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		<title>Check out the Lowe&#8217;s Garden Center and Floral Plant Finder!</title>
		<link>http://www.lowesfloral.com/blog/2010/07/check-lowes-garden-center-floral-plant-finder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kgeyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get a jumpstart with your summer planting for next year with the Lowe&#8217;s Plant Finder.  You can search  by many features that can help you answer those tough planting questions.  We all have those spots in the yard that we are just not quite sure what will grow well there or What kind of plants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m planning a fall wedding; what type of floral services do you offer?</title>
		<link>http://www.lowesfloral.com/blog/2010/07/planning-fall-wedding-type-floral-services-offer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kgeyer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Event decorations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The expert design team at Lowe’s Floral offers complete wedding service and can scale that service to the size of your event to create a dream wedding.  From a small, intimate affair with just family and friends, to a full scale event wedding, Lowe’s Floral does it all!  Information on our professional wedding services can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Lowe&#8217;s Floral have any guarantee if I buy a tree, plant it myself and it dies?</title>
		<link>http://www.lowesfloral.com/blog/2010/07/lowes-floral-guarantee-buy-tree-plant-dies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kgeyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lowe’s Garden Center and Floral does offer a guarantee on all regular priced trees and shrubs, even if you buy it and plant it yourself.  The guarantee is basically this:  All our high quality, Northern Grown Nursery plant materials should grow during the season in which they are planted and come back the next year.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When should I begin preparing my garden for the fall and winter and what do I need to do?</title>
		<link>http://www.lowesfloral.com/blog/2010/07/preparing-garden-fall-winter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lowesfloral.com/blog/2010/07/preparing-garden-fall-winter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kgeyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In early September, you should begin planning your final Fall cleanup of the lawn and garden.  Normally Minot, ND and surrounding communities experience a frost between the last week of September and the first week of October. For trees and shrubs, do not fertilize this late into the fall.  You want your trees and shrubs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When is the best time to trim shrubs and trees?</title>
		<link>http://www.lowesfloral.com/blog/2010/06/time-trim-shrubs-trees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lowesfloral.com/blog/2010/06/time-trim-shrubs-trees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lowes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pruning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trimming shrubs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trimming trees]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Shade trees and ornamental trees can be pruned any time during the spring summer or early fall. If you are pruning back whole limbs, keep in mind that if the cut left on the tree is larger than a Quarter, you should apply a pruning sealer, which acts as a bandage for the tree. Fruit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the difference between wave petunias and regular petunias?</title>
		<link>http://www.lowesfloral.com/blog/2010/06/difference-wave-petunias-regular-petunias/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lowes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wave petunias have a unique trailing growth habit and are highly prolific in their blooming. They drape over the sides of containers and raised beds and are great summer performers. A regular petunia has an upright or bush growth habit. It may spread slightly, but will not drape down as dramatically as a Wave petunia. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What &#8220;zone&#8221; are we in?</title>
		<link>http://www.lowesfloral.com/blog/2010/06/zone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lowes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minot, ND is located in USDA climate zone 3a in well protected spots in the river valley and USDA climate zone 3b on the hills or the surrounding prairie areas. Minot Air Force Base (MAFB), ND is located in USDA climate zone 3b. The only perennial plant material that Lowe’s Garden Center carries is specifically [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What does it mean when people talk about &#8220;zone&#8221; ?</title>
		<link>http://www.lowesfloral.com/blog/2010/06/people-talk-zone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lowesfloral.com/blog/2010/06/people-talk-zone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lowes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Blooming Plants]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For purposes of garden planning, the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) has divided the country into bands, based on average low temperatures. Minot, ND falls into USDA Climate zone 3a in the valley and 3b on the hills or the surrounding prairie areas. Minot Air Force Base (MAFB), ND is located in USDA climate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When do I plant bulbs?</title>
		<link>http://www.lowesfloral.com/blog/2010/06/plant-bulbs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lowesfloral.com/blog/2010/06/plant-bulbs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lowes</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lowesfloral.com/blog/?p=112</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are spring planted and fall planted bulbs, depending on the bulb crop you were looking to raise. Tulips, hyacinth, Allium, Crocus, Daffodils, all flower in early spring and are all planted in the late fall before a frost. These bulbs are all cued into blooming by temperature changes. They require a period of cooling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the difference between zonal geranium and a seed geranium?</title>
		<link>http://www.lowesfloral.com/blog/2010/06/difference-zonal-geranium-seed-geranium/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lowesfloral.com/blog/2010/06/difference-zonal-geranium-seed-geranium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lowes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zonal geraniums are propogated (reproduced) by taking cuttings. They are generally newer colors and varieties than their seed cousins. Seed geraniums are grown from seed.]]></description>
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