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-From The Soil with Sollecito

Trim Those Leggy Plants

By Michael S. Ameigh and Jim Sollecito
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When your landscape plants begin to get a bit long in the limb, do them - and yourself - a favor.  Trim them back, and don't be shy.  If you do it right, they will come back better and healthier than ever.

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