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	<title>Lost Valley Gardens &#187; flowers</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Copper Canyon Daisies and Giant Swallowtail</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/11/10/copper-canyon-daisies-and-giant-swallowtail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Butterfly]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Native Plants]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[copper canyon daisy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fall flowers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[giant swallowtail]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Copper Canyon daisies in the front courtyard are blooming profusely now. I planted them last spring and was surprised when they started blooming about a month after I planted them. I thought they only bloomed in the fall, but perhaps I was mistaken. There are only three plants, but they have gotten quite large [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Butterflies, Caterpillars, and Moonflower Seeds</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/11/09/butterflies-caterpillars-and-moonflower-seeds/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/11/09/butterflies-caterpillars-and-moonflower-seeds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Butterfly]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Propagation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[desert checkered skipper]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[moonflower]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[moonflower seed]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[moonflower seed pod]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pipevine swallowtail butterfly]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[swallowtail caterpillar]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The gardens are alive with butterflies, bees, birds, and caterpillars. Yellow and white skippers are abundant, and swallowtails, monarchs, painted ladies, and fritillaries are frequent visitors as well. The front courtyard, which is visible from most rooms in the house, provides a picture window view to all of the activity.]]></description>
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		<title>Monarch Migration</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/11/02/monarch-migration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Butterfly]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[coreopsis Full Moon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[echinacea Sunrise]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[marigold]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Monarch Butterfly]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[persian carpet zinnia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=115</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[November is the month that the Monarch butterflies migrate to Mexico, and I have been anticipating their arrival this year since we have more flowers this year than in past years. I saw my first Monarch of the year several days ago. Yesterday there were quite a few of them here feeding on our marigolds and mealy sage. I got several nice photos of them with their wings closed, but wasn't able to capture one with their wings spread. They are very skittish. With some luck I will have more opportunities to get the full dorsal shots I am after.]]></description>
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		<title>Finally, Fall</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/10/10/finally-fall/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/10/10/finally-fall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Organic Gardening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vegetable Gardening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Butterfly]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[courtyard]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[persian carpet zinnia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[variegated fritillary]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=114</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fall gardening is in full swing here, despite the warm afternoon temperatures. We have had a couple of mornings in the 40s this past week, which feels pretty brisk first thing in the morning, but by 9 am it is already getting warm.
I was out harvesting jalapenos and tomatoes for salsa-making this afternoon when I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rain is Coming</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/08/04/rain-is-coming/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/08/04/rain-is-coming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Native Plants]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Texas sage]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Texas Sage Bloom]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The most reliable predictor of rain here in Central Texas is the Texas sage, Leucophyllum frutescens. When this plant blooms, rain is on the way. There has been many a time when the local weather forecasters are not predicting rain, but my Texas sages are all blooming like crazy, and within a couple of days we will get rain. It is almost uncanny how reliable these plants are. Anyway, they are all blooming now in anticipation of the rain we are expecting from the tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico.]]></description>
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		<title>Blackberry Lily</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/08/03/blackberry-lily/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Belamcanda chinensis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[blackberry lily]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I inherited this plant from a friend who moved from the area a couple of years ago, and I had not identified it until now. I haven't grown many lilies or irises in my life, so I wasn't really sure if this plant was an iris or a lily. I took some close ups of the blooms friday and googled 'orange lily' and looked through the images until I found the one that matched my plant. It turns out that this plant is actually an iris that has been classified as a lily. The botanical name is Belamcanda chinensis, and the common name most often used is blackberry lily because of the black seed clusters that it produces in the fall. According to the <a href="http://www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener/Features/flowers/Belamcanda/Belamcanda_chinensis.htm">Univ of Wisconsin horticultural site</a>, this plant can be easily started from seed, so I think I will try to cultivate more of them this winter in the greenhouse. ]]></description>
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		<title>First Passion Vine Flower</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/07/13/first-passion-vine-flower/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/07/13/first-passion-vine-flower/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Passion Flower]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Passion Vine]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Scarlet Passion Flower]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=94</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have never grown passion vine before, so this is my very first passion vine flower. I like the scarlet color of this variety, Passiflora Coccinea. It works well with the red knock out rose hedge that lines the fence that the passion vines are growing on. I also like the large dark green foliage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Hill Country Garden Art</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/06/18/texas-hill-country-garden-art/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/06/18/texas-hill-country-garden-art/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[landscaping]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[garden art]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=85</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The previous owner of our house was a collector of many things, among them was old farm implements and tools. When we purchased the property we inherited these items. They have been scattered about and moved around over the years we have been here, but I just recently decided to use some of them as garden art. To be honest, my decision was prompted by a spot I saw a couple of weeks ago on <a href="http://www.klru.org/ctg/">Central Texas Gardener</a>. They were featuring a Hill Country garden that included alot of garden art, some of which was old tools and farm implements. I got inspired and asked Ron to rustle up any artifacts that he could find laying around the property that looked interesting.]]></description>
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		<title>Watering and Weeding</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/06/13/watering-and-weeding/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/06/13/watering-and-weeding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lone star hibiscus]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[tomato]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vegetable Gardening]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=83</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's been five or six weeks since we have had a measurable rainfall. Add to that temperatures in the upper 90s and winds at 15-20 mph every day, and that equates to spending a whole lot of time watering just to keep everything alive. Even though almost everything I grow is either native to our area, or well adapted to the dry conditions and high temperatures, they still require a bit of water to keep going, especially when they are first getting established which many of my plants and trees are.]]></description>
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		<title>More Roses - Featuring Caldwell Pink</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/06/10/more-roses-featuring-caldwell-pink/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/06/10/more-roses-featuring-caldwell-pink/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[caldwell pink rose]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[landscaping]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[purple heart]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[roses]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I spied a butterfly on a parsley plant this morning, but by the time I grabbed my camera and got out to the herb and vegetable gardens to take some pictures of it he was no where to be found. So I took the opportunity to take a few pix of the Caldwell Pink rose [...]]]></description>
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