Your National Gardening Association weekly news for December 10, 2016

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What a relief to know I'm not the only one! -Editor

Timely articles for the season:

Keep the Pests Off Your Houseplants

Welcoming Bluebirds in Winter

Growing Holly

Caring for Houseplants During the Winter

Maintain your Hand Tools

A Gift for Gardeners

Gardening Ideas from other NGA Members:

By Anderwood December 9, 2016

The Miracle of a Seed During this time of year, so much hope and anticipation lie ahead, all bundled up in a seed. (565 words - Read the full article)

By beckygardener December 7, 2016

More Concrete Hardscaping for the Garden Concrete is my favorite medium to work with for hardscape structures. I look at concrete in various forms and try to figure out ways to use them in my garden. This is my latest idea. (734 words - Read the full article)

By Englishgardener December 5, 2016

Rustic Raised Beds There are many benefits to using raised beds. Here's one way to make a nice attractive rustic raised bed. (369 words - Read the full article)

The most popular images last week from our plant database:

Photo of Lily (Lilium 'Flavia')
By William:

Photo of Zinnia (Zinnia)
By ZenMan:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Mary Frances')
By William:

Photo of True Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis scorpioides)
By dirtdorphins:

Photo of Pacific Coast Iris (Iris 'Border Dispute')
By coboro:

Photo of Zinnia (Zinnia)
By ZenMan:

Photo of Bladder Senna (Colutea x media)
By RuuddeBlock:

Photo of Cranesbill (Geranium x oxonianum 'Phoebe Noble')
By KatEnns:

Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Cimarron Rose')
By hemeroca7:

Photo of American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
By sunkissed:

The most popular Landscape Photos from last week:

Photo by RuuddeBlock:

Photo by Fleur569:

Photo by Paul2032:

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Photo by HemNorth:

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Photo by HemNorth:

Photo by Paul2032:

The most active threads this week:

Check out these numbers from last week:

• 251 members joined.
• 3,807 posts written in our forums.
• 1,228 photos posted to the plant database. How so many people have gardening photos to post at this time of year remains a mystery.
• 388 plants added to personal inventory lists.

Fun fact: this newsletter goes out to over 140,000 subscribers each week.