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Member Addition Description Gindee77 Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Whisper' Rosa Gindee77 Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'Tradescant' Rosa Gindee77 Comment Floribunda Rose 'Hot Cocoa' Rosa Gindee77 Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'Kathryn Morley' Rosa ladyrowan Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Mon Cherie' Narcissus ladyrowan Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Monal' Narcissus emilyrasmus Comment Blue Taro, Blue Tannia, Purplestem Taro Xanthosoma violaceum ladyrowan Comment Tazetta Narcissus, Tazetta Daffodil 'Nazareth' Narcissus ladyrowan Comment Miniature Narcissus, Mini Daffodil 'New Baby' Narcissus CaptMicha Comment Mile-a-minute Weed, Asiatic Tear Thumb Polygonum perfoliatum Gindee77 Comment Floribunda Rose 'Gruss an Aachen' Rosa Gindee77 Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'Winchester Cathedral' Rosa Gindee77 Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'Tamora' Rosa julie88 Comment Flowering Tobacco, Jasmine Tobacco 'Saratoga Red' Nicotiana alata Homer_Zn5 Comment Hosta 'Tattoo' Hosta shirleyt Comment Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris Albizia julibrissin Gindee77 Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Full Tide' Iris Gindee77 Comment Hosta 'Blue Splendor' Hosta Gindee77 Comment Mint 'Candymint' Mentha lmelling Comment Hosta 'Emerald Necklace' Hosta Gindee77 Comment Chives Allium schoenoprasum wulfadams Comment Maximillian Sunflower, Prairie Sunflower 'Santa Fe' Helianthus maximilianii cacti_lover Comment Echinopsis 'June Noon' Echinopsis prometeo21 Comment Mexican Oregano, Rosemary Mint Poliomintha longiflora nevadagdn Comment Hosta 'Great Expectations' Hosta michaeladenner Comment China Rose 'Vincent Godsiff' Rosa Farmerdill Comment Onion 'Riverside' Allium cepa hanna1 Comment African Milk Bush 'Green form' Synadenium Grantii bartosz Comment Southern Magnolia 'St. Mary' Magnolia grandiflora michaeladenner Comment China Rose 'Ducher' Rosa Gindee77 Comment Hen and Chicks Echeveria elegans Gindee77 Comment Jenny's Stonecrop, Crooked Yellow Sedum Sedum reflexum woodenshoe62 Comment Mandevilla, Dipladenia 'Sun Parasol™ Crimson' Mandevilla Happenstance Comment Begonia 'Richmondensis' Begonia tazzy Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Expose' Iris Gindee77 Comment Creeping Thyme Thymus polytrichus ssp. britannicus Farmerdill Comment Bitter Gourd, Bitter Melon 'Large Bua Khao' Momordica charantia Farmerdill Comment Bitter Gourd, Bitter Melon 'China Girl' Momordica charantia NativePlantFan9 Comment Beach Star, Beachstar Remirea maritima Farmerdill Comment Bitter Gourd, Bitter Melon 'Raja' Momordica charantia hanna1 Comment Lotus Vine, Parrot's Beak 'Amazon Sunset' Lotus maculatus Farmerdill Comment Broccoli 'Top Green' Brassica oleracea NativePlantFan9 Comment Gold Mound 'Gold Mound, Golden Mound' Duranta erecta Farmerdill Comment Broccoli 'Tokyo Dome' Brassica oleracea EBeryl Comment Amaryllis 'Red and White' Hippeastrum Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Green' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Grand' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Inthanont' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Big Sun' Brassica oleracea var. capitata buds2roses Comment Clematis 'Miss Bateman' Clematis Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Mukda' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Vigour' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Focus' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Nice' Brassica oleracea var. capitata BUFFY690 Comment Golden Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Amber Waves' Heuchera Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Ali' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Aeon' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Alex' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage '60 Days No.1' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'V.I.P' Brassica oleracea var. capitata dshore95 Comment Hawaiian Snowbush, Redleaf Breynia, Snow-on-the-Mountain 'Roseo-picta' Breynia disticha Magwar Comment Chinese Privet 'Variegatum' Ligustrum sinense doss Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Sunday Sunshine' (Iris ) rylaff Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Gold Rain' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Xenomorf Image San Pedro Cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi) lmelling Image Double Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Angelique' (Tulipa ) MikenMyrtle Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Tom Johnson' (Iris ) zsnp Image Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium caeruleum) Shirley1md Image Rhododendron 'Wyandanch Pink' (Rhododendron ) henryr10 Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Obsidian' (Heuchera ) flowerfrenzy Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Hold My Hand' (Iris ) victorgardener Image Creeping Phlox 'Emerald Blue' (Phlox subulata) Ursula Image Estrella Azul de Cordillera (Malesherbia linearifolia) puttytat Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Anna Hahn' (Iris ) raysplants Image '"Holden Clough"' (Iris pseudacorus) trilian15 Image Alpine Penny-cress (Thlaspi caerulescens) daryl Image Oregon Stonecrop, Green Stonecrop (Sedum oreganum) palmbob Image Venus Flytrap 'Red Dragon' (Dionaea muscipula) sweezel Image Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'Tiny Monster' (Geranium ) laurief Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Autumn Maple' (Iris ) Kelli Image (Kalanchoe x kewensis) htop Image Snapdragon 'Solstice Pink' (Antirrhinum majus) Todd_Boland Image Greater Glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa lochiae) mystic Image Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Festive Dance' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) kniphofia Image Variegated Masterwort 'Sunningdale Variegated' (Astrantia major) mvespa Image Columbine 'William Guiness' (Aquilegia vulgaris) cacti_lover Image Pink Comb Cactus (Echinocereus pectinatus var rubrispinus) kennedyh Image Zarzabacoa comun (Desmodium incanum) mtilton Image Cucumber 'Armenian Long Green' (Cucumis melo var. flexuosus) kdjoergensen Image Hosta 'Frances Williams' (Hosta ) Kauai17 Image Italian Parsley, Flat-Leaf Parsley (Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum) TuttiFrutti Image Alpine Lady's Mantle, Mountain Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla alpina) Kruch72 Image Clematis 'Asao' (Clematis ) nick89 Image Canebrake Bamboo (Arundinaria gigantea) langbr Image Clematis 'Arctic Queen' (Clematis ) goldenfish Image Chinese Ground Orchid (Bletilla striata) MotherNature4 Image Bishopwood, Javawood, Javanese Bishopwood, Bischofia, Toog Tree (Bischofia javanica) melody Image Sour Gum, Blackgum, Tupelo, Pepperidge (Nyssa sylvatica) BUFFY690 Image Canna Lily 'Tropical Sunrise' (Canna x generalis) dahlia_lover Image Daylily 'Top Show Off' (Hemerocallis ) mgarr Image Red Orach, Mountain Spinach 'Crimson Plume' (Atriplex hortensis) littlefieryone Image Honeywort, Blue Shrimp Plant, Blue Wax Flower 'Purpurascens' (Cerinthe major) jawadkundi Image Mexican Blue Palm, Blue Hesper Palm, Gray Goddess (Brahea armata) chenning3 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Sultan's Palace' (Iris ) nancyanne Image Butterfly Plant 'Stripe' (Christia obcordata) hanna1 Image (Pachypodium brevicaule) Melissa_Ohio Image Daylily 'Don't Touch Me There' (Hemerocallis ) Galanthophile Image Rock Jasmine (Androsace sempervivoides) bootandall Image Japanese Barberry, Dwarf Redleaf Barberry 'Atropurpurea' (Berberis thunbergii) CaptMicha Image Mile-a-minute Weed, Asiatic Tear Thumb (Polygonum perfoliatum) lincolnitess Image Border Beaded Iris 'Anaconda Love' (Iris ) Gindee77 Image Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) frostweed Image Prairie Fleabane (Erigeron modestus) Farmerdill Image Onion 'Mini Purplette' (Allium cepa) Clare_CA Image Orchid Cactus 'Padre' (Epiphyllum ) JeanneTX Image Golden Dew Drop, Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry 'Sweet Memories' (Duranta erecta) plymouthgarden Image Eleutherococcus (Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus) sadiemaewebb Image Old Garden Rose 'Reine des Violettes' (Rosa ) chicochi3 Image Miniature Rose 'Stars 'n' Stripes' (Rosa ) Happenstance Image Begonia 'Richmondensis' (Begonia ) tazzy Image 'Countess Zeppelin' (iris Spuria) poppysue Image Spotted Dead Nettle 'Golden Anniversary' (Lamium maculatum) NativePlantFan9 Image Acalypha 'Godseffiana' (Acalypha wilkesiana) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Smoky Mountain Autumn' (Hemerocallis ) mysticwill Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Inspiration' (Iris ) carambola Image Siam Tulip 'Chiangmai Snow' (Curcuma thorelii)

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Member Addition Description eviestevie Positive Howard Garrett's Texas Organic Gardening Book

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... May 20, 2005