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		<title>Eastern Leatherwood &#8211; Dirca palustris</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mrs. Flower</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the third segment of our Ornamental Tree and Shrub Series&#8230;. Here is a darling understory shrub with a height of 3 – 6’ and equal width. When I first noticed this plant in the dappled light of my woodland, I was love struck. This is a native plant that is found in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mrs. Flower</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the second segment of our Ornamental Tree and Shrub Series&#8230;. Who wouldn’t like a tree with the moniker “muscle wood”? Also commonly called “blue beech” or “ironwood”, the American Hornbeam is a medium-sized native hardwood tree that, on average, reaches 20 to 30 feet in height and width. Ironwood has a range from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sing (and Dance!) Out the Old &amp; Ring in the New!</title>
		<link>http://www.thisoldyard.net/2011/12/sing-out-the-old-and-ring-in-the-new/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mrs. Chippers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cheers to 2012! &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Eastern Redbud &#8211; Cercis canadensis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mrs. Flower</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first segment of our Ornamental Tree and Shrub Series&#8230;&#8230; What better time than now, during the first days of winter, to be thinking about the early flowering trees of spring? Eastern redbud is perhaps my favorite blooming tree. It is certainly one of the finest native flowering trees. What I like about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ice Melt: You Really Do Get What You Pay For&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.thisoldyard.net/2011/11/ice-melt-you-really-do-get-what-you-pay-for/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mr. Grass</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rock salt is the cheapest and most basic of ice melting materials but it has many drawbacks for the price.  Everyone knows the damage rock salt does to turf, tree &#38; shrubs, concrete, brick, patios, steel and so many more materials.  Rock salt is the cheapest ice melt but generally functions in the upper teens to lower 20’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Deep Sleep is Looming</title>
		<link>http://www.thisoldyard.net/2011/11/the-deep-sleep-is-looming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mrs. Flower</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The processes of plant dormancy begin with triggers that indicate the growing season is nearing end and that winter is approaching. Obvious signs would be the shortening of daylight hours, reduced water, reduced food resources and cooler temperatures. Plants are capable of being fooled out of the process of senescence. Many gardeners have seen perennials, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overcome Those Matted Leaves Despite Snowtober!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mr. Grass</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most folks got at least a few inches of snow this past weekend during a record setting October snow storm.  The impact on your lawn can be summed up in a few basic scenarios with the first involving moderate to substantial leaf litter on the ground, now snow-covered.  Left uncollected, these piles of leaves can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Not Too Late to Plant!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mrs. Flower</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Autumn is the best time to plant perennials, trees and shrubs. They can still be planted in the ground even if there is a thin crust of frost in the soil. Fall is the best time to plant because nature offers the perfect environment of cool temperatures and abundant water. Plant materials are still working [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Fall 2011 Newsletter &#8211; Hot Off the Press!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mrs. Chippers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GreenWords Newsletter Fall 2011 In this issue: Restore Your Flood Damaged-Landscape &#38; Great Reasons to Schedule Winter Work Now! &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Book Winter Work Now for Savings &amp; to Aid Flood Relief Efforts!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mrs. Chippers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK so we&#8217;re definitely not ready yet &#8211; the leaves have just barely begun to turn in our service areas &#8211; but we know it&#8217;s coming&#8230;. Winter. Love it or not, want it or not, it&#8217;s coming, and we all know it. This year we are trying to plan our winter work schedule way ahead, [...]]]></description>
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