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for July 25, 2015

This Week's Gardening Ideas:

Inexpensive Plant Markers

By beckygardener
July 25, 2015
Inexpensive Plant Markers

Need an inexpensive plant marker? This marker is cheap to make and almost invisible, too! (428 words - Read the full article)

Daylilies Celebration Week Wrap Up

By dave
July 24, 2015
Daylilies Celebration Week Wrap Up

Is daylilies celebration week already over? The good news is the fun doesn't end today, and we will continue to share our daylily photos, ideas, and inspirations forever. But for now, let's look at the highlights from this past week. (215 words - Read the full article)

Growing Daylilies from Seed

By beckygardener
July 23, 2015
Growing Daylilies from Seed

Growing hybrids from seeds is fun and an easy way to add more daylilies to your garden! (1,202 words - Read the full article)

ATP Podcast #93: Celebrating Daylilies

By dave
July 22, 2015
ATP Podcast #93: Celebrating Daylilies

Trish is sitting aside for this episode, and joining me in the studio to talk daylilies is Jon Whitinger, gardener, software programmer, hybridizer and 14 year old all around nice guy.

The Usefulness of Creating Pedigree Charts When Hybridizing

By beckygardener
July 21, 2015
The Usefulness of Creating Pedigree Charts When Hybridizing

Ever wonder how some daylily flowers developed the "look" they are sporting? Researching back into their genetic tree can be revealing! Creating a pedigree chart can be a very useful hybridizing tool. (853 words - Read the full article)

Parking Lot Daylilies

By Newyorkrita
July 20, 2015
Parking Lot Daylilies

In towns and cities all over Long Island, daylilies brighten shopping center parking lots with lively blooms. (148 words - Read the full article)

Daylily Foliage in Mixed Containers

By critterologist
July 19, 2015
Daylily Foliage in Mixed Containers

I needed a tall accent to finish off a mixed container, but my budget didn't stretch to yet another nursery trip. As I looked around, I found the solution. (112 words - Read the full article)

Have a Slope That's Too Steep To Mow? Plant Daylilies

By Newyorkrita
July 19, 2015
Have a Slope That's Too Steep To Mow? Plant Daylilies

How I transformed my grassy slope into a paradise of daylily blooms. (242 words - Read the full article)

The most popular images last week from our plant database:

By floota:
Image from plant ID 643152
By dirtdorphins:
Image from plant ID 4699
By floota:
Image from plant ID 648150
By DogsNDaylilies:
Image from plant ID 35214
By mattsmom:
Image from plant ID 182144
By dormantsrule:
Image from plant ID 64902
By Claudia:
Image from plant ID 4918
By stilldew:
Image from plant ID 31769
By tveguy3:
Image from plant ID 14846

The most popular Multi-Plant Photos from last week:

Photo by dirtdorphins:
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Photo by Paul2032:
Image by Paul2032
Photo by foraygardengirl:
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Photo by SCButtercup:
Image by SCButtercup
Photo by foraygardengirl:
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Photo by dirtdorphins:
Image by dirtdorphins
Photo by Paul2032:
Image by Paul2032
Photo by foraygardengirl:
Image by foraygardengirl

Noteworthy acorn tips given this week:

13 people gave for the idea "Have a Slope That's Too Steep To Mow? Plant Daylilies" by Newyorkrita

9 people gave for the idea "Growing Daylilies from Seed" by beckygardener

5 people gave for the idea "The Usefulness of Creating Pedigree Charts When Hybridizing" by beckygardener

5 people gave for the idea "Inexpensive Plant Markers" by beckygardener

5 people gave for the idea "Daylily Foliage in Mixed Containers" by critterologist

4 people gave for a photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Amethyst Veil') by vic

4 people gave for post #911523 in "Banner for July 25, 2015 by Fleur569" by Fleur569

4 people gave for a photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Orange Vols') by dirtdorphins

3 people gave for a photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Kindling the Flame') by jon

3 people gave for post #910256 in "July 2015 Butterflies, Moths & Larva" by mellielong

The most active threads this week:

Subject OP Area Replies
Bud and Branch Update Day!DogsNDayliliesDaylilies forum111
My first raffleKurtMNSandbox forum97
what iries do you want?creativecloverIrises forum90
Blooms for 2015 in Hanover PA - Summer/SpringMisawa77Irises forum77
Wish List... if you could choose 3-5 new ones, what would you add?bluegrassmomDaylilies forum44
Favorite color of IrisLynnGIrises forum40
Very nice!daylilydreamsHave a Slope That's Too Steep To Mow? Plant Daylilies35
Early forecast for this coming winterfiwitAll Things Gardening forum35
strange plant can't find name or pic ofpacoyotehunterPlant ID forum34

Some new reviews from the ATP Green Pages:

chelle recommended Napa Country Iris Garden and wrote:

First time ordering from Napa this year, but I was happy that I did. Huge, healthy, sturdy and stocky rhizomes were sent and received. Divisions were three to four times as large as others I have received. Plants were sent during the proper planting time for my area, and were packed well for shipping. Prices seem very fair; for both plants versus dollars spent, and for shipping across the country. Website is clean, quick and easy to use, and they offer several payment options. Napa seems to be a very good choice for no-muss, no-fuss online ordering of great looking iris divisions. I will definitely order from this company again.

We keep growing, because ATP is where all the excitement is these days! Check out these numbers from last week: