Perennials vs Annuals and Choosing Books

I traveled the area today looking for ‘what to plant’ around my home. It is a mystery, though nothing to do with murder, how after I see the same plants repeatedly in different garden centers, I am better able to visualize their import for my garden. Repetition works as well when I am learning new material; I read the material once, then again, and by the third time read, it is mine. And that’s how I felt about the plants I visited. I learned which ones were to be mine.

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