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		<title>Designing A Year-Round Garden</title>
		<link>http://gardenleap.com/2009/12/22/designing-a-year-round-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An ideal garden design is one which offers something during every season. In spring and summer, ornamental trees and flower beds are full of colorful blooms. Vibrant foliage adds beauty to the fall landscape and in the winter the berries, evergreens and bark color provide color. Also important in the winter is the silhouette of [...]


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		<title>An Introduction To Japanese Gardens</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japanese gardens are designed to portray a scene that mimics nature, through symbolization and abstraction, by using trees, shrubs, rocks, sand, artificial hills, ponds, and flowing water as art-forms. Often Japanese gardens reduce the scale of the natural environment, which may consist of  mountains, rivers, trees, and ponds, through the use of  symbolization and abstraction. [...]


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		<title>7 More Spring Flowering Trees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>plantsman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a long cold winter, small ornamental flowering trees are a very welcome sight as they are among the first garden plants to brighten up the landscape and announce the arrival of spring. The following are a few classic spring flowering trees for the garden.

Eastern Redbuds (Cercis canadensis) are prized for their vibrant pink and [...]


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		<title>Shade Gardens</title>
		<link>http://gardenleap.com/2009/11/19/shade-gardens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>plantsman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gardening in the shade presents gardeners with the opportunity to work with a wide variety of beautiful plants. There are virtually an end number of plants which can grow in a garden. Many plants, in fact, prefer at least some protection from full exposure to the sun.

Before you design a shade garden determine what type [...]


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		<title>Woodland Gardens</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>plantsman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Working with the existing conditions of site rather than overhauling the site often times result in very successful garden. Woodland gardens are generally planned in such a way. A shady spot beneath a stand of trees, for example, is the ideal location for a woodland garden. Prepare the site for plants such shade tolerant shrubs [...]


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		<title>Garden Design: Part 1</title>
		<link>http://gardenleap.com/2009/11/09/garden-design-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>plantsman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creating an outdoor living space which is both practical and beautiful is the job of the garden designer. Before undertaking a garden design project be sure to have a clear understanding of a site&#8217;s natural conditions. This includes sun and shade conditions, wind exposure, soil quality and potential views. Only after a thorough site evaluation [...]


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