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      <title>Rose of Sharon adds to summer landscapes; Aphrodite named Louisiana Super Plant</title>
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      <title>Vitex provides late spring, summer flowers</title>
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      <title>Lantanas offer summer color; Bandana named Louisiana Super Plant</title>
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      <title>Joseph’s coat provides colorful foliage; Little Ruby variety named Super Plant</title>
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      <title>Tropical hibiscuses add to spring, summer landscapes</title>
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      <title>Angelonias offer good landscape performance</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:33:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/22/13) HAMMOND, La. – Gardeners have long desired flowers that are low-maintenance in their landscape. But they also want these flowers to last spring through fall. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Final All-America Rose winner; new trials will include AgCenter garden</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:23:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/15/13) HAMMOND, La. – March is the time when home gardeners get seriously engaged in planting and enjoying the spring season. Many gardeners continue to use roses in landscapes across Louisiana. In addition to the popular Knock Out varieties, people frequently plant All-America Rose Selection (AARS) winners. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>5 bedding plants named All-America Selection winners</title>
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      <title>Newest Encore azaleas set to debut</title>
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      <title>Proper early-season care gets roses off to a good start</title>
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      <title>Planning for azaleas is important spring decision</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 02/15/13) HAMMOND, La. – Azaleas are Louisiana’s most popular shrub among home gardeners. Fall is the best time to plant azaleas, followed, in turn, by winter, spring and summer. The vast majority of azaleas are, however, planted in spring. This is, of course, when garden centers have the best selection and is the time of the year when gardeners see azaleas in bloom. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Spring-flowering trees are a’blooming</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:48:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Southgate rhododendrons have Louisiana potential</title>
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      <title>Prune trees and shrubs correctly</title>
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      <title>Growing hybrid tea roses can be easy</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:52:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Dogwoods deserve a second look</title>
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      <title>Wintertime landscapes may need cold protection</title>
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      <title>Fruit plants add diversity to landscapes</title>
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      <title>Sasanquas brighten fall, winter landscapes</title>
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      <title>Now – or anytime – is a good time to mulch</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 12/07/12) HAMMOND, La. – As we approach the end of fall and the beginning of winter, we may have oak leaves and pine needles lying around in our landscapes in abundance. What can we do with these products? How about using them for mulch in our landscape beds, around our trees and in our vegetable gardens? - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Japanese maples make great signature trees</title>
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      <title>Nuttall oak – one of the best oaks for Louisiana</title>
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      <title>Add color to your fall landscape</title>
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      <title>‘Crape murder’ coming early this year</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 11/02/12) HAMMOND, La. – A poor horticulture practice in Louisiana and across the South involves one of our most beloved landscape trees. Each year, crape myrtles are pruned improperly. One of the ten commandments of gardening should be “thou shalt not top crape myrtles.” - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Sorbet violas, Cool Wave pansies make ideal cool-season plants</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 10/25/12) HAMMOND, LA. – The ideal planting time for cool-season bedding plants in Louisiana runs from late September through early December. Some of our common cool-season flowers prefer the earlier planting dates and some prefer the later planting dates. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Here’s a look at new landscape plants for 2013</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 10/19/12) Each fall, trial gardens, such as those located at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station, compile results from entries and name the best-performing of the new plants for the next year. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Fall means garden mums</title>
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      <title>Robin Hill azaleas include new Louisiana Super Plant</title>
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      <title>Plant perennial flowers now through fall</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/07/12) Perennials are plants that live for three or more years and often require two or more years from seed to flower. Gardeners are showing renewed interest in herbaceous perennials because they often need less maintenance, less water and fewer pesticides than annual bedding plants. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Fall is for planting shrubs</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:56:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/28/12) Shrubs make up the main background plants for most home landscapes. Many home gardeners plant shrubs during spring because that is when most of us think about gardening and that is when garden centers have the best availability. But, fall is the best time to add shrubs to the landscape. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Plant petunias now through mid-October</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/20/12) Petunias are one of the most popular flowers in Louisiana. They can be planted in fall for cool-season color or planted in late winter or early spring for warm-season color. As with almost all bedding plants these days, you can find a wide assortment of petunias at local garden centers. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>You can plant roses in late summer, fall</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:58:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 08/31/12) You may not think of late summer and fall as a time for rose gardening. Sometimes, however, roses will actually establish better when planted in fall than when planted in late winter through early spring. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>New gomphrena varieties offer more landscape options</title>
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      <title>New ornamental plants evaluated at research station</title>
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      <title>The right plants can enhance shady areas</title>
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      <title>Coreopsis add color to the summer landscape</title>
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      <title>Here’s why crape myrtles may not bloom</title>
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      <title>New coneflower selections offer variety</title>
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      <title>Choose crape myrtles that ‘fit’ home landscape</title>
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