Your All Things Plants weekly news

for May 23, 2015

This Week's Gardening Ideas:

We're Celebrating Peonies!

By dave
May 23, 2015
We're Celebrating Peonies!

We open the Peonies Celebration Week with a look at the top cultivars in our peonies database. Join us as we spend the week celebrating these wonderful blooms. (1,008 words - Read the full article)

Keeping the Garden Groomed

By Paul2032
May 22, 2015
Keeping the Garden Groomed

A little time committed to deadheading will keep the garden looking fresher and more appealing. (87 words - Read the full article)

Book Review: "Roses Without Chemicals" by Peter Kukielski

By MargieNY
May 21, 2015
Book Review: "Roses Without Chemicals" by Peter Kukielski

The front cover of this book offers the synopsis: "150 disease-free varieties that will change the way you grow roses." I purchased this book because I wanted to be sucessful growing roses without the use of chemicals. (426 words - Read the full article)

Start Replacement Summer Squash Plants To Stay Ahead of Squash Vine Borers

By Newyorkrita
May 20, 2015
Start Replacement Summer Squash Plants To Stay Ahead of Squash Vine Borers

One way to stay ahead of SVB damage is the practice of succession planting to keep your squash harvest going. (84 words - Read the full article)

Creating a Wall of Sedum

By Cookies4kids
May 19, 2015
Creating a Wall of Sedum

Creating a beautiful "green" wall in your yard is easy, and it adds a new dimension to your landscaping efforts. (234 words - Read the full article)

You Can and Should Grow Luffas

By dave
May 18, 2015
You Can and Should Grow Luffas

It's highly ornamental, bees love it, the fruit is edible and delicious, mature fruits have many household uses, and the plant is easy to grow. What's not to love? (1,070 words - Read the full article)

The most popular images last week from our plant database:

By valleylynn:
Image from plant ID 114588
By janwax:
Image from plant ID 587703
By Njiris:
Image from plant ID 72927
By starwoman:
Image from plant ID 180900
By Paul2032:
Image from plant ID 168432
By Calif_Sue:
Image from plant ID 93129
By tveguy3:
Image from plant ID 73130
By TBGDN:
Image from plant ID 73344
By tveguy3:
Image from plant ID 565651

The most popular Multi-Plant Photos from last week:

Photo by pirl:
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Photo by Paul2032:
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Photo by Zencat:
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Photo by foraygardengirl:
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Photo by Lestv:
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Photo by Catmint20906:
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Photo by Paul2032:
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Photo by debsroots:
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Noteworthy acorn tips given this week:

5 people gave for post #854843 in "learned something new!" by kylaluaz

4 people gave for the idea "You Can and Should Grow Luffas" by dave

4 people gave for the idea "Book Review: "Roses Without Chemicals" by Peter Kukielski" by MargieNY

4 people gave for post #855793 in "Banner for May 18, 2015 by bamira" by bamira

3 people gave for post #857282 in "Importing the first photo into the plant database" by flaflwrgrl

3 people gave for post #859239 in "Plant Identifier Microbadge" by RickCorey

2 people gave for post #856707 in "What's Blooming - 2015 - Photos and chat." by gemini_sage

2 people gave for the idea "Sphagnum Moss vs. Peat Moss" by drdawg

2 people gave for the idea "Creating a Wall of Sedum" by Cookies4kids

2 people gave for post #858071 in "Beefriends and Other Friends too!! two and II" by lovemyhouse

The most active threads this week:

Subject OP Area Replies
Clump, multi flower and bed shotsenidcandlesIrises forum79
Hanover PA 2015 bloom - part 1Misawa77Irises forum57
TB's are Poppin' in PA!!!!SnorkIrises forum49
And the winner is???tveguy3Irises forum49
Angst over people requesting plantspirlSite Talk forum46
And the winners are...!daveThe May 2015 Not-A-Raffle-Raffle!38
What plants are disappointments this season.?ge1836Perennials forum36
Working in Houston for a month.. started an office garden. Would like advice.engineer1984Houseplants forum33
Love those ruffles!!bluegrassmomIrises forum30

Some new reviews from the ATP Green Pages:

p1mkw recommended Caladium Bulbs 4 Less and wrote:

Ordered a 10-pack of the Blaze Caladiums this year. All have come up and look great. Fast service and great bulbs. I would definitely recommend Caladium Bulbs 4 Less. You can see from the picture how huge the leaves are. That is a 1/2 whiskey barrel planter!

JB recommended Tropical Plants & More and wrote:

Made my first purchase from Tropical Plants & More and what a pleasant transaction that was. Not only is Ken extremely easy to deal with, he is so helpful and considerate there is no doubt when the plants arrive, you will know what to do with them to keep them alive and happy. I purchased rhizomes of 'White Butterfly Ginger' and they are twice the size you would get at any other online store. They were packed professionally and the instructions were enclosed. I am so anxious to get them in the ground and watch them grow. This will not be the last time I make a purchase from Tropical Plants & More.

texaskitty111 recommended Caladium Bulbs 4 Less and wrote:

Received a 5lb box of caladium bulbs from caladiumbulbs4less. Since I know nothing about whether these were healthy bulbs, I had to wait until they grew before reviewing. They are now growing in pots, in the ground, and indoors. Then, being the suspicious person I am, I had to wait before reviewing until I could make sure they were more than one color. I have 5 colors so far, so I'm willing to give the company a excellent review.

Horntoad recommended Onalee's Seeds and wrote:

I ordered some Hibiscus seed. They were shipped quickly and well packaged. The seed pack had plenty of information about the plants. The website said 10+ seeds and I received 15, of which 13 germinated in 4 days.

AnnaZ recommended Tropical Plants & More and wrote:

I received my plumeria and orchid on Wednesday and they were both larger specimens than I had thought I was getting. They arrived in excellent condition, which I am sure, in part, was because of how Ken had them packed. I am very happy with the plants, the speed in which I got them after I told Ken the weather was probably settled down enough for him to send them, and the way they were packed. I give Tropical Plants and More 5 stars (out of 5). :>)

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