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Gulf Coast Gardening
luluboy_gw

Summer Planting

luluboy
14 years ago

I live in Southern Ca. most of the year but move to New Iberia, LA every summer. I want to add to my daughter's flower garden the first week of June. Any suggestions as to what I can plant in the heat?

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