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Ask A Master Gardener how to celebrate America’s 250th birthday in the garden
Interplanting of flowers, herbs and vegetables is a practice conducted in 1776 and today. Here, peas are interplanted with a variety of salad greens.
Photo by Amy Simone
July 2, 2026
Every wonder what a garden looked like 250 years ago? Master Gardener Amy Simone takes us there.
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