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The newest of our three dry sand beds this was built in 1994-95 and planted in the spring of 1995. It is down the driveway from the 2nd sand bed and it is also in full sun. I have planted many planys raised from seed in this bed. This allows me to plant 3 - 5 plants of a kind in order to try to get good seed set. This picture was taken when the bed had been planted for 1 year. It is still somewhat at the stage where the labels are bigger than some of the plants. Acantholimons, Ephedras, Townsendias, Drabas, and Penstemons are some of the highlights of this bed. Please see the sand bed plant list for all of the kinds that have done well for us.