Your All Things Plants newsletter for September 15, 2012

• 28 new members.
• 126 new threads.
• 2,065 new posts.
• 1,849 new images to the plant database.
• 24 new comments in the plant database.

There were 13 new gardening ideas posted last week:

By CDsSister September 15, 2012 More ideas for recycling plastic jugs We hear it every day; we need to keep plastic out of the landfills. There are many ways gardeners can help by making use of milk jugs and other plastic bottles around the house. Creative cutting is the key. (299 words - Read the full article) (3 comments)

By dave September 14, 2012 Announcing a September Not-A-Raffle-Raffle! This month's raffle, brought to you by Joannabanana, is a beautiful and highly useful book on roses! (307 words - Read the full article) (18 comments)

By Trish September 14, 2012 All About ATP: Finding out about new features ATP is a busy and active place. Stay involved and up-to-date to gain the most out of your ATP experience! (169 words - Read the full article) (no comments)

By Trish September 13, 2012 All About ATP: Change your email or password Your email is used on ATP to send you the newsletter and any notifications that you have received a tree-mail, if you signed up for that in your preferences. Your password is used to log you into ATP. (no comments)

By ShadyGreenThumb September 13, 2012 Tutorial: Newspaper Pots We simply never have enough pots to share our cuttings or for our seedlings. But yes, we do! All you need is a stack of newspapers and these instructions, then get folding. (386 words - Read the full article) (7 comments)

By Trish September 12, 2012 All About ATP: Your Profile The "Your Profile" link at the top of every page contains the area in which your profile details are located. (72 words - Read the full article) (one comment)

By postmandug September 12, 2012 A quick tip on watering new shrubs and trees To water newly planted trees and shrubs, take a 5 gallon bucket and drill a 1/8" hole near the bottom. Fill the bucket with water (preferably rainwater) and it will slowly water the soil around the tree soaking in deeply which is just what the plant wants. (5 comments)

By NEILMUIR1 September 11, 2012 Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2012 (Part 3) The Floral Marquee at Hampton Court is vast and very crowded. There are plants on display that have already been judged for medals, as well as plants for sale from the nurseries. The whole showground set in such an astonishing place is a spectacle not to be missed by anyone. (2,063 words - Read the full article) (48 comments)

By Trish September 11, 2012 All About ATP: How do I return to my home page? The homepage of ATP is where you will find your tree-mail threads, your watched threads (when they have new replies) and your favorite watched forums. How do you get back to the homepage? (96 words - Read the full article) (2 comments)

By Trish September 10, 2012 All About ATP: Finding other members You may wish to find other members to send them a tree-mail, acorns, or to view their profile page to see their database contributions or view their plant list. (55 words - Read the full article) (2 comments)

By NEILMUIR1 September 10, 2012 Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2012 (Part 2) I was thankful for the glorious weather to see the world's biggest Flower Show, since Hampton court is not a nice place to be caught in if it is windy and raining. (1,680 words - Read the full article) (22 comments)

By Trish September 9, 2012 All About ATP: Searching Searching is an important part of a site as large as ATP. (92 words - Read the full article) (no comments)

By NEILMUIR1 September 9, 2012 Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2012 (Part 1) Cardinal Wolsey started Hampton Court Palace in 1514, but when he fell out of favour it fell into the hands of King Henry VIII. It has had many changes by successive monarchs, but no member of the Royal Family has lived there since the 18th century. It is now a Historic Royal Palace and receives no government funding for its upkeep at all. Aside from the flower show, the Palace's own gardens are superb and the Tudor garden is a must. (2,115 words - Read the full article) (33 comments)