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		<title>By: excusive</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/07/14/where-the-grass-is-never-greener/#comment-370674</link>
		<dc:creator>excusive</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: len smith</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/07/14/where-the-grass-is-never-greener/#comment-309985</link>
		<dc:creator>len smith</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Buy 3 get 1 free.Promotional sales period. We sell all kind of unlock phones, laptops, games plasma tv and all electronics device at affordable price.</p>
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		<title>By: roella</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/07/14/where-the-grass-is-never-greener/#comment-200117</link>
		<dc:creator>roella</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am surprised that Washington Gardener says that no supplemental watering has been needed this summer except for containers under overhangs.  I garden in Arlington, 4 miles from DC, and I can assure you that I am watering my containers daily, sometimes twice daily.  However, it is correct that no other watering has been needed other than for tomatoes.  Certainly July and August are dry periods here and it is unrealistic to expect lawns to grow and remain green now;  during my many years working at the Smithsonian on the Mall, I have seen the grass go brown and die back every summer, but it always regenerates in late September with the arrival of cooler nights and fall rains.  This said, maybe the NPS could devise a program which would protect some of the lawns on the Mall from the most harmful effects of foot traffic.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am surprised that Washington Gardener says that no supplemental watering has been needed this summer except for containers under overhangs.  I garden in Arlington, 4 miles from DC, and I can assure you that I am watering my containers daily, sometimes twice daily.  However, it is correct that no other watering has been needed other than for tomatoes.  Certainly July and August are dry periods here and it is unrealistic to expect lawns to grow and remain green now;  during my many years working at the Smithsonian on the Mall, I have seen the grass go brown and die back every summer, but it always regenerates in late September with the arrival of cooler nights and fall rains.  This said, maybe the NPS could devise a program which would protect some of the lawns on the Mall from the most harmful effects of foot traffic.</p>
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		<title>By: WashingtonGardener</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/07/14/where-the-grass-is-never-greener/#comment-197015</link>
		<dc:creator>WashingtonGardener</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We had plenty of rain this year - so much so that NO supllemental watering has been needed in our area - unless you have containers under a roof or balcony overhang.

I'm visiting the Mall again tomorrow and will see how the section is returning back - but July-Aug is our traditional drought time when turfgrass should die-back for a while and give it a rest. It is unrealistic to expect thick green grass all year round, but we should at least expect that our "national lawn" be healthy and chemical-free.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We had plenty of rain this year - so much so that NO supllemental watering has been needed in our area - unless you have containers under a roof or balcony overhang.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m visiting the Mall again tomorrow and will see how the section is returning back - but July-Aug is our traditional drought time when turfgrass should die-back for a while and give it a rest. It is unrealistic to expect thick green grass all year round, but we should at least expect that our &#8220;national lawn&#8221; be healthy and chemical-free.</p>
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		<title>By: RJ</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/07/14/where-the-grass-is-never-greener/#comment-196319</link>
		<dc:creator>RJ</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>DC parks need sprinklers. Both DC parks,and NPS.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>DC parks need sprinklers. Both DC parks,and NPS.</p>
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		<title>By: runner</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/07/14/where-the-grass-is-never-greener/#comment-196173</link>
		<dc:creator>runner</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If it looks like a tarp and smells like a tarp, its a tarp.

Perhaps they should ban the mysterious black looking plastic sheeting was laid over the majority of the site in May, that as a runner I saw EVERY DAY. These "approved materials" certainly seem to be doing as much damage as any tarp could.

I don't know what lawn, organic or not, could survive this beating. Its time to start taking more pride in our National Mall and not let people absolutely destroy it whenever they see fit.

Good news however, it seems to be coming back strongly, regardless of this travesty.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If it looks like a tarp and smells like a tarp, its a tarp.</p>
<p>Perhaps they should ban the mysterious black looking plastic sheeting was laid over the majority of the site in May, that as a runner I saw EVERY DAY. These &#8220;approved materials&#8221; certainly seem to be doing as much damage as any tarp could.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know what lawn, organic or not, could survive this beating. Its time to start taking more pride in our National Mall and not let people absolutely destroy it whenever they see fit.</p>
<p>Good news however, it seems to be coming back strongly, regardless of this travesty.</p>
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		<title>By: Judy Tiger</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/07/14/where-the-grass-is-never-greener/#comment-195654</link>
		<dc:creator>Judy Tiger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks to the City Paper for correcting the record on this. But why not ask the NPS and The Council for Excellence in Government to address the problem directly and to say who is going to foot the bill for SafeLawns.org to restore the lawn.  And ask the NPS why they don't establish standards that require users of the Mall to protect/restore the lawn as a result of their events.  This would be more complete journalism.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to the City Paper for correcting the record on this. But why not ask the NPS and The Council for Excellence in Government to address the problem directly and to say who is going to foot the bill for SafeLawns.org to restore the lawn.  And ask the NPS why they don&#8217;t establish standards that require users of the Mall to protect/restore the lawn as a result of their events.  This would be more complete journalism.</p>
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		<title>By: susan harris</title>
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		<dc:creator>susan harris</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That link to the DC Urban Gardener News story didn't work, so here it is: http://www.gardenrant.com/dc_urban_gardeners/2008/06/the-sad-state-o.html
Those words about how the grass "just cooked and cooked" were those of a SafeLawns spokesperson.(And in case THAT link doesn't work, it's a June 27 story on dc-urban-gardener-news.com.  Susan</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That link to the DC Urban Gardener News story didn&#8217;t work, so here it is: <a href="http://www.gardenrant.com/dc_urban_gardeners/2008/06/the-sad-state-o.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.gardenrant.com/dc_urban_gardeners/2008/06/the-sad-state-o.html</a><br />
Those words about how the grass &#8220;just cooked and cooked&#8221; were those of a SafeLawns spokesperson.(And in case THAT link doesn&#8217;t work, it&#8217;s a June 27 story on dc-urban-gardener-news.com.  Susan</p>
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		<title>By: WashingtonGardener</title>
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		<dc:creator>WashingtonGardener</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for doing the legwork on this, Ruth! I guess I should insert a sarcastic comment here about "excellence in government" oxymoron and how could this organization could devastate such an important experiment on organic lawncare and our National Mall. So was the deposit returned to the offending group? I hope not, and are the funds going to be used to bring back the lawn organically? Re-seeding and any renovation cannot take place until September. We shall be waiting and watching.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for doing the legwork on this, Ruth! I guess I should insert a sarcastic comment here about &#8220;excellence in government&#8221; oxymoron and how could this organization could devastate such an important experiment on organic lawncare and our National Mall. So was the deposit returned to the offending group? I hope not, and are the funds going to be used to bring back the lawn organically? Re-seeding and any renovation cannot take place until September. We shall be waiting and watching.</p>
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