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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Calisto MT"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calisto MT";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>I thought you might be
interested in this new website, <a href="http://www.landscapeforlife.org/"
title="http://www.landscapeforlife.org/">www.landscapeforlife.org</a> that USBG
has partnered in creating.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The
basic message is <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:
bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Gardening with nature isn’t
complicated!<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Landscape for Life</span></font></i></b><font
face="Calisto MT"><span style='font-family:"Calisto MT"'> <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Helps
Homeowners Create Sustainable, Beautiful Gardens!</span></b> A new
website launched by the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">United States</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Botanic Garden</st1:PlaceType> and the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Lady</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Bird</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Johnson</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Wildflower</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> gives every home
gardener the resources to harness lessons from nature to create a garden that
supports the environment. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Calisto MT"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calisto MT"'>Based on the <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Sustainable Sites
Initiative</span></i></b>, Landscape for Life helps home gardeners work with
nature. From a garden in city or suburban lot to a community garden plot or
common area of a condo, the website carries the message that we all garden
within an ecosystem and offers a wealth of helpful and accessible information
to build on this connection. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-no-proof:yes'>Ray Mims</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;mso-no-proof:yes'>Conservation & Sustainability</span></font><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-no-proof:yes'> <st1:PlaceType
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;mso-no-proof:yes'>202.226.4067 desk<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana;mso-no-proof:yes'>202.409.1659 cell</span></font><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;mso-no-proof:yes'><a href="http://www.usbg.gov">www.usbg.gov</a></span></font><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;mso-no-proof:yes'><a href="http://www.sustainablesites.org">www.sustainablesites.org</a>
</span></font><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;mso-no-proof:yes'><a href="http://www.landscapeforlife.org">www.landscapeforlife.org</a>
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lang=NL style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:green;mso-ansi-language:
NL;mso-no-proof:yes'>Think before you print! Save money, ink, paper, energy,
and reduce CO<sub>2</sub>.</span></font><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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