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      <image:caption>Rabbit damage to my alliums this spring. All photos by Parsley &amp; Petal.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>More rabbit damage to my alliums this spring.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Netting placed over ornamental chives, recovering after rabbit damage.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Unprotected tender new growth of Asiatic lilies eaten by rabbits.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An allium plant that managed to survive the rabbits’ recent feasting behavior.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Lavender and daffodils have been reliably left alone in my Rhode Island garden.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-05-07</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Keukenhof tulip fields, Lisse, Netherlands. All photos by Parsley &amp; Petal.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Red tulip fields, Keukenhof, Lisse, Netherlands.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The flowers looked unreal. Like walking through a Willy Wonka set—for flowers.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The colors, saturated.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The combinations—eye candy.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Journal - Keukenhof Gardens: The Second Time - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>All photos by Parsley &amp; Petal. I was delightfully exhausted by the end of the day and knew I’d be back again.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.parsleyandpetal.com/journal/the-easter-egg-bed-a-mothers-day-reflection-on-where-a-garden-begins</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-05-06</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Mom planting cosmos in The Easter Egg, with tulips and young rhododendrons, in the early garden years. Photo by Parsley &amp; Petal.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Egg Bed years later, with rhododendrons, red roses, white salvia, and cosmos. Photo by Parsley &amp; Petal.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-27</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Journal - Test Garden — Week 2: What’s Coming Up (and What Isn’t Yet) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tray of cosmos at the top, a few parsley, and tassel flower at the bottom, starting to come up in Week 2. Photo by Parsley &amp; Petal.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Trays of mostly cosmos (leaning towards light) and tassel flowers. One dianthus (green dot) in the front tray. I decided to add grow lights this week. Photo by Parsley &amp; Petal.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Plants starting to straighten once grow lights were added. Photo by Parsley &amp; Petal.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-26</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Journal - Test Garden — Week 1: Starting from Seed (Late March Notes) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Seed packets, seed starter trays, and coir seed starting pellets. Photo by Parsley &amp; Petal.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Journal - Test Garden — Week 1: Starting from Seed (Late March Notes) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Coir-seed starting pellets, after soaking them in water and placing 2-3 seeds on top of each one, before burying them lightly in the mixture. Photo by Parsley &amp; Petal.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Journal - Test Garden — Week 1: Starting from Seed (Late March Notes) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Labeled trays of seeds in mixture before placing them by eastern-facing windows. Photo by Parsley &amp; Petal.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-25</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Mophead hydrangea with perennial deer favorites daylilies and Asiatic lilies. Photo by Parsley &amp; Petal.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Panicle hydrangeas, like these ‘QuickFire Fab’, are generally less favored by deer, but still sampled in my garden, especially in the wintertime. Photo by Parsley &amp; Petal.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-26</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-26</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>A cosmos from the nursery, in a prescription bottle, on Mom’s dresser. She’s been gardening since she could walk. Photo by Parsley &amp; Petal.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-23</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.parsleyandpetal.com/journal/pinks-dianthus</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-05-06</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>What I believe to be Dianthus ‘Firewitch’. Photo by Parsley and Petal.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-28</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’ (Nepeta faassenii) blooming in a Rhode Island garden well into the fall. Photo by Parsley &amp; Petal.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In my garden, Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’ (Nepeta faassenii) camouflages the legs of my David Austin ‘Alnwick’ roses. Photo by Parsley &amp; Petal.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Peonies (Paeonia) are among the perennials deer consistently leave alone in my garden. Photo by Parsley &amp; Petal.</image:caption>
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