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Bedrock: The Making of a Public Garden
Bedrock: The Making of a Public Garden by Jill Nooney. Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 2025. 224 pp. 290 full-color images. $50.00 list, $33.63 Amazon.
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Plant of the month
Plant Name: Aquilegia longissima
This columbine is relatively rare in the wild. It is confined to shady, damp canyons, especially near streams. It is distributed in southern Arizona, the Chisos and Davis Mountains of Texas and areas of neighboring Mexico, growing at elevations of 1370-1520 m. Plants reach 25-90 cm with typical columbine foliage. The flowers are yellow with super-long spurs reaching 7-15 cm in length. It is considered a short-lived perennial.
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