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Designing with Succulents
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"It is possible to cultivate a succulent garden in less than ideal conditions, even in areas prone to freezing temperatures and rainy winters. Many cold-hardy succulents thrive in regions that experience prolonged, hard frosts. When water freezes at 32°F (0°C), it expands, which can burst plant cell walls and turn them to mush ..."
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"Those designing a new landscape and those hoping to add these botanical treasures into an existing garden will find Baldwin's gorgeously illustrated, detail-rich guide a worthy purchase."
—Library Journal, December 2008
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Sclerophyll forest: An Australian ecosystem, classified into two types, wet or dry, both types comprised of plants with short, tough, often spiky leaves.
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