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		<title>What is ‘safe’ compost?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 02:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meleah Maynard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks back I did a short presentation in Pine City, Minn., on how to build good, healthy soil, and a woman in the audience asked: “How do I know if the compost I’m using is safe?” I’ve been wondering &#8230; <a href="http://gardendrum.com/2013/05/22/what-is-safe-compost/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Portrait of a gardener</title>
		<link>http://gardendrum.com/2013/05/20/portrait-of-a-gardener/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=portrait-of-a-gardener</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 02:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tammy Schmitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve begun to notice that a variety of garden catalogs are carrying clothing designed just for gardening. This is an intriguing concept. On a typical day in my garden, I am happily clad in whatever holey, stained clothes were closest &#8230; <a href="http://gardendrum.com/2013/05/20/portrait-of-a-gardener/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Great value in garden volunteers</title>
		<link>http://gardendrum.com/2013/05/19/great-value-in-garden-volunteers/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=great-value-in-garden-volunteers</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 02:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandi Pullman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gardendrum.com/?p=18093</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You know, I think the world would collapse without volunteers, especially gardening ones. Volunteers save organisations thousands and possibly millions of dollars in labour, do jobs that otherwise would not get done and without them we wouldn’t have many of &#8230; <a href="http://gardendrum.com/2013/05/19/great-value-in-garden-volunteers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Suburban vegetables reach new heights</title>
		<link>http://gardendrum.com/2013/05/18/suburban-vegetables-reach-new-heights/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=suburban-vegetables-reach-new-heights</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 02:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Reed Pugh</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gardendrum.com/?p=18137</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A friend recently introduced me to someone who has true passion for vegetable gardening in limited space. This new friend of mine has built a vegetable garden on the roof of her new garage! They recently rebuilt the garage with &#8230; <a href="http://gardendrum.com/2013/05/18/suburban-vegetables-reach-new-heights/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Roberto Burle Marx’s private Sitio</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 02:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Urquhart</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gardendrum.com/?p=18003</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Roberto Burle Marx single-handedly changed the face of tropical garden design while introducing to the world a host of amazing indigenous Brazilian plants hitherto ignored by Brazilians. In the process became an international figure. It’s intriguing to delve into his &#8230; <a href="http://gardendrum.com/2013/05/17/roberto-burle-marxs-own-private-sitio/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Growing garlic</title>
		<link>http://gardendrum.com/2013/05/16/growing-garlic/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=growing-garlic</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 02:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen McKerral</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gardendrum.com/?p=17935</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Garlic – yum! Our household goes through a knob a week or more, triple that when I’m harvesting tomatoes and making passata to freeze! Although I grew garlic many years ago, plantings in the last decade have been less successful &#8230; <a href="http://gardendrum.com/2013/05/16/growing-garlic/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Who will rid me of the troublesome beasts?</title>
		<link>http://gardendrum.com/2013/05/15/who-will-rid-me-of-these-troublesome-beasts/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=who-will-rid-me-of-these-troublesome-beasts</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 02:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gardendrum.com/?p=17770</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Help!! The deer are somehow getting into our garden again. Can our international GardenDrum support network come to the rescue with some advice? I thought I had solved the problem 18 months ago when we got the front gates working &#8230; <a href="http://gardendrum.com/2013/05/15/who-will-rid-me-of-these-troublesome-beasts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainability in garden design</title>
		<link>http://gardendrum.com/2013/05/14/sustainability-in-garden-design/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=sustainability-in-garden-design</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 02:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Aplin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gardendrum.com/?p=18153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a subject that is very dear to my heart. I get quite passionate about the subject so do apologise if I offend any readers. I have been a sustainable garden advocate now for at least 20 years – &#8230; <a href="http://gardendrum.com/2013/05/14/sustainability-in-garden-design/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping bees</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 02:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Simpson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gardendrum.com/?p=17823</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mike Crosby was busy planting his suburban Tauranga garden with as many fruit trees as he could fit in when he noticed something was missing – bees. A bit of internet research later and Mike had plans for a topbar hive, &#8230; <a href="http://gardendrum.com/2013/05/13/keeping-bees/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Edible flowers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 02:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marianne Cannon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gardendrum.com/?p=18245</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Why are some of Australia’s top restaurants, demanding flowers of violas, fennel, coriander, peas, rocket and borage? Is there something that you eat that’s a tad boring that needs an extra bit of zing and colour? The history of edible flowers &#8230; <a href="http://gardendrum.com/2013/05/12/edible-flowers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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