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Container-grown Blueberries for the Home Garden, by Marna Towne

Whether you yearn for home-grown blueberries on your morning cereal or attracting beautiful birds in your back yard, you'll find success in container-grown blueberries.

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Your first herbs: Basil, chives, parsley, by Sally G. Miller

If you can grow anything, in pots or in the ground, you can grow the beginner herbs: basil, parsley, and chives.

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PLANTFILES:

PlantFiles: Red Hot Poker (Kniphofia uvaria)

Red Hot Poker

(Kniphofia uvaria)

3 rd year from seedling starts- never flowers. Many new starts from the original plants- but never a flower. Grows at the...
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Gardino Nursery

Review by goddess9:

I placed an order with this nursery on Saturday. They shipped it Monday (at first convenience) and I just got my beautiful...
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BIRDFILES:

BirdFiles: Willet (Tringa semipalmata)

Willet

(Tringa semipalmata)

Formerly placed in its own genus as Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, but recent genetic evidence places it in the genus...
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BUGFILES:

BugFiles: Common House Spider (Achaearanea tepidariorum)

Common House Spider

(Achaearanea tepidariorum)

The genus has been revised, the correct name is now: Parasteatoda tepidariorum...
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EarthKeepers at Roger's Roadstand

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Best price on vegetable plants, in market packs or singles (2012, singles $1.60). Also great prices on normal and showy...
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GARDEN BOOKWORM:

Gardening Book: Tough Plants For Southern Gardens: Low Care, No Care, Tried and True Winners

Tough Plants For Southern Gardens: Low Care, No Care, Tried and True Winners

Review by Cville_Gardener:

The back of the book states: "If Felder Rushing can't kill it, you know it's a tough plant" and "a fun and user-friendly...
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With almost 500,000 members, Dave's Garden is an amazing resource for beginning and experienced gardeners alike. Inside, you'll find over 250 forums dedicated to every type of home and gardening topic you can think of. From annuals and bonsai trees to vegetable gardening and winter sowing; from tips on seeds and planting to advice on regional gardening, this is a gold mine of friendly advice and knowledge shared by experienced gardeners from around the world.

Enthusiasts of every gardening niche can put down roots and grow their knowledge. Are you into water gardens, vegetable gardens, hanging gardens, growing flowers or arranging bouquets, container gardens, raised beds, farming, poultry, beekeeping or any other gardening pursuit? If so, you'll find we have forums, articles and videos to help you learn, grow and share advice.

Do you need help identifying a plant, bug or bird? Check out the plant and tree identification, insect identification forum, and the bird identification forum. Or browse the PlantFiles, BugFiles and BirdFiles databases, where you'll find information on more than 160,000 plants and thousands of insects and spiders.

The Garden Watchdog and Go Gardening directories will help you find the perfect source for your plants, seeds, and bulbs, whether the company is just around the corner, or halfway around the world.

We invite you to sign up and join our community, and share what you know! Here at Dave's Garden, you can create your own blog, upload photos for free, or use our tools to trade seeds and plants.

Since 2000, we've grown to be a comprehensive gardening community with discussion forums for every hobby, home and garden topic you can imagine. Our members are knowledgeable about soil, weather, watering, and just about every kind of plant and insect. On behalf of all our members, we are glad you came to visit, and we hope you will stop by again soon!

TODAY IN THE FORUMS

New pond before and after...

I wanted a pond at our new house similar to the one at our old house. Not a big one, just to grown some plants around and a few goldfish.
The first picture is of my DH beginning the work last fall.
The second
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  Today in history: May 16  
0000: Today's Hortiscope: Remember a yard is just three feet, until you start mowing one.

1499: The second voyage of Amerigo Vespucci set sail from Cadiz with Alonzo de Ojeda, setting out for Cape Verde.

1782: Daniel Carlsson (Charles) Solander, Swedish botanist, died at age 49. He was one of the botanists and Captain Cook's expedition to Botany Bay. Several plants are named in his honor.

1882: James Vick, English-born seedsman, died at age 63 in Rochester, New York. He was known as The Friendly Seedsman, and founded the Vick Seed Company (later sold to the Burpee Seed Co.); he also published Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine, which was in circulation until 1909.

1916: "Summer Time" was introduced. The idea was championed by William Willett, who proposed that Great Britain and European countries move the clock forward an hour during summertime to conserve fuel for lighting and heating during the war. The precise hour of the time change was set at 2 a.m. Kew Gardens ignored the daylight saving scheme and chose to close by the clock. Read more here.

1925: The phrase "Run for the Roses" was first coined by sports columnist Bill Corum for the 51st running of the Kentucky Derby, won by Flying Ebony. The now famous rose garland is presented to the winner of the classic race each May.

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