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    <title>Michal Bulla's Blog at GardenTenders.com</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:56:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CENTRALIZED ACCOUNT SYSTEM: Our Family Of Sites Have Merged!</title>
      <link>http://gardentenders.com/members/mbulla/blog/627</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[As many of you might have already noticed, we&#8217;ve established new centralized system which allows you access to all three websites in our network:
	<ul>
	<li><a href="gardentenders.com">GardenTenders</a></li>
		<li><a href="lumberjocks.com">LumberJocks</a></li>
		<li><a href="homerefurbers.com">HomeRefurbers</a></li>
	</ul>


	<p>You can see following graphic when you visit sign-in or sign-up pages on these sites. Think of it as your unique network passport/ID:</p>


	<p><img src="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll184/msojka12/LumberJocks/network-account.gif" alt="" /></p>


	<p>You can read more <a href="http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/msojka/blog/6040">here</a> .</p>


	<p>Enjoy!</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:56:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://gardentenders.com/members/mbulla/blog/627</guid>
      <author>Michal Bulla</author>
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      <title>GardenTenders eMag</title>
      <link>http://gardentenders.com/members/mbulla/blog/614</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>Great news everyone!</p>


	<p>I would like to announce the very first issue of GardenTenders Emag, which will be available to all subscribers this week! This monthly Emag will help you keep in touch with what&#8217;s new and interesting on our site including Blogs, Forum topics and Projects posted to our website.  And the editor will be our very own, and much loved GardenTender <a href="http://gardentenders.com/members/MsDebbieP">MsDebbieP</a>, who takes care of <a href="http://lumberjocks.com/emag">Lj's eMag</a> as well.  So sign up now, it&#8217;s free and you&#8217;ll never know what MsDebbieP is up to until you read the GT Emag!</p>


	<p><strong>You can subscribe <a href="http://gardentenders.com/emag">here</a></strong>.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:35:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://gardentenders.com/members/mbulla/blog/614</guid>
      <author>Michal Bulla</author>
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      <title>The Gardentenders Toolbar: Your Personal Assistant</title>
      <link>http://gardentenders.com/members/mbulla/blog/570</link>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Let me introduce your new personal assistant which installs directly into your browser. It alerts you about new content posted on GardenTenders and provides you with the handy shortcut links to your favorite site. It even features Feel the Pulse button and local weather forecasts… our brand new <strong>GardenTenders toolbar</strong>:</p>


	<p><img src="http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg107/bulino1/toolbar.png" alt="" /></p>


	<p>What does the GardenTenders toolbar let you do?</p>


	<ul>
	<li><strong>Search</strong> the Web and GardenTenders site from anywhere on the Web.</li>
		<li>Find out <strong>What’s new</strong> on GardenTednders before it’s old! New projects, blogs and topics are delivered right to you.</li>
		<li>Check the <strong>pulse</strong> at any time, from any place – with just one click.</li>
		<li>Get an easy access to the favorite pages on the GardenTenders just by clicking on handy <strong>Shortcuts</strong> button.</li>
		<li>Organize your <strong>To Do</strong> list – get those projects done in a more timely fashion.</li>
		<li>Get notified when you receive <strong>new e-mails</strong> to your POP3, Yahoo!, Gmail, or Hotmail accounts.</li>
		<li>Coordinate your garden time with the up-to-date local <strong>weather forecasts.</strong></li>
	</ul>


	<p><a href="http://gardentenders.ourtoolbar.com"><strong>GardenTendize your browser here</strong></a><br />Works great in <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/and">Firefox</a> Internet Explorer.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:26:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://gardentenders.com/members/mbulla/blog/570</guid>
      <author>Michal Bulla</author>
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      <title>GT Gardening Awards -Summer 2008 #3: And the Winners are...</title>
      <link>http://gardentenders.com/members/mbulla/blog/547</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>Today is the Day we were waiting for. Our successful <a href="http://gardentenders.com/awards/summer_2008">GardenTenders Summer Awards</a> are over, so let me officially announce the winners.</p>


	<p><strong>EDIBLE BEAUTY</strong></p>


	<p><strong>1st Place</strong> &#8211; <a href="http://gardentenders.com/projects/176">Edible Beauties</a> by Eklectic (42 points)</p>


