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Welcome to Dave's Garden, the website where friends share their triumphs and dilemmas in their home gardens and their lives. Dave's Garden is also a place for gardeners to share seeds or plants with other gardeners, and has so much to offer, you are certainly going to find something that will have you coming back daily, as well as making you proud to tell your friends and family about your new gardening home on the net. Here are some of the features you can access right away:

TODAY'S FEATURES

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Ornamental Elderberries, by Todd Boland

Traditionally, black elderberry was grown for its fruit but over the years, some interesting colour and leaf forms have arose and horticulturists have been quick to take advantage of these. The American elderberry and red elderberry have similarly been selected for their foliage colour and forms. The end result is that elderberries are now a standard ornamental shrub for the landscape with some exotic colour and leaf forms. the newest, look almost like cut-leaf Japanese maples and can be used as substitutes in colder climates. Together with newer dwarf forms, elderberries are gaining more popularity with each passing year.

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Hello Readers - You Supply The Caption - Fun Weekly Feature, by Dea O'Hopp

On Saturdays, the Writer's Group would like to say thanks by presenting a "You Supply The Caption" photo. A gardening related photo will be presented, and you the Readers will provide humorous captions. The wit available on Dave's is some of the best around, so please join in the fun! This feature is not a "for compensation" article - just our way of saying Thanks for reading. Hope you enjoy...now let's hear some funny stuff!

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Map: Garden Centers, Garden Supplies

Hidden Gardens Nursery

5 stars
I live in the central valley and have stopped in several times as it is a cute place, nice ambience and has a great gift...
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Cackle Hatchery

Review by merinos:

In July, 2008 I placed an order for several baby chicks. I later found a different hatchery that had available some breeds...
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PLANTFILES:

PlantFiles: Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

Rose of Sharon

(Hibiscus syriacus)

We gained five altheas in a recent move to a new house. They are about 7 feet tall and trained very attractively in topiary...
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BUGFILES:

BugFiles: Leaf footed Bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus)

Leaf footed Bug

(Leptoglossus phyllopus)

Nasty Tomato eater. Threw two creole tomato plants in the trash today. Very sad. Seems their shells are very difficult...
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GARDENING ARTICLES:

Silver Belles

Silver Belles, by Tamara Galbraith

Anyone who's studied landscaping knows the value of silver-leafed plants. Mostly, they serve to brighten a dark area, but can also provide a lovely contrast to purple foliage plants.

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GARDEN BOOKWORM:

Gardening Book: Perennial Gardening Guide

Perennial Gardening Guide

Review by Sonshine445:

Absolutely the best perennial gardening book I've found. Very up to date. Gives all pertinent info - 175 pages. Beautifully...
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TODAY IN THE FORUMS

Is there any software in order to alphabetize a seed list?

Hello!

I bought some seeds from various sources. I would like to make an alphabetical list as well as sowing date, germination times, planting times and room for comments, how well the plant does after it is
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With close to 300,000 members, Dave's Garden is an amazing resource for beginning and experienced gardeners alike. Inside, you'll find over 200 forums dedicated to just about every type of gardening pursuit and plant issue 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 - it's a gold mine for knowledge from experienced gardeners from around the world.

Enthusiasts of all types of gardening niches will find fertile soil here for growth as gardeners and as community members. Be it water gardens, vegetable gardens, hanging gardens, flower garden, container gardens, or raised bed gardens, there is a place here where you are going to fit right in!

Among our interactive forums, we have an amazing plant identification database with over 36,000 species of plants and 140,000-plus images. Another great resource is our bug identification database. It's essentially an insect encyclopedia with over 4,500 insects listed and showing over 3,000 insect images.

We invite you to sign up and stay awhile. Your participation is always encouraged and you gardening and plant knowledge is valuable.

We're glad you could stop by! Since 2000, we've strived to be a comprehensive gardening community with gardening forums for discussion on a wide variety of topics. We have members who are knowledgeable on soil, weather, watering, just about every kind of plant, and just about every kind of insect. Our special section on trading seeds and plants continues to grow in popularity as does our section on the home life and leisurely pursuits of our gardening enthusiasts (we can't always be with spade in hand, behind a rototiller, or out harvesting our ripe produce).

Glad to see you and hope you stop by again soon!


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