Your National Gardening Association weekly news for December 2, 2016

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By valleylynn November 27, 2016

Sempervivum 101 Sempervivums are plants that originate on the European continent. Found at high altitudes known as alpine zones, they thrive in this harsh and rugged terrain. Sempervivums are becoming increasingly popular in the United States as gardeners fall in love with the textures and colors of these amazing little plants. (1,053 words - Read the full article)

The most popular images last week from our plant database:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Lording It')
By cliftoncat:

Photo of Lady Tulip (Tulipa clusiana)
By dirtdorphins:

Photo of Orchid (Dendrobium Nora Tokunaga)
By stilldew:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Captain Thunderbolt')
By Paul2032:

Photo of Lily (Lilium amabile)
By BUGGYCRAZY:

Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Happy Eyes')
By Lalambchop1:

Photo of Lily (Lilium columbianum)
By BUGGYCRAZY:

Photo of Yunnan Meadow Rue (Thalictrum 'Splendide')
By kniphofia:

Photo of Orchid (Rhynchobrassoleya Copper Queen)
By sugarcane:

Photo of Rose (Rosa 'My Girl')
By bootandall:

The most popular Landscape Photos from last week:

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Noteworthy acorn tips given this week:

3 people gave for post #1327557 in "Bird Photos, December 2016" by mcash70

3 people gave for a photo of Lady Tulip (Tulipa clusiana) by dirtdorphins

3 people gave for post #1324824 in "Share Your Photos" by GoatDriver

2 people gave for post #1327461 in "Bird Photos, December 2016" by RobinSeeds

2 people gave for post #1326363 in "Best of 2016 is up!" by Xeramtheum

2 people gave for a photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Lording It') by cliftoncat

2 people gave for post #1326036 in "Smallest plants" by keithp2012

2 people gave for the idea "Sempervivum 101" by valleylynn

2 people gave for post #1325922 in "2017 introductions from Paul Owen" by Dennis616

The most active threads this week:

Check out these numbers from last week:

• 274 members joined.
• 3,348 posts written in our forums.
• 826 photos posted to the plant database.
• 360 plants added to personal inventory lists.