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		<title>From Your Correspondent in Geneva</title>
		<link>http://www.bumblebeeblog.com/2008/04/18/from-your-correspondent-in-geneva/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Ripley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some things, I suppose, are universal—such as unfinished garden chores. Even here in Geneva, Switzerland, where I am on business this week, this quaint pink house across from my hotel has had bags and bags of neatly stacked mulch sitting around the garden waiting to be spread since I arrived here on Wednesday. I’m so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leavin&#8217; On a Jet Plane&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.bumblebeeblog.com/2008/04/04/leavin-on-a-jet-plane/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Ripley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Off to the Garden Bloggers Spring Fling! Followed by a trip to San Francisco. It&#8217;s difficult to go right now because of all that needs to be done in the garden. Plus, look who showed up yesterday. Our first bluebird of the season. And look who I saw in the back yard. We don&#8217;t often [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For Rent: Purple Martin Houses</title>
		<link>http://www.bumblebeeblog.com/2008/03/02/for-rent-purple-martin-houses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Ripley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lovely country location just yards from the Chesapeake Bay. Easy dining in your own hay field. Stylish gourd-style homes. Immediate occupancy. What do you think? Will I get any takers? We were very fortunate to have bluebirds set up house in our first year as bird landlords. I am hoping that the rural habitat is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Try this at Home: Copycat Gardening</title>
		<link>http://www.bumblebeeblog.com/2008/02/14/try-this-at-home-copycat-gardening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Ripley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Container Gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flower and Garden Shows]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For me, there&#8217;s nothing like seeing the real thing to learn about plants. That&#8217;s one of the reasons I make visiting botanical gardens, parks and flower shows a high priority when it comes to travel and my free time. Aside from the enjoyment of being outdoors or seeing all the wonderful new combinations, I can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alone in the Garden</title>
		<link>http://www.bumblebeeblog.com/2008/02/09/alone-in-the-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recall a conversation from years ago with my dear old friend Claudia. She has just moved into a charming little cottage in the old Ortega section of Jacksonville, Florida. The house was surrounded by old trees and magnificent, mature flowering shrubs. I was completely taken with the place. I commented to Claudia that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fewer Americans Spending Time Outdoors</title>
		<link>http://www.bumblebeeblog.com/2008/02/05/fewer-americans-spending-time-outdoors-%e2%80%93-020508/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Nature Conservancy, fewer Americans are spending time in outdoor activities, which could have a serious impact on our environment. This was one of the stories on the NBC evening news last night. The Nature Conservancy conducted research that revealed Americans are spending more time with indoor activities, such as the Internet, electronic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cloud Forest Tree</title>
		<link>http://www.bumblebeeblog.com/2007/08/10/cloud-forest-tree-081007/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Globe trotter that I am, I am writing from Colorado where I happened upon this amazing cloud forest tree at the Denver Botanic Gardens. It&#8217;s not a real tree, but is actually a steel and foam construction. But it is absolutely smothered in epiphytes&#8211;orchids and other plants that grow on trees for support, not nutrients. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Gardens of Mount Vernon</title>
		<link>http://www.bumblebeeblog.com/2007/08/04/the-gardens-of-mount-vernon-080407/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the problems with visiting historic or other public gardens is that it takes you away from the work in your own garden at home. But since the guys were headed off to Mount Vernon, home of George Washington, I couldn&#8217;t just stay at home watering and pulling weeds! Do you blame me for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Botanic Garden &#8211; Part 3 (The Final Installment)</title>
		<link>http://www.bumblebeeblog.com/2007/07/30/chicago-botanic-garden-part-3-the-final-installment-073007/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bumblebeeblog.com/2007/07/30/chicago-botanic-garden-part-3-the-final-installment-073007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the least-trafficked areas of the Chicago Botanic Garden the day I was there were the greenhouses. Frankly, I found them a welcome relief from the wretched heat and crowds. The air was reasonably cool and there were only a few people to stumble past. And what a fabulous place to hang out&#8230;if only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Botanic Garden, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.bumblebeeblog.com/2007/07/27/chicago-botanic-garden-part-2-072707/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bumblebeeblog.com/2007/07/27/chicago-botanic-garden-part-2-072707/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To continue with my visit to the Chicago Botanic Garden&#8230;With so much to see and only a few short hours, I decided to set some priorities. Since I’m in the throes of my own vegetable garden maintenance, I first headed over to see how the professionals fashion and keep up a vegetable garden in the [...]]]></description>
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