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    <title>Virginia Horticulture</title>
    
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    <updated>2013-04-16T10:15:16-04:00</updated>
    <subtitle>Current Gardening Ideas, Gardening Resources, and Gardening Solutions for Creating Better Gardens and Landscapes</subtitle>
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        <title>Mark Your Calendars for Historic Garden Week in Virginia - April 20th -27th</title>
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        <published>2013-04-16T10:15:16-04:00</published>
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        <summary>Historic Garden Week in Virginia is scheduled for April 20th thru April 27th this year. Events are planned around the Old Dominion, and details are found online at vagardenweek.org. You'll be richly rewarded in touring this annual event.</summary>
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            <name>Dan Bonner</name>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #668f5a;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13pt;">H</span></strong></span>istoric Garden Week in Virginia is scheduled for April 20th thru April 27th this year.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Events are planned around the Old Dominion, and details are found online at <a href="http://www.vagardenweek.org" target="_blank" title="Historic Garden Week in Virginia">vagardenweek.org</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">You'll be richly rewarded in touring this annual event.</span></p>
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        <title>Happy Easter !</title>
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        <published>2013-03-31T09:52:48-04:00</published>
        <updated>2013-03-31T09:52:48-04:00</updated>
        <summary>Happy Easter to All !</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Dan Bonner</name>
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        <title>Good Friday is Today...</title>
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        <published>2013-03-29T09:49:38-04:00</published>
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            <name>Dan Bonner</name>
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        <title>Palm Sunday 2013 !</title>
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        <published>2013-03-24T11:12:35-04:00</published>
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            <name>Dan Bonner</name>
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        <title>It's Spring!  Get Ready to ...G-A-R-D-E-N...  When the Weather Warms</title>
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        <published>2013-03-21T11:19:51-04:00</published>
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        <summary>Spring means getting back to the outside activities. First.. as a suggestion, if you do not have a pH meter, make this a priority to get one. You'll want to know the pH rating of your lawn (if you have...</summary>
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            <name>Dan Bonner</name>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><span style="font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; color: #007f40; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Spring </span>means getting back to the<em> outside activities</em>.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18px; color: #007f40; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">First..  <span style="font-size: 13px; color: #111111; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">as a suggestion, if you do not have a <span style="text-decoration: underline;">pH meter</span>, make this a priority to get one.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18px; color: #007f40; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size: 13px; color: #111111; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">You'll want to know the pH rating of your lawn (if you have a lawn).  The norm for a "healthy" lawn is the "6.5 range".</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18px; color: #007f40; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size: 13px; color: #111111; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">As you near 7.0, the lawn will be too alkaline; the fertilizer will not be as effective.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18px; color: #007f40; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size: 13px; color: #111111; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Considerably less than 6.0, and your lawn will benefit from an application of dolomitic lime.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18px; color: #007f40; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size: 13px; color: #111111; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: #007f40; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size: 13px; color: #111111; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">So,<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Step #1</span>- Find out the lawn and soil pH.  Then, do what it takes to improve the soil.  Next, <strong>go garden</strong>... <em>when the weather warms</em>.</span></span></span></span></p>
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        <title>Winter Scenes in Colonial Williamsburg</title>
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        <published>2013-02-15T11:44:17-05:00</published>
        <updated>2013-02-15T11:54:13-05:00</updated>
        <summary>Looking for a getaway? Slower pace? Think Colonial Williamsburg ... (click on photos to enlarge) ﻿ Great Place to Garden!</summary>
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