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<title><![CDATA[A garden takes on the imprint of its creator]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/03/a-garden-takes-on-the-imprint-of-its-creator/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A few days before Christmas, a friend hunted me down to give me a packet of seeds. It was not a Christmas gift per se -- I knew that it was coming -- but it was welcome. Ann Long had gotten this seed from a dear friend and mentor of mine, Flora Ann Bynum, who passed away a few years ago.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The 'science' of baby gender]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/31/science-baby-gender/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The critter in my stomach is barely a flutter, but the great Gender Prognosticators are hard at work determining whether we should invest in pink or blue.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Books can get gardener through the winter]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/27/books-can-get-gardener-through-the-winter/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Like little squirrels hoarding nuts, we green-starved gardeners can gather in a stack of books to get us through the winter months. Yes, there are things to be pruned, cleared or even planted in the yard this time of year, but forget that. The imagination needs to be cultivated, too. Books are a good way to do it.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cool is key to healthy Christmas greenery]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/20/cool-is-key-to-healthy-christmas-greenery/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I have always wanted to move one of these frantic weeks before Christmas to sometime in late January when there is little to do except watch the ice crystals form.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Being pregnant can have its perks]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/17/being-pregnant-can-have-its-perks/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[There weren't many people in the grocery parking lot as we pulled in last weekend.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fertilization key to holiday flowering]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/08/fertilization-key-holiday-flowering/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Two of the more popular indoor plants during the Christmas season are the Poinsettia and the Christmas Cactus. Poinsettias can be made to bloom again next Christmas by conditioning them to long hours of darkness from late September until late November after a spring and summer of care. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:14:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Surprise announcement draws even bigger surprise reactions]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/03/surprise-announcement-draws-even-bigger-surprise-r/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Family planning for the Normans started before we got married.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The end of personal space]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/nov/13/end-personal-space/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[My life to this point has revolved around No. 1. I groom, feed, clothe and entertain myself. I make decisions based almost solely on what I need and want.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rose grower, philosopher says patience is the secret]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/nov/08/rose-grower-philosopher-says-patience-is-the-secre/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Every gardener has to start somewhere.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Out you go, little buddy; I'll find you in the spring]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/nov/01/out-you-go-little-buddy-ill-find-you-in-the-spring/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Just when you thought the horrors of Halloween were over, it's -- centipede, the beast from beneath the flowerpot. It's an ancient 100-legged creature from before the dawn of the dinosaurs, and it's in the house.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Running into a brick wall couldn't stop this gardener]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/oct/11/running-into-a-brick-wall-couldnt-stop-this-garden/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Mary-Louise Morgan's garden is a lemons-to-lemonade situation.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How fruitful was your orchard this year?]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/oct/10/how-fruitful-was-your-orchard-year/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Did you experience fruit crop that was less than favorable this past growing season,  and an abundance of beetles?  If so, this means it is time to plan more for next season.  These reoccurring problems are the focus of this week's column.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:43:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Add a little spice to your life and yard with ginger]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/oct/04/add-a-little-spice-to-your-life-and-yard-with-ging/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[White ginger, <i>Hedychium coronarium</i>, is one of the classic floral scents. You can file it away in the olfactory memory along with the likes of lilac, lily of the valley, rose and daphne.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Last glows of summer cue harvest celebrations]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/sep/27/last-glows-of-summer-cue-harvest-celebrations/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Here comes October, the month when we put down the hoe and pick up the rake. It is also that month in the garden when all is verdant and overripe, when fresh, leafy greens and root crops share the garden with the very last fruits of summer.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statesville 101: If you build it, they will come]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/sep/26/statesville-101-if-you-build-it-they-will-come/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I must start by saying that I now know who is responsible for the doggie dropping signs around town. More on that later, though.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:07:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How much do you know about Statesville?]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/sep/25/how-much-do-you-know-about-statesville/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Take this Statesville quiz, courtesy of Statesville 101.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:04:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statesville 101 off to good start]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/sep/19/statesville-101-good-start/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Better late than never when going back to school. 

Last night kicked off the first of my schooling on Statesville through the city's "Statesville 101" program.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:55:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Getting a head start on lawn care will produce great results]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/sep/14/getting-head-start-lawn-care-will-produce-great-re/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Be aware that planning now may save you time, money and enhance the outdoors in the months to come.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 14 Sep 2008 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lawn maintenance a top priority in early fall]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/sep/14/lawn-maintenance-top-priority-early-fall/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Be aware that planning now may save you time, money and enhance the outdoors in the months to come. Here are a few things hobbyists need to give attention to:]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 14 Sep 2008 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Big garden on a budget shows a lot of creativity]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/sep/13/big-garden-on-a-budget-shows-a-lot-of-creativity/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Ellen Tommasi wanted me to know that her garden was built on a shoestring budget. When she started back in 1981, the place was all grass. She had traveled all over the country with her husband, Paul, while he was in the Air Force and this was the place to finally settle in and plant a garden.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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