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		<title>GARDEN RESOLUTIONS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Miko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the time of year when one naturally thinks about resolutions and self improvement.  I am not typically one for New Year’s resolutions, but I know a lot of folks use the 1st of January as a starting block &#8230; <a href="http://colleenmiko.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/garden-resolutions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colleenmiko.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14390318&amp;post=1477&amp;subd=colleenmiko&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing with Deer in December</title>
		<link>http://colleenmiko.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/dealing-with-deer-in-december/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Miko</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[deer fencing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A gardener always needs to be aware. Of late I’ve been spending more time indoors than out as the garden is at rest and needs less of my time (cool season weeds not withstanding).  As a result, this week’s stroll &#8230; <a href="http://colleenmiko.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/dealing-with-deer-in-december/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colleenmiko.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14390318&amp;post=1461&amp;subd=colleenmiko&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>GET REAL: Choose a fresh-cut Christmas Tree—VIVA VERDE</title>
		<link>http://colleenmiko.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/get-real-choose-a-fresh-cut-christmas-tree-viva-verde/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Miko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that the first embellished Christmas tree originated in Latvia in 1510? It’s remarkable to think that the tradition that I’ll be engaging in this weekend spans 500 years.  If only the individual who with serendipity decorated that &#8230; <a href="http://colleenmiko.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/get-real-choose-a-fresh-cut-christmas-tree-viva-verde/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colleenmiko.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14390318&amp;post=1453&amp;subd=colleenmiko&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fresh Thanksgiving Bouquet Garní&#8211;MAKE IT</title>
		<link>http://colleenmiko.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/fresh-thanksgiving-bouquet-garni-make-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Miko</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bouquet garni]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[French herbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fresh herbs from the garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Herbs for Thanksgiving turkey]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Parsley]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bouquet garní is a French mixture of loose herbs, collected fresh and assembled according to the dish you wish to flavor.  When we speak of French herbs it conjures up images of tarragon, savory and thyme, but a bouquet &#8230; <a href="http://colleenmiko.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/fresh-thanksgiving-bouquet-garni-make-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colleenmiko.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14390318&amp;post=1444&amp;subd=colleenmiko&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Collector—Explore the life of David Douglas—Perennial Bookworm</title>
		<link>http://colleenmiko.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/the-collector-explore-the-life-of-david-douglas-perennial-bookworm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Miko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Botanical Explorer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Douglas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sasquatch Books]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest, Jack Nisbet, 2010.  Sasquatch Books, 288 pages, 8.5” x 5.5”, $23.95 (hardcover).  The Collector is the tale of Scottish naturalist David Douglas as he traversed our region between 1823 &#8230; <a href="http://colleenmiko.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/the-collector-explore-the-life-of-david-douglas-perennial-bookworm/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colleenmiko.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14390318&amp;post=1435&amp;subd=colleenmiko&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Recycled Glass that Rocks!</title>
		<link>http://colleenmiko.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/recycled-glass-that-rocks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Miko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design Inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Viva Verde]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bedrock Industries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garden Art]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you like to make things?  Are you on the lookout for interesting garden art? Do you use salvaged materials?  If so, you ought to know about Bedrock Industries inSeattle. Always worth the ferry trip, a visit to Bedrock stirs &#8230; <a href="http://colleenmiko.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/recycled-glass-that-rocks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colleenmiko.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14390318&amp;post=1423&amp;subd=colleenmiko&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Garden on Halloween</title>
		<link>http://colleenmiko.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/the-garden-on-halloween/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Miko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Misc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halloween]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Halloween in my garden is a dichotomy.  On the one hand, I’m cleaning up the dying reminders of summer’s luxuriant growth. On the other, I’m transplanting strawberry runners and planning for spring. Today’s yard project, accomplished through a persistent foggy &#8230; <a href="http://colleenmiko.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/the-garden-on-halloween/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colleenmiko.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14390318&amp;post=1417&amp;subd=colleenmiko&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Purple Flowers of Autumn&#8211;Plant Fix</title>
		<link>http://colleenmiko.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/the-purple-flowers-of-autumn-plant-fix/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Miko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Plant Fix]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aralia californica (Spikenard)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aster 'Hella Lacey']]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have always loved purple.  It’s a rich and magical color, and surprisingly, not overly abundant in the flowers of hardy plants.  I have wondered why that is.  Are purple flowers rampant in the tropics, but not colder climes? Is &#8230; <a href="http://colleenmiko.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/the-purple-flowers-of-autumn-plant-fix/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colleenmiko.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14390318&amp;post=1399&amp;subd=colleenmiko&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tracking the Woollybear at Theler Wetlands</title>
		<link>http://colleenmiko.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/tracking-the-woollybear-at-theler-wetlands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Miko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Call me Segmented: Arthropoda & Insecta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invaluable Invertebrates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banded Woollybear caterpillar]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a lovely time of year to get out for a hike.  On Saturday, we took some friends visiting from California out to the Theler Wetlands trails at the head of Hood Canal.  We enjoyed patches of warm sunshine &#8230; <a href="http://colleenmiko.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/tracking-the-woollybear-at-theler-wetlands/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colleenmiko.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14390318&amp;post=1371&amp;subd=colleenmiko&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Northwest Bonsai Style&#8211;Perennial Bookworm</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Miko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gnarly Branches, Ancient Trees: The Life and Works of Dan Robinson—Bonsai Pioneer.  Will Hiltz, 2010.  Nara Press, 292 pages, 10.5” x 9.5”, $49.95 (hardcover). This is the story of local bonsai expert and landscaper, Dan Robinson.  Dan has an unorthodox &#8230; <a href="http://colleenmiko.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/northwest-bonsai-style-perennial-bookworm/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colleenmiko.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14390318&amp;post=1356&amp;subd=colleenmiko&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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