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		<title>Late February Central Texas Snowfall</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2010/02/24/late-february-central-texas-snowfall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[winter]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We got more snowfall yesterday than I have ever seen in Texas. It was absolutely lovely, and gave me a chance to see my gardens in a whole new way. Here are just a few of the shots that I took while dodging silver dollar sized snowflakes.


Sycamore Creek Valley in the Snow



Sycamore Creek in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fall Showers and Flowers</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/09/28/fall-showers-and-flowers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been ages since I have put up a post. There are several reasons for this, but the main one is that it has been so hot and dry for the past three months that I have spent most of my free time watering and mulching the gardens in an effort just to keep [...]]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Butterfly]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[coreopsis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[courtyard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gulf fritillary]]></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>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/05/27/transitions/#comments</comments>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Water Gardening]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[South African pearl daisy]]></category>
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		<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>Easter Surprise</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/04/13/easter-surprise/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/04/13/easter-surprise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[indigo bunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knock out rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wisteria]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=302</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We didn't have eggs or bunnies here for Easter, but this Indigo Bunting that we spotted in the back yard early Easter morning was a wonderful Easter surprise. We often see Painted Buntings here in the spring and summer, but I have never seen an Indigo Bunting. They are the most incredible shade of blue. ]]></description>
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		<title>Native Texas Passiflora Tenuiloba</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/04/10/native-texas-passiflora-tenuiloba/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/04/10/native-texas-passiflora-tenuiloba/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Native Plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Passiflora Tenuiloba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passion Flower]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passion Vine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=288</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I was pruning the native plants that surround our deck; agarita, evergreen sumac, Texas persimmon, grape vine, Mexican silk tassel, and escarpment cherry, I glimpsed a small flower out of the corner of my eye.]]></description>
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		<title>Early Blooms in the Courtyard</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/03/30/early-blooms-in-the-courtyard/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/03/30/early-blooms-in-the-courtyard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[echivera]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perennial bed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pink guara]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red penstemon]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=276</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We planted the first plants in the courtyard raised beds late last winter, so this is the first real spring for them. I am watching with great interest to see when each plant begins to bloom as I have tried to group plants according to sun requirements, complimentary color and form characteristics, water needs, and I also want continuous blooming from early spring to late fall. So far I am happy with how the courtyard gardens are progressing. The most prolific bloomer in the courtyard at the moment is the pink Laura Bush petunia, which has been blooming since late February, and is starting to choke out the Texas Sotol cactus. I'm going to have to cut it back soon so as not to lose the cactus.]]></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[Rosa Radsunny]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>
		<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>
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		<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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