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These also reseed in sunny, well-drained garden spots.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2024

The seedlings’ eventual destination is a sunny location in well-drained, fertile soil.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024

Provide well-drained soil with plenty of organic matter, and mulch with compost or fine wood chips to preserve moisture.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2023

Gardeners can clear some ground in a sunny, well-drained area to create dedicated spaces for bees to dig nests.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2022

But then it hadn’t, and anyway he loved the dog fennel and the silver poplars and the hedge of lilacs on the south that separated Jenny’s well-drained kitchen garden from the dooryard.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt