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1 - Assessing your plot Print page Assessing your plot Just like you, your garden is unique and has character. It is this character, a distinctive set of conditions that work together, which determines what you can grow successfully.
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Assessing your plot © Understand your garden’s character and you’re well on the way to becoming a blossoming gardener. That’s what we’ll be doing over the next few pages. We’ll look at the following range of conditions and show you how to discover what they are in your garden:
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Plant lists Plant lists featured in this module: Plants for shade Hardy plants Hedging plants Plants for dry gardens Plants for clay soil Plants for acid soil Find thousands more plants in the BBC Gardening database .
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