You'll need to supply water at first to get even drought-tolerant annuals established, but once they are well rooted, these flowers are naturals at water conservation.

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Bonsai are great if you don't have much space or a small garden

Attract the largest of butterflies to your garden, the swallowtails, by planting the food for larva and nectar flowers for the butterfly. This is the swallowtails by size

The best flowering potted plants for a balcony can withstand extreme heat and dehydration.

Shade trees are large spreading trees that provide full or partial shade over a wide area. Choose trees with large, dense leaves for deep shade; trees with sparse, narrow, feathery leaves for light, filtered shade.

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