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	<title>Cosmos Flowers</title>
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	<description>Tall, bushy with large profuse flowers.  An old fashion favorite that attracts all the butterflies and hummingbirds</description>
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		<title>COSMOS PRODUCES COSMIC BEAUTY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[COSMOS PRODUCES COSMIC BEAUTY





How would you like to own a universe? This will probably never happen but you can grow a plant which produces &#8220;showy flowers&#8221; in an &#8220;orderly arrangement of cosmic proportions&#8221;. Cosmos is the flower you should grow. Spanish priests grew cosmos in their mission gardens in Mexico. The evenly placed petals led [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cosmosflowers.wordpress.com&blog=5355530&post=34&subd=cosmosflowers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cosmos: dependable beauty &#8211; flower gardening</title>
		<description><![CDATA[                                                
Cosmos: dependable beauty &#8211; flower gardening
THE TRANSLUCENT FLOWERS OF the cosmos, a favorite garden annual for generations, have been a relatively recent discovery for me. I first noticed the rose-hued flowers of Cosmos bipinnatus in rambling country gardens in the mountains of northeastern Georgia. I was captivated by the flowers&#8217; airborne effect; they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cosmosflowers.wordpress.com&blog=5355530&post=32&subd=cosmosflowers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://cosmosflowers.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/cosmos-dependable-beauty-flower-gardening/</link>
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		<title>Candy Stripe Cosmos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[   Cosmos bipinnatus &#8216;Candy Stripe&#8217;
Bunches of daisy-like flowers and graceful feathery foliage make them a delight in both color and texture. Attactive to birds and butterflies, they are available in two species. Cosmos bipinnatus come in pink, rose, red, white, lavender and bicolors, and Cosmos sulfureus in yellow, orange and scarlet orange. Some varieties of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cosmosflowers.wordpress.com&blog=5355530&post=30&subd=cosmosflowers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Grow Chocolate Cosmos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[    How to Grow Chocolate Cosmos   
Chocolate cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguinea) is both nose and eye candy for your garden. When it’s in full bloom, mature blossoms on long, slender stems look like candy kisses on a stick and fill the late afternoon with the sweet scent of vanilla tinged chocolate. New blossoms hug the foliage [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cosmosflowers.wordpress.com&blog=5355530&post=28&subd=cosmosflowers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://cosmosflowers.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/how-to-grow-chocolate-cosmos/</link>
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		<title>Cosmos Picture Gallery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[      Cosmos Pictures       
                
Pink/Maroon  Light Purple   Light Pink     White           
                
 White Pink     White Purple    Orange          Pink                 Purple
                
Purple White    Yellow            White             Dark Purple   Pink Maroon
                    
Dark Red      Chocolate    Candy Striped       Red
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		<title>Garden Tools for Cosmos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Garden Tools for Cosmos  
You will also need a small selection of garden tools for your flower bed.  This is one area that I don&#8217;t believe in buying these cheap, flimsy tools.  You save more money in the long run by purchasing tools that are sturdy and of superior quality.
Your tools should include the usual [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cosmosflowers.wordpress.com&blog=5355530&post=23&subd=cosmosflowers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Basic Supplies for Growing Cosmos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Basic Supplies for Growing Cosmos 
Before we get started learning all about growing cosmos, you should know there are a few basic supplies you should have on hand:
1. ) Lots and Lots of cow manure.  You can buy the non-smelly composted bags, 40 lbs worth for a buck at most large gardening supply centers.  I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cosmosflowers.wordpress.com&blog=5355530&post=19&subd=cosmosflowers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://cosmosflowers.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/basic-supplies-for-growing-cosmos/</link>
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		<title>When Can I Plant Cosmos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Can I Plant Cosmos  
   
 The central rule of thumb is to plant after the last day of expected frost in your area.  Remember, cosmos are annuals and are frost sensitive.  A few days too early can mean the difference between a beautiful flower garden&#8230;.and a disaster.  
Planting Zone Map    
Learn what planting zone you live in:
Knowing your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cosmosflowers.wordpress.com&blog=5355530&post=17&subd=cosmosflowers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://cosmosflowers.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/when-can-i-plant-cosmos/</link>
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		<title>Where Can I Buy Cosmos?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[    Where Can I Buy  Cosmos?   
That will depend on whether or not you want to plant seeds or seedlings and the varieties you want to plant.
For such varieties as the tall maroon, pink and white type very often the seed stores (and even dollar stores) will have racks of seed packets 8 or 10 for $1.00.  Now I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cosmosflowers.wordpress.com&blog=5355530&post=13&subd=cosmosflowers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://cosmosflowers.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/where-can-i-buy-cosmos/</link>
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		<title>How to Grow Cosmos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[    How to Grow Cosmos   
Annual, Cosmos 
If you are a new gardener, Cosmos are a great plant to start with. Fast growing, there is little that can go wrong with this tall growing plant. Cosmos are native to Central America and Mexico. They grow quickly to a height of 4-5 feet. Brightly colored single or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cosmosflowers.wordpress.com&blog=5355530&post=11&subd=cosmosflowers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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