O:9:"MagpieRSS":21:{s:6:"parser";i:0;s:12:"current_item";a:0:{}s:5:"items";a:20:{i:0;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:31:"Shop 'Til You Sag at the NWFGS ";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:48:41 -0500";s:4:"link";s:69:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/22122/shop-til-you-sag-at-the-nwfgs";s:8:"comments";s:69:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/22122/shop-til-you-sag-at-the-nwfgs";s:11:"description";s:518:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/22122/shop-til-you-sag-at-the-nwfgs"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/22122/4Kristin_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Shop 'Til You Sag at the NWFGS " align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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My week at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show was wonderful, but some folks think there's something wrong with a guy who doesn't buy any plants or gizmos.  ";s:4:"guid";s:69:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/22122/shop-til-you-sag-at-the-nwfgs";s:7:"summary";s:518:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/22122/shop-til-you-sag-at-the-nwfgs"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/22122/4Kristin_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Shop 'Til You Sag at the NWFGS " align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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My week at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show was wonderful, but some folks think there's something wrong with a guy who doesn't buy any plants or gizmos.  ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1329364121;}i:1;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:42:"Winter Wealth: A Gold Standard for Gardens";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:08:10 -0500";s:4:"link";s:81:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21994/winter-wealth-a-gold-standard-for-gardens";s:8:"comments";s:81:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21994/winter-wealth-a-gold-standard-for-gardens";s:11:"description";s:549:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/21994/winter-wealth-a-gold-standard-for-gardens"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/21994/Abutilon_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Winter Wealth: A Gold Standard for Gardens" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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Gold is a precious commodity in a winter garden, bringing visual warmth and cheer when skies are gray. It's just the effect I need in the new garden I'm designing.   ";s:4:"guid";s:81:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21994/winter-wealth-a-gold-standard-for-gardens";s:7:"summary";s:549:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/21994/winter-wealth-a-gold-standard-for-gardens"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/21994/Abutilon_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Winter Wealth: A Gold Standard for Gardens" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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Gold is a precious commodity in a winter garden, bringing visual warmth and cheer when skies are gray. It's just the effect I need in the new garden I'm designing.   ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1327889290;}i:2;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:74:"Boost Your Garden Design Skills and Save Money at a Flower and Garden Show";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:38:42 -0500";s:4:"link";s:114:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21855/boost-your-garden-design-skills-and-save-money-at-a-flower-and-garden-show";s:8:"comments";s:114:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21855/boost-your-garden-design-skills-and-save-money-at-a-flower-and-garden-show";s:11:"description";s:629:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/21855/boost-your-garden-design-skills-and-save-money-at-a-flower-and-garden-show"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/21855/NWFGS_exhibit_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Boost Your Garden Design Skills and Save Money at a Flower and Garden Show" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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Attending a major flower and garden show can be a lot like grocery shopping while hungry. Here's how you can "purchase with purpose" while getting the most out of your visit.  ";s:4:"guid";s:114:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21855/boost-your-garden-design-skills-and-save-money-at-a-flower-and-garden-show";s:7:"summary";s:629:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/21855/boost-your-garden-design-skills-and-save-money-at-a-flower-and-garden-show"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/21855/NWFGS_exhibit_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Boost Your Garden Design Skills and Save Money at a Flower and Garden Show" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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Attending a major flower and garden show can be a lot like grocery shopping while hungry. Here's how you can "purchase with purpose" while getting the most out of your visit.  ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1326735522;}i:3;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:62:"America In Bloom: Rebuilding Communities a Shovelful at a Time";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:14:32 -0500";s:4:"link";s:101:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21695/america-in-bloom-rebuilding-communities-a-shovelful-at-a-time";s:8:"comments";s:101:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21695/america-in-bloom-rebuilding-communities-a-shovelful-at-a-time";s:11:"description";s:707:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/21695/america-in-bloom-rebuilding-communities-a-shovelful-at-a-time"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/21695/4Completed_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="America In Bloom: Rebuilding Communities a Shovelful at a Time" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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On its surface, America In Bloom's national competition appears to be simply a horticulture program aimed at beautifying towns and cities around the country. But the deeper benefits for those who embrace the challenge can lead to an economic boost and heightened community pride.   ";s:4:"guid";s:101:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21695/america-in-bloom-rebuilding-communities-a-shovelful-at-a-time";s:7:"summary";s:707:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/21695/america-in-bloom-rebuilding-communities-a-shovelful-at-a-time"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/21695/4Completed_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="America In Bloom: Rebuilding Communities a Shovelful at a Time" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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On its surface, America In Bloom's national competition appears to be simply a horticulture program aimed at beautifying towns and cities around the country. But the deeper benefits for those who embrace the challenge can lead to an economic boost and heightened community pride.   ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1325103272;}i:4;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:18:"Groovy Zoo Gardens";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:40:18 -0500";s:4:"link";s:58:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21608/groovy-zoo-gardens";s:8:"comments";s:58:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21608/groovy-zoo-gardens";s:11:"description";s:534:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/21608/groovy-zoo-gardens"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/21608/1Bamboo_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Groovy Zoo Gardens" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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I was always grateful my former neighbor Janie, the elephant tender at the Santa Barbara Zoo, didn't bring her work home with her. But visiting her at her job gave me some great landscaping ideas.   ";s:4:"guid";s:58:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21608/groovy-zoo-gardens";s:7:"summary";s:534:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/21608/groovy-zoo-gardens"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/21608/1Bamboo_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Groovy Zoo Gardens" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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I was always grateful my former neighbor Janie, the elephant tender at the Santa Barbara Zoo, didn't bring her work home with her. But visiting her at her job gave me some great landscaping ideas.   ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1323816018;}i:5;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:55:"Gift Idea? Give the Hippest Garden Photos on the Planet";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:55:21 -0500";s:4:"link";s:94:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21483/gift-idea-give-the-hippest-garden-photos-on-the-planet";s:8:"comments";s:94:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21483/gift-idea-give-the-hippest-garden-photos-on-the-planet";s:11:"description";s:550:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/21483/gift-idea-give-the-hippest-garden-photos-on-the-planet"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/21483/1Hip_Lotusland_sqs.jpeg" border="0" alt="Gift Idea? Give the Hippest Garden Photos on the Planet" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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Nothing new about having a phone with your camera. But what if that camera was also a time machine that shot you back a few decades?  ";s:4:"guid";s:94:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21483/gift-idea-give-the-hippest-garden-photos-on-the-planet";s:7:"summary";s:550:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/21483/gift-idea-give-the-hippest-garden-photos-on-the-planet"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/21483/1Hip_Lotusland_sqs.jpeg" border="0" alt="Gift Idea? Give the Hippest Garden Photos on the Planet" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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Nothing new about having a phone with your camera. But what if that camera was also a time machine that shot you back a few decades?  ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1322621721;}i:6;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:33:"Christmas Trees Should Smell Good";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:48:59 -0500";s:4:"link";s:73:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21215/christmas-trees-should-smell-good";s:8:"comments";s:73:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21215/christmas-trees-should-smell-good";s:11:"description";s:560:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/21215/christmas-trees-should-smell-good"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/21215/1buzzy_tree_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Christmas Trees Should Smell Good" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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The American Christmas Tree Association says PVC trees are perfectly safe. No mention of petrochemicals, carcinogens, or worker safety. Gimme something that smells like a walk in the woods.  ";s:4:"guid";s:73:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21215/christmas-trees-should-smell-good";s:7:"summary";s:560:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/21215/christmas-trees-should-smell-good"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/21215/1buzzy_tree_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Christmas Trees Should Smell Good" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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The American Christmas Tree Association says PVC trees are perfectly safe. No mention of petrochemicals, carcinogens, or worker safety. Gimme something that smells like a walk in the woods.  ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1321213739;}i:7;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:20:"Holey Crocs, Batman!";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:49:18 -0500";s:4:"link";s:58:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21142/holey-crocs-batman";s:8:"comments";s:58:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21142/holey-crocs-batman";s:11:"description";s:573:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/21142/holey-crocs-batman"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/21142/1Stingy_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Holey Crocs, Batman!" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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Regular size people recognize me by my hat. But really teeny tiny people know me for my distinctive, perforated footwear. I'm a Crocs kinda guy. But rather than throw out the old ones, I keep them in service as micro vertical gardens.  ";s:4:"guid";s:58:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21142/holey-crocs-batman";s:7:"summary";s:573:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/21142/holey-crocs-batman"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/21142/1Stingy_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Holey Crocs, Batman!" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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Regular size people recognize me by my hat. But really teeny tiny people know me for my distinctive, perforated footwear. I'm a Crocs kinda guy. But rather than throw out the old ones, I keep them in service as micro vertical gardens.  ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1319654958;}i:8;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:43:"Plant Tags: So Much to Say, So Little Space";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:52:40 -0500";s:4:"link";s:81:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21060/plant-tags-so-much-to-say-so-little-space";s:8:"comments";s:81:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21060/plant-tags-so-much-to-say-so-little-space";s:11:"description";s:634:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/21060/plant-tags-so-much-to-say-so-little-space"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/21060/3BloomIQhome_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Plant Tags: So Much to Say, So Little Space" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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There's not a lot of room on a nursery tag, but sometimes it?s all the information we have when the ?ME NEED PLANT? neurons commence to firing. So, what if you could fire up your smart phone, scan a QR code, and tap a deep mine of information?   ";s:4:"guid";s:81:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/21060/plant-tags-so-much-to-say-so-little-space";s:7:"summary";s:634:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/21060/plant-tags-so-much-to-say-so-little-space"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/21060/3BloomIQhome_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Plant Tags: So Much to Say, So Little Space" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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There's not a lot of room on a nursery tag, but sometimes it?s all the information we have when the ?ME NEED PLANT? neurons commence to firing. So, what if you could fire up your smart phone, scan a QR code, and tap a deep mine of information?   ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1318697560;}i:9;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:59:"Time Machine Tales Part II: Long Strange Trip To The Garden";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:17:07 -0500";s:4:"link";s:98:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20967/time-machine-tales-part-ii-long-strange-trip-to-the-garden";s:8:"comments";s:98:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20967/time-machine-tales-part-ii-long-strange-trip-to-the-garden";s:11:"description";s:750:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/20967/time-machine-tales-part-ii-long-strange-trip-to-the-garden"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/20967/ALBOS_studio_resize__sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Time Machine Tales Part II: Long Strange Trip To The Garden" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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I kick myself knowing that while I was living out my rock and roll fantasy, I'd come within flower plucking distance of places like Longwood Gardens, the JC Raulston Arboretum, the Memphis Botanical Garden, and scores of places I'd love to visit today. As George Bernard Shaw reminds us, "Youth is wasted on the young."  ";s:4:"guid";s:98:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20967/time-machine-tales-part-ii-long-strange-trip-to-the-garden";s:7:"summary";s:750:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/20967/time-machine-tales-part-ii-long-strange-trip-to-the-garden"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/20967/ALBOS_studio_resize__sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Time Machine Tales Part II: Long Strange Trip To The Garden" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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I kick myself knowing that while I was living out my rock and roll fantasy, I'd come within flower plucking distance of places like Longwood Gardens, the JC Raulston Arboretum, the Memphis Botanical Garden, and scores of places I'd love to visit today. As George Bernard Shaw reminds us, "Youth is wasted on the young."  ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1317413827;}i:10;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:60:"Surprise at the Indianapolis Museum of Art: A Paved Paradise";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:55:10 -0500";s:4:"link";s:99:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20793/surprise-at-the-indianapolis-museum-of-art-a-paved-paradise";s:8:"comments";s:99:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20793/surprise-at-the-indianapolis-museum-of-art-a-paved-paradise";s:11:"description";s:734:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/20793/surprise-at-the-indianapolis-museum-of-art-a-paved-paradise"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/20793/1entrance_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Surprise at the Indianapolis Museum of Art: A Paved Paradise" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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I visited the Indianapolis Museum of Art housing over 50,000 works representing a variety of cultures and 5000 years of art history. But I'll have to take their word for it, since I spent my time trying to make a dent in 152 acres of gardens, woodlands, wetlands, lake shore, meadows, and even their parking lot.  ";s:4:"guid";s:99:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20793/surprise-at-the-indianapolis-museum-of-art-a-paved-paradise";s:7:"summary";s:734:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/20793/surprise-at-the-indianapolis-museum-of-art-a-paved-paradise"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/20793/1entrance_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Surprise at the Indianapolis Museum of Art: A Paved Paradise" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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I visited the Indianapolis Museum of Art housing over 50,000 works representing a variety of cultures and 5000 years of art history. But I'll have to take their word for it, since I spent my time trying to make a dent in 152 acres of gardens, woodlands, wetlands, lake shore, meadows, and even their parking lot.  ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1316037310;}i:11;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:65:"Taking On Lawn Alternatives With The Garden Designers Roundtable ";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:00:00 -0500";s:4:"link";s:104:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20609/taking-on-lawn-alternatives-with-the-garden-designers-roundtable";s:8:"comments";s:104:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20609/taking-on-lawn-alternatives-with-the-garden-designers-roundtable";s:11:"description";s:788:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/20609/taking-on-lawn-alternatives-with-the-garden-designers-roundtable"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/20609/1Book_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Taking On Lawn Alternatives With The Garden Designers Roundtable " align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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Other than a place to teach your dog to play lacrosse, I don't see much use for conventional turf lawns. So I knew just what I'd write about when the Garden Designers Roundtable asked me to write an article about lawn alternatives. And the perfect topic for getting the discussion in gear is Reimagining the California Lawn, even if you garden 3000 miles away.  ";s:4:"guid";s:104:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20609/taking-on-lawn-alternatives-with-the-garden-designers-roundtable";s:7:"summary";s:788:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/20609/taking-on-lawn-alternatives-with-the-garden-designers-roundtable"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/20609/1Book_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Taking On Lawn Alternatives With The Garden Designers Roundtable " align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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Other than a place to teach your dog to play lacrosse, I don't see much use for conventional turf lawns. So I knew just what I'd write about when the Garden Designers Roundtable asked me to write an article about lawn alternatives. And the perfect topic for getting the discussion in gear is Reimagining the California Lawn, even if you garden 3000 miles away.  ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1314064800;}i:12;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:47:"Chardonnay and Herbs Meet in Sonoma Wine County";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:47:47 -0500";s:4:"link";s:87:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20558/chardonnay-and-herbs-meet-in-sonoma-wine-county";s:8:"comments";s:87:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20558/chardonnay-and-herbs-meet-in-sonoma-wine-county";s:11:"description";s:560:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/20558/chardonnay-and-herbs-meet-in-sonoma-wine-county"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/20558/10HomegrownHerbs_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Chardonnay and Herbs Meet in Sonoma Wine County" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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Saxon Holt and Tammi Hartung's book about herbs is the perfect excuse to share my recent speaking trip to the Bay Area. And I got a whole day to just play.   ";s:4:"guid";s:87:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20558/chardonnay-and-herbs-meet-in-sonoma-wine-county";s:7:"summary";s:560:"
	<a href="http://www.finegardening.com/item/20558/chardonnay-and-herbs-meet-in-sonoma-wine-county"><img src="http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/20558/10HomegrownHerbs_sqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Chardonnay and Herbs Meet in Sonoma Wine County" align="left" border="0" hspace="8" /></a>
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Saxon Holt and Tammi Hartung's book about herbs is the perfect excuse to share my recent speaking trip to the Bay Area. And I got a whole day to just play.   ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1313513267;}i:13;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:85:"Healthy Skepticism for a Healthy Garden - Win A Free Copy of The Informed Gardener!  ";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:50:00 -0500";s:4:"link";s:120:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20396/healthy-skepticism-for-a-healthy-garden-win-a-free-copy-of-the-informed-gardener";s:8:"comments";s:120:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20396/healthy-skepticism-for-a-healthy-garden-win-a-free-copy-of-the-informed-gardener";s:11:"description";s:625:"
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Linda Chalker-Scott, didn't set out to be a matador, hell-bent on goring gardening's sacred cows. But somebody needed to bust the myths we carry into our gardens.  ";s:4:"guid";s:120:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20396/healthy-skepticism-for-a-healthy-garden-win-a-free-copy-of-the-informed-gardener";s:7:"summary";s:625:"
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Linda Chalker-Scott, didn't set out to be a matador, hell-bent on goring gardening's sacred cows. But somebody needed to bust the myths we carry into our gardens.  ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1311969000;}i:14;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:50:"Time Machine Found in Old Box: Connecting the Dots";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:55:22 -0500";s:4:"link";s:89:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20195/time-machine-found-in-old-box-connecting-the-dots";s:8:"comments";s:89:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20195/time-machine-found-in-old-box-connecting-the-dots";s:11:"description";s:637:"
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Last week I was rummaging through an old box and found a time machine. It looked like an old, primitively drawn landscape plan. But for me, it was like taking Mr. Peabody's Wayback Machine to 1975, when my love affair with gardens began.  ";s:4:"guid";s:89:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20195/time-machine-found-in-old-box-connecting-the-dots";s:7:"summary";s:637:"
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Last week I was rummaging through an old box and found a time machine. It looked like an old, primitively drawn landscape plan. But for me, it was like taking Mr. Peabody's Wayback Machine to 1975, when my love affair with gardens began.  ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1310493322;}i:15;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:54:"Protect Your Pets from Poisonous Plants: Biff's Ordeal";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:24:59 -0500";s:4:"link";s:92:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20063/protect-your-pets-from-poisonous-plants-biffs-ordeal";s:8:"comments";s:92:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20063/protect-your-pets-from-poisonous-plants-biffs-ordeal";s:11:"description";s:540:"
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We love our pets, but are we aware of all the common foods, products, and plants that put them in harm's way? I learned the hard way.   ";s:4:"guid";s:92:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/20063/protect-your-pets-from-poisonous-plants-biffs-ordeal";s:7:"summary";s:540:"
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We love our pets, but are we aware of all the common foods, products, and plants that put them in harm's way? I learned the hard way.   ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1309497899;}i:16;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:68:"Cornerstone Sonoma: Where Art, Imagination, and Plants Come to Play ";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:04:28 -0500";s:4:"link";s:104:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/19911/cornerstone-sonoma-where-art-imagination-and-plants-come-to-play";s:8:"comments";s:104:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/19911/cornerstone-sonoma-where-art-imagination-and-plants-come-to-play";s:11:"description";s:621:"
