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	<title>Country Gardener &#187; Plants</title>
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		<title>Down on daylilies looking dreadful</title>
		<link>http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2010/08/down-on-daylilies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvonne Cunnington</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Perennials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daylilies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fungus disease]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For several years now my daylilies have looked terrible. It&#8217;s the leaves &#8212; they get streak, a fungus disease, which causes the foliage to start to die back even as the plants begin to bloom. I&#8217;m not big on fighting disease in the garden. I have too much on my plate to fuss about individual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In bloom now: pale coneflower (Echinacea pallida)</title>
		<link>http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2010/07/echinacea-pallida-pale-coneflower/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvonne Cunnington</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meadow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perennials]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Echinacea pallida, or pale coneflower, is a graceful perennial native to eastern North America. In our meadow it brings the first show of color each season. It begins blooming in mid-June and carries on into early July. The pale echinacea begins to flower about a month before the common purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea. It grows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dame’s rocket: sweetly scented menace?</title>
		<link>http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2010/05/dame%e2%80%99s-rocket-is-it-a-menace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 11:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvonne Cunnington</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dame's rocket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[invasive plants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sweetly scented Dame’s rocket (Hesperis matronalis) is currently in bloom in a naturalized area around our silo. It grows under a patch of sumacs. As I walked my dog down the laneway in the dark last night, I was captivated again by this wildflower&#8217;s gorgeous perfume.But innocent-looking Dame&#8217;s rocket, which was introduced into North America [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today in the garden: the crabapple moment</title>
		<link>http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2010/05/crabapple-tree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 18:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvonne Cunnington</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crabapple]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our crabapple trees are in full bloom this week. This one is actually a just a tiny bit past its prime, but conditions were not great for photography all week with harsh light and lots of wind even early in the morning. But today was perfect for capturing this glorious crabapple in bloom, one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CropCricket.com: free Canadian garden classifieds</title>
		<link>http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2010/05/cropcricket-com/</link>
		<comments>http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2010/05/cropcricket-com/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 02:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvonne Cunnington</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garden resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gardeners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swap]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/?p=1623</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Three local gardening enthusiasts have launched a cool new site to help Canadian gardeners find homes for extra plants, and buy, sell or swap garden stuff. Called CropCricket.com, the site&#8217;s mission is to help gardeners connect with fellow green thumbs. I sure could have used this service last fall when I was looking for homes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RBG plant sale &#8211; May 6 and May 8, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2010/05/rbg-plant-sale-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2010/05/rbg-plant-sale-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 00:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvonne Cunnington</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBG plant sale]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re looking for unique plants and you live in the greater Toronto area, don&#8217;t miss the 34th-Annual Spring Plant Sale run by the RBG Auxiliary volunteers. The sale has plenty to offer: annuals and perennials, newer cultivars of perennials, shrubs and grasses are purchased from professional growers or divisions from Royal Botanical Gardens stock. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snowdrops &#8211; tough blooms for mud season</title>
		<link>http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2010/03/snowdrops/</link>
		<comments>http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2010/03/snowdrops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvonne Cunnington</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bulbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In bloom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[signs of spring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[snowdrops]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We have a few snowdrops in bloom now! They popped out of the ground after last week&#8217;s unseasonably mild weather. As soon as they showed their pretty little heads, they had to endure unbelievable amounts of rain and sleet. Nevertheless, they soldier on, and giving us a much-needed foretaste of spring. This picture of one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seasonal confusion: Don&#8217;t ya know it&#8217;s November?</title>
		<link>http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2009/11/seasonal-confusion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2009/11/seasonal-confusion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvonne Cunnington</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gentian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hellebore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rock cress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[witch hazel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We have a few cases of seasonal confusion happening here. Or is it seasonal delusion? I have just discovered that a few spring-flowering plants are doing their thing. Most impressive is Arnold Promise witchhazel (Hammelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’) which is in full bloom and looking very lovely indeed. The trouble is it’s supposed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overwintering our non-hardy succulents</title>
		<link>http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2009/10/overwintering-non-hardy-succulents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2009/10/overwintering-non-hardy-succulents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvonne Cunnington</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Container gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cuttings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overwintering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[succulents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[- Overwintering non-hardy succulents can be a challenge - I love growing lots of succulents in containers. They&#8217;re easy because they don&#8217;t need a lot of watering or fertilizer. Many of my favorites are non-hardy, and that means if I want to keep them, I have to take them inside over the winter. The hardy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bring on the fall color &#8211; shrubs &amp; trees</title>
		<link>http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2009/09/fall-color-shrubs-trees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.countrygardenerblog.com/2009/09/fall-color-shrubs-trees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvonne Cunnington</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shrubs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fall color]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The impact of fall color on garden design hit home for me in our first season here 11 years ago, when I became aware of its absence. Aside from half a dozen sugar maples along our laneway, there weren&#8217;t many trees or shrubs on our 10 acres, and I missed all the reds, scarlets and [...]]]></description>
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