A Fresh Look: Praying Mantis: Garden Fiend or Garden Friend

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A Fresh Look: Praying Mantis: Garden Fiend or Garden Friend

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53 minutes

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Nov 27, 2021

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On this 'Fresh Look' Mike takes you through the wild world of Praying Mantis'. Plus an encore presentation of an iconic interview with Sam Lemheny of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society about the famed Philadelphia Flower Show!! (DATES DO NOT APPLY)

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Nov 27, 2021

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A Fresh Look: Praying Mantis: Garden Fiend or Garden Friend

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