<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Southwest Desert Gardening &#187; Challenges of Gardening</title>
	<atom:link href="http://swdesertgardening.com/category/challenges-of-gardening/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://swdesertgardening.com</link>
	<description>Just for Fun</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:14:30 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Mermaid 2009</title>
		<link>http://swdesertgardening.com/2009/07/07/mermaid-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://swdesertgardening.com/2009/07/07/mermaid-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Challenges of Gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Snow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gardens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Old Garden Roses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rose Mermaid]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swdesertgardening.com/?p=472</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rose 'Mermaid'
This is the rose that was almost destroyed in Albuquerque&#8217;s &#8220;100-year Snow&#8221; in December of 2006.  Although it is not yet as tall as before the storm, 2.5 years later, &#8216;Mermaid&#8217; has returned to its full glory in terms of quality and quantity of blossoms!
Patience does pay.
 Tweet This Post  Delicious  [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://swdesertgardening.com/2009/07/07/mermaid-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>One Albuquerque Garden: A Private Oasis</title>
		<link>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/05/04/one-albuquerque-garden-a-private-oasis/</link>
		<comments>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/05/04/one-albuquerque-garden-a-private-oasis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 20:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Challenges of Gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desert Southwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gardens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Gardens]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/05/04/one-albuquerque-garden-a-private-oasis/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Thanks to the owner of this garden for allowing me to photograph it and use the photos here. All photographs were taken May 4, 2007. Click on the thumbnails for a larger view.
This is a very small city garden, but is artfully arranged to utilize a variety of plants. Roses are the featured plant throughout [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/05/04/one-albuquerque-garden-a-private-oasis/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Large-Flowered Climber: Royal Sunset</title>
		<link>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/05/04/large-flowered-climber-royal-sunset/</link>
		<comments>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/05/04/large-flowered-climber-royal-sunset/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 15:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Challenges of Gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desert Southwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roses]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/05/04/large-flowered-climber-royal-sunset/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Royal Sunset is an oldie but goodie for the desert Southwest. It has dark green, leathery, disease-resistant leaves, large flowers that can have great form (especially for a climber!), a nice scent, and color to knock your socks off. To top it all off, it has long, shapely buds.


It takes about three years for this [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/05/04/large-flowered-climber-royal-sunset/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>2007&#8242;s First Hybrid Tea</title>
		<link>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/05/04/2007s-first-hybrid-tea/</link>
		<comments>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/05/04/2007s-first-hybrid-tea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 12:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Challenges of Gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desert Southwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roses]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/05/04/2007s-first-hybrid-tea/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The first hybrid tea bloom of the year is always exciting in the high desert. One never knows exactly when to expect it, nor what it will look like. What have the late cold spells and especially the prolonged high winds done to the buds? Have thrips already damaged the bloom (for those of us [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/05/04/2007s-first-hybrid-tea/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Death and Rebirth in the Desert</title>
		<link>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/04/14/death-and-rebirth-in-the-desert/</link>
		<comments>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/04/14/death-and-rebirth-in-the-desert/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2007 15:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Challenges of Gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desert Southwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/04/14/death-and-rebirth-in-the-desert/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The desert and the native plants growing there never cease to amaze me.
Prickly pear cactus is a native plant used in a lot of landscaping in Tucson and the Sonoran Desert in general.
Yesterday I saw this large piece of prickly pear that had been broken off its main stem and roots by a late freeze [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/04/14/death-and-rebirth-in-the-desert/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Another Challenge: Late Hard Freezes</title>
		<link>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/04/14/another-challenge-late-hard-freezes/</link>
		<comments>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/04/14/another-challenge-late-hard-freezes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2007 13:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Challenges of Gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desert Southwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trees]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/04/14/another-challenge-late-hard-freezes/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This weekend I am in Tucson, located in the Sonoran Desert of the southwest, rather than the high Chihuahuan Desert in which Albuquerque is located. Many years ago I lived here for seven years, and although many things about the city have changed, the plants have remained pretty much the same. Palm trees, which do [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/04/14/another-challenge-late-hard-freezes/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Wind: Another Challenge in the Desert Southwest</title>
		<link>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/04/12/wind-another-challenge-in-the-desert-southwest/</link>
		<comments>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/04/12/wind-another-challenge-in-the-desert-southwest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Challenges of Gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desert Southwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/04/12/wind-another-challenge-in-the-desert-southwest/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New Mexico is the only place I have ever lived where Spring is not my favorite season.Â  And that is because of the high winds that are a staple of Spring in the high desert.
Gardeners here learn very quickly to keep their plants well-hydrated, atÂ this time of the year as much for the winds as [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/04/12/wind-another-challenge-in-the-desert-southwest/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Why Hope Springs Eternal for Gardeners</title>
		<link>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/04/05/why-hope-springs-eternal-for-gardeners/</link>
		<comments>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/04/05/why-hope-springs-eternal-for-gardeners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Challenges of Gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desert Southwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roses]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/04/05/why-hope-springs-eternal-for-gardeners/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the first post of this blog, I bemoaned the effects of the freak snow storm in late December on Mermaid, the climbing hybrid bracteata that was the largest rose in my yard.
Spring 2006:



After The Big Snow of December 2006:

The cleanup was not completed until early March, and Mermaid had to be sawed off at [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/04/05/why-hope-springs-eternal-for-gardeners/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Early Spring in the High Desert: Fruit Trees</title>
		<link>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/04/01/early-spring-in-the-high-desert-fruit-trees/</link>
		<comments>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/04/01/early-spring-in-the-high-desert-fruit-trees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2007 14:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Challenges of Gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desert Southwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fruit Trees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peach Trees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pear Trees]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/04/01/early-spring-in-the-high-desert-fruit-trees/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here in Albuquerque, the first things to bloom in my yard in the spring are bulbs and the dwarf peach, Bonanza. I have grown this peach tree in a 3/4 whiskey barrel since the late 1980&#8242;s. No matter how cold or how warm the winter, it has never failed to bloom. This year, after the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/04/01/early-spring-in-the-high-desert-fruit-trees/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Winter of the Big Snow!</title>
		<link>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/03/17/just-for-fun/</link>
		<comments>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/03/17/just-for-fun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Challenges of Gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desert Southwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roses]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/03/17/just-for-fun/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Those of us who live in the Desert Southwest know how lucky we are. Those of us who live in New Mexico, &#8220;Land of Enchantment,&#8221; know that more people come here to vacation and to ski than actually live here. They come not only for the recreation, but for the clear blue skies and brilliance [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://swdesertgardening.com/2007/03/17/just-for-fun/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
