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    <title>Sunset: Garden</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, Jun 19 2013 12:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
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      <title>17 favorite fragrant blossoms</title>
      <description>Grow these bloomers to perfume your garden—and your home&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sunset/garden/~4/FRUkU3ej08Q" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, Jun 12 2013 13:04:04 -04:00</pubDate>
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        <media:title>Lilac</media:title>
        <media:description><![CDATA[( Syringa x  'Declaration') Star-shaped reddish purple flowers appear in large dramatic clusters in early spring. The scent is spicy sweet—the essence of spring. The deciduous shrub reaches 6 to 8 feet tall and 5 to 6 feet wide; it takes full sun, or light shade in the hottest climates. Most lilacs bloom best in regions with winter chill ( Sunset   climate zones  A1–A3; 1–11, 14–16). In mild winter areas (zones 18–22), try Descanso Hybrids. ]]></media:description>
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        <media:credit role="photographer">Photo by Doreen L. Wynja; written by Kathleen N. Brenzel</media:credit></media:group><feedburner:origLink>http://www.sunset.com/garden/flowers-plants/spring-blooms-00418000070941/</feedburner:origLink></item>
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      <title>8 global crops for your edible garden</title>
      <description>Goodbye, peas and carrots—try growing these unusual, and lesser-known, vegetables&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sunset/garden/~4/29K5YJfBWXw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, Jun 05 2013 13:35:02 -04:00</pubDate>
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        <media:title>Nopal</media:title>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Opuntia ficus-indica   Origin:  Mexico and the Southwest  Definition:  The nopal (no- pahl ) is good to eat, tasting like green beans and bell peppers with the texture of okra. Leaves (paddles) that are about 8 inches long are best.  Synonyms:  The fruit is called prickly pear or tuna.  Use:  Peel off paddles’ thorns with a vegetable peeler (easy), then slice and sauté with onions, melt in some jack cheese, and eat with tortillas.  Grow it:  Nopal grows best in the mild, dry parts of the West. Slice off a paddle from an existing plant, wait a few weeks for a callus to form, and stick it an inch into the ground. For harvesting, gloves are necessary. No nopales around? Check with your nursery. ]]></media:description>
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      <title>Chic backyard on a shoestring</title>
      <description>Glam out your backyard without breaking the bank&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sunset/garden/~4/yxslE60ohNU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, Jun 05 2013 13:18:17 -04:00</pubDate>
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        <media:title>Outdoor living area</media:title>
        <media:description><![CDATA[$220: Choose the inspiration piece.  That’s what Di did when she selected the ceramic fountain (far right) from the Jungle Nursery  ( thejungle.biz ).  Its turquoise hue inspired her garden’s striking color scheme.  $100: You love it? The price is right? Buy it.  Di had no idea how she was going to use the ceramic elephants (to left of fountain) when she saw them at a thrift shop. “But I knew they were just the right touch of whimsy.”  $10: Paint inexpensive pots.  Between discarded pots and “wainscoting” a terra-cotta pot in blue, Di coughed up only $10.  $125: Ground the space.  The turquoise-and-brown rug, made from recycled plastics, dresses up the garden.  vivaterra.com   Other costs:  Sofa linens, $40.   ]]></media:description>
        <media:keywords>landscape design, garden design, outdoor room design, affordable garden design, affordable landscape design</media:keywords>
        <media:credit role="photographer">Photo by Bret Gum; written by Sharon Cohoon</media:credit></media:group><feedburner:origLink>http://www.sunset.com/garden/landscaping-design/chic-affordable-backyard-00418000070409/</feedburner:origLink></item>
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      <title>How to create an all-family outdoor lounge</title>
      <description>A family turns its unused backyard into a place to eat, drink, and play all year&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sunset/garden/~4/MxzNFVggpjg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <link>http://feeds.sunset.com/~r/sunset/garden/~3/MxzNFVggpjg/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, Jun 17 2013 12:57:25 -04:00</pubDate>
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        <media:title>After: Space savored</media:title>
        <media:description><![CDATA[To help entice the family outdoors, Los Angeles landscape designer Steve Siegrist halved the lawn—leaving enough for the kids to play on—and ditched the family’s old hot tub. Then, inspired by the couple’s love of the tropics and the beach (they’re surfers), Siegrist built an open-air lounge and dining patio, separated by a cooling lily pond. Now, says Darren, “we spend as much time outside as we do inside.”  Design:   stevesiegristdesign.com]]></media:description>
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        <media:credit role="photographer">Jennifer Cheung</media:credit></media:group><feedburner:origLink>http://www.sunset.com/garden/landscaping-design/outdoor-lounge-00418000082998/</feedburner:origLink></item>
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      <title>21 great garden &amp; harvest tools</title>
