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Joys of a Small Garden

Use your lack of lawn to your advantage and turn the area into one great garden space.

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Design to Scale

When you know what you want to include, measure your garden, draw it to scale, cover the sheet with vellum or tracing paper, and try out designs until you have a configuration you like.

This fountain pool, surrounded with foliage, is just big enough to make a splash.

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