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		<title>The Head-Bone’s Connected to the Sprinkler-Bone</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 21:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linden Nies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Anatomy of your Irrigation System &#160; &#160; It must be spring, because every year&#8211;about this time&#8211;a spectacular thing happens.  The weather warms up and water erupts from the ground!  Spontaneously it jets here and there, in arches and columns, &#8230; <a href="http://www.bewatersmart.info/blue-thumb/the-head-bones-connected-to-the-sprinkler-bone/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten Ways to Have a Beautiful, Water-Efficient Garden?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 00:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl Buckwalter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s spring (I promise) and its time to spring into action. (Did I really write that?) Top Ten lists abound for almost anything and everything, don’t they? If you’re looking for something to do, want a good laugh about why &#8230; <a href="http://www.bewatersmart.info/blue-thumb/top-ten-ways-to-have-a-beautiful-water-efficient-garden/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In My Little Corner of the World</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl Buckwalter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A very dear “garden collaborator” (client) recently wrote, “The garden continues to delight &#8211; many unique and interesting experiences unfold!  I love to see my neighbor&#8217;s children insist their parents stop so they can touch the lamb’s ears (Stachys byzantina &#8230; <a href="http://www.bewatersmart.info/blue-thumb/in-my-little-corner-of-the-world/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Soleil Tranquilli</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Soleil Tranquilli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creating sacred space, connecting us back to the divine. I aim to unify home and garden while honoring the environment and natural resources. I am deeply committed to water-efficient landscapes. Creating wildlife habitat with California native plants is my delight. &#8230; <a href="http://www.bewatersmart.info/blue-thumb/soleil-tranquilli/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Larry Bergeron</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Bergeron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meet Larry Bergeron. Born and raised on a farm in Southern Michigan, he and his wife Pat have lived in Roseville for more than 25 years. They have four sons, all living within 10 miles of their home. An electrical &#8230; <a href="http://www.bewatersmart.info/blue-thumb/larry-bergeron/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Linden Nies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linden Nies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I suppose that, when my parents chose to name both of their sons after trees, one of us was destined to work—or live—with plants. My brother chose football. I grew up in Redding, and had every natural wonder that I &#8230; <a href="http://www.bewatersmart.info/blue-thumb/linden-nies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Plants – As Unique As People</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 23:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl Buckwalter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let’s think about some of the characteristics that make each one of us unique. Take my husband for example. He’s of Celtic heritage with fair complexion that burns easily in the sun. I am of Italian heritage and love the &#8230; <a href="http://www.bewatersmart.info/blue-thumb/plants-as-unique-as-people/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>“Come into the Garden…”</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl Buckwalter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“It’s magical trees Dapple the sun as they sway with each lazy breeze They’ll set your mind at ease” Do these words sound familiar? They’re from Carly Simon’s song, “The Garden”. Lyrics by Jacob Brackman, music by Carly Simon; 1971 &#8230; <a href="http://www.bewatersmart.info/blue-thumb/come-into-the-garden/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tricks To Make Your Landscape A Treat</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vicky Bartish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing the Blue Thumb blog all summer and into fall (I believe it really IS fall now) has been an adventure for both Cheryl and me. We have met many new friends in our quest to make water conservation and &#8230; <a href="http://www.bewatersmart.info/blue-thumb/tricks-to-make-your-landscape-atreat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Romantic Side of Water-wise Gardening</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vicky Bartish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Delicious autumn!  My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.”  ~George Eliot I could not think of a better way to express my love of &#8230; <a href="http://www.bewatersmart.info/blue-thumb/the-romantic-side-of-water-wise-gardening/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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