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Mr. Smarty Plants

Season 17 Episode 13 | 26m 46s

Meet Mr. Smarty Plants from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Actually, this smarty is volunteer Barbara Medford, one of the SP team who answers native plant questions online. On tour, visit this smart gardener's front yard renovation with native plants. Daphne answers: where did the weeds go?! And Sweetpea Hoover identifies them when they show up.

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