Your National Gardening Association weekly news for September 24, 2016

Gardening Ideas from other NGA Members:

PVC Pipe Strawberry Tower

By Englishgardener
September 24, 2016
PVC Pipe Strawberry Tower

How to create a tower of fresh strawberries when you have no space. (130 words - Read the full article)

Relationship-Building Projects

By Cuzz4short
September 22, 2016
Relationship-Building Projects

Your significant other isn't really into your gardening or plant culture? Get creative and find ways to involve them. You just might spark their interest.. (266 words - Read the full article)

Garden Recycling with Plastic Bread Trays

By Kathy547
September 20, 2016
Garden Recycling with Plastic Bread Trays

Uses for bread trays in and around the yard and garden. (497 words - Read the full article)

The Brown-Thumbed Gardener Strikes Again! My Christmas Amaryllis Project Part 2

By PAgirl63
September 18, 2016
The Brown-Thumbed Gardener Strikes Again! My Christmas Amaryllis Project Part 2

On January 24, 2015, I had an article published about growing Amaryllis flowers from bulbs that were encased in wax. I thought you might like to know how things turned out. (539 words - Read the full article)

The most popular images last week from our plant database:

Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'The Ultimate Sacrifice')
By shive1:

Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Picasso's Intrigue')
By shive1:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Roman Song')
By LynDC:

Photo of Golden Dew Drop (Duranta erecta)
By sunkissed:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Lenten Prayer')
By IrisLilli:

Photo of White Bat Flower (Tacca 'Nivea')
By mellielong:

Photo of Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
By GrammaChar:

Photo of Rose (Rosa 'Loving Lorna')
By sunnyvalley:

Photo of Tickseed (Coreopsis 'Red Chiffon')
By Patty:

Photo of Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum 'Melanie')
By Patty:

The most popular Landscape Photos from last week:

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Noteworthy acorn tips given this week:

6 people gave for the idea "Keeping Track of Your Garden Beds and Plants Using a Camera" by beckygardener

6 people gave for the idea "Relationship-Building Projects" by Cuzz4short

5 people gave for post #1275110 in "Banner for September 18, 2016 by nativeplantlover" by nativeplantlover

4 people gave for the idea "Garden Recycling with Plastic Bread Trays" by Kathy547

4 people gave for post #1276044 in "Changes are coming!" by beckygardener

4 people gave for the idea "The Brown-Thumbed Gardener Strikes Again! My Christmas Amaryllis Project Part 2" by PAgirl63

3 people gave for post #1277298 in "Daylily of the Day: Sears Tower" by Davi

3 people gave for post #1279644 in "Banner for September 23, 2016 by rocklady" by rocklady

3 people gave for the idea "The Usefulness of Creating Pedigree Charts When Hybridizing" by beckygardener

2 people gave for post #1274733 in "September Blooms" by shive1

The most active threads this week:

Subject OP Area Replies
OT ~ The Porch SwingCharDaylilies forum53
First bloom stalk (Clarence)TienitoIrises forum53
QuestionAmmarPlant ID forum35
Grows tall. Wild. Blooming in Virginia right now.thelackofPlant ID forum27
Support for a Healthy Lifestyle- Fall and WinterNewyorkritaSandbox forum24
Banner for September 23, 2016 by rockladyrockladySite Banners forum24
Rust and Summer DormancyneedrainDaylilies forum21
Lighting and airing for ZygofiatOrchids forum21
First Bearded IrisMarylIrises forum19

Some new reviews from the Green Pages:

Chantell recommended Almost Eden and wrote:

Consistently gorgeous, well-rooted, healthy plants, many of which are difficult to find. Their packing is unmatched!!!

Chantell recommended Accents for Home and Garden (Pepper's Greenhouse) and wrote:

LOVE this place! Sadly, I've only been able to make it up to the physical locale one time, but what a treat! They have an amazing selection of well-cared-for plants as well as an extremely knowledgeable and helpful staff! Their mail order is equally impressive. Their site always states whether they've hit one of their busier times so you're prepared if there is going to be a delay in shipping. I can't wait to head back up!

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