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Start your garden year with a plan
When you plan your flower container remember the rule: thriller, filler, spiller.
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Lifestyles, Local News
May 11, 2026

Start your garden year with a plan

By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener 
At this point in the garden year it is time to make a list of plants to be purchased at Graham’s G...
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