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| At this time of year my garden is bouncing with Alliums; however, it should never be forgotten that no matter how captivating, how elegant, how perfectly globular the flowers may be an Allium (in any form) is essentially an onion that has done terribly well for itself. This is apparent in the slight garlicky whiff, the fleshy stems and the occasionally rather lank leaves.
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| Container combinations aren't limited to just colorful flowers. You can create attractive patio containers that are as useful as they are beautiful when filled with culinary herbs. The key to creating an attractive herb container is to use the same principle as planting a container of flowers: select thrillers, fillers, and spillers.
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| We planted tomatoes and tended them carefully. They grew, sometimes to astounding size. But they always fell victim to the bacterial wilt endemic to our soil. The tomatoes of our dreams, meaty and juicy with a balance of sweet and acid, always eluded us. We knew that growing tomatoes in the usual way would never produce anything but frustration. Thus we began to experiment with growing tomatoes in pots.
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