Your National Gardening Association weekly news for October 22, 2016

The October Not-A-Raffle-Raffle is underway! We have a great collection of prizes that we're giving away, so spend your acorns for chances to win. You have until the evening of October 27th to get your tickets.

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Articles you may enjoy:

Growing Citrus in Containers

Calculating the Number of Bulbs To Buy

Forcing Tulips Indoors

The most popular images last week from our plant database:

Photo of Hummingbird Sage (Salvia coccinea 'Coral Nymph')
By GrammaChar:

Photo of Bolivian Nasturtium (Tropaeolum tricolor)
By bootandall:

Photo of Brazilian Verbena (Verbena bonariensis)
By cliftoncat:

Photo of Kowhai (Sophora microphylla)
By bootandall:

Photo of Rose (Rosa 'Cherry Parfait')
By Rosemarie82:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Shattered Glass')
By ARUBA1334:

Photo of Brazilian Prickly Pear (Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis)
By RuuddeBlock:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Winning Edge')
By ARUBA1334:

Photo of French Marigold (Tagetes patula 'Petite Mix')
By TBGDN:

Photo of Brazilian Prickly Pear (Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis)
By RuuddeBlock:

The most popular Landscape Photos from last week:

Click an image to view the names of the plants in each photo.

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Photo by Gardenho:
Photo by drbeasle:
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Noteworthy acorn tips given this week:

8 people gave for a photo of Hummingbird Sage (Salvia coccinea 'Coral Nymph') by GrammaChar

7 people gave for post #1300601 in "Sharon Brown (Sharon)" by abhege

3 people gave for the Landscape Photo #5279 by GrammaChar

3 people gave for post #1299698 in "Share Your Photos" by GrammaChar

3 people gave for post #1302167 in "Bee Friends And Other Garden Guests - Chapter 6" by anole

3 people gave for post #1301194 in "Bee Friends And Other Garden Guests - Chapter 6" by dirtdorphins

3 people gave for post #1301670 in "Species Lily Bulbs" by Leftwood

3 people gave for post #1302260 in "Banner for October 21, 2016 by dirtdorphins" by dirtdorphins

2 people gave for a photo of Bolivian Nasturtium (Tropaeolum tricolor) by bootandall

2 people gave for post #1300698 in "Let the games begin, 2nd annual Not From the Seed Rack Seed Swap" by luvsgrtdanes

The most active threads this week:

Subject OP Area Replies
Top 10 most wanted list for next yearUndertheSunIrises forum77
First 10 to reply in response the robertduval14 generous offervalleylynnThe October Not-A-Raffle-Raffle!63
So I've recently been bitten by the iris bug.....RebekahIrises forum61
Superstition 2017 offerings and other noteable STUFF!Misawa77Irises forum54
Tempo TwojanwaxIrises forum28
First 10 to reply....robertduval14The October Not-A-Raffle-Raffle!27
Mother rhizomes...anyone want them?UndertheSunIrises forum23
Plants that die in your careCintaHouseplants forum20
Fall Seed Collecting (for winter sharing!)critterologistMid Atlantic Gardening forum20

Some new reviews from the Green Pages:

Esperanza recommended Perfect Plants and wrote:

I received four drift roses from Perfect Plants in one gallon pots and they arrived well packaged and even in bloom! They even sent some samples of fertilizer to start them off when planting. I was really impressed with the fast shipment and great customer service. I look forward to doing business with them in the future.

Dirtlings recommended Victory Seed Company and wrote:

Wow! How refreshing to receive a personalized email from the Victory Seed Company's own Mike Dunton, who encouraged me to explore the National Gardening Association and provided a referral so I could hang out with you all! My seeds were shipped on time, and I am impressed with the thorough directions on each package. While I am a "southern" gardener, I'll be planting some seeds in a fall/winter garden situation that is not mentioned on the packaging; however, this is expected from a Pacific-based company. The family mission of Victory Seed Co. is refreshing, and I look forward to developing a long-term relationship.

valleylynn recommended Perfect Plants and wrote:

My box of 4 Drift roses arrived in perfect condition. The packaging was amazing and the plants are huge and robust. I would definitely order from this company again. I am VERY happy with what I received. Thank you, Perfect Plants.

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