Your All Things Plants weekly news: August 24, 2013

There were 9 new gardening ideas posted last week:

By Calif_Sue August 24, 2013 The Benefits of Deadheading Deadheading your roses (and other perennials) during the summer months not only keeps them looking tidy, but also encourages more bloom and helps to extend the growing season. In the fall, I let the roses go to seed to set hips. (no comments)

By SongofJoy August 23, 2013 Establishing a Monarch Waystation It doesn’t take a lot of space or expense to establish a Monarch Waystation, and the rewards can be great. (630 words - Read the full article) (23 comments)

By frostweed August 22, 2013 All About Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) Frostweed is a lovely perennial plant that is native to Texas and many other states, but has been ignored by commercial nurseries. (237 words - Read the full article) (17 comments)

By Sharon August 22, 2013 Wildflowers: The Reds in Kentucky I grew up loving wildflowers. During the 40s and 50s there weren't many other flowers available in the mountains of eastern Kentucky. I also grew up loving color and I was particularly attracted to red. Imagine my disappointment when I discovered very few red wildflowers growing in my mountains. (1,497 words - Read the full article) (22 comments)

By SongofJoy August 21, 2013 Success with Wildflowers Growing wildflowers successfully is easiest if you don't try to fight what happens naturally in your location. Find out which wildflowers are native to your area and be true to your region when selecting varieties for your garden. While it can be very tempting to try wildflowers that flourish in other parts of the country, the best results can be achieved by growing only species that are native to your area. (4 comments)

By JonnaSudenius August 20, 2013 Wildflowers in Europe These are my personal views on growing plants and a little overview of some European wildflowers (2,291 words - Read the full article) (12 comments)

By dave August 19, 2013 A Wildflowers and Pollinators Not-a-Raffle Raffle It's raffle time again! Get those acorns out and grab some tickets! (391 words - Read the full article) (51 comments)

By frostweed August 19, 2013 Texas Bluebonnet, Lupinus texensis This beautiful annual of the Fabaceae family is the most recognized Texas Native Wildflower. (238 words - Read the full article) (8 comments)

By wildflowers August 18, 2013 Wildflowers Attract Pollinators to Your Gardens Do you want to attract bees, butterflies, and/or hummingbirds to your garden? The best way to lure pollinators into your garden is to plant things they love. Pollinators love wildflowers. These are a few of my favorites that are loved by pollinators and are easy to grow. (1,067 words - Read the full article) (13 comments)

The most popular images last week from our plant database: Photo of Shampoo Ginger (Zingiber zerumbet) by extranjera: Photo of Shampoo Ginger (Zingiber zerumbet) by extranjera: Photo of Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) by robertduval14: Photo of Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) by bonitin: Photo of Narrow Leaf Ironweed (Vernonia angustifolia) by stone: Photo of (Philodendron pastazanum) by homer1958:

The most popular image sets from last week: Image Set by Paul2032: Image Set by Paul2032: Image Set by kosk0025: Image Set by 4susiesjoy: Image Set by Paul2032: Image Set by Paul2032:

Noteworthy acorn tips given this week:

10 people gave for Wildflowers in Europe 9 people gave for Establishing a Monarch Waystation 7 people gave for Wildflowers: The Reds in Kentucky 6 people gave for Wildflowers Attract Pollinators to Your Gardens 4 people gave for All About Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) 4 people gave for Success with Wildflowers 3 people gave for a post by Damian under "Untitled" 3 people gave for Wildflowers Through the Ages 2 people gave for a post by woofie under "Schochler Watermelon" 2 people gave for a post by frostweed under "Banner for August 20, 2013 by frostweed"

The most active threads this week:

Subject	OP	Area	Replies
OT - The Porch Swing	daylily	Daylilies forum	178
Hazards of raising backyard chickens	abhege	Farming forum	81
Schochler Watermelon	stacyschochler	Ask a Question forum	58
The Garden Sages microbadge	dave	Site Talk forum	42
Just curious ...	plantladylin	Site Talk forum	40
Talk to me about these and..	Cinta	Sedum forum	26
Announcing the winners of the raffle!	dave	A Wildflowers and Pollinators Not-a-Raffle Raffle	24
Question about threads	JB	Site Talk forum	24
What about Dahlias?	Polymerous	Site Talk forum	23

Some numbers from last week:

• 43 new members.
• 177 new threads.
• 3,515 new posts.
• 1,423 new images to the plant database.
• 26 new comments in the plant database.
• 9 new image sets.