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    <description>Low-maintenance and prolific, berry bushes are a delight in every garden! Find out how to select and care for berry bushes, and savor the fruits of your labor.</description>
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      <title>Chokeberry pruning made easy—here’s how to do it right</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Chokeberries, also known as aronias, are hardy and low-maintenance shrubs—but regular pruning helps them stay healthy and productive. In this guide, you’ll learn everything about chokeberry pruning: when to do it, what tools to use, and how to shape your bushes for the best results.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 09:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Prune your raspberries for a bountiful harvest—here’s how!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Pruning raspberries exposes their canes to more light, helping the fruit ripen evenly. A more open patch also reduces the risk of cane disease.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Raspberry support: why V is best (and how to do it)</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Raspberry T-support is the most common in home gardens, but a V-support makes berry picking easier and lets you keep more fruit-bearing canes than with T-support. The result is a larger harvest. See below for illustrated instructions on both methods of supporting raspberries.]]></description>
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      <title>Chokeberry yields a generous harvest with minimal care—see our tips for growing aronia!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Chokeberry reliably provides a steady crop even when other berry plants disappoint. Also called aronia, it’s a hardy shrub that isn’t bothered by frost, disease, or pests.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Pruning berry bushes—see tips from our professional</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Berry bushes are usually pruned the spring they’re planted. If you plant them in autumn, prune them the following spring. In this article you’ll find professional tips for pruning different berry bushes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 06:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Crowberry—a tasty treat and a great ground cover</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Crowberry is a wild plant you can grow in the garden. Its subspecies, the common crowberry, quickly forms a dense ground cover, while the mountain crowberry produces berries.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 11:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Growing blackberries</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Dark, glossy blackberries are what many home gardeners dream about. Varieties with sharp thorns are the most reliable for producing a harvest, while thornless, large-berried varieties require some extra care to fully ripen.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 07:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>3 clever ways to create peony supports—budget-friendly ideas!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[How can you create peony supports for your peonies, berry bushes, and other plants if store-bought flower supports don’t appeal to you? Sanni, Jasmin, and Marke found a clever, budget-friendly solution. Get inspired by these delightful upcycling ideas!]]></description>
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      <title>How to plant and grow highbush blueberries</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Highbush blueberries entice with their delicious berries, diverse cultivars, and ease of harvesting: picking blueberries becomes easier when you can harvest them in your own garden. With proper care, highbush blueberries can produce berries for 20–30 years.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Planting and growing strawberries—follow these clear instructions and enjoy the harvest</title>
      <description><![CDATA[For many, strawberries are the ultimate summer treat. Growing and planting strawberries is straightforward as long as you choose a sunny location, prepare loose soil, and use healthy seedlings.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Planting, growing, and caring for raspberries: your guide to success</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Raspberries thrive in sunny locations. The delicious berries and their long harvest period make growing raspberries well worthwhile. In addition to the classic red ones, you could also consider growing blue or yellow raspberries, or the European dewberry.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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