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		<title>Ah, summer garden warmth!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Hayward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night around 10:00, the outside temperatures hit  7 degrees F below zero &#8211; our first subzero reading of the winter. And today,  the desk in my office seems to benefit from a natural ventilation pattern that has settled around my keyboard. I suppose &#8230; <a href="http://plantselect.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/ah-summer-garden-warmth/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=plantselect.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3665266&#038;post=767&#038;subd=plantselect&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Oh, hail!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Hayward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, June 8  at 11:00 pm I was awakened from a dead sleep when the sky exploded and a freight train  crashed onto the new metal roof of my house in northern Colorado. Flying from my bedroom to look out the &#8230; <a href="http://plantselect.wordpress.com/2011/06/23/oh-hail/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=plantselect.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3665266&#038;post=698&#038;subd=plantselect&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Special care for silver plants</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 21:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Hayward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Silverheels horehound- trim out dead or withered stems, cut flowers back to crown when finished. Recently I received an email questioning how to care for Sea Foam sage (Artemisia versicolor), Silverheels horehound (Marrubium rotundifolium) and partridge feather (Tanacetum densum &#8230; <a href="http://plantselect.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/special-care-for-silver-plants/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=plantselect.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3665266&#038;post=674&#038;subd=plantselect&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Low water &amp; xeriscape designs: FREE!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Hayward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Garden and landscape design can be a daunting process, but sometimes you just need a place to start. We&#8217;ve partnered with these two great organizations to offer a variety of residential landscape designs by some of the region&#8217;s top designers. &#8230; <a href="http://plantselect.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/low-water-xeriscape-designs-free/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=plantselect.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3665266&#038;post=665&#038;subd=plantselect&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New video of trees</title>
		<link>http://plantselect.wordpress.com/2010/11/09/new-video-of-trees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Hayward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re having so much fun learning the technology &#8211; here&#8217;s one of the trees that have been introduced and recommended through Plant Select®.  Most of the trees are suitable for smaller landscapes, and all have been chosen to be resilient &#8230; <a href="http://plantselect.wordpress.com/2010/11/09/new-video-of-trees/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=plantselect.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3665266&#038;post=650&#038;subd=plantselect&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Winners Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Hayward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We finally learned how to do videos in Animoto (www.animoto.com), so wanted to share this first one here&#8230; Many more to come, including videos on trees, shrubs, waterwise perennials, and more. Let us know what you think! (Thanks to Mike &#8230; <a href="http://plantselect.wordpress.com/2010/11/04/2010-winners-video/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=plantselect.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3665266&#038;post=623&#038;subd=plantselect&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Selectable edibles &#8211; tasty treats from Plant Select</title>
		<link>http://plantselect.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/selectable-edibles-tasty-treats-from-plant-select/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Hayward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At our annual meeting for Demonstration Garden Partners last June, Gary Meis, propagator for Country Lane Wholesale Nursery, offered a presentation on edible plants in the Plant Select program. We were amazed to learn how many of the plants have &#8230; <a href="http://plantselect.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/selectable-edibles-tasty-treats-from-plant-select/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=plantselect.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3665266&#038;post=605&#038;subd=plantselect&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Springtime splendor II</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Hayward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nepeta Little Trudy® with sea kale and Purple Mountain® sun daisy. Another landscape shot in a very low-water (xeriscape) garden in northern Colorado in late May.  Little Trudy® is a new dwarf form of catmint with tiny leaves, showy flowers &#8230; <a href="http://plantselect.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/springtime-splendor-ii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=plantselect.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3665266&#038;post=571&#038;subd=plantselect&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Springtime splendor I</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Hayward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally some warm temperatures and all the early summer plants are in their glory. This is an unwatered garden in a rocky, mineral soil with little organic matter and a rock mulch.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=plantselect.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3665266&#038;post=566&#038;subd=plantselect&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Partridge feather &#8211; for dry gardens and more&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://plantselect.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/545/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 17:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Hayward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Winger, Hudson Gardens &#38; Event Center (Littleton), wrote this piece about partridge feather, a 2010 Plant Select® winner. Peter Davis introduced this plant from Southeastern Turkey in the 1950’s. As such it makes one wonder why it isn’t called &#8230; <a href="http://plantselect.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/545/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=plantselect.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3665266&#038;post=545&#038;subd=plantselect&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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