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		<title>Why Fall is the best time to plant shrubs.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We hear it every year, but do you know why the experts always insist fall is a better time than spring to put in shrubs and perennials?  It&#8217;s actually very simple, and well explained by Dr. Douglas Welch, a well-known Professor and Extension Horticulturist.  In his article, &#8220;Fall is Ideal for Planting Trees and Shrubs,&#8221; he [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wildflowergardening.wordpress.com&blog=2173461&post=607&subd=wildflowergardening&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Heat is On!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that summer heat has arrived, we may suffer from discomfort, but wildflower meadows really don&#8217;t.  This is one of the great advantages of wildflower gardening:  As one expert put it, wildflowers are famous for &#8220;Waiting for the Water.&#8221;  When heat hits them, most established wildflower plants may wilt a little, but it&#8217;s something they&#8217;re [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wildflowergardening.wordpress.com&blog=2173461&post=594&subd=wildflowergardening&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spectacular New Fall Bulbs this year.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of course, we still have all the classics and then some.  But just look at what&#8217;s new for fall planting!  (They&#8217;re all at 50% Off right now, so get your order in before the discount drops.)  An incredible new tulip called &#8220;Bleu Aimable&#8221; and a mix called &#8220;Red Hot&#8221; are my favorites of scores of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wildflowergardening.wordpress.com&blog=2173461&post=561&subd=wildflowergardening&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Now is Iris planning time.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
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Have you been seeing the big beautiful Bearded Irises in bloom?  They&#8217;re finishing their lavish show right now in most of the country, and as any good gardener knows, plan today for a year from now.  Fortunately, they&#8217;re on sale at Half Price right now, for a limited time, so you can save as you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wildflowergardening.wordpress.com&blog=2173461&post=547&subd=wildflowergardening&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Wildflower Seed Planting Time!</title>
		<link>http://wildflowergardening.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/wildflower-seed-planting-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 13:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Late May and early June is a major time for planting wildflower seeds over most of the country.  If you&#8217;re installing a meadow or wildflower border, take a look at our &#8220;How to Create your own Wildflower Meadow&#8221; &#8211;it&#8217;s the most complete and authoritative how-to on the web.  You&#8217;ll find it&#8217;s all easy, but there are a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wildflowergardening.wordpress.com&blog=2173461&post=539&subd=wildflowergardening&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Call this one &#8220;Tiger Lily.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://wildflowergardening.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/call-this-one-tiger-lily/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 13:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the REAL Tiger Lily, even though millions of people call various other spotted orange ones by the same name.  Want to get it straight?  Well, this tough, easy-to-grow beauty is the real thing:  With large, down-facing flowers &#38; recurved petals, it&#8217;s the big one on a tall stalk up to 5 ft.  with glossy green leaves and brown [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wildflowergardening.wordpress.com&blog=2173461&post=501&subd=wildflowergardening&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>National Wildflower Week</title>
		<link>http://wildflowergardening.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/national-wildflower-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of year.  The famous Lady Bird Johnson National Wildflower Research Center near Austin, TX has a calendar full of events.  National Wildflower Week actually begins Sunday, May 3, but the center has all kinds of things going on for weeks&#8211;plant sales, parties, tours, you name it.  We&#8217;ve been members of the Center [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wildflowergardening.wordpress.com&blog=2173461&post=490&subd=wildflowergardening&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;re so vain! Narcissus and the Daffodil</title>
		<link>http://wildflowergardening.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/youre-so-vain-narcissus-and-the-daffodil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s my most-viewed post ever from several years of blogging.  And now that daffodils are in bloom across a large part of the country, and also on sale at 50% Off at AmericanMeadows.com, I thought I&#8217;d bring it back.  Enjoy.
Gardeners know the real name of the daffodil is Narcissus.  But do you know the story?  In [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wildflowergardening.wordpress.com&blog=2173461&post=479&subd=wildflowergardening&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The South bursts into bloom.</title>
		<link>http://wildflowergardening.wordpress.com/2009/03/28/the-south-bursts-into-bloom-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eat your heart out, northeasterners!  What I call spring&#8217;s &#8220;Wildflower Wave&#8221; has arrived in the deep south.  After beginning in the southwestern deserts and lower California in February,  the ancient bloom pattern of wildflowers in North America rolls east.  Right now, you can see it everywhere in the south.  Our corresponding gardeners have sent glowing reports recently.  In [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wildflowergardening.wordpress.com&blog=2173461&post=462&subd=wildflowergardening&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dahlias! Dahlias! Free! Free!</title>
		<link>http://wildflowergardening.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/dahlias-dahlias-free-free/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each year at this time, we try to find some great bonus giveaway for our customers in our Perennial and Spring Bulb Sales. (Right now, everything in those two sales is 35% off, but soon the discount will be only 20%, and then full price as spring shipping begins in April.)  Last year, it was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wildflowergardening.wordpress.com&blog=2173461&post=453&subd=wildflowergardening&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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