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      <title>Here’s When Michigan Can Expect Its Last Frost</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:17:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>4 Reasons You Should Wait To Plant Your Spring Garden If you Live in Michigan</title>
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      <title>10 of The Best Deer Resistant Plants &amp; Flowers to Plant This Year</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Apr 2023 23:05:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Bambi may be cute in the movie, but roaming around your flowers and garden is a different story. Here's what to plant to keep the deer away this season. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/87/p/10-best-deer-resistant-plants/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Michigan Has a Tiny Fighter Against A Ferocious Invasive Plant </title>
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      <description><![CDATA[An invasive plant, that has plagued Michigan, has seen its match. A tiny little aphid that just loves to suck on its sap. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/656/p/michigan-has-a-tiny-fighter-against-a-ferocious-invasive-plant/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Have an interest in garden but don't know where to start? The Grand Rapids Public Library is here to help. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/grpl-gardening-class/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[If you want those spring blooms, you have to plan ahead. Here are the plants you need to get into the ground this fall if you'd like to enjoy them in the spring. <a href="https://wgrd.com/plants-to-plant-before-fall-ends-2022/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you want those spring blooms, you have to plan ahead. Here are the plants you need to get into the ground this fall if you&apos;d like to enjoy them in the spring. <a href="https://wgrd.com/plants-to-plant-before-fall-ends-2022/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Save money and stay healthy with an indoor garden this winter! <a href="https://wgrd.com/how-to-keep-your-green-thumb-growing-this-winter/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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