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Is a 10×20 shed big enough?

Is a 10×20 shed big enough? A 10×20 shed is large enough to store anything. Okay, maybe not anything, but you get the gist. There will also be room for patio furniture, lawn care equipment, and even mechanical supplies. It is a 10’x10′ wood-framed shop with a 1-foot drop shed style roof. Below I have

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Which color hibiscus is best?

Which color hibiscus is best? Dark red flowering hibiscus are the most valuable for dyeing. Pink flowers give golds and tans and the white flowers “aren’t worth gathering” according to Rita Buchanan in “A Dyer’s Garden”. If memory serves me, my plants are the cultivar ‘Lord Baltimore’. Hardy Hibiscus stands out for its growth limitations.

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Do hardy hibiscus spread?

Do hardy hibiscus spread? They are in the same family as tropical hibiscus, rose of Sharon and hollyhocks. There’s not much to be done about the way these plants grow. They spread out to capture as much sunlight on their leaves as they can. Hibiscus do like moist soil, but flooding is no good. I

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