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	<title>Oakleaf Green&#039;s Garden Smackdown™</title>
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		<title>Plant Review: Origanum laevigatum &#8216;Pilgrim&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ornamental oregano first caught my eye in my first Logee&#8217;s catalog when, as an impressionable lad of 15, I spied Origanum &#8216;Kent Beauty.&#8217; My interest in all plants Mediterranean had begun to percolate, and it was one of the catalysts. Years later, it wasn&#8217;t &#8216;Kent Beauty,&#8217; but &#8216;Pilgrim&#8217; I happened upon at a local nursery [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gardensmackdown.com/plant-review/2010/plant-review-origanum-laevigatum-pilgrim/</link>
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		<title>Play: Billie Jean</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been listening to Aloe Blacc&#8217;s &#8220;I Need A Dollar&#8221; for a while and thought it was okay, but THIS? This is cover magic. My only objection is that I only just became aware of its existence.]]></description>
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		<title>Marginals: Cunninghamia lanceolata</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cunninghamia lanceolata goes by a few names: blue China fir, China-fir, Chinafir, and the name by which I&#8217;ve always known it, Cunningham fir. A timber tree in its native (you guessed it) China, Cunninghamia is an out of vogue evergreen you&#8217;ll find planted mostly in the Southern U.S. A shaggy giant grew on the corner [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gardensmackdown.com/marginals/2010/marginals-cunninghamia-lanceolata/</link>
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		<title>Play: Estirado Al Sol</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been playing this Pinker Tones song off and on all day. Its name translates to &#8220;lying in the sun,&#8221; and the video is pretty darn slick. Appropriate for a summer Friday? I think yes. &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gardensmackdown.com/play/2010/play-estirado-al-sol/</link>
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		<title>Wishlist: Cephalaria gigantea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I met up with friends at Smith College Botanic Garden last summer, and what a lovely little garden it is. Several plants caught our attention, but one in particular landed itself on the wishlist. Its unwieldy name, which I believe comes from the language of Chewbacca, was Cephalaria tchihatchewii. Like Chewbacca, it was really tall [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gardensmackdown.com/wishlist/2010/wishlist-cephalaria-gigantea/</link>
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		<title>Roll Call: What Looks Good In a Bad Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Man oh man. If I haven&#8217;t talked much about my garden lately, here, on Facebook or Twitter, it&#8217;s because my garden is mostly depressing this year. Why? Because we&#8217;ve had appallingly few soaking rains since June, along with heat and humidity that&#8217;d make ANY good Southerner request a cold drink. It&#8217;s brutal out there, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gardensmackdown.com/roll-call/2010/roll-call-what-looks-good-in-a-bad-year/</link>
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		<title>Play: Drew Carey&#8217;s Five O&#8217;Clock World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s summer. It&#8217;s Friday. Remember this? Yep. &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gardensmackdown.com/play/2010/play-drew-careys-five-oclock-world/</link>
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		<title>Garden Designers Roundtable: Underused Plants</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey. I&#8217;m Leucothoë. Recognize me? Maybe? I know I&#8217;ve seen you around, but I&#8217;m not sure if you noticed me. Anyway, um… I wanted to… Introduce myself? I&#8217;m not so good at these things. But here goes: Occupation: Shrub (Moonlight as groundcover) Height and spread: Variable Color: Depends Hardiness: Zones 5-9 Status: Evergreen In search [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gardensmackdown.com/garden-designers-roundtable/2010/garden-designers-roundtable-underused-plants/</link>
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		<title>Lit: Toujours Provence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been busy, but I don&#8217;t want to leave you completely empty-handed for the week. It&#8217;s hot, and heat puts me in the mind of Peter Mayle books. As nice as summer is here, I think I&#8217;d still rather be in Provence. The dogs cope with the summer heat by sleeping through it, stretched out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gardensmackdown.com/lit/2010/lit-toujours-provence/</link>
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		<title>Play: Transfiguration, No.1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This here is a pretty accurate depiction of what I would wish to be the sonic wallpaper on the inside of my brain. What more could you ask, really? Seu browser não suporta iframes. Download it at Amazon* &#8594; *Amazon Associates link. If you buy, you support the artist, and you support me too!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gardensmackdown.com/play/2010/play-transfiguration-no-1/</link>
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