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	<title>What Grows There :: Hugh Conlon, Horticulturalist, Professor, Lecturer, and Gardener</title>
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		<title>Favorite Mountain Laurel Cultivars</title>
		<link>http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/2012/05/17/favorite-mountain-laurel-cultivars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[acidic soil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evergreen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fertilizing plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountain laurel (Kalmia)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Native Plant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pruning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern Appalachian Region]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Shopping for mountain laurels is like sampling sweets at a candy shoppe or ice cream parlour. There are so many great choices. Most plants grow 4-5 feet tall and wide. Most have plant foliage which is lustrous, dark green and leaf spot resistant. All cultivars need minimal pruning and fertilizing once a year. In great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Mountain Laurels in Your Landscape</title>
		<link>http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/2012/05/14/growing-mountain-laurels-in-your-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[acidic soil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disease resistant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drought tolerant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evergreens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountain laurel (Kalmia)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Native Plant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plant nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planting tips]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Southern Appalachian Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spring flowering]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) is a U.S. native evergreen broadleaf shrub (USDA hardiness zone 5). Mature sizes range from 5 feet (dwarf cultivars) to 12 feet in height and with equal spread. Over the past 30 years, mountain laurels have so improved, thanks to breeding efforts of Dr. Richard Jaynes*. He has released several dozen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evaluating Weeping Bald Cypress Cultivars</title>
		<link>http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/2012/05/09/evaluating-weeping-bald-cypress-cultivars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/2012/05/09/evaluating-weeping-bald-cypress-cultivars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[acidic soil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bald cypress (Taxodium)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compact shrub]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compact tree]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[container shrub]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disease resistant]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DWARF CONIFERS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heat Tolerance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Native Plant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pruning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern Appalachian Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summer heat tolerant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trees & Shrubs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[watering evergreens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winter hardiness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) is a large 75 -80 foot deciduous conifer tree. They are long-lived, often 100 years or more. Bald cypress is incredibly hardy from the warm humid Florida swamps to the cold winter temperatures and loamy soils of central Michigan. Bald cypress is tolerant of a wide range of soil and moisture [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Firethorns Make Good Utility Shrubs</title>
		<link>http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/2012/05/06/firethorns-make-good-utility-shrubs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/2012/05/06/firethorns-make-good-utility-shrubs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 16:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aggressive grower]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evergreen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Firethorn (Pyracantha)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ornamental fruit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planting tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pruning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern Appalachian Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spring flowering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Winter Garden Interest]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/?p=3124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  Firethorn (Pyracantha spp.) is an old- fashion shrub that is making a comeback. Its white flowers makes a lovely presence in spring, followed by dark green leaves in summer, and bright orange or red fruits (berry clusters)  in fall and winter. Firethorn tolerates close clipping and is often utilized as a short 6-8 foot tall privacy screen.   White clusters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Variegated Tapioca Plant Thrives In The Summer Heat</title>
		<link>http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/2012/05/03/variegated-tapioca-plant-thrives-in-the-summer-heat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/2012/05/03/variegated-tapioca-plant-thrives-in-the-summer-heat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 16:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fertilizing plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foliage plant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heat Tolerance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planting tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern Appalachian Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summer heat tolerant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tapioca plant (Manihot)]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/?p=2988</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Add some tropical flair to your garden with variegated tapioca plant (Manihot esculenta &#8216;Variegata&#8217;), aka Cassava. Variegated tapioca is a spectacular foliage plant (zone 8 &#8211; 11) which excels as summer’s heat and humidity arrives and lingers. Tapioca plant is not likely to be sold in every garden center and you’ll likely need to order one or more on-line. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinxterbloom Azalea</title>
		<link>http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/2012/05/01/pinxterbloom-azalea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/2012/05/01/pinxterbloom-azalea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 16:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[acidic soil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Azalea (deciduous)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heat Tolerance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pinxterbloom azalea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soil drainage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern Appalachian Region]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/?p=2880</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pinxterbloom (Rhododendron periclymenoides), formerly R. nudiflorum, is a hardy deciduous azalea native to a large geographic area of the eastern United States. Pinxterbloom naturally grows nearby streams in a light woodland setting, but appears to tolerate dry rocky sites equally well after 2 years established. Shrub heights vary from 4-8 feet. Pinxterbloom spreads by underground stolons and shrubs may become [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sapsucker Feeding May Blacken Maple Trunks</title>
		<link>http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/2012/04/29/sapsucker-feeding-may-blacken-maple-trunks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/2012/04/29/sapsucker-feeding-may-blacken-maple-trunks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dogwood (Cornus)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elms (Ulmus)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[river birch]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Yellowwood]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/?p=3089</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You see or hear a sapsucker tapping in a yard tree and pay little attention to it. The bird perforates the tree or shrub trunk and main branches with numerous shallow holes, similar to a riveter working with sheet metal. A sapsucker feeds on the cambium sap and on insects under the bark. The holes are deep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pest Alert- Boxwood Blight</title>
		<link>http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/2012/04/27/pest-alert-boxwood-blight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/2012/04/27/pest-alert-boxwood-blight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boxwood (Buxus)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disease prone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disease resistant]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/?p=3131</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Boxwood blight is a disease caused by a fungus (Cylindrocladium pseudonaviculatum) which is a serious threat to most boxwood (Buxus) and related species such as sweetbox (Sarcococca spp.). To date there is no evidence of resistance to boxwood blight in any Buxus species. Plant pathologists in England first identified the disease in the mid-1990’s. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exceptional Describes ‘Major Wheeler’ Climbing Honeysuckle</title>
		<link>http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/2012/04/25/exceptional-describes-major-wheeler-climbing-honeysuckle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/2012/04/25/exceptional-describes-major-wheeler-climbing-honeysuckle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aggressive grower]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Butterflies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climbing honeysuckle (Lonicera)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Climbing or coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) is a native vine. It can be spotted growing on fence rows along roadsides and in woodlands from Connecticut to Nebraska, and south to Texas and Florida. ‘Major Wheeler’ is one of the better climbing honeysuckles noted for its non-stop production of bright red trumpet flowers and green mildew resistant foliage. Red [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Fireworks&#8217; Pennisetum</title>
		<link>http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/2012/04/23/fireworks-pennisetum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatgrowsthere.com/grow/2012/04/23/fireworks-pennisetum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[acidic soil]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fountain Grass (Pennisetum)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ornamental Grasses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern Appalachian Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summer flowering]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fountain grasses are popular annual grasses that thrive in Southern Appalachian gardens (USDA zones 6 and 7). The new cultivar &#8216;Fireworks&#8217; is totally spectacular. The mid-vein of the grass blade is burgundy red and edged in hot pink. Fireworks displays three seasons of awesome foliage color before dying off in the fall. Red plume foxtail flowers bloom [...]]]></description>
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