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	<title>Lost Valley Gardens</title>
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	<description>Organic, Sustainable Gardening</description>
	<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>
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		<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>New Blooms and Veggies</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/08/08/new-blooms-and-veggies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[ambrosia melon]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[katie ruellia]]></category>

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

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

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[sugar pumpkin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[the Fairy rose]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[The President Clematis]]></category>

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

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=112</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I bought this The President Clematis from the Natural Gardener in the spring of this year, and it was green and covered with large purple blooms. I planted it in an eastern exposure where it gets full morning sun, and the top part of the plant gets midday and afternoon sun as well. There are garden sage plants at the foot of the plant to help shade the roots also. Several weeks after I planted it, the weather turned very hot and dry and all of the blooms fell off and the foliage started to turn a bit brown. No new growth was evident at all, until last week. There are now several new branches putting out leaves and setting flower buds. I am so pleased. I put this plant at the front entrance to the house hoping that it would be worthy of being showcased.]]></description>
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		<title>The Damage Done</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/08/06/the-damage-done/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Vegetable Gardening]]></category>

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

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

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

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=110</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Little did I know when I was admiring this sphinx moth earlier in the spring of the year, that it would turn into a monster worm that would try to decimate my tomato crop. I found three tomato hornworms in my tomato patch this morning, and much damage was already done.]]></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>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/08/03/blackberry-lily/#comments</comments>
		<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>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=106</guid>
		<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>Harvesting Peppers and Tomatos</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/08/01/harvesting-peppers-and-tomatos/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/08/01/harvesting-peppers-and-tomatos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Vegetable Gardening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bell pepper]]></category>

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

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

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=104</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although it has been extremely hot so far this summer, I am starting to bring in a pretty good harvest of jalapeno and bell peppers, and tomatoes. I admit that I am using a lot of water to keep these plants happy enough to be bearing good quality produce, but the results are definitely worth it. I harvested over two pounds of bell peppers - small, but meaty and juicy, and almost two pounds of jalapeno peppers - all very nice looking. The large tomatoes are just starting to ripen, and they are fairly good quality, and the cherry tomatoes are producing lots of really tasty fruits.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Native Volunteer Plants</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/07/28/texas-native-volunteer-plants/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/07/28/texas-native-volunteer-plants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Native Plants]]></category>

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[fountain grass]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ipomoea lacunosa]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ruellia humilis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[white star morning glory]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=102</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There has been a morning glory, that I did not plant, growing under the bird feeder in the courtyard. I haven't been able to identify it up until now because there were no blooms on it, but yesterday I noticed that a couple of very small white blooms were appearing. I did a Goggle search on white morning glory and identified this plant as a White Star morning glory (<em>Ipomoea lacunosa</em>). I was delighted to validate that it is a native species. It is working well as a ground cover in the spot that it is growing, is tolerating full sun and 100+ degree temperatures with very little water being applied. Although the blooms are not large and showy, they are quite beautiful.]]></description>
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