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The National Gardening Association and All Things Plants

By dave
March 1, 2016

We have some big news to share with our members. Click to read more.

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Mar 3, 2016 10:26 AM CST
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north of Kansas city MO (Zone 5a)
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Mar 3, 2016 3:43 PM CST
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Name: Dave Whitinger
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I don't release buggy software to my users. It's always nearly perfect when it is released. Smiling
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Mar 3, 2016 5:23 PM CST
Name: Jennifer
48036 MI (Zone 6b)
Cottage Gardener Houseplants Spiders! Heucheras Frogs and Toads Dahlias
Hummingbirder Sedums Winter Sowing Peonies Region: Michigan Celebrating Gardening: 2015
And if there is a problem Dave is open, willing, AND speedy to fix it.
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Mar 3, 2016 5:36 PM CST
Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
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Mar 3, 2016 6:09 PM CST
Name: Sherry
Northern California
Sunset Zone 17
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Region: Pacific Northwest Seed Starter Region: California Plant Identifier
Well, DG was in good shape when Internet Brands acquired it....I think they just did not know how to keep it going in the style Dave had created it in ...and had it accustomed to....
I could be wrong...
and.....
"maybe I should have kept my mouth shut....."
The Urge for Seeds is Strong in This One.....
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Mar 3, 2016 8:51 PM CST
Name: Sharon
Calvert City, KY (Zone 7a)
Charter ATP Member Houseplants Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Master Level I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle
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Happgarden,

This might be old news but as @wcgypsy says, Dave and Trish created DG about 16 years ago and for 10 years Dave's Garden was the best gardening site on the web. Dave is a great gardener, Dave is also the best computer expert and when he combined his abilities and his talents he gave it all to Dave's Garden all those years ago. It was a beautiful site for about 10 years, then along came Internet Brands and they no longer wanted Dave at the helm. No more gardener and creative computer guru at Dave's Garden. . . so there was no one left to continue what Dave had created. IB was incapable of doing it.

After about a year, Dave again opened the door to a new gardening site. All Things Plants. He again started from scratch but look at where we are in less than 5 years. And he brought with him all those past years of experience, fine tuned now, very nearly perfect.

It's like @jvdubb says above, if there's a problem, Dave will immediately fix it. But there have been few problems. Dave knows how to build a gardening website, he knows how to keep it on track, widening its reach. He never promises anything that he can't deliver but he surely takes care of a problem mostly before anyone ever notices.

You sounded a little hesitant in your comment, @happgarden. I just wanted to assure you that you really have no reason to be concerned.
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Mar 3, 2016 8:55 PM CST
Name: Sherry
Northern California
Sunset Zone 17
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Region: Pacific Northwest Seed Starter Region: California Plant Identifier
[email protected] to all of the above....
I could be wrong...
and.....
"maybe I should have kept my mouth shut....."
The Urge for Seeds is Strong in This One.....
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Mar 4, 2016 4:02 PM CST
Name: Sandy B.
Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b)
(Zone 4b-maybe 5a)
Charter ATP Member Bee Lover Butterflies Birds I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Seed Starter Vegetable Grower Greenhouse Region: United States of America Region: Michigan Enjoys or suffers cold winters
LOL, if anyone knows about problems with IB, I'm pretty sure it's Dave and Trish...

This is really amazing news -- my mind is officially boggled!! Hilarious!
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Mar 6, 2016 6:54 AM CST
Name: Vicki
North Carolina
I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Forum moderator Region: United States of America
Purslane Garden Art Region: North Carolina Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Master Level Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
What Dave and Sharon said Thumbs up
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