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What to Do With Those Ugly Snapdragons Now That They’re (Almost) Dead?

July 3, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Those ugly blood-red snapdragons are gone from our front yard. I pulled them out, and my rock garden is the better for it.

A Case of the Human Condition: I Did It — I Offed Those Frightful Snapdragons

June 29, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

I yanked those ugly maroon snapdragons out by the roots. My front yard color scheme has been restored, and all is right with the world.

A Case of the Human Condition: I Want to Kill My Snapdragons

June 26, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Maroon snapdragons growing in the yard of Barbara Falconer Newhall. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Those maroon snapdragons in my front yard are ugly. But they’re alive. Can I rip them out? Read more.

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