In case you missed it... We have published a downloadable gardening-themed 2018 Calendar/Planner! If you or someone you love is the sort of person who likes to keep a paper planner to help organize your life, you should check out this planner. We made a video showing it off, which you can see at this link right here.

Popular Christmas Tree species

"I remember a long time ago you had an article about which are the top 10 kinds of trees people use for Christmas Trees. Can you point me to that article?" - Read the answer

ARTICLES TO READ

Time for the Best of Show Voting in the 2017 Photo Contest! The first round of voting is finished, and we have our first place winners for each category. Before we reveal the people behind the photos, we're going to do one final vote to determine the best of show. Everyone can vote up until Saturday evening (December 2nd!), so hurry! Neonics: The bitter battle over the world's most popular insecticides As regulators consider a ban on neonicotinoids, debate rages over the harm they cause to bees. Pest Controls for Orchids-Part 2 Snails and slugs are at the top of most people's list as being one of the most revolting of all orchid pests. They have rasping mouth parts that scrape the surface of plant tissue. They can do extensive damage to the green tips of young orchid roots and stems and developing and maturing flowers.

AWESOME NEW PHOTOS FROM THIS WEEK

Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum), by GrammaChar: Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris (Iris 'Devoted'), by IaninaUkr: Mum (Chrysanthemum 'Matchsticks'), by dirtdorphins: Grecian Windflower (Anemone coronaria 'Lord Lieutenant'), by evermorelawnless: Dwarf Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia 'Chief Joseph'), by dirtdorphins: Intermediate Bearded Iris (Iris 'Thrum'), by cliftoncat: Eriosyce subgibbosa subsp. wagenknechtii, by Orsola: Landscape view by Paul2032: Landscape view by GrammaChar: Landscape view by dawiz1753: Landscape view by BarbandDave:

NOTABLE DISCUSSIONS FROM OUR FORUMS

Subject	Area	Replies
I've voted........	Cast Your Votes for the 2017 Garden.org Photo Contest!	161
An opportunity to choose something different	3rd Annual Not From the Seed Rack Seed Swap	79
Is keeping Lawns a form of Gardening?	Ask a Question forum	38
Daylilies on the lily auction	Daylilies forum	28
Elevated Bed Idea	Gardening Ideas forum	20
Banner for November 29, 2017 by plantmanager	Site Banners forum	18
Tree frog that comes inside with a plant	Houseplants forum	17
What's wrong with my plant?	Ask a Question forum	17
Help: Burrowing Rodent destroying beds etc	Ask a Question forum	16

THE NUMBERS FROM LAST WEEK:

461 members joined. 3,659 posts written in our forums. 966 photos posted to the plant database. 577 plants added to personal inventory lists.