      <description>Let this fresh crop of design-savvy planters, tools, and harvest helpers add some spark to your gardening&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sunset/garden/~4/4ZTW0aY97m0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <link>http://feeds.sunset.com/~r/sunset/garden/~3/4ZTW0aY97m0/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, Jun 12 2013 17:36:43 -04:00</pubDate>
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        <media:title>Ergonomic hand tools</media:title>
        <media:description><![CDATA[These essentials come in bright colors that are as easy on the eyes as the tools are on your muscles.  From $10;   radiusgarden.com  ]]></media:description>
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        <media:credit role="photographer">Photo by E. Spencer Toy; written by Julie Chai</media:credit></media:group><feedburner:origLink>http://www.sunset.com/garden/landscaping-design/new-garden-tools-planters-00400000041379/</feedburner:origLink></item>
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      <title>How to create a movie-lover's yard</title>
      <description>See how a couple turned their yard into the neighborhood's most popular theater&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sunset/garden/~4/Zpk0oAwY_UA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, Jun 12 2013 19:44:15 -04:00</pubDate>
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        <media:title>Neighbor-friendly garden</media:title>
        <media:description><![CDATA[When Rika Houston knocks on doors to invite neighbors over for an impromptu screening, she’s never short of takers. Located in the front yard of the Los Angeles home she shares with her husband, architect Brian Ten, the cinema is unlike any other in town. Sinking into the cushy sofa with lanterns lit overhead, guests watch  The Birds  or  The Sound of Music  on a screen nearly as big as the garage wall. “In the summer, every Friday is movie night,” says Houston.With the help of landscape architect Mark Tessier, Ten overhauled their yard to create a gathering spot for the family, which includes 9-year-old daughter Maya and teenage sons Cole and Taro. But as movie night took off, the couple has been happy to see how it has transformed the neighborhood too. “It’s one thing to bump into someone on the street and share a few words,” says Ten. “With this outdoor theater, we’ve gotten to know our neighbors much better.” Design: Mark Tessier Landscape Architecture, Santa Monica;   marktessier.com  ]]></media:description>
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        <media:credit role="photographer">Photo by Jennifer Cheung</media:credit></media:group><feedburner:origLink>http://www.sunset.com/garden/landscaping-design/backyard-movie-00418000082395/</feedburner:origLink></item>
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      <title>How to make a garden trellis or arbor</title>
      <description>See how to make a garden pergola, trellis, arbor, or eye-catching tipi for climbing vines&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sunset/garden/~4/R9SI753giew" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <link>http://feeds.sunset.com/~r/sunset/garden/~3/R9SI753giew/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, Jun 12 2013 13:09:15 -04:00</pubDate>
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        <media:title>Handsome garden trellis</media:title>
        <media:description><![CDATA[This 8-foot-square trellis provides an inviting place to relax and enhances the view of the garden from the house. These homeowners were handy enough to build this themselves, but you could easily have a contractor build one for you.]]></media:description>
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        <media:credit role="photographer">Philip Harvey; design by Lankford Associates</media:credit></media:group><feedburner:origLink>http://www.sunset.com/garden/backyard-projects/backyard-projects-arbors-trellises-00400000040277/</feedburner:origLink></item>
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      <title>41 gorgeous garden paths</title>
      <description>Get ideas for your own welcoming walkway from some of the West's best garden designs&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sunset/garden/~4/_BIdxUiKfcc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, Jun 06 2013 14:40:24 -04:00</pubDate>
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        <media:title>Thyme-fringed pavers</media:title>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Creeping thyme ( Thymus praecox arcticus ) grows from 2- to 3-inch gaps between sandstone pavers in this garden in Old Snowmass, Colorado; in summer, it’s covered with small pink flowers. The path, whose pavers are set on a 4-inch layer of compacted sand, leads to a kitchen garden. A standing stone and boulder benches—made of Comanche Moss sandstone and flanking the path—echo the shape of the distant Elk Mountains. Design: Richard Shaw, Design Workshop, Aspen, CO ( designworkshop.com )]]></media:description>
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        <media:credit role="photographer">Photo by D.A. Horchner; written by Kathleen N. Brenzel</media:credit></media:group><feedburner:origLink>http://www.sunset.com/garden/backyard-projects/great-garden-paths-photos-00400000043327/</feedburner:origLink></item>
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      <title>How to design an entertainer's yard</title>
      <description>See how one garden, full of challenges, becomes a series of low-maintenance, party-ready rooms&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sunset/garden/~4/kHy_7fsWbNQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <link>http://feeds.sunset.com/~r/sunset/garden/~3/kHy_7fsWbNQ/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, Jun 12 2013 13:04:04 -04:00</pubDate>
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        <media:title>After: An entertainer's dream</media:title>
