Your All Things Plants weekly news: September 21, 2013

There were 7 new gardening ideas posted last week:

By goldfinch4 September 21, 2013 Emergency Seed Package I needed to mail some tiny seeds, but had no package to put them in. I began looking through my cupboards and came up with a great solution! (137 words - Read the full article) (4 comments)

By Newyorkrita September 20, 2013 Iris reticulata for Extremely Early Spring Bloom Plant these charmingly diminutive bulb irises for an early flower show. (58 words - Read the full article) (no comments)

By dave September 19, 2013 ATP Podcast #35: Bulbs Week with Brent & Becky's In a special edition of the ATP podcast, we are joined by Jay Hutchins of Brent and Becky's Bulbs. (79 words - Read the full article) (one comment)

By jmorth September 18, 2013 Forcing Bulbs in the Winter Most daffodils are easy to force over winter. Let's discuss the best methods, and finish by giving some examples of some favorite cultivars from the various divisions. (684 words - Read the full article) (no comments)

By Newyorkrita September 17, 2013 Cyclamineus Daffodils Add Charm to the Spring Garden For a wind-blown look, plant daffodils of the Cyclamineus class. These early bloomers feature reflexed flower petals that have a wind-blown or bird-in-flight look. (4 comments)

By Mindy03 September 16, 2013 Gardening for Honey Bees: Bulbs for Honey Bees Bulbs are a favorite of many gardeners because they are easy and showy. Who can resist the first snowdrops or crocuses? Honey bees like to visit the blossoms for nectar and pollen, so I'm busy adding more bulbs to my garden just for them and for me. . (843 words - Read the full article) (4 comments)

By Newyorkrita September 15, 2013 Double Your Spring Bulb Flowers with Tulips and Daffodils To have more interest and blooms in the spring garden, plant early blooming daffodils behind later blooming Darwin Tulips. By the time the tulips begin blooming, the daffodils will have finished blooming, and the tulip blooms will help hide the daffodil foliage. (61 words - Read the full article) (19 comments)

The most popular images last week from our plant database: Photo of Red Porterweed (Stachytarpheta mutabilis) by Marilyn: Photo of Iris (Iris 'Dazzle') by starwoman: Photo of Red Porterweed (Stachytarpheta mutabilis) by Marilyn: Photo of Iris (Iris 'Rio Rojo') by starwoman: Photo of Princess Flower (Tibouchina urvilleana compacta 'Athens Blue') by Moonhowl: Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Mount Herman Intrigue') by mattsmom:

The most popular Multi-Plant Photos from last week: Multi-plant photo by TBGDN: Multi-plant photo by chelle: Multi-plant photo by eclayne: Multi-plant photo by SongofJoy: Multi-plant photo by TBGDN: Multi-plant photo by Sharon:

Noteworthy acorn tips given this week:

6 people gave for the idea "Forcing Bulbs in the Winter" by jmorth 4 people gave for the idea "Double Your Spring Bulb Flowers with Tulips and Daffodils" by Newyorkrita 3 people gave for the idea "ATP Podcast #35: Bulbs Week with Brent & Becky's" by dave 3 people gave for the Multi-Plant Photo #507 by TBGDN 3 people gave for the idea "Gardening for Honey Bees: Bulbs for Honey Bees" by Mindy03 2 people gave for the idea "Emergency Seed Package" by goldfinch4 2 people gave for a post in "Annual Poppies starting" by ge1836 2 people gave for a post in "OT - The Porch Swing" by lovemyhouse One person gave for the idea "Team Water Feature, or No Water Feature?" by Trish One person gave for the idea "Fall Preparation for Spring Planting" by CindiKS

The most active threads this week:

Subject	OP	Area	Replies
Need suggestions for groundcover plants	Natalie	Perennials forum	92
Happy People -open thread - Sept.- Oct	JB	Sandbox forum	50
Lundi - Sun or shade?	SoCalDawg	Aroids forum	36
Im Crying Right Now	teengardener1888	Houseplants forum	35
Is this rose the dreaded multiflora?	JuneOntario	Plant ID forum	33
Announcing the winners of the raffle!	dave	The Bulbs Week Not-a-Raffle Raffle	33
Confusion?	teengardener1888	Sandbox forum	29
The Naming of new Sempervivum	gg5	Sempervivum and Jovibarba forum	26
Well water is not well received	dyzzypyxxy	Ask a Question forum	24

Some new recommendations from our members:

sandnsea2 recommended SMG Succulents and wrote: SMG is a great source for Sempervivums and Jovibarbas. I have received many orders from them and I always have been more than happy. Don is so helpful. He makes the experience interesting and a lot of fun. The Semp varieties offered change periodically, which makes browsing their website an adventure of discovery. They send a very generous number of healthy rosettes per plant. I am a big fan of SMG and just placed another order.

rocklady recommended Ladybug Daylilies and wrote: Dan grows healthy plants and is generous with fans. He will be happy to answer questions. His website is easy to navigate and is full of lots of information on growing daylilies, which is invaluable for newbies There are also lots of beautiful photos of the plants, as well as videos. There is a section of excerpts from newsletters written by his late Mom, Ra Hansen. He stands behind his products and will not ship plants to zones where they will not do well.

bluestem55 recommended Benedict's Nursery and wrote: An off-the-beaten-path treasure, stocked with out-of-the-ordinary plants: succulents, carnivorous plants, miniatures, alpines, fairy garden items, and tufa and hypertufa troughs. The owner's love of plants shows in her own gardens, on display for visitors to enjoy. Though they do not have a website that I could find, if you do a web search, it will turn up the photos taken by many enchanted visitors. Definitely an unusual find for this part of Indiana.

Some numbers from last week:

• 43 new members.
• 131 new threads.
• 3,672 new posts.
• 1,355 new images to the plant database.
• 66 new comments in the plant database.
• 31 new Multi-Plant photos.