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How crevice gardens can act as models of urban sustainability

The Washington Post
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Tony Avent/Plant Delights Nursery
The garden is formed from 200 tons of recycled concrete and allows the cultivation of rare plants not normally seen in the Southeast.
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Tony Avent/Plant Delights Nursery
Plant collector and grower Tony Avent has created a 300-foot-long crevice garden at Juniper Level Botanic Garden in Raleigh, N.C.
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Tony Avent/Plant Delights Nursery
Plants such as Edrianthus tenuifolius survive in the dry, hot environment by sending roots down several feet.

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