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Member Addition Description renwings Comment Tree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree Ailanthus altissima renwings Comment Lungwort, Bethelehem Sage, Jerusalem Sage 'Mrs. Moon' Pulmonaria saccharata TBGDN Comment Honeysuckle Lonicera caprifolium Tree_Climber Comment Daylily 'Tuscawilla Pink Joe' Hemerocallis Tree_Climber Comment Daylily 'Vincenza' Hemerocallis Tree_Climber Comment Daylily 'Virginia Franklin Miller' Hemerocallis Tree_Climber Comment Daylily 'War March' Hemerocallis Tree_Climber Comment Daylily 'Web of Intrigue' Hemerocallis Tree_Climber Comment Daylily 'Whitney Suzanne' Hemerocallis Tree_Climber Comment Daylily 'Wide Wide World' Hemerocallis Tree_Climber Comment Daylily 'William Austin Norris' Hemerocallis Tree_Climber Comment Daylily 'Worlds Collide' Hemerocallis Tree_Climber Comment Daylily 'Yazoo Wild Violet' Hemerocallis CatherineMoore Comment Tomato 'Fourth of July' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Tree_Climber Comment Daylily 'Zada Mae' Hemerocallis Tree_Climber Comment Daylily 'Zambia' Hemerocallis Tree_Climber Comment Daylily 'Zella Virginia' Hemerocallis RobD_SC Comment Asiatic Lily Lilium RobD_SC Comment Oriental Lily 'Arena' Lilium sschiess Comment Bigleaf Ligularia, Leopard Plant, Golden Groundsel 'Britt Marie Crawford' Ligularia dentata raisedbedbob Comment Showy Stonecrop 'Honeysong' Sedum telephium raisedbedbob Comment Catchweed Bedstraw, Sticky Willy, Goose Grass, Cleavers Galium aparine raisedbedbob Comment Ox-Eye Daisy, Field Daisy, Marguerite, Moon Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare raisedbedbob Comment Cinquefoil, Shrubby Cinquefoil Potentilla fruticosa raisedbedbob Comment Black Medic Medicago lupulina larrynconnie Comment Kafir Lily Clivia caulescens Farmerdill Comment Potato 'Adora' Solanum tuberosum Farmerdill Comment Potato 'Alby's Gold' Solanum tuberosum rincitrullino Comment Chokos, Chayote 'Chokos' Sechium edule Farmerdill Comment Potato 'Amandine' Solanum tuberosum bed24 Comment Atlas Cedar 'Fastigiata' Cedrus atlantica Farmerdill Comment Potato 'Anna Cheeka's Ozette' Solanum tuberosum Farmerdill Comment Fingerling Potato 'Austrian Crescent' Solanum tuberosum TBGDN Comment Striped Squill Puschkinia libanotica TBGDN Comment Bloody Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'John Elsley' Geranium sanguineum CS28557 Comment Creeping Veronica, Speedwell 'Georgia Blue' Veronica peduncularis Farmerdill Comment Fingerling Potato 'Butterfinger' Solanum tuberosum Farmerdill Comment Potato 'Bintje' Solanum tuberosum Farmerdill Comment Russet Potato 'Butte' Solanum tuberosum Farmerdill Comment Potato 'Cherokee' Solanum tuberosum Farmerdill Comment Potato 'Bison' Solanum tuberosum Farmerdill Comment Potato 'Bliss Triumph' Solanum tuberosum arcadon Comment Stromanthe 'Tricolor' Stromanthe sanguinea Farmerdill Comment Potato 'Caribe' Solanum tuberosum Farmerdill Comment Potato 'Chieftain' Solanum tuberosum TBGDN Comment Wood Hyacinth 'Spanish Bluebells' Hyacinthoides non-scripta subsp. hispanica Farmerdill Comment Potato 'Cow Horn' Solanum tuberosum Farmerdill Comment Potato 'Dakota Rose' Solanum tuberosum lisabar Comment Madagascar Jewel Euphorbia leuconeura stressbaby Comment Sweet Orange, Navel Orange 'Washington' Citrus sinensis RDT Comment Sweet Corn (Se) 'Kandy Korn' Zea mays TBGDN Comment Floribunda Rose 'Bonica' Rosa TBGDN Comment 'Climbing Iceberg' Rosa palmbob Image Zamia (Zamia loddigesii) Tree_Climber Image Daylily 'Lemon Custard' (Hemerocallis ) Tree_Climber Image Daylily 'Molokai' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Screech Owl' (Hemerocallis ) Horseshoe Image Winged-stem Passion Flower, Passionflower (Passiflora alata) Horseshoe Image Hidden Ginger, Hidden Lily (Curcuma petiolata) mgarr Image Vernal Witchhazel (Hamamelis vernalis) butterflybyrob Image Begonia 'Kit Jeans Mounger' (Begonia ) butterflybyrob Image Begonia (Begonia longicilliata) Xenomorf Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria albicoma) kennedyh Image Pin Cherry, Fire Cherry (Prunus pensylvanica) mystic Image Daylily 'Final Destination' (Hemerocallis ) mystic Image Daylily 'Turn The Other Cheek' (Hemerocallis ) palmbob Image Wood Spurge 'Rudolph' (Euphorbia amygdaloides x characias) ampy Image Sweet Alyssum, Sweet Alison, Seaside Lobularia 'Snow Crystals' (Lobularia maritima) Gustichock Image Maidenhair Tree (Ginkgo biloba) Gustichock Image China Fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) ampy Image Viola 'Angel Amber Kiss' (Viola ) frostweed Image Texas Vervain (Verbena halei) kennedyh Image Parsnip 'Gladiator' (Pastinaca sativa) Shadyfolks Image Hosta 'Blue Shadows' (Hosta ) Shadyfolks Image Foamflower 'Crow Feather' (Tiarella ) Wandasflowers Image Daylily 'Grand Stride' (Hemerocallis ) Wandasflowers Image Daylily 'Hey Bud' (Hemerocallis ) kniphofia Image Amaryllis 'Apple Blossom' (Hippeastrum ) kniphofia Image Amaryllis 'Apple Blossom' (Hippeastrum ) thistlesifter Image Fan Aloe (Aloe plicatilis) bootandall Image Mountain Hydrangea 'Grayswood' (