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	<description>Garden Designer - Garden Coach - Garden Educator</description>
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		<title>Vashon&#8217;s Best</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the perks of volunteering at the Miller Garden is that I got a chance to go on a garden tour with the team last week to Vashon Island. As we took the ferry to Vashon Island on a misty morning, I had no clue how enchanting my day was going to be!]]></description>
		<link>http://natural-greenscapes.com/blog/2012/07/vashons-best/</link>
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		<title>Arbor Day-Earth Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every year the City of Bellevue celebrates Arbor Day / Earth Day with a family-oriented festival at one of its local parks. However, this year’s event at Lewis Creek Park on April 21st was very exciting and special to me. I was honored by Bellevue’s Mayor and officially declared as a Master Naturalist with the City of Bellevue.]]></description>
		<link>http://natural-greenscapes.com/blog/2012/04/arbor-day-earth-day/</link>
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		<title>Perfect Green Lawns?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A patch of green dotting every residential landscape is the mainstay of typical American suburbia. Come spring, the lawn becomes the focal point of yard maintenance. But is your yard safe for your pets, children and the environment?]]></description>
		<link>http://natural-greenscapes.com/blog/2012/03/perfect-green-lawns/</link>
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		<title>A Floral Symphony &#8211; 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After spending three days helping build a couple of the gardens, it is such a delight to see them all in their full glory. The artistry and the ingenuity of the designers is reflected in the various elements of the garden. The theme – A Floral Symphony is visible in both subtle and bold forms in all gardens at this year's show.]]></description>
		<link>http://natural-greenscapes.com/blog/2012/02/a-floral-symphony-2012/</link>
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		<title>Behind the Scenes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every year the Northwest Flower and Garden Show puts on a magnificent display of gardens that heralds spring in Seattle. The show opens on Feb 8th, but the setup has already begun. Would you believe that in just five days, the bare floors are magically transformed into large, spectacular gardens?]]></description>
		<link>http://natural-greenscapes.com/blog/2012/02/behind-the-scenes/</link>
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		<title>Garden Planning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Winter is the perfect time to dream, visualize and plan a garden. Fortunately, the maritime climate of the Pacific Northwest makes it possible to start planting bare-root fruit trees and roses in mid-to late-winter (late Feb to early March).]]></description>
		<link>http://natural-greenscapes.com/blog/2012/02/garden-planning/</link>
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		<title>Winter Damage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is snowing again! In the past few days, we have been inundated with more than 7” of snow. Making snowmen and snow angels has been so delightful. The trees are covered with snow and there are icicles on the roof. It’s winter wonderland in my garden.]]></description>
		<link>http://natural-greenscapes.com/blog/2012/01/winter-damage/</link>
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		<title>Yard Waste Dumping</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the big pluses of living in the Pacific Northwest is the abundance of natural areas all around us, even in urban and sub-urban settings. Some of us have property adjoining the woodlands, while some have lush ravines and streams flowing through their environs. This beauty is sometimes, marred by piles of yard waste dumped across the fence into the natural area.]]></description>
		<link>http://natural-greenscapes.com/blog/2011/11/yard-waste-dumping/</link>
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		<title>Cotton Candy in Fall Colors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I was picking out some laurels for a client at Flower World, a strong gust of wind brought in a warm, sweet scent of burnt sugar. Caramels, cotton candy, butterscotch – I wanted them all. I looked around and saw a row of my favorite Katsura trees growing at the edge of the nursery.]]></description>
		<link>http://natural-greenscapes.com/blog/2011/10/cotton-candy-in-fall-colors/</link>
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		<title>&#8216;Not-so-perfect&#8217; Apples</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All around my neighborhood, I see several apple trees laden with ripe fruits, ready to be picked. Apple harvest season has begun. Usually, the best apples get eaten fresh or cooked into pies and sauces. But what does one do with the misshapen ones or the slightly bruised ones?  ]]></description>
		<link>http://natural-greenscapes.com/blog/2011/09/party-time-with-not-so-perfect-apples/</link>
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