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	<title>Flowers Blog &#124; Flowers Tips and Advice &#187; Winter</title>
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		<title>Photographing Flowers in the Winter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Winter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decreasing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those who like to photograph flowers, winter is a long and tedious season to get through. It takes a bit of feeling for adventure and patience to find subject matter. But those who like to take pictures of bright and colourful flowers need to start thinking of creating an indoor patio studio.
Sometimes, when you have taken a lot of ...]]></description>
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		<title>Pick a Flower Show to Warm Your Heart</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Winter]]></category>
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After 137 years of shows, the New England Spring Flower show was canceled due to lack of funding. So, New Englanders are having to go elsewhere to warm up a bit before spring truly hits.
Flower shows are usually best way to bring sum cheer into gloomy winter days. The Rhode Island Spring and Flower Garden show is to open its ...]]></description>
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		<title>The Romance of Fresh Flowers in the Middle of Winter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Valentine's Day]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people feel that Valentine&#8217;s Day is not complete without flowers, but as just about anybody knows, February is not exactly the season for growing flowers.
So even gardeners have to join the rest of the crowd by buying fresh flowers at the local flower shop. Roses are by far the favourite &#8212; last year about 214 million flowers were put ...]]></description>
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		<title>Early Blooming Snowdrops and Snowflakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Varieties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winter]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[snowdrops]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though most of us are not expecting flower at this chilly time of year, snowdrops are soon going to popping up where we least expect them. There is also a flower that is quite similar to the snowdrop called the snowflake, and they often get mixed up, as they both like the cold.
The scientific name of snowflakes is Leucojum; this ...]]></description>
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		<title>Blooming in the Heat of the Winter Sun</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Winter]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunshine in the winter cannot be compared to anything else. The rays of the sun are at their lowest, they slant and are very subtle.

The winters are getting milder, which is not such a great thing, but offers us new planting possibilities and options for our gardens. It&#8217;s time to make the most of any rays of light that come ...]]></description>
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		<title>Phipps&#039; Winter Flower Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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When you think of flowers, winter does not really come to mind. However, the Phipps&#8217; Winter Flower Show is trying to change this.
When it is cold and dark outside, people really need the sight of beautiful and cheery flowers. The Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden is offering a warm atmosphere for admiring these works of nature. The Winter Flower Show, ...]]></description>
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		<title>Alternatives for Traditional Holiday Flowers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first holiday flower to come to mind is usually the Poinsetta, it is the best-selling holiday plant, but there are some other winter-blooming flowers that you can use as an alternative.

Amaryllis is a bulbous plant that has one flower on a single stem and it looks a lot like the lily. There are many different sizes and colours to ...]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Season Colour with Camellias</title>
		<link>http://www.flowers24hours.co.uk/blog/verieties/winter-season-colour-with-camellias/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Varieties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winter]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many have given up on the hope of seeing colour in the winter landscape. However, camellias are now blooming and they have beautiful blossoms to offer in pink, red and white.
Camellia starts to bloom in October. Hybrids are also available, they are usually single flowered and not recommended as cut flowers, because they shatter if they are handled too much. ...]]></description>
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		<title>Adding Colour to Cool Days</title>
		<link>http://www.flowers24hours.co.uk/blog/verieties/adding-colour-to-cool-days/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Varieties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winter]]></category>
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The holidays are coming up and you are probably going to have a lot of guests around. There are a couple of things you can do to add colour to your home to make it more inviting.
Pansies are the first on the list. They are small plants but unstoppable bloomers. There are two kinds of blooms: clear-faced and monkey-faced. Clear-faced ...]]></description>
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		<title>The Canary Bird a Winter Favourite</title>
		<link>http://www.flowers24hours.co.uk/blog/verieties/the-canary-bird-a-winter-favourite/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Varieties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winter]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[constantly]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most gardeners would not believe their ears if they were told that there as sunny yellow flower that is easy to grow and blooms all winter long. Well if you have a conservatory, light porch or spacious window, the Abutilon or the &#8220;Canary Bird&#8221; is the flower of your dreams.

Abutilons are very rewarding as conservatory plants as they flower constantly. ...]]></description>
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