	<p><img src="http://gardentenders.com/assets/pictures/projects/962-196x130.jpg?1217333257" alt="" /></p>


	<p><img src="http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg107/bulino1/space.png" alt="" /></p>


	<p><strong>2nd Place</strong> &#8211; <a href="http://gardentenders.com/projects/147">Edible Beauty</a> by MsDebbieP (34 points)</p>


	<p><img src="http://gardentenders.com/assets/pictures/projects/833-196x130.jpg?1216058212" alt="" /></p>


	<p><img src="http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg107/bulino1/space.png" alt="" /></p>


	<p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</p>


	<p><strong>INDOORS OUT</strong></p>


	<p><strong>1st Place</strong> &#8211; <a href="http://gardentenders.com/projects/178">Bringing the Inside Out - A little Standing Light</a> by GrandmaT (38 points)</p>


	<p><img src="http://gardentenders.com/assets/pictures/projects/968-196x130.jpg?1217337769" alt="" /></p>


	<p><img src="http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg107/bulino1/space.png" alt="" /></p>


	<p><strong>2nd Place</strong> &#8211; <a href="http://gardentenders.com/projects/177">Indoor-Out: My Nursery!</a> by Eklectic (37 points)</p>


	<p><img src="http://gardentenders.com/assets/pictures/projects/965-196x130.jpg?1217337736" alt="" /></p>


	<p><img src="http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg107/bulino1/space.png" alt="" /></p>


	<p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</p>


	<p><a href="http://gardentenders.com/awards/summer_2008/results/2">Click here to see the complete results.</a></p>


	<p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</p>


	<p>And here is the lucky winner of our stylish GT shirt (randomly selected from all the voters):</p>


	<ul>
	<li>Jroot</li>
	</ul>


	<p>Congratulations, everyone! I’m going to PM the prize winners shortly.</p>


	<p><strong>THANK YOU EVERYBODY!</strong> I’m already looking forward to the next Awards edition …</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:37:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://gardentenders.com/members/mbulla/blog/547</guid>
      <author>Michal Bulla</author>
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      <title>New Contests page</title>
      <link>http://gardentenders.com/members/mbulla/blog/535</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>Since it was hard to find our previous Awards and Challenges, I&#8217;ve created new contests tab in main navigation. It links to the new <a href="http://gardentenders.com/contests">contests page</a> where you can see all information together with the corresponding dates.</p>


	<p><img src="http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg107/bulino1/contestspage.png" alt="" /></p>


	<p>Enjoy!</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:05:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://gardentenders.com/members/mbulla/blog/535</guid>
      <author>Michal Bulla</author>
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      <title>GT Gardening Awards -Summer 2008 #2: Cast Your Votes</title>
      <link>http://gardentenders.com/members/mbulla/blog/518</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>July has been an entertaining and inspiring month, as the entries for our two Awards categories came in. I am very pleased to see the great response – with <strong>9 Indoors-out</strong> and <strong>8 Edible Beauty</strong> entries.</p>


	<p>And now, it&#8217;s time to select our Awards winners for both categories. So, you have until <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=8&#38;day=7&#38;year=2008&#38;hour=15&#38;min=0&#38;sec=0&#38;p1=64&#38;sort=1">August 7th at 3 PM Central</a> to make your selections.</p>


	<p><strong>Only GardenTenders who have posted at least one project in the past are allowed to vote and, for those of you who have submitted an Awards entry, you will notice that your project is not listed when you make your selections. (You are not allowed to vote for yourself.) So don’t panic when you do not see your entry in the list for voting purposes – others can pick your entry without any problems.</strong></p>


	<p>Then on August 8th I will announce the Award Recipients. Click on the big <strong>VOTE AND WIN</strong> button on the <a href="http://gardentenders.com/awards/summer_2008">Awards pages</a> to cast your votes now. Yes… the button caption contains WIN word since the one lucky random voter will win our stylish GardenTenders Shirt ;)</p>


	<p><img src="http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg107/bulino1/space.png" alt="" /></p>


