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	<title>Northern Shade Gardening</title>
	<link>http://northernshade.ca</link>
	<description>Gardening in a cold northern climate, as the trees grow, the garden is gradually transforming to a more shady woodland garden</description>
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		<title>Protecting Perennials for Winter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The perennials in my garden with semi-evergreen leaves are still looking good, despite the below freezing temperatures,  but the &#8211; 35°  C (-31 ° F) temperatures that will come later this winter will test their cold hardiness. Alternating cold and warming spells  can stress perennials, with the freeze thaw cycle.  We usually get consistent snow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://northernshade.ca/2009/11/09/protecting-perennials-for-winter/</link>
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		<title>Small Bulbs for Early Spring Charm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been adding more of the smaller spring bulbs to my garden this fall. These are easy to tuck into a garden bed, in between perennials. When the bulbs die back by summer, the perennials will take their place, extending the flowering time. I&#8217;ve expanded some established groups of bulbs, adding more for a splashier [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://northernshade.ca/2009/11/02/small-bulbs-for-early-spring-charm/</link>
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		<title>Underplanting Hydrangea with Spring Bulbs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hydrangea shrubs have enough room underneath, that you can make a beautiful layered garden by underplanting them with shorter plants. In summer I have some dwarf Campanula (bellflowers) producing purplish blue star shaped flowers in a low carpet under this Hydrangea paniculata. I love the look, and wanted to extend it to spring, so I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://northernshade.ca/2009/10/26/underplanting-hydrangea-with-spring-bulbs/</link>
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		<title>What Leaves Look Good After the Frost</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve had a couple of weeks where the temperatures didn&#8217;t go above freezing, so the leaves of many  plants have died back. However, the leaves of  some hardy perennials are still looking good, despite the frost and snow. Here are some photos of perennial foliage that can tough out some frost, and extend the gardening [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://northernshade.ca/2009/10/19/what-leaves-look-good-after-the-frost/</link>
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		<title>Shady Bed Under Conifers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been expanding the shady bed that I created under the conifer trees in the front yard. Some of the branches are low, so I&#8217;ve added some  shorter groundcover plants where there isn&#8217;t as much room. The newest woodland additions are Asarum arifolium (wild ginger), Hepatica nobilis (liverleaf) and Brunnera macropylla &#8216;Looking Glass&#8217; (siberian bugloss).
I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://northernshade.ca/2009/10/07/shady-bed-under-conifers/</link>
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		<title>Heuchera &#8216;Plum Pudding&#8217; in a Border</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Heuchera &#8216;Plum Pudding&#8217; (coral bells), with its shiny purple leaves, can really catch your eye in a shady border. Here is a garden bed that I&#8217;ve rearranged, including some perennials with purple foliage. This garden area is in shade, so the perennials have to thrive with just an hour or two of sunlight.
The most eye [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://northernshade.ca/2009/10/03/heuchera-plum-pudding-in-a-border/</link>
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		<title>Tall, Dramatic Actaea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The tall flower wands of Actaea are very dramatic as they open in the fall garden. They rise above the other plants and look very fresh as many other perennials are going into decline.  Actaea (used to be Cimicifuga) (bugbane) are a great solution if you need a tall plant for a shady border. I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://northernshade.ca/2009/09/28/tall-dramatic-actaea/</link>
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		<title>Planting Tulip and Muscari Bulbs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a pretty bulb combination of tulips and Muscari (grape hyacinths) that I&#8217;m planting to bloom in the spring garden. They should flower at the same time in pink and blue, both with the extra petals of doubles.
The double early blooming pink Tulipa &#8216;Fox Trot&#8217; are planted at the back. Aren&#8217;t those tulips pretty? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://northernshade.ca/2009/09/25/planting-tulip-and-muscari-bulbs/</link>
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		<title>Planting Crocus Corms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s  a lot of fun planting spring flowering bulbs in the fall.  As you bury the little brown lumps, you can imagine all of the spring colours that will appear. I&#8217;ve planted  360 crocus corms that will form a yellow and purple patch under the lilac tree. I&#8217;ve included some Crocus vernus for their large [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://northernshade.ca/2009/09/22/planting-crocus-corms/</link>
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		<title>Phlox Paniculata &#8216;David&#8217;s Lavender&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The flowers of Phlox paniculata &#8216;David&#8217;s Lavender&#8217; are a pinkish lavender color with a white eye. I planted some of these tall phlox in spring, and the plants started flowering at the end of August. The blooms on this perennial are very attractive, and perk up the part shade garden area of blues and whites.
These [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://northernshade.ca/2009/09/16/phlox-paniculata-davids-lavender/</link>
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