Your National Gardening Association weekly news for October 14, 2016

The October Not-A-Raffle-Raffle is underway! We have a pile of great prizes that we're giving away so spend your acorns for chances to win. You have until the evening of October 27th to get your tickets.

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The October Not-A-Raffle-Raffle!

By dave
October 14, 2016
The October Not-A-Raffle-Raffle!

This is it! The final raffle of the year, and we've got some fantastic prizes set up for you. (1,153 words - Read the full article)

The most popular images last week from our plant database:

Photo of Queen of the Night (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
By Fleur569:

Photo of Weeping Larch (Larix decidua 'Pendula')
By Patty:

Photo of Zonal Geranium (Pelargonium x hortorum 'Appleblossom Rosebud')
By bootandall:

Photo of Wax Plant (Hoya campanulata)
By mjsponies:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Brilliance')
By Paul2032:

Photo of Andean Silver-Leaf Sage (Salvia discolor)
By kniphofia:

Photo of Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum)
By Gleni:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Momentum')
By Totally_Amazing:

Photo of Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta 'Cappuccino')
By kniphofia:

Photo of Rangoon Creeper (Combretum indicum)
By GrammaChar:

The most popular Landscape Photos from last week:

Click an image to view the names of the plants in each photo.

Photo by Fleur569:
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Photo by William:
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Photo by 4susiesjoy:
Photo by Gardenho:

Noteworthy acorn tips given this week:

5 people gave for post #1295227 in "Bee Friends And Other Garden Guests - Chapter 6" by dirtdorphins

3 people gave for a photo of Queen of the Night (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) by Fleur569

3 people gave for post #1296762 in "Banner for October 13, 2016 by OldGardener" by OldGardener

2 people gave for post #1293528 in "Spring Bulb Area" by Cinta

2 people gave for post #1297366 in "Bird Photos, October 2016" by Gleni

2 people gave for a photo of Lily (Lilium 'Saldas Atminas') by William

2 people gave for post #1296259 in "Grumpy Thread 2016" by RoseBlush1

One person gave for post #1296024 in "October 2016 Butterflies, Moths & Larva" by krobra

One person gave for post #1296174 in "Daylily of the Day: Addie Branch Smith" by Maryl

One person gave for post #1296197 in "Daylily of the Day: Addie Branch Smith" by ShakespearesGarden

The most active threads this week:

Subject OP Area Replies
After the hurricaneflorangeDaylilies forum25
How to divide daylilies October 2016SheridragonflyDaylilies forum19
Matthew checkin...greene OKginginSandbox forum18
Help...aloe got sticky trap adhesive on it!Lpnj42Ask a Question forum16
Melanie visits Naples, FloridamellielongGardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum15
Can I root a large cutting off of my Ficus Benjamina?grafiti4uHouseplants forum15
Lining out seedlingspunky1Daylilies forum14
Kusha MayaRoosterlornLilies forum14
Photos - CopyrightSherriRayeAsk a Question forum14

Some new reviews from the Green Pages:

jaxthecat recommended 2BSeeds and wrote:

2BSeeds has always sent me great seeds, germination has been great, and when I need information from them, they are so very helpful. I really love their packaging. It is a zip-lock mylar bag, and with that they have great information regarding how to plant the seeds.

Kabby recommended Almost Eden and wrote:

First time ordering from AE. I hadn't read the reviews beforehand, but like others, I found they had hard-to-find plants. John delayed shipment for me and also changed an order. Great communication and the plants were beyond words. Well packed, robust plants. The banana I ordered was fully 3 feet tall. I will be ordering from them again!

Check out these numbers from last week: