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Wine Bottles in the Garden: Just Decoration

Burying wine bottles neck-down around a vegetable bed is purely decorative. It doesn't benefit plants. For functional garden art, I use ceramic plates. See xrl.us/winebottle for 10 creative bottle ideas.

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