        <media:description><![CDATA[It’s all about working with you have. Mullins, of Growsgreen Landscape Design, mixed old brick with new, added horizontal fencing and a patch of grass, and used a muted planting palette to create an updated entertainer’s garden. She started by implementing a series of slight grade changes. The decision was both functional (it saves hauling tons of dirt) and design oriented (visitors feel that they’re stepping into a series of rooms). An existing canopy of a pepper tree and a palm were somewhat overwhelming, so Mullins strung cafe lights to create a lower, more intimate ceiling—much more inviting to visitors. Design: Beth Mullins, Growsgreen Landscape Design ( growsgreen.com ) , San Francisco  ]]></media:description>
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        <media:credit role="photographer">David Fenton</media:credit></media:group><feedburner:origLink>http://www.sunset.com/garden/landscaping-design/party-yard-00418000083011/</feedburner:origLink></item>
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      <title>12 great foliage border plants</title>
      <description>Go big with foliage by planting this layered look as a garden border&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sunset/garden/~4/6017a1q1qL4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <link>http://feeds.sunset.com/~r/sunset/garden/~3/6017a1q1qL4/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, Jun 12 2013 13:04:04 -04:00</pubDate>
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        <media:title>Plant this look</media:title>
        <media:description><![CDATA[A great foliage border gives a garden a rich, layered look that doesn’t depend on flowers for dramatic effect. The key to success: Pick the right blend of shrubs and small trees whose leaves and branches create contrasts in color, texture, shape, and size. To make each plant stand out, set big-leafed plants beside fine-leafed ones, and spice up a mostly green palette with variegated plants that provide hits of gold, bronze, and purple.This moisture-loving Seattle shade border hits all those notes—plus it looks good even in winter, when the woody stems of deciduous elements combine with evergreens to give it structure. Plants, arranged low to tall, grow up an incline, adding extra depth and drama.You can copy these plant choices if you live in a cool coastal climate and have a similar shaded spot. In warmer or colder climates, make the substitutions noted. Design: Stacie Crooks, Crooks Garden Design, Seattle ( crooksgardendesign.com )]]></media:description>
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        <media:credit role="photographer">Photo by Stacie Crooks</media:credit></media:group><feedburner:origLink>http://www.sunset.com/garden/flowers-plants/border-plants-00418000081707/</feedburner:origLink></item>
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      <title>Hot-colored flowers for cutting</title>
      <description>Watch to get the scoop on gorgeously vibrant flowers to cut and display in your home&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sunset/garden/~4/ed3nGvdcRu0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <link>http://feeds.sunset.com/~r/sunset/garden/~3/ed3nGvdcRu0/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, Jun 19 2013 12:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
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        <media:title>Hot-color flower garden</media:title>
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        <media:credit role="photographer">E. Spencer. Toy</media:credit></media:group><feedburner:origLink>http://www.sunset.com/garden/flowers-plants/flowers-for-cutti-00418000071461/</feedburner:origLink></item>
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      <title>How to create 4 outdoor rooms in a small backyard</title>
      <description>One garden, 4 outdoor rooms--this small Northern California backyard has it all. Plus: Outdoor room design tips&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sunset/garden/~4/18GmbtxdA8g" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <link>http://feeds.sunset.com/~r/sunset/garden/~3/18GmbtxdA8g/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, Jun 19 2013 12:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
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        <media:title>The ultimate outdoor living space</media:title>
        <media:description><![CDATA[After gophers destroyed their backyard, Evelyn Huang and Jack Mangan of Pleasant Hill, California, set out to redo the scruffy plot. Topping their wish list: areas for dining, relaxing, and growing edibles, and all using easy-care, low-water plants. Landscape architect Joseph Huettl gave them that and more, turning the small yard into the ultimate outdoor living space. Now the two spend much of their time here. And for some mysterious reason, says Evelyn, “The gophers haven’t come back!” Design: Huettl Landscape Architecture, Walnut Creek, CA ( huettldesign.com )  ]]></media:description>
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      <title>Grow the perfect tomato</title>
      <description>Our guide to choosing, planting, and harvesting the best crop of summer&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sunset/garden/~4/pS0l3rHxsBs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <link>http://feeds.sunset.com/~r/sunset/garden/~3/pS0l3rHxsBs/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, Jun 19 2013 12:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
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        <media:title>The great tomato taste-off</media:title>
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        <media:credit role="photographer">Ted Stefanski</media:credit></media:group><feedburner:origLink>http://www.sunset.com/garden/fruits-veggies/how-to-grow-tomatoes-sunset-guide-00400000041787/</feedburner:origLink></item></channel></rss>