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I had heard so many wondrous things about Cornerstone: Festival of Gardens. It was one of those breathlessly spoken, Oh, you have to go there, places my designer friends insisted I visit.   ";s:4:"guid";s:104:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/19911/cornerstone-sonoma-where-art-imagination-and-plants-come-to-play";s:7:"summary";s:621:"
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I had heard so many wondrous things about Cornerstone: Festival of Gardens. It was one of those breathlessly spoken, Oh, you have to go there, places my designer friends insisted I visit.   ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1308258268;}i:17;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:60:"Airplanes In The Garden -- Kids, Butterflies, and Summer Fun";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 31 May 2011 13:17:43 -0500";s:4:"link";s:95:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/19786/airplanes-in-the-garden-kids-butterflies-and-summer-fun";s:8:"comments";s:95:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/19786/airplanes-in-the-garden-kids-butterflies-and-summer-fun";s:11:"description";s:619:"
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Summer's almost here, so what better way to get kids outside than growing your own butterfly garden? Joan Calder's book will entertain kids and guarantees some good, clean, dirty fun.  ";s:4:"guid";s:95:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/19786/airplanes-in-the-garden-kids-butterflies-and-summer-fun";s:7:"summary";s:619:"
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Summer's almost here, so what better way to get kids outside than growing your own butterfly garden? Joan Calder's book will entertain kids and guarantees some good, clean, dirty fun.  ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1306865863;}i:18;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:57:"Another Definition of Vertical Gardening - Marcia Donahue";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 18 May 2011 00:39:19 -0500";s:4:"link";s:95:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/19675/another-definition-of-vertical-gardening-marcia-donahue";s:8:"comments";s:95:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/19675/another-definition-of-vertical-gardening-marcia-donahue";s:11:"description";s:599:"
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There's vertical and there's vertical. Artist Marcia Donahue's Berkeley, California, garden is a botanical and imaginative wonderland filled with humor, whimsy, and sensitivity to nature.  ";s:4:"guid";s:95:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/19675/another-definition-of-vertical-gardening-marcia-donahue";s:7:"summary";s:599:"
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There's vertical and there's vertical. Artist Marcia Donahue's Berkeley, California, garden is a botanical and imaginative wonderland filled with humor, whimsy, and sensitivity to nature.  ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1305697159;}i:19;a:8:{s:5:"title";s:30:"I'm Beating Up On Lawns, Again";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:13:24 -0500";s:4:"link";s:68:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/19520/im-beating-up-on-lawns-again";s:8:"comments";s:68:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/19520/im-beating-up-on-lawns-again";s:11:"description";s:557:"
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It started when I read Susan Harris' rippingly reasoned blog post at Garden Rant. Dandelion was the key word. Next thing I know, here I am blowing off steam about my pet peeve -- useless lawns.  ";s:4:"guid";s:68:"http://www.finegardening.com/item/19520/im-beating-up-on-lawns-again";s:7:"summary";s:557:"
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It started when I read Susan Harris' rippingly reasoned blog post at Garden Rant. Dandelion was the key word. Next thing I know, here I am blowing off steam about my pet peeve -- useless lawns.  ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1303852404;}}s:7:"channel";a:7:{s:9:"copyright";s:35:"Copyright (c) 2012 CraftStylish.com";s:8:"language";s:5:"en-us";s:5:"title";s:93:"Fine Gardening - "Sustainable Landscaping: Cool Green Gardens By Billy Goodnick" blog entries";s:11:"description";s:93:"Fine Gardening - "Sustainable Landscaping: Cool Green Gardens By Billy Goodnick" blog entries";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.finegardening.com/blog/sustainable-landscaping";s:13:"lastbuilddate";s:31:"Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:35:51 -0500";s:7:"tagline";s:93:"Fine Gardening - "Sustainable Landscaping: Cool Green Gardens By Billy Goodnick" blog entries";}s:9:"textinput";a:0:{}s:5:"image";a:4:{s:5:"title";s:93:"Fine Gardening - "Sustainable Landscaping: Cool Green Gardens By Billy Goodnick" blog entries";s:11:"description";s:93:"Fine Gardening - "Sustainable Landscaping: Cool Green Gardens By Billy Goodnick" blog entries";s:3:"url";s:57:"http://www.finegardening.com/assets/images/cs_logo_sm.jpg";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.finegardening.com/blog/sustainable-landscaping";}s:9:"feed_type";s:3:"RSS";s:12:"feed_version";s:3:"2.0";s:8:"encoding";s:10:"ISO-8859-1";s:16:"_source_encoding";s:0:"";s:5:"ERROR";s:0:"";s:7:"WARNING";s:0:"";s:19:"_CONTENT_CONSTRUCTS";a:6:{i:0;s:7:"content";i:1;s:7:"summary";i:2;s:4:"info";i:3;s:5:"title";i:4;s:7:"tagline";i:5;s:9:"copyright";}s:16:"_KNOWN_ENCODINGS";a:3:{i:0;s:5:"UTF-8";i:1;s:8:"US-ASCII";i:2;s:10:"ISO-8859-1";}s:5:"stack";a:0:{}s:9:"inchannel";b:0;s:6:"initem";b:0;s:9:"incontent";b:0;s:11:"intextinput";b:0;s:7:"inimage";b:0;s:17:"current_namespace";b:0;}