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Their garden encyclopedia was first published more than 4 decades ago. A new version is out this month, now dubbed the new sunset western garden book, and its a significant improvement over our old copy. With a database of the over 6,000 plants found in the western garden book, this cdrom lets you search for just the right plant to fit into your garden based on your conditions and climate zone. Sunset 12 ideas from the new sunset western garden book the plants youll want to grow this year, plus great gardening ideas from our 2012 edition written by kathleen n.
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