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	<title>Lost Valley Gardens &#187; landscaping</title>
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		<title>Spring Flowers Abound</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2010/04/14/spring-flowers-abound/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Native Plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[blue pimpernel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This spring in Central Texas is the most colorful that we have had in years. Not only are there greater numbers and a larger variety of wildflowers this year, they are also much larger and more deep in color than I have ever seen. Every day brings new discoveries and more brilliant displays. We have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sizzling Summer in Austin</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/07/17/sizzling-summer-in-austin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[coreopsis]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=326</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every summer for the past ten or so I have said to myself, surely this summer won't be as hot and dry as last summer, but unfortunately that just hasn't turned out to be the case. According to <a href="http://blogs.kxan.com/weather/2009/07/16/relief-coming-both-near-and-long-term/">Jim Spencer at KXAN</a>, the summer of 2009 has already been the hottest summer on record so far, with more than 30 days over 100 degrees F. Add to that the fact that we have also had almost no rain for the past six weeks (see the drought map below), we remain in the worst drought that we have seen here for years. All in all, this makes for some terribly challenging growing and gardening conditions.]]></description>
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		<title>Transitions</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/05/27/transitions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 14:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Native Plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[begonias]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caladiums]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clematis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[petunias]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[zexmenia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=322</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This native Texas clematis has benefitted from the nice spring rains that we have been having. It has more blooms on it this year than it has had in the past ten years.]]></description>
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		<title>Grotto Pond is Complete</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/05/07/grotto-pond-is-complete/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/05/07/grotto-pond-is-complete/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 18:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hardscaping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water Gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landscaping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[day lily]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desert willow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grotto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South African pearl daisy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water pond]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=312</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I didn't have much luck with the first desert willow tree that I planted several years ago. It is still alive, but barely. So when we built the retaining wall this spring, which created deep, well drained planting beds, I bought a new desert willow to plant in this bed. I have always wanted to have a mature desert willow tree. They have such beautiful blooms, interesting foliage and graceful growth habits. The blooms on this specimen almost look like orchids.]]></description>
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		<title>New Yellow Knock Out Rose &#8211; The Sunny</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/03/29/new-yellow-knock-out-rose-the-sunny/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/03/29/new-yellow-knock-out-rose-the-sunny/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[knock out rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rosa Radsunny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Sunny]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ron went to Whole Foods early this morning to pick up fresh fruits and veggies for us, and he returned with two nice looking yellow Knock Out roses. This rose, The Sunny (Rosa Radsunny) has been on my wish list ever since I saw an advertisement for it in Fine Gardening magazine last winter. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trellis Bed Tree and Vine Planting Completed</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/03/27/trellis-bed-tree-and-vine-planting-completed/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/03/27/trellis-bed-tree-and-vine-planting-completed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Native Plants]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[coral bark Japanese maple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crossvine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese maple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trellis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=210</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We finished installing the trees and vines in the beds at the base of the new trellis yesterday, and now I am praying that we don't have a hard freeze tonight or tomorrow night. That would be unfortunate. We don't usually get hard freezes here after March 15, so it would be kind of unusual, but the weather has become reliably unpredictable the past few years. I'm thinking about wrapping the vines and small trees in row cover just in case.]]></description>
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		<title>First Trellis Plants Purchased</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/03/23/first-trellis-plants-purchased/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/03/23/first-trellis-plants-purchased/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Blanco crabapple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crossvine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desert willow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexican buckeye]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=207</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I sent Ron to the Natural Gardener and Barton Springs Nursery today to search for the trees and vines that I selected to plant in the upper trellis beds. Much to my delight, he was able to find everything I wanted. We didn&#8217;t have time to plant them this evening, but we placed them in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trellis Project is Complete</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/03/10/trellis-project-is-complete/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/03/10/trellis-project-is-complete/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Organic Gardening]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[birdhouse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Butterfly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[courtyard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[herb garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organic vegetable gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trellis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Tiger Swallowtail]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=176</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Trellis construction is now complete and it looks really good. We found some copper covered post caps which tie in with the copper roofs of the bird houses that are mounted on the taller posts on either side of the stairs that lead to the lower garden. In keeping with the copper accents, I found some string lights with copper shades which I may purchase to string under the trellis, but I haven't made up my mind on that purchase yet.]]></description>
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		<title>Trellis Header Up and Rafters In Progress</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/03/02/trellis-header-up-and-rafters-in-progress/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/03/02/trellis-header-up-and-rafters-in-progress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Laura Bush petunia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mountain laurel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pipevine swallowtail butterfly]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=169</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Trellis construction has been slow, but steady. With every additional element the structure looks better and better. The header boards are completed and the posts have been cut to length, and the structure balances well with the size and scale of the retaining wall below.]]></description>
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		<title>Construction of the Retaining Wall Trellis Begins</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/02/23/construction-of-the-retaining-wall-trellis-begins/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/02/23/construction-of-the-retaining-wall-trellis-begins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hardscaping]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hardscape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landscape design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trellis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=165</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ron has over half of the trellis posts constructed and the effect of the structure on the overall courtyard design is starting to emerge. The posts will ultimately be shortened by a couple of feet so they are a bit tall right now, but I like the thickness (5" X 5") we chose. I think the scale and balance of the structure to the courtyard area and the retaining wall are definitely going to work. Ron says he feels like he is building the Parthenon. Ha.]]></description>
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