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How to Plan a Pollinator Garden for Next Year

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How to Plan a Pollinator Garden for Next Year The best pollinator gardens begin with thoughtful planning, an understanding of your landscape, and a little patience. There is something wonderfully hopeful about planning a garden for a season that hasn’t arrived yet. Even as Michigan’s growing season winds down, we can imagine what might be

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Where Do Butterflies Go in Winter?

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Where Do Butterflies Go in Winter? There is something almost magical about watching a butterfly move through a summer garden. One moment, it rests on a flower, its wings opening and closing in the sunlight. The next, it floats effortlessly toward another bloom, seemingly without a destination or a care in the world. Throughout Michigan’s

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