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		<title>Battle of the Pond</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>To Bee or Not to Bee</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>A Crooked Path to a Native Garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>California Native Plant Society</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was my big backyard in  Oakland Hills - the project I had wanted for so long. I saw a perfect native plant garden in-the-making.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=grownatives.cnps.org&#038;blog=11017308&#038;post=601&#038;subd=caplants&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fall’s Bounty of Seeds and Fruits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Meghan Walla-Murphy This article is part two in a four part series about seeds. Previous articles: Spring &#124; Summer Supposedly, hitchhiking is illegal in California; yet, the fall season is filled with hitchhikers. You, your dog or your cat may each become unwitting accomplices in this illicit activity. A late summer or autumn hike [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=grownatives.cnps.org&#038;blog=11017308&#038;post=563&#038;subd=caplants&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gardening for Butterflies</title>
		<link>http://grownatives.cnps.org/2012/09/26/gardening-for-butterflies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>California Native Plant Society</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nectar-bearing plants will bring butterflies, but all-around butterfly gardening means living with caterpillars, chewed leaves and some untidiness.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=grownatives.cnps.org&#038;blog=11017308&#038;post=561&#038;subd=caplants&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why the Fountain Grass Must Go</title>
		<link>http://grownatives.cnps.org/2012/09/26/why-the-fountain-grass-must-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>California Native Plant Society</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum) is a bunchgrass from Africa that is widely planted as an ornamental plant in portions of the United States with warm winters.  It is a tough, vigorous plant that will tolerate adverse conditions of heat and drought.  It does not appear to suffer from any pests or diseases, and many people [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=grownatives.cnps.org&#038;blog=11017308&#038;post=557&#038;subd=caplants&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Custom Chaparral</title>
		<link>http://grownatives.cnps.org/2012/09/26/my-custom-chaparral/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>California Native Plant Society</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like any garden, my custom chaparral is a work in progress. As it continues to evolve, I watch the changes, celebrate the successes, rethink the mistakes and plan for an even better slope garden next year.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=grownatives.cnps.org&#038;blog=11017308&#038;post=553&#038;subd=caplants&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Seeds</title>
		<link>http://grownatives.cnps.org/2012/06/27/summer-seeds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>California Native Plant Society</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seeds, having sprouted only a few months earlier, take full advantage of the Summer season.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=grownatives.cnps.org&#038;blog=11017308&#038;post=538&#038;subd=caplants&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Buckwheats in the Garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have ever admired a flowering buckwheat as it clung to a coastal cliffside, brightened a mountain slope or filled a sandy wash, you might consider celebrating the genus Eriogonum in your garden. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=grownatives.cnps.org&#038;blog=11017308&#038;post=528&#038;subd=caplants&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Life Cycle of Seeds: Spring</title>
		<link>http://grownatives.cnps.org/2012/03/28/the-life-cycle-of-seeds-spring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Meghan Walla-Murphy (Part one of a four-part series about the physiology and life cycle of seeds) Part 2 As vernal equinox approaches and spring begins to take hold, hillsides, meadows, grasslands, and even gardens transform. Tender, bright green shoots overtake the brown dormancy of winter. New growth reaches for the sun as the days [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=grownatives.cnps.org&#038;blog=11017308&#038;post=509&#038;subd=caplants&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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