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		<title>Reduce Water Use with Ecologically Sound Lawn Alternatives</title>
		<link>http://energyscapes.com/2012/04/reduce-water-use-with-ecologically-sound-lawn-alternatives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[No-mow Lawn]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would you like to reduce your irrigation expenses, as well as the amount of time required to maintain your lawn?  In his recent The Designer article, EnergyScapes owner Douglas Owens-Pike highlights four lawn alternatives that will benefit your environment and &#8230; <a href="http://energyscapes.com/2012/04/reduce-water-use-with-ecologically-sound-lawn-alternatives/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Garden Designers&#8217; Roundtable: Zen and Meditative Gardens</title>
		<link>http://energyscapes.com/2012/03/zen-and-meditative-gardens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 02:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garden Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garden Stonework]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sacred Spaces]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Written by: Douglas Owens-Pike Every garden should offer a visitor opportunities to escape the frenzy of the world outside its gates. Imagine the Classical Chinese Garden in the midst of bustling downtown Portland, Oregon. Entering feels like stepping back in &#8230; <a href="http://energyscapes.com/2012/03/zen-and-meditative-gardens/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Want a butterfly garden in your backyard?</title>
		<link>http://energyscapes.com/2012/03/want-a-butterfly-garden-in-your-backyard/</link>
		<comments>http://energyscapes.com/2012/03/want-a-butterfly-garden-in-your-backyard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garden Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Habitats]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you have ever traveled to see a garden planted specifically for butterflies and other pollinators, you know how jaw-dropping flowers covered with Monarch butterflies can be and the sense of wonder you get from hummingbirds whirring above your head. &#8230; <a href="http://energyscapes.com/2012/03/want-a-butterfly-garden-in-your-backyard/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Your landscape can be easy on your eyes and easy on the planet.</title>
		<link>http://energyscapes.com/2012/01/your-landscape-can-be-easy-on-your-eyes-and-easy-on-the-planet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garden Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garden Stonework]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Habitats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[No-mow Lawn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raingardens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Gardening]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Douglas Owens-Pike will share his expertise on how native plants can supply energy and water to the environment, provide year-round natural beauty, and help preserve Minnesota&#8217;s biodiversity. Come learn how to grow a garden that requires less energy, less water, &#8230; <a href="http://energyscapes.com/2012/01/your-landscape-can-be-easy-on-your-eyes-and-easy-on-the-planet/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Who says you can&#8217;t have a beautiful landscape and eat it, too?</title>
		<link>http://energyscapes.com/2012/01/who-says-you-cant-have-a-beautiful-landscape-and-eat-it-too/</link>
		<comments>http://energyscapes.com/2012/01/who-says-you-cant-have-a-beautiful-landscape-and-eat-it-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edible Gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garden Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Gardening]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps you think that ornamental landscape plants and a kitchen garden belong in separate areas of your yard. Think again! Come learn how to incorporate aesthetically-pleasing and edible plants into your landscape. Douglas Owens-Pike will share his ideas about this &#8230; <a href="http://energyscapes.com/2012/01/who-says-you-cant-have-a-beautiful-landscape-and-eat-it-too/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Want to learn more about attracting pollinators?</title>
		<link>http://energyscapes.com/2012/01/want-to-learn-more-about-attracting-pollinators/</link>
		<comments>http://energyscapes.com/2012/01/want-to-learn-more-about-attracting-pollinators/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garden Design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, March 1, 2012, EnergyScapes staff ecologist Laura Domyancich will present &#8220;Bees and Butterflies: Are They Disappearing?&#8221; for the Minnetonka Community Education program. Participants will learn what threatens our native pollinator populations and what we, as home gardeners, can &#8230; <a href="http://energyscapes.com/2012/01/want-to-learn-more-about-attracting-pollinators/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reality Check &#8211; Garden Design Round Table</title>
		<link>http://energyscapes.com/2012/01/reality-check-garden-design-round-table/</link>
		<comments>http://energyscapes.com/2012/01/reality-check-garden-design-round-table/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garden Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garden Maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Gardening]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Please check out the latest ruminations on &#8220;Reality Check&#8221; by nine member of Garden Design Round Table at http://gdrt.wordpress.com/ Or simply follow the links below to each of the blogs. Enjoy! David Cristiani : The Desert Edge : Albuquerque, NM Jocelyn Chilvers : The Art &#8230; <a href="http://energyscapes.com/2012/01/reality-check-garden-design-round-table/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gardening with Deer</title>
		<link>http://energyscapes.com/2011/12/gardening-with-deer/</link>
		<comments>http://energyscapes.com/2011/12/gardening-with-deer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas Owens Pike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Deer Fencing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garden Design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Garden Design Round Table, December 13, 2011 People have a complicated relationship with deer. We all enjoy their beauty and majesty. We love getting close to see them in their natural habitat. Some enjoy pursuing them for hunting trophies, &#8230; <a href="http://energyscapes.com/2011/12/gardening-with-deer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Article about Low Maintenance Landscapes</title>
		<link>http://energyscapes.com/2011/11/new-article-about-low-maintenance-landscapes/</link>
		<comments>http://energyscapes.com/2011/11/new-article-about-low-maintenance-landscapes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Douglas is a member of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers and has written a new article for there website check it out at www.apldmn.com. Please check it out and let us know what you think.]]></description>
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		<title>Monarch Butterflies</title>
		<link>http://energyscapes.com/2011/09/monarch-butterflies/</link>
		<comments>http://energyscapes.com/2011/09/monarch-butterflies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Habitats]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many people automatically think mammals when  we begin to discuss wildlife habitat.  But one of the many creatures the benefit from our landscapes are butterflies. Tamara, on our staff is a member of Monarch Watch, and has registered her yard as a way-station for them. Monarch Watch is a non profit &#8230; <a href="http://energyscapes.com/2011/09/monarch-butterflies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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