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	<title>Behnkes GardeNews Blog &#187; Perennials</title>
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		<title>Summer Tune Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Annuals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perennials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[basil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hanging Baskets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plant Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supertunias]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tracy DiSabato-Aust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vinca]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By mid-summer, much of your garden is feeling a little dragged out. Hot days and warm nights are tough on plants as well as people. A little pruning back can be just the ticket to rejuvenate annuals and perennials.]]></description>
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		<title>Milkweed, So Much More Than Just a Butterfly Plant</title>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/milkweed-so-much-more-than-just-a-butterfly-plant.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natalie Brewer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guest Authors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Native Plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perennials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[butterfly plant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deer Resistant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disease resistant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drought Resistant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drought tolerant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milkweed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monarch butterfly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[native wildflowers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most people are familiar with milkweed as the host plant for the Monarch butterfly. However, milkweed is so much more than just a butterfly plant. Milkweeds are one of our most stunning and attractive native wildflowers.]]></description>
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		<title>The Bright Side of the Dark Side (Part I)</title>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/the-bright-side-of-the-dark-side-part-i.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 05:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Perennials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Astilbe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baysafe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Bugbane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Negligee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brunette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citronelle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia Peach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goat’s Beard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heuchera]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillside Black Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hosta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese Forest Grass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lime Marmalade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lime Rickey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marmalade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Sea Oats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[River Mist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shade Gardens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. John’s wort]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.behnkes.com/?p=1570</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I cannot tell you how often I hear people say that they would love to have a beautiful garden but all they have is shade. My suggestion is always the same - add height, texture, movement, and stronger variations of leaf color. Trust me, with a few new additions, you will never see shade as a dark, lifeless place again.]]></description>
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		<title>The Sun, the Moon and the Stars</title>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/the-sun-the-moon-and-the-stars.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 18:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natalie Brewer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guest Authors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perennials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arborvitae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blazing Star]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[butterfly garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[butterfly magnet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coreopsis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deer Resistant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drought tolerant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heat tolerant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moonbeam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[native]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perennial Plant Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phlox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pot of gold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tickseed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[whorled coreopsis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zagreb]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How would you like a plant that is drought tolerant, is heat tolerant, blooms for weeks, is deer resistant, is native, and is a butterfly magnet?  Does this sound too good to be true? ]]></description>
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		<title>Heuchera &#8211; Coral Bells</title>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/heuchera-coral-bells.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 03:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Native Plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perennials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caramel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coral Bells]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deer Resistant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deer Solution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia Peach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heuchera]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mocha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North American]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prince of Silver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Silver Scrolls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Heuchera, commonly called coral bells, is a group of North American-native plants, with several species native to Maryland. In fact, if you go to the C and O Canal National Historic Park in Maryland to see the Great Falls of the Potomac, you can easily spot some Heuchera pubescens]]></description>
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		<title>Ferns &#8211; All the Colors of Green</title>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/ferns-all-the-colors-of-green.html</link>
		<comments>http://blog.behnkes.com/ferns-all-the-colors-of-green.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 04:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Perennials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Autumn Fern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burgundy Lace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas Fern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cinnamon Fern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deer Resistant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ghost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hayscented Fern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese Painted Fern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lady Fern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lady in Red]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[larry hurley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maidenhair Fern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ostrich Fern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pictum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Royal Fern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sensitive Fern]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.behnkes.com/?p=1362</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is said that Ireland has a thousand shades of green. That has nothing to do with ferns, and having been to Ireland I have to say that it’s green all right, but the subtle nuances escaped me. I digress and it’s only the first paragraph. So: garden ferns: like Ireland, mostly green. Pretty subtle, with some notable exceptions. Below are the ones that I have found to be the most reliable.]]></description>
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		<title>Gardening Basics &#8211; A Little Bit on Herbs</title>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/gardening-basics-a-little-bit-on-herbs.html</link>
		<comments>http://blog.behnkes.com/gardening-basics-a-little-bit-on-herbs.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Annuals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perennials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[basil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fennel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[French Terragon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gardening Basics: Simply Put]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[herb garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Herbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lavender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oregano]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parsley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rosemary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thyme]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the easiest and most rewarding things for a gardener to grow is a selection of herbs.  It’s fun to use your own fresh herbs in cooking, they are interesting to learn, the most common ones all have the same growing requirements, and animal pests tend to leave them along.
]]></description>
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		<title>Treadwells, Stepables and Perennial Ground Covers in General</title>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/treadwells-stepables-and-perennial-ground-covers-in-general.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 03:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Perennials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ajuga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barrenwort]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English Ivy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Epimedium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ground covers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lysimachia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mazus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moneywort]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muhlenbeckia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perennial Ground Covers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stepables]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treadwells]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.behnkes.com/?p=1219</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We are introducing a new line of perennial ground covers to our offerings this week, the Treadwells line, in a distinctive lime-green pot.  You will find some overlap with the Stepables perennial ground covers line, but the thrust of Treadwells is “tried and true for the mid-Atlantic region.”]]></description>
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		<title>A Little Information on Dianthus</title>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/a-little-information-on-dianthus.html</link>
		<comments>http://blog.behnkes.com/a-little-information-on-dianthus.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Perennials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dianthus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On special this week in our perennial department is the entire selection of Dianthus. Garden dianthus are commonly called pinks, because the edges of the petals are often notched as if cut with a pinking shears. We also have some called “Sweet William,” which is usually grown as a biennial (they tend to die after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hellebores &#8211; The Glory of the Garden</title>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/hellebores-the-glory-of-the-garden.html</link>
		<comments>http://blog.behnkes.com/hellebores-the-glory-of-the-garden.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Hurley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Perennials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hellebores]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was written several years ago, so certain references like &#8220;lack of snow cover&#8221; may sound a little odd. Overall, the information is still good. [Editor] The warm weather of the previous weekend perked up both the garden and the gardener, as I ventured outdoors to do some projects. The foliage on many of the [...]]]></description>
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