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		<title>EcoClear: Canada&#8217;s Leading Ecofriendly Vinegar Bioherbicide</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ecofriendly gardeners are always searching for more earth-friendly ways to garden, and the Ecoval company has come up with a winner.
Weed control is one of the biggest chores any gardener faces. Most of us hate the idea of chemicals that can remain on our food, permeate and pollute the soil, and even leach into the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prepare Springtime Blooms with These Winter Gardening Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cold, wet and possibly snowy months of winter don&#8217;t spell the end of your gardening hobbies. There are a number of tasks you&#8217;ll want to still undertake.
A beautiful aspect of life in North America is that no matter where you reside, there are plenty of options for those interested in the exciting and rewarding hobby [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seed Types – How to Understand the Seed Catalog Terminology</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The seed catalogs are starting to arrive in the mailbox, giving us a glimpse of spring to come. As gardeners, these are our winter dream books. They give us information about seed types as well as glossy photos of the vegetables, herbs and ornamentals we can grow, and always include great planting tips.
What exactly are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Create a Step-Over Espalier Hedge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ancient Romans were the first to espalier fruit trees, but the French really perfected the idea. The name, espalier, is from the French epaule, for shoulder. Why espalier? Well, it&#8217;s a challenge that any gardener would enjoy, first of all. Also, think of how much easier it is to harvest and maintain from a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Reading for Gardeners</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nicki</dc:creator>
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Winter Reading for Gardeners
Winter winds, freezing nights and days, rain or snow &#8211; and the garden sleeps.
Is there any better time to catch up on your reading &#8211; about gardening, of course &#8211; than during the winter.

Imagine sitting cosily in front of the fireplace, tucked under a warm blanket in your most comfortable chair, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winterize Your Herb Garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, we arrived home from a week in sunny Las Vegas, welcomed by snow and below zero temperatures! Unusual for here on the west coast of Canada in mid-November.
Luckily, I had taken care to winterize my herbs before I left. Here&#8217;s what to do with some of the more common herbs to prepare them for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Growing Herbs Indoors</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sure, you can enjoy fresh herbs all summer long, but what about those dull cold winter months? Well, growing herbs can be done indoors too! There are several herbs that lend themselves to easy growing indoors. Depending on the space you have, and the conditions indoors, you can pot up most mints, rosemary, savory, oregano [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spit Bugs and Aphids</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just wondering if there&#8217;s some connection between spit bugs (you know, those little white foamy bits that look like someone&#8217;s been spitting in your plants) and aphid infestations. Seem to be lots of both in certain areas of the gardens this spring.
As for the spit bugs (aka spittlebugs and froghoppers), they never do a whole [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Favorite Shrubs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coming from cold harsh northern Alberta to BC&#8217;s mild and moist coast meant I had to learn a lot of new stuff about which plants worked and which didn&#8217;t. Every landscape needs shrubs, and over the years as I worked on  landscaping around our home, I kept discovering new ones that I&#8217;d never seen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Fast Growing Groundcovers for Difficult Spots</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 21:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are times when any gardener needs a quick growing type plant for fast covering of bare soil in beds or on a sloped bank. Perhaps you have just started a new perennial bed, and would like a way to fill in the bare spots until the perennials have reached their mature growth. Or you [...]]]></description>
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