	<p><strong>GOOD LUCK to everyone!</strong></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:07:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://gardentenders.com/members/mbulla/blog/518</guid>
      <author>Michal Bulla</author>
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      <title>Show others your Balcony, Terrace, Patio or Deck and Win</title>
      <link>http://gardentenders.com/members/mbulla/blog/467</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>Hi there.</p>


	<p>Whether your outdoor space is a <strong>balcony, terrace, patio or deck</strong>, turning it into &#8220;your space&#8221; is part of the pleasure! Show us how you have renovated your deck (whatever that is for you) and how you have made it your own personal retreat. Enter your project into  our <a href="http://homerefurbers.com/awards/summer_2008">HomeRefurbers Awards</a> &#8211; <strong>Decked Out In Comfort </strong> category and win special prize.</p>


	<p>Don&#8217;t forget that the deadline is on <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=7&#38;day=31&#38;year=2008&#38;hour=15&#38;min=0&#38;sec=0&#38;p1=64&#38;sort=1">July 31, 2008 at 3 PM CDT</a></p>


	<p>Happy posting !</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:46:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://gardentenders.com/members/mbulla/blog/467</guid>
      <author>Michal Bulla</author>
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      <title>GT Gardening Awards -Summer 2008 #1: Announcemet</title>
      <link>http://gardentenders.com/members/mbulla/blog/421</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>Let the flowers bloom and the Awards begin.  Here is your chance to win some cool GardenTender prizes while having fun in the garden and showcasing your gardening tallents.</p>


	<p><img src="http://gardentenders.com/images/awards/summer_2008/logo.png" alt="" /></p>


	<p>Feel free to compete in one or both of the following categories:</p>


	<p><strong>Edible Beauty: </strong>Use edible plants to show that it&#8217;s not just flowers that make a garden beautiful. Create an &#8220;edible garden&#8221; that is either a flowerbed or a planter. In the description of your entry be sure to tell us about the plants that you have included in your special garden.</p>


	<p><strong>Indoors-Out:</strong> Bring the indoors out and create a special garden feature using a re-purposed object. In the description of your entry tell us a little history on your indoor item and how it inspired you to take it outdoors.</p>


	<p><strong>Click here to enter the wonderful world of <a href="http://gardentenders.com/awards/summer_2008">GardenTenders Gardening Awards Summer 2008</a>.</strong></p>


	<p>So the garden gloves are off&#8230;Expose your best green thumb in our very first Summer Awards.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:49:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://gardentenders.com/members/mbulla/blog/421</guid>
      <author>Michal Bulla</author>
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      <title>New "Hardiness Zone" feature</title>
      <link>http://gardentenders.com/members/mbulla/blog/408</link>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Let me introduce another <strong>special new feature</strong> on our GT site. After some request from GardenTenders I&#8217;ve decided to add a feature, which allows you to <strong>choose hardiness zone</strong> you live in and it will be displayed below stats on your member card. Simply go to &#8220;My Home&#8221;, then click on &#8220;Edit My Profile&#8221; and you&#8217;ll see option  &#8220;Hardiness Zone&#8221; where you can choose your zone. For those, who don&#8217;t know what the heck the Hardiness Zone is, just click on the &#8220;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardiness_zone">What's this</a>&#8221; link.</p>


	<p><img src="http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg107/bulino1/zone.png" alt="" /></p>


	<p>Enjoy!</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:06:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://gardentenders.com/members/mbulla/blog/408</guid>
      <author>Michal Bulla</author>
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      <title>Greener Gardens Challenge #3: And the winners are.</title>
      <link>http://gardentenders.com/members/mbulla/blog/328</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://gardentenders.com/blogs/tag/challenge01">6 great blog entries</a> have been posted in our Greener Gardens Challenge in partnership with The Home Depot And here are two random winners:</p>


	<ul>
	<li>Catspaw</li>
		<li>Scott Hildenbrand</li>
	</ul>


	<p>The first one will receive $50 Gift Certificate from Home Depot and GT shirt, second one will receive GT shirt. Congratulations!</p>


	<p>Thanks for posting and reading.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:55:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://gardentenders.com/members/mbulla/blog/328</guid>
      <author>Michal Bulla</author>
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