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Right
Plant,
Right
Place
Planting
a
water-wise
garden
is
a
great
way
to
save
water
with
your
landscape.
Below
are
considerations
when
selecting
the
appropriate
plant
for
the
best
locale
in
your
garden.
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Find
out
what
kind
of
soil
you
have.
Making
improvements
to
the
soil
will
broaden
the
varieties
of
plants
you
can
choose
from.
It
can
also
improve
your
plants'
health
and
water-efficiency.
Consult
a
nursery
or
landscape
professional
on
how
you
can
make
soil
improvements.
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Plant
"like"
plants
together
Grouping
plants
that
need
less
or
more
water
together
is
one
way
to
be
water-wise
so
you
don't
over-
or
under-water.
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Consider
the
growing
conditions.
Do
you
have
a
polluted
atmosphere?
Is
wind
a
factor
in
your
garden?
How
much
shade
is
there:
All
these
and
more
need
to
be
considered
when
picking
the
right
plant.
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What
type
of
plants
do
you
want?
Is
the
plant
you
chose
for
your
garden
a
climber?
Is
it
a
ground
cover?
What
about
a
hedge?
Some
of
these
plants
require
more
or
less
water
than
others...find
out
from
your
local
nursery
or
landscape
professionl
which
ones
are
water-wise
SUN/SHADE
RECOMMENDATIONS
Full
sun.
This
means
that
the
plant
must
receive
sun
during
all,
or
almost
all
of
the
day
during
the
summertime.
Partial
shade.
There
are
two
kinds
of
'partial
shade'--that
which
is
in
sun
most
of
the
time
with
a
little
shade,
and
that
which
is
in
the
shade
most
of
the
time
with
a
little
sun.
Usually
tags
will
identify
these
with
a
sun/shade
graphic.
Full
shade.
These
plants
do
well
without
any
direct
sunlight.
PLANT
TYPES
Tender.
Means
that
the
plant
will
be
damaged
or
die
from
frost.
Half-hardy.
When
temperatures
drop
below
freezing,
some
damage
will
occur.
In
very
cold
weather,
all
growth
above
ground
level
will
perish.
Slightly
tender.
In
very
cold
weather
the
plant
may
incur
a
little
damage
but
probably
won't
die.
Hardy.
This
plant
needs
no
special
protection
(unless
there
are
unusually
long
periods
of
freezing
weather.)
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