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	<title>Lost Valley Gardens CSA &#187; Butterfly</title>
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		<title>Birds, Bees and Butterflies</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2011/04/09/birds-bees-and-butterflies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 13:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The buddleia alternifolia in the courtyard is attracting all manner of bees and butterflies. The plant is absolutely alive with activity. I got a nice photograph of a monarch feeding on it late in the afternoon.]]></description>
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		<title>Is It Spring or Summer?</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2011/03/24/is-it-spring-or-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Austin Funky Chicken Coop Tour]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another sure sign of spring is the annual <a href="http://fccooptour.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Austin Funky Chicken Coop Tour</a>, which is coming up on April 23, 2011. Ron went on the tour last year so we could get ideas for our first chicken coop and to collect information from local experts about what types of chickens do well here. Now, less than a year later, we have our first coop and a nice little family of chickens, two hens and one rooster.]]></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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		<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>The Colors of Spring</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/03/19/the-colors-of-spring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Butterfly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[four-nerve daisy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laura Bush petunia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monarch]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=194</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Aside from having to deal with allergies, spring is a wonderful time of year. The garden is really coming to life now, and every day brings new blooms, birds, and insects. I find it is easy to get so busy with gardening 'chores' that I miss the changes taking place all around me. But today, the activity was so intense, and the colors so bright that I had to stop and take some pictures.]]></description>
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		<title>Trellis Project is Complete</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2009/03/10/trellis-project-is-complete/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<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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		<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>Fall Colors Abound</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/11/25/fall-colors-abound/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[smoke tree]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=130</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our valley is more colorful this year than I can ever remember it. I don&#8217;t know what determines the level of color in our native trees, but we have had very little rain here since last May, very hot summer temperatures, and a very mild fall so far. The red oaks seem to get more [...]]]></description>
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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>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/11/10/copper-canyon-daisies-and-giant-swallowtail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=124</guid>
		<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>Monarch Migration</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/11/02/monarch-migration/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/11/02/monarch-migration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[coreopsis Full Moon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[echinacea Sunrise]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Monarch Butterfly]]></category>
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		<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>
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		<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 [...]]]></description>
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