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Burls: Nature's Masterpieces, by Marna Towne

Burls (or burrs in the U.K.) are fascinating works of nature.

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Brody glassware for your buds, bulbs, and branches, by Sally G. Miller

I've been shopping at thrift stores to collect Brody glass. Right now I'm using it to display dried flowers and forced bulbs. Someday I'm hoping it'll fund my retirement. Well, maybe it will buy me a nice dinner.

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The Beauty of Bark, by Sharon Brown

I do it every year. I mope through the winter months, threaten to move to Florida, grumble at the clouds, moan in the cold temps. It is winter and I am a summer person. But last week, I rescued my neighbor's cat and it opened my eyes to an unlikely surprise.

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PLANTFILES:

PlantFiles: Large-flowered Climbing Rose 'New Dawn' (Rosa )

Large-flowered Climbing Rose 'New Dawn'

(Rosa )

If you are planning on growing this climber, you will need a good support system to hold it. It will take over your arbor....
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Olive Barn

Review by sjp8987:

I ordered a Picotee Amaryllis bulb from Olive Barn on clearance for $4.99- with shipping, it was aroun 10 or 11 dollars -...
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BIRDFILES:

BirdFiles: Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

Northern Mockingbird

(Mimus polyglottos)

The song of the 'mocker' is a beautiful chorus of calls, and changes with the season. It was adopted as the state bird of...
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BUGFILES:

BugFiles: Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)

Red-spotted Purple

(Limenitis arthemis astyanax)

I found mine in 2007, just sitting on our screened in porch. It allowed me to take several close ups before flying off. The...
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Waldingfield Farm

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They were not honest about having a stand at the New Milford farm market on Saturdays. I joined with the understanding that...
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GARDEN BOOKWORM:

Gardening Book: Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians

Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians

Review by Sundownr:

The book tells of historical and current medicinal uses, including Native American, for 45 plants (trees, shrubs, flowers,...
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TODAY IN THE FORUMS

white small flower...weed? herbs? id pls..

smooth succulent stem, creeping on ground and half erected, oblong lanceolate foliage ( long +/- 35 mm, wide +/- 12 mm), from the "leaf-pit" blooms white flower diameter about 12 mm...pls id this plant, maybe a herbal plant
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Enthusiasts of every gardening niche can put down roots and grow their knowledge. Are you into water gardens, vegetable gardens, hanging gardens, growing flowers or arranging bouquets, container gardens, raised beds, farming, poultry, beekeeping or any other gardening pursuit? If so, you'll find we have forums, articles and videos to help you learn, grow and share advice.

Do you need help identifying a plant, bug or bird? Check out the plant and tree identification, insect identification forum, and the bird identification forum. Or browse the PlantFiles, BugFiles and BirdFiles databases, where you'll find information on more than 160,000 plants and thousands of insects and spiders.

The Garden Watchdog and Go Gardening directories will help you find the perfect source for your plants, seeds, and bulbs, whether the company is just around the corner, or halfway around the world.

We invite you to sign up and join our community, and share what you know! Here at Dave's Garden, you can create your own blog, upload photos for free, or use our tools to trade seeds and plants.

Since 2000, we've grown to be a comprehensive gardening community with discussion forums for every hobby, home and garden topic you can imagine. Our members are knowledgeable about soil, weather, watering, and just about every kind of plant and insect. On behalf of all our members, we are glad you came to visit, and we hope you will stop by again soon!


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