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3 | Dahlia ‘Belle of Barmera’
Bright coral petals unfurl to a
creamy peach and raspberry pink
to create a breathtaking late-
summer sunset in the garden.
Slightly curled petals add a touch
of charm to these huge dinnerplate
blooms that remain upright on
thick, strikingly dark 3- to 4-foot-
tall stems. Plant tubers 1 inch deep
and 18 inches apart, and, in zones
colder than zone 8, grow ‘Belle of
Barmera’ as an annual or dig it up
in fall and store it indoors through
the winter. Longfield Gardens,
longfield-gardens.com ($13.70 for
3 tubers)2 | Raised Row Gardening
This is a simple and effective new
way to grow your veggies — no
need to construct raised beds
and no need to dig or till. Instead,
just build rows right on top of the
ground with layers of compost,
straw, potting soil and cover crops.
The idea is to create nutrient-dense
soil without much work. Want to
give it a try? This book will tell you
all you need to know. It’s best to
start the process in the fall, which
will give you a jump start on grow-
ing come spring.
ggmagextra.com/essentials
($21.99; softcover; 191 pages)1 | Tapplock One +
When you’re eager to open your
garden gate or ready to put tools
away after an afternoon of chores,
a finicky padlock is aggravating. But
this high-tech one opens with the
touch of a finger! Program your fin-
gerprint (and up to 500 others) into
the padlock using a simple app on
your phone, then simply touch the
center square to unlock. Setup takes
little time, and opening the padlock
is a cinch. It can also be opened
through the app on your phone or
by entering a password using Morse
code. ggmagextra.com/essentials
($99.00)NEW PLANTS • TRENDING PRODUCTS • MUST-HAVE BOOKS
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3 |Dahlia‘BelleofBarmera’
Brightcoralpetalsunfurltoa
creamypeachandraspberrypink
tocreatea breathtakinglate-
summersunsetinthegarden.
Slightlycurledpetalsadda touch
ofcharmtothesehugedinnerplate
bloomsthatremainuprighton
thick,strikinglydark3-to4-foot-
tallstems.Planttubers1 inchdeep
and 18 inchesapart,and,inzones
colderthanzone8,grow‘Belleof
Barmera’asanannualordigit up
infallandstoreit indoorsthrough
thewinter.LongfieldGardens,
longfield-gardens.com($13.70for
3 tubers)2 |RaisedRowGardening
Thisis a simpleandeffectivenew
waytogrowyourveggies—no
needtoconstructraisedbeds
andnoneedtodigortill.Instead,
justbuildrowsrightontopofthe
groundwithlayersofcompost,
straw,pottingsoilandcovercrops.
Theideais tocreatenutrient-dense
soilwithoutmuchwork.Wantto
giveit a try?Thisbookwilltellyou
allyouneedtoknow.It’sbestto
starttheprocessinthefall,which
willgiveyoua jumpstartongrow-
ingcomespring.
ggmagextra.com/essentials
($21.99;softcover; 191 pages)1 |TapplockOne +
Whenyou’reeagertoopenyour
gardengateorreadytoputtools
awayafteranafternoonofchores,
a finickypadlockis aggravating.But
thishigh-techoneopenswiththe
touchofa finger!Programyourfin-
gerprint(andupto 500 others)into
thepadlockusinga simpleappon
yourphone,thensimplytouchthe
centersquaretounlock.Setuptakes
littletime,andopeningthepadlock
is a cinch.It canalsobeopened
throughtheapponyourphoneor
byenteringa passwordusingMorse
code.ggmagextra.com/essentials
($99.00)NEW PLANTS • TRENDING PRODUCTS • MUST-HAVE BOOKS
garden essentials
3
1
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