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Prepare your home & PROTECT YOUR PLANTS before a hard freeze

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Emergency Preparedness Checklist for Winter Power Outage

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WHAT TO DO BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER A FREEZE TO PROTECT YOUR PLANTS

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How to Protect Your Plants in Winter

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Do you know your frost free date?

Freeze alert! ❄️ Do you know what to do before, during, and after a freeze to protect your plants? And don’t forget—your frost-free dates are key for planning! Let the Farmer’s Almanac guide you.

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Bloomed... now what?

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A winter vacation at the greenbrier

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Let’s make a Christmas centerpiece for $5

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Cozy Cold-Weather Container Collection

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Get Your Garden Spring-Ready

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Winter Prep For Beautiful Spring Garden

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Garden Inspirations

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