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for August 27, 2016

By dave August 27, 2016

Time to Vote for the Caladiums Bulbs Photo Contest! Voting has begun on the 2016 Caladiums 4 Less Photo Contest. There isn't a huge number of photos, but lots of great ones! Come choose your favorites and cast your votes for the ones you think should win.

By Mizshelli August 26, 2016

Canning Tips Want to share your harvest, or just keep those awesome tomatoes longer? Here are some tips from a lifelong food preserver. (376 words - Read the full article)

The most popular images last week from our plant database:

Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'The Dominator')
By shive1:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Sterling Trader')
By cliftoncat:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Affair To Remember')
By HighdesertNiki:

Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Rosemarie Louise')
By Nysbadmk8:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Affair To Remember')
By HighdesertNiki:

Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Shelby')
By shive1:

Photo of Hen and chicks (Sempervivum Chick Charms® Gold Nugget)
By valleylynn:

Photo of Coneflower (Echinacea 'Ruby Glow')
By kniphofia:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Deep Calls unto Deep')
By Weiser:

The most popular Multi-Plant Photos from last week:

Photo by DebbieC:

Photo by kniphofia:

Photo by Fleur569:

Photo by nativeplantlover:

Photo by Paul2032:

Photo by skylark:

Photo by Paul2032:

Photo by Paul2032:

Photo by Paul2032:

Noteworthy acorn tips given this week:

3 people gave for post #1248644 in "Banner for August 21, 2016 by TBGDN" by TBGDN

3 people gave for post #1254009 in "Bee Friends And Other Garden Guests - Chapter 5" by GrammaChar

3 people gave for post #1250510 in "August 2016 Butterflies, Moths & Larva" by nativeplantlover

3 people gave for post #1249606 in "Bird photos, August 2016" by mcash70

3 people gave for post #1252283 in "Banner for August 25, 2016 by Marilyn" by Marilyn

2 people gave for post #1253838 in "unknown tropical I think" by purpleinopp

2 people gave for post #1248900 in "August 2016 Butterflies, Moths & Larva" by jmorth

2 people gave for post #1253976 in "What type of plant/tree is this?" by terrafirma

2 people gave for the idea "Canning Tips" by Mizshelli

The most active threads this week:

Some new reviews from the Green Pages:

Check out these numbers from last week:

• 512 members joined.
• 6,460 posts written.
• 658 images posted to the plant database.
• 1,094 plants added to personal inventory lists.