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		<title>Notes from a Winter Pruning Workshop</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I traveled to Arlington, VA last weekend for the winter pruning instruction given by Kirsten Conrad Buhls, Extension Agent, and her well-trained Tree Stewards. It was kinda cold for note-taking, but thankfully there were hand-outs. Pruning Tips Teachers of pruning always tell us to have a reason to make any cut &#8211; like the ones [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Got Blueberries?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 02:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edibles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blueberries just happen to be 50% off until October 12th, so if you don&#8217;t have one already, now&#8217;s a great time to remedy that.  Lots of other fruit trees are half off, too, by the way. You can hardly do better than a blueberry for a multi-season, multi-use shrub! Flowers in spring start out with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Love Weigelas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Susan Harris I noticed in the latest Behnke e-newsletter that one of my all-time favorite shrubs &#8211; the humble weigela -  is on special.  50% off!  So while I stay away from advertising-type articles here on the blog, I can&#8217;t help but show off some of my favorite Weigelas because full-grown and in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can you tell if evergreens need watering?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shrubs and Trees]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Susan Harris With our June drought still going strong and no rain predicted, let&#8217;s cover the trickiest plant group of all to water correctly &#8211; evergreens that don&#8217;t warn us of their impending demise by drooping, as so many deciduous plants do.  Some are more drought-tolerant than others, of course &#8211; thankfully! &#8211; so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>200 types of roses enough for ya?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 20:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shrubs and Trees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[floral carpet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[floribunda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grandiflora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hybrid tea]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Susan Harris According to woodies-geek and rose-buyer Miri Talabac, Behnkes has about 200+ varieties of roses in stock, some in each of these types: Climbers, David Austin (English-type), Floribunda, Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea, Landscape, Miniature and tree-form (but very few). Shrub/landscape roses. You&#8217;ve probably all heard of Knockout roses, the best-selling plant in the U.S.?  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time to Start Feeding your Roses</title>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/time-to-start-feeding-your-roses.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garden Supplies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shrubs and Trees]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Miri Talabac, Behnkes&#8217; buyer of shrubs (including roses),  reminds us that now&#8217;s the perfect time to start feeding our roses.  She recommends Rose-tone, and nags us all to follow package instructions (though thankfully it&#8217;s organic, so it&#8217;s hard to overdo).   Then feed monthly through July and once again in October to promote root growth.]]></description>
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		<title>Check out Miri&#8217;s new pruning videos!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 23:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to our woody plants buyer Miri Talabac for her excellent and timely advice!]]></description>
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		<title>Decorating with plants in your garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Randy Best (our newest video star) has some terrific tips for adding bits of your garden plants to your otherwise-boring wreaths and other Christmas decorations. I especially like the emphasis on different colors of evergreen foliage because it&#8217;s soooo easy to forget they come in something other than solid green.  Like this variegated holly, for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Staghorn Sumac, Hardy Orange and Osmanthus &#8211; My Favorites for Fall</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.behnkes.com/staghorn-sumac-hardy-orange-and-osmanthus-my-favorites-for-fall.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Native Plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shrubs and Trees]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Randy Best Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) &#8216;Tiger Eyes&#8217; Native throughout the Eastern United States, Staghorn Sumac survives in the most inhospitable conditions in large thickets.  But unlike other Staghorn Sumacs, the selection &#8216;Tiger Eyes&#8217; is compact and slow spreading, a medium-sized shrub of 6 to 8 feet tall and wide, with lacy fern-like foliage.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spirea, Fothergilla, Itea and Heptacodium are Miri&#8217;s Faves for Fall</title>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/spirea-fothergilla-itea-and-heptacodium-are-miris-faves-for-fall.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 22:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Miri Talabac, Behnke&#8217;s tree and shrub buyer, has been known to play favorites with the plants in her department, so I asked her to name her top picks for fall color.   Her answers may surprise you. Spirea Miri says that &#8220;Spirea has great fall foliage – varieties like &#8216;Goldflame&#8217;, &#8216;Fire Light&#8217;, &#8216;Magic Carpet&#8217;, &#8216;Snow Storm&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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