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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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Astilbe: Introduction and Cultivars, by Susanne Talbert

Astilbes boast airy plumes of feathery blooms high above deeply cut, glossy foliage. They are perennial to Zone 3 and lend an elegance to moist, partial sun borders or ponds. If you are unfamiliar with Astilbe, delve into their graceful world with me.

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Murderess Comes Out of the Closet, by Sheri Williams

I am requesting that this letter to the newspaper remain anonymous due to the fact that I am a now an unrepentant killer.

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Map: Garden Centers, Garden Supplies

Lavender Ridge

3 stars
The shop is adorable and easy to find things. It's designed very creatively with bathroom products in the bathroom, kitchen...
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Forestfarm

Review by bojanical:

Gorgeous, healthy starter plants at low prices. A specialist nursery for the sophisticated grower/collector. An absolute...
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PLANTFILES:

PlantFiles: Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia)

Mexican Sunflower

(Tithonia rotundifolia)

In summer 2005, I planted it in partial shade and was not impressed. In 2006, I gave it another shot in full sun and average...
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BUGFILES:

BugFiles: Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis  vanillae)

Gulf Fritillary

(Agraulis vanillae)

I have ONLY a red passion vine and the caterpillars are eating the heck out of it. Definitely NOT poisonous to them! I...
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GARDENING ARTICLES:

How to Grow Penstemon (Beardtongue)

How to Grow Penstemon (Beardtongue), by David Salman, High Country Gardens

An essential plant in any xeriscape, Penstemons are unsurpassed in attracting hummingbirds to your garden. For beginners, we recommend growing a few of the easier species like Rocky

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GARDEN BOOKWORM:

Gardening Book: Weeds of the Great Plains

Weeds of the Great Plains

Review by McGlory:

I just got this book a couple of weeks ago and can't figure out how I got along without it. The photos show plants in...
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TODAY IN THE FORUMS

hen wont leave nesting box?

ive had 5 adult hens for 2 months and for the last 5 days one of them hasnt left the nesting box, even though it could be outside with the other four. just wondering what he problem could be ty for any input.
swiss
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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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