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Pennsylvania Gardening
sunshine97827

gardening in Pittsburgh

18 years ago

We just purchased a lovely 1917 Craftsman home in the Overbrook boro of Pittsburgh and will be moving in a couple of months. I am a Master Gardener in Washington and Oregon and am from South Carolina to begin with, but have never gardened in the Pittsburgh climate. Our new yard is a blank slate with nothing but a huge ugly Rhodie next to the porch. It is going to come out and I would love some suggestions for plants that are "old" and would look well with a golden brick two story house. I plan to plant heirloom roses and and herb garden, but am unsure what perennials and shrubs do well in the Pittsburgh

climate.

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