minimum soil depths of 30 cm for perennials, 45 cm for shrubs and 60 cm for trees. </li><li>Every spring, apply 5 cm of well-rotted compost or manure annually in the spring (try not to pile it up around woody stems).</li><li>Remove weeds as required, and inspect for pests and disease every week or two in the spring and summer. </li><li>Ensure plants receive a minimum of 5 cm of water weekly during the spring and summer. </li><li>Remove and compost ‘spent’ blooms and leaves in the fall. </li><li>Prune only to remove misplaced or damaged stems as needed during the summer. The plants suggested here should not require pruning to reduce size. </li></ul> </div><div class="ExternalClassCD796DEA7B7D4310890D01A14DEA4A04">1. This presentation does not reflect coordinated flowering time<br>2. Linear bed shown is 1m wide and 2m long </div>https://growgreenguide.ca/designs/PlansPic/LeafyAndLocal.jpg, https://growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/LeafyAndLocal.jpghttps://growgreenguide.ca/designs/PlansPic/LeafyAndLocalAerial.jpg, https://growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/LeafyAndLocalAerial.jpg

 

 

vine maple (Acer circinatum)vine maple (Acer circinatum)ACAs shown1.00000000000000GP0|#2a4c0104-51da-4e71-8502-9c66d446f91f;L0|#02a4c0104-51da-4e71-8502-9c66d446f91f|Vine Maple;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
western wild ginger (Asarum caudatum)western wild ginger (Asarum caudatum)ac40 cm3.00000000000000GP0|#cdbd823c-d8f0-490e-98bb-dd29c1a8fa04;L0|#0cdbd823c-d8f0-490e-98bb-dd29c1a8fa04|Redwood Sorrel;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#0e919c93-8e7a-420b-9f7b-aa2bea33a0bf;L0|#00e919c93-8e7a-420b-9f7b-aa2bea33a0bf|Western Wild Ginger;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
giant white fawn lily (Erythronium oregonum)giant white fawn lily (Erythronium oregonum)eo25 cm6.00000000000000GP0|#5f7db551-b890-4c15-923c-0bbc56160e8b;L0|#05f7db551-b890-4c15-923c-0bbc56160e8b|Yellow Fawn Lily Pagoda;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#e971bc48-7f23-4bc7-8926-fdc003077fad;L0|#0e971bc48-7f23-4bc7-8926-fdc003077fad|Giant White Fawn Lily;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
oak fern (Gymnocarpium dryopteris)oak fern (Gymnocarpium dryopteris)gd25 cm3.00000000000000GP0|#1ef9dbd3-951b-4dc2-a56d-7833ceedb8ee;L0|#01ef9dbd3-951b-4dc2-a56d-7833ceedb8ee|Maidenhair Spleenwort;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#bb3bc67a-ced6-4646-93d8-ec5239366d8b;L0|#0bb3bc67a-ced6-4646-93d8-ec5239366d8b|Oak Fern;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
deer fern (Blechnum spicant)deer fern (Blechnum spicant)bs45 cm2.00000000000000GP0|#76ca7182-36c6-4806-bde5-40dc172626a6;L0|#076ca7182-36c6-4806-bde5-40dc172626a6|Deer Fern;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df

 

 

Leafy and LocalLeafy and Local<div class="ExternalClass0FECCEA6AEE54B31BAE1921F5BDF79B7"><p>​This garden bed design is a good choice for a location that gets sun for more than half the day, and it doesn't need shelter from the wind. It can tolerate soil that stays fairly wet in the winter.​​<br></p></div>https://growgreenguide.ca/designs/PlansPic/_w/LeafyLocalThumb_jpg.jpg, https://growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/_w/LeafyLocalThumb_jpg.jpg15<div class="ExternalClassBF36F4C619EF46929BDA1EDC6B1017AD"><p>To properly maintain your garden, and for best results: </p><ul><li>Prepare the garden bed with a good quality soil. There should be a minimum soil depths of 30 cm for perennials, 45 cm for shrubs and 60 cm for trees. </li><li>Every spring, apply 5 cm of well-rotted compost or manure annually in the spring (try not to pile it up around woody stems).</li><li>Remove weeds as required, and inspect for pests and disease every week or two in the spring and summer. </li><li>Ensure plants receive a minimum of 5 cm of water weekly during the spring and summer. </li><li>Remove and compost ‘spent’ blooms and leaves in the fall. </li><li>Prune only to remove misplaced or damaged stems as needed during the summer. The plants suggested here should not require pruning to reduce size. </li></ul> </div>

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