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		<title>Romantic Iceberg Rose</title>
		<link>http://www.vintagegardengal.com/2010/06/17/romantic-iceberg-rose/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie Manion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Styling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[white climbing rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[white floribunda rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[white romantic rose]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[White iceberg rose is another of my favorite roses, and one that thrives in my Mediterranean Southern California climate. I planted an entire hedge of iceberg roses as an entrance to our syrah vineyard and nearby nestled sitting area. My intention was to create a pleasing color palette for one&#8217;s eye from our home and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Climbing &#8220;America&#8221; Rose</title>
		<link>http://www.vintagegardengal.com/2010/06/11/climbing-america-rose/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie Manion</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[pink-coral rose]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was first introduced to climbing &#8220;America&#8221; rose in garden guru, Pat Welsh&#8217;s garden years ago. I was drawn to its vibrant salmon-coral blooms, but it really is an ideal climbing rose for the home garden for many reasons. I now have a climbing &#8220;America&#8221; rose on the entrance gate to my kitchen garden.
First introduced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May is for Matilija Poppy</title>
		<link>http://www.vintagegardengal.com/2010/05/19/may-is-for-matilija-poppy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 15:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie Manion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drought tolerant shrub]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matilija Poppy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Romneya coulteri]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite shrubs is the  perennial garden beauty, Matilija Poppy, Romneya coulteri. It blooms in May and seems to &#8220;smile sunshine&#8221; with its huge whimsical &#8220;fried egg-like&#8221; flowers sitting atop gray-green lobed foliage. It is wise to have ample room for Matilija Poppy in your garden as it can reach 6-8&#8242; tall, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If You Love Lavender&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.vintagegardengal.com/2010/04/30/if-you-love-lavender/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vintagegardengal.com/2010/04/30/if-you-love-lavender/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Mautner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Herbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Provence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Clay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julie Mautner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lavender Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lavender in Provence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lavender Tours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Provence Post]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Special guest writer, Julie Mautner, gives us an insider&#8217;s view on lavender in Provence. If you  have never seen fields of Provence lavender bursting in bloom, a trip to Provence could be in your future.
Food and travel writer Julie Mautner has lived in St. Remy de Provence on and off for more than ten years. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Circle of Sweet Peas Revisited</title>
		<link>http://www.vintagegardengal.com/2010/04/06/circle-of-sweet-peas-revisited/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vintagegardengal.com/2010/04/06/circle-of-sweet-peas-revisited/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie Manion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colleen Vanderlinden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garden blog awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mouse and Trowel Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sweet pea circle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sweet peas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fast forward two months later, and my &#8220;Garden Circle of Sweet Peas&#8221; have grown tall and are starting to bloom. There wasn&#8217;t a label on my sweet peas, so I had no idea what color they would be. The mystery is over. Red, white, and purple is the answer.
When your sweet peas bloom, remember the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Space-Saving Fruit Tree Techniques</title>
		<link>http://www.vintagegardengal.com/2010/03/18/five-space-saving-fruit-tree-techniques/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vintagegardengal.com/2010/03/18/five-space-saving-fruit-tree-techniques/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie Manion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Trees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[backyard fruit trees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Wilson Nursery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[espalier fruit trees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high-density fruit tree planting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multi-variety fruit trees]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At the risk of going out on a limb, no pun intended, general trends today indicate that we have smaller spaces to garden in, converging with more desire to grow our own food. It is also the age- old adage, &#8220;less is more.&#8221; Here are five space-saving fruit tree techniques to help you maximize growing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dwarf Sweet Pea Bush</title>
		<link>http://www.vintagegardengal.com/2010/03/15/dwarf-sweet-pea-bush/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vintagegardengal.com/2010/03/15/dwarf-sweet-pea-bush/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie Manion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Butterfly Pea Shurb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dwarf Sweet Pea Bush]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petite Butterfly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polygala dalmaisiana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polygala fruticosa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If your plant palette colors are pinks and purples, the perennial Dwarf Sweet Pea Bush, Polygala fruticosa, is a nice evergreen shrub to have in your garden. Just like its name, its pink-purple flowers resemble blooming sweet peas with pleasing grey-green foliage. Dwarf Sweet Pea Bush like sun, and moderate water. I consider it a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ceanothus Ray Hartman</title>
		<link>http://www.vintagegardengal.com/2010/03/08/ceanothus-ray-hartman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vintagegardengal.com/2010/03/08/ceanothus-ray-hartman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie Manion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California natives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Wild Lilac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ceanothus Ray Hartman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tree of Life Nursery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ceanothus are California&#8217;s wild lilac. A native evergreen shrub which is drought tolerant and spring time showy with lavender-blue 6&#8243; spikes. Belonging to the  Rhamnaceae (Buckhorns) family, Ceanothus shrubs, in general are drought tolerant once established and are found frequently growing in California&#8217;s native chaparral. There are many different varieties of Ceanothus in form [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Blooming Gravetye Giant</title>
		<link>http://www.vintagegardengal.com/2010/02/26/spring-blooming-gravetye-giant/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vintagegardengal.com/2010/02/26/spring-blooming-gravetye-giant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie Manion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bulbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garden gnome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Giant Snowflake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leucojum aestivum Gravetye Giant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spring blooming bulb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summer Snowflake]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are certain pockets of my garden which ground me with normalcy and the beckoning of spring, despite our ongoing home remodel. With all of the mess, upheaval, and chaos, my &#8220;Gravetye Giant&#8221; have managed to come up and bloom in dainty spring glory, reassuring me that all is well, and everything will once again [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vintage Container Design With Spring Bulbs</title>
		<link>http://www.vintagegardengal.com/2010/02/15/vintage-container-design-with-spring-bulbs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vintagegardengal.com/2010/02/15/vintage-container-design-with-spring-bulbs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie Manion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bulbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vintage Container Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bulbs for spring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forced branches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spring bulb arrangement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vintage container]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With Easter in early April this year, you have time to create a special spring bulb arrangement in a great vintage container for your front door or patio. In the photo to the left, I created my spring bulb arrangement in a vintage wooden bucket. A simple container that lets its contents have the attention.
You [...]]]></description>
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