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		<title>Volunteer at a Garlic Mustard Pull at Huron Hills Golf Course on Saturday, April 21</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community members are invited to participate in a Garlic Mustard Pull at the Huron Hills Golf Course on Saturday, April 21 between 10 am and 1 pm. The event will take place across the street from 3115 Hunting Valley Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48104. Volunteers will be led by Eagle Scout Michael Saunders of Troop [...]
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<li><a href='http://20minutegarden.com/2011/08/13/harvesting-the-garlic/' rel='bookmark' title='Harvesting the Garlic'>Harvesting the Garlic</a></li>
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		<title>Advice to new gardeners: focus on cold weather crops until the danger of frost is past</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2012/04/14/advice-to-a-new-gardener-frost-dates-and-cold-weather-crops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cold weather crops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cole crops]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mark, Jay, and other new gardeners, Don’t allow yourself to be fooled. The unseasonably early spring may have you thinking that it’s time to “put in your whole garden.” The nurseries, garden centers, and outdoor departments of the big box stores are certainly brimming with seeds and seedlings of all kinds. Those indicators, however, [...]
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<li><a href='http://20minutegarden.com/2009/05/20/frost-bites/' rel='bookmark' title='Frost Bites'>Frost Bites</a></li>
<li><a href='http://20minutegarden.com/2009/05/19/frost/' rel='bookmark' title='FROST!!!'>FROST!!!</a></li>
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		<title>Spring ahead on next year’s garden design</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2012/04/12/spring-ahead-on-next-years-garden-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bulbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perennials]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The weather conditions so far this spring have been very accommodating to blooming plants. Like me, you may have noticed that the redbud, crabapple, and other flowering trees have been stunning. The forsythia stands I passed positively glowed with blossoms. The daffodils and tulips on displays have also been delightful. I’m waiting anxiously to see [...]
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		<title>Local clubs provide opportunities to make new gardening friends</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2012/04/03/local-clubs-provide-opportunities-to-make-new-gardening-friends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[garden club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garden walk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the unexpected benefits of participating in the Master Gardener course last year was that I have acquired some gardening friends. We met regularly over the course of the last summer to work on community projects together, repeatedly proving the adage that many hands make light work&#8211; or at least lighter work and more [...]
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<li><a href='http://20minutegarden.com/2011/11/12/gardening-wings/' rel='bookmark' title='Gardening Wings: on becoming a Master Gardener'>Gardening Wings: on becoming a Master Gardener</a></li>
<li><a href='http://20minutegarden.com/2011/01/22/upgrading-your-gardening-skills-in-the-off-season/' rel='bookmark' title='Upgrading your gardening skills in the off-season'>Upgrading your gardening skills in the off-season</a></li>
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		<title>Reasons to garden:  Hope</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2012/03/31/reasons-to-garden-hope/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[serviceberry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tree planting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last summer, we planted a stick in our front yard&#8211; at least, it looked like a stick. More specifically, however, we planted a serviceberry “tree” in seedling form. We had to mark the site with gardening stakes to remind ourselves and others not to mow or trod on our delicate new plant. We wanted to [...]
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		<title>Rap for Food presents the Food Mix</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2012/03/26/rap-for-food-presents-the-food-mix/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[music]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new local organization Rap for Food will host its first event “The Food Mix” on Thursday, March 29 beginning at 7pm at the Yellow Barn, 416 W. Huron in Ann Arbor. The Food Mix will unite local food artisans and groups, music lovers, and gardening organizations to learn more about and generate support for [...]
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		<title>The Scent of Spring</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2012/03/14/the-scent-of-spring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jardinier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I stepped outside on Monday morning to fetch a tool off the back porch, I finally smelled spring. We certainly have had some mild days in the last week, both sunny and warm, but Monday was the first time I smelled the scent that means spring to me. It’s some perfect mixture of temperature [...]
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		<title>Learn about Starting Plants from Seed at the Master Gardener Talk Series at Nicola&#8217;s Books</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2012/03/11/learn-about-starting-plants-from-seed-at-the-master-gardener-talk-series-at-nicolas-books/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new Master Gardener Talk Series continues on March 15 with a presentation on Starting Plants from Seed. The talk begins at 6 pm at Nicola’s Books (2513 Jackson Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48103). At this presentation, you’ll learn how to and when to plant seeds and how care for them, resulting in vegetable and [...]
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		<title>Wondering what to plant?  Grow what you love that will thrive in your space</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2012/03/07/wondering-what-to-plant-grow-what-you-love-that-will-thrive-in-your-space/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the second post in a series aimed at encouraging new gardeners. Dear Mark (and other New Gardeners), What are you going to grow in your vegetable garden? I have three suggestions to guide planning for your garden. The first step is simple: grow what you love. Make a list of what you think [...]
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		<title>Attend a Maple Syrup Tasting Event at the Pittsfield Grange on March 11</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2012/02/29/attend-a-maple-syrup-tasting-event-at-the-pittsfield-grange-on-march-11/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The word on the street is that maple syrup time is coming early this year, due to our mild winter. What better way to celebrate the rising of the sap and the coming spring than by attending a Maple Syrup Tasting event on Saturday, March 11 from 2pm until 4:30pm at the Pittsfield Grange. The [...]
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