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Garden Detective: Strawberry pot ideas

November 8, 2012 3:54 PM By JESSICA DAMIANO jessica.damiano@newsday.com

Clay pots tend to crack with the freeze-thaw

Photo credit: iStock | Clay pots tend to crack with the freeze-thaw cycles during the winter months, so it's best not to leave them out year-round.

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DEAR JESSICA: I have a clay strawberry planter on my front porch. A planter is a planter, but a dear person gave it to me several days before he died, so this one means something special to me. I never know just what to put in it, and right now it is standing there "naked." I'm thinking along the lines of something forever, like English ivy, that could stand up to our harsh, cold winters. I'd love...

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