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September 27, 2014

This Week's Gardening Ideas:

By Newyorkrita September 27, 2014 Want To Extend Your Bloom Season? Go with Late Bloomers. Here's How Daylily bloom season never seems to last long enough to please us all, but around here it lasts for months longer than it used to when my garden was first planted. (556 words - Read the full article)

By HamiltonSquare September 26, 2014 Sensational Salvias: Much More Than Those Fantastic Flowers! Hamilton Square Perennial Garden is one of three large gardens thriving in the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery. It is an all-volunteer labor of love. The concept of a garden cemetery may strike some as unusual, but it is now a much lovelier place to rest in peace or to just visit than in its past incarnation as a derelict and vandalized city-owned property. Hamilton Square has upwards of 50 Salvias. Here are a few with qualities that bring as much joy as their flowers. (753 words - Read the full article)

By SongofJoy September 26, 2014 Beautiful 'Blue Fortune' Agastache I didn't grow Agastaches out West. Since moving to Tennessee, I have discovered the many positive attributes and beautiful colors of this wonderful plant. (201 words - Read the full article)

By Skiekitty September 25, 2014 Salvia, a Plant for All Gardens No matter what kind of garden you grow, there's always room for a salvia. (299 words - Read the full article)

By Marilyn September 25, 2014 Salvias: Wonderful Flowering Plants Salvias are also known as Sage. They can be hardy perennials or tender perennials grown as annuals, and they are loved by many. They come in many different colors, such as blue, red, pink, purple, white, and others. Most of them prefer full sun, but some will tolerate anything from full sun to full shade. (309 words - Read the full article)

By FBTS September 24, 2014 Salvia greggii: Blazing Autumn Color Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii) is an enthusiastic bloomer and an excellent choice for robust fall color when annuals fade. Despite its name, this mint family (Lamiaceae) species flowers in many seasons. (288 words - Read the full article)

By dave September 24, 2014 ATP Podcast #71: Let's Talk about Salvias and Agastaches With the long, hot and dry summer behind us, we're ready to get back into the podcasting saddle, and this week is salvias and agastaches week, so that's what we'll talk about. We'll share interesting facts and useful growing tips on these easy and hardy perennials, and we'll chat about our favorite cultivars.

By Skiekitty September 23, 2014 Both Sight and Scent: Agastaches Have It All! With a scent that will make you come back for more, plus the bright happy colors, a non-fussy agastache plant is a definite plus for every garden! (658 words - Read the full article)

By Marilyn September 23, 2014 Agastaches: a Wonderful Plant for Every Garden I love Agastaches and I have been growing them for years. I will show you why I wouldn't be without them in my yard, and why you should grow them in your garden. (364 words - Read the full article)

By Catmint20906 September 22, 2014 Salvias and Agastaches: Gardener's Delight Salvias and Agastaches are favorites in my garden. They are not only ornamental, but also highly beneficial. Here are three reasons, aside from their stunning and abundant beauty, to grow Salvias and Agastaches in your garden. (561 words - Read the full article)

By ge1836 September 21, 2014 Agastache in the Garden This plant lends itself to many garden compositions. (236 words - Read the full article)

The most popular images last week from our plant database: Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Henrietta McIntyre') by floota: Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Queensland Red') by Gleni: Photo of Ditch Lily (Hemerocallis fulva) by bamira: Photo of Porcupine Mimosa (Mimosa hystricina) by Horntoad: Photo of Plumeria (Plumeria rubra 'Celadine') by tarev: Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Greenway') by lyle627:

The most popular Multi-Plant Photos from last week: Multi-plant photo by goldfinch4: Multi-plant photo by rainbowdaylilies: Multi-plant photo by Paul2032: Multi-plant photo by Paul2032: Multi-plant photo by Bonehead: Multi-plant photo by Paul2032:

Noteworthy acorn tips given this week:

6 people gave for post #703186 in "Banner for September 21, 2014 by abhege" by abhege 6 people gave for the idea "Agastache in the Garden" by ge1836 5 people gave for post #705770 in "Banner for September 25, 2014 by ge1836" by ge1836 5 people gave for the idea "Salvias and Agastaches: Gardener's Delight" by Catmint20906 4 people gave for post #705043 in "Banner for September 24, 2014 by dirtdorphins" by dirtdorphins 3 people gave for post #704466 in "Hummingbird photos" by wildflowers 3 people gave for the Multi-Plant Photo #2058 by goldfinch4 3 people gave for post #703903 in "Photography 050: Light – ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed" by evermorelawnless 3 people gave for the idea "Salvias: Wonderful Flowering Plants" by Marilyn 3 people gave for a photo of Ditch Lily (Hemerocallis fulva) by bamira

The most active threads this week:

Subject	OP	Area	Replies
Blue iris	TiaLee	Irises forum	88
Multi-plants Photos	Paul2032	Site Talk forum	43
ATP member vote - 2014 Stout Medal	Char	Daylilies forum	28
Show us your crested semps	springcolor	Sempervivum and Jovibarba forum	26
New NoID ...any ideas?	Moiris	Irises forum	24
Let me get something straight please ...	Xeramtheum	Photography forum	23
Upload issue with Apple IOS8	Njiris	Ask a Question forum	23
iris	jml9	Irises forum	21
Compliment	PollyK	Irises forum	20

Some new reviews from the ATP Green Pages:

qwilter recommended Tropical Plants & More and wrote: I just received a Plumeria from Tropical Plants & More. It is much larger than I expected and appears to be very healthy. Ken has been more than willing to answer all my questions on how I am to care for my new plant. The packing was wonderful. No way it was going to be jostled.

plantladylin recommended Plant Me Green and wrote: I placed my very first order with Plant Me Green on 9/21/14 and the package arrived at my front door early this morning, 9/24/14. I'm extremely pleased with the large size and health of the plants as well as the careful packing and fast shipping. I must also comment about their great customer service. I received a call yesterday from a company representative letting me know that one of the plants in my order was beginning to lose its foliage for the season and that it didn't look really great, so they wanted to give me a heads up to see whether I still wanted that plant! Everything arrived packaged perfectly and the plants are very healthy. I highly recommend Plant Me Green for the quality and size of their plants. I will definitely be a returning customer!

We keep growing, because ATP is where all the excitement is these days! Check out these numbers from last week:

• 154 members joined.
• 4,435 posts written.
• 762 images posted to the plant database.
• 662 plants added to personal inventory lists.