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<h2>Plants.am - your daily dose of gardening</h2>
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'''[[Plants.am:About|Plants.am]]''' is a complete '''garden wiki and plant encyclopedia'''. So far we have [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] plant entries and other articles written and edited by gardeners from around the globe, with [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFFILES}}]] photos. Check out the [[Help:Contents|Help]] page to see how '''you''' can edit any page '''right now'''.
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<h2>Favorites At Your Fingertips</h2>
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| '''[[List of flowering plants|Flowers]]'''<br>[[Rose]], [[Hibiscus]], [[Carnation]], [[Daylily]]...
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| '''[[List of common houseplants|Houseplants]]'''<br>[[Ferns]], [[Weeping Fig]], [[Jade plant]], [[African Violet]]…
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| '''[[List of vegetables|Vegetables]]'''<br>[[Carrot]], [[Lettuce]], [[Sweet pepper]], [[Asparagus]]...
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| '''[[Major tree genera|Trees]]'''<br>[[Pine]], [[Maple]], [[Cedar]], [[Birch]], [[Walnut]]...
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| '''[[List of shrubs (bushes)|Shrubs]]'''<br>[[Holly]], [[Blueberry]], [[Angel's Trumpet]], [[Fuchsia]]...
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<h2>Featured Flower</h2>
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[[Image:Hydrangea-IMG 0091.JPG|thumb|200px|[[Hydrangea]].]]
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The Hydrangea is a hardy plant that can tolerate many conditions - though not extremely sunny heat.
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<h2>Featured Edible</h2>
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[[Image:Citrus limon-eureka-eureka lemon-IMG 0785 hunt07.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Lemon]].]]
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Lemon trees are beautiful, the blossoms smell great, and the fruit are long-lasting and very versatile in the kitchen.
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[[Graft]] - combine two plants by cutting and attaching them.
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*[http://ephedra.hip.uni-heidelberg.de/bromwiki/en/index.php/Main_Page Bromeliad Wiki]
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*[http://rareseeds.com/seeds/ Heirloom Seed Co.]
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**[[The plant kingdom]]
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*<b>Cultivation</b> - Hardiness - Regions - Garden environment - Outdoor cultivation - Care under glass - Pruning - Pruning groups - Propagation - Plant problems - Organic issues and native plants
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{{newsitem|Cool Season Crops|October 2008|Fall is here and it's time to think about what cool season crops you'd like to plant this year.}}
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'''About the articles''' - Articles about gardening should be concise and informative, while articles about plants should present everything a gardener would need to know to grow the plant.  The information should always be presented from the gardeners point of view.
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