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Iowa Gardening
iowagirl_2010

Great year for growing

iowagirl_2010
10 years ago

With all this rain my flower beds and trees have never looked so good. Four years ago we put in a hedge of Techny Arborvitae and this year really brought it along. The trees are growing together and making a nice hedge for privacy.

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