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Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Hardy Fuchsia
Day 336: With an eye to attracting more hummingbirds and butterflies to my garden, I have a slip of hardy (perennial) fuchsia in a pot bedded to the rim in the garden. It was "pinched" from a friend's old, woody plant somewhat brutally and only had a few threads of root attached, but as she told me, "It's hard to kill." As I have done with other shrubs, I will keep it in the pot through the winter so that its root system can develop in confinement. Next spring, I'll plant it in a permanent location. A natural diet is best for hummers, and easier on the sugar budget, too!
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