Your All Things Plants newsletter for September 8, 2012

Some numbers from last week:
News from dave:
For the past year, we have always sent out our weekly newsletter late on Sunday night, so that it would be in your inbox Monday morning. It recently occurred to us, however, that reading gardening articles and viewing beautiful flower photos are relaxing endeavors, and quite suited for weekend enjoyment. So, starting today, we will start mailing out the weekly newsletter every Friday evening.

The most popular images this week from our database:

Photo of American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) by dave:
Image from plant ID 74964

Photo of Dahlia (Dahlia 'Swan's Olympic Flame') by duane456:
Image from plant ID 193794

Photo of American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) by dave:
Image from plant ID 74964

Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Westbourne Mom's Cinnamon Rolls') by Newyorkrita:
Image from plant ID 70517

Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Green Rainbow') by Casshigh:
Image from plant ID 50090

There were 9 new gardening ideas posted last week:

ATP Podcast: All About Lavender

By dave
September 8, 2012
ATP Podcast: All About Lavender

Join us for our 4th podcast, where we interview wholesale nursery grower and lavender expert, Cathy Slaughter from Gabriel Valley Farms. (185 words - Read the full article)

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All About ATP: What does the red

By Trish
September 7, 2012
All About ATP: What does the red "Yes!" mean?

When viewing the list of forums or threads in a forum, you will see either a red "Yes!" or a grey "No" in the box to the left of the forum or thread name. (75 words - Read the full article)

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Quick tip:  Stop sweat in your eyes

By ShadyGreenThumb
September 7, 2012
Quick tip: Stop sweat in your eyes

Sweat in your eyes not only interrupts your working in the yard but it can be painful, especially if you wear sun screen. Here are a couple of ideas that work for me. (126 words - Read the full article)

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All About ATP: Watching threads

By Trish
September 6, 2012
All About ATP: Watching threads

Use the "watch threads" feature when you are interested in the topic, when you start a new topic, or when you reply to a thread. (80 words - Read the full article)

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All About ATP: Starting new threads

By Trish
September 5, 2012
All About ATP: Starting new threads

Starting new threads for each new topic keeps our forums easy to navigate and easier to chat with others about different topics. (109 words - Read the full article)

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All About ATP: Forums, and how to watch them

By Trish
September 4, 2012
All About ATP: Forums, and how to watch them

There are dozens and dozens of forums on ATP- that's a lot! What's the best way to manage them? (145 words - Read the full article)

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All About ATP: Customize the number of posts you see

By Trish
September 3, 2012
All About ATP: Customize the number of posts you see

ATP allows you to choose the number of posts you see in each thread. (86 words - Read the full article)

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All About ATP: Seeing the new posts

By Trish
September 2, 2012
All About ATP: Seeing the new posts

Viewing new posts has never been quicker or easier. (146 words - Read the full article)

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Indestructible plant ID tags

By ShadyGreenThumb
September 2, 2012
Indestructible plant ID tags

This idea is all over the gardening web but here is my visual interpretation for tagging those tiny cuttings that all gardeners like to share. (510 words - Read the full article)

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