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Ask a Master Gardener: How to plan a new garden

SKETCHING OUT A new garden bed on paper will make design and plant placement easy when it comes time to plant this spring.
photo / Ksenia Chernaya/Pexels
February 6, 2025
The middle of winter with snow covering brick-hard, frozen ground may seem like an odd time to plan a new garden bed, but it’s the best time. If you make decisions now, you’ll be ready when the weather warms and the ground is workable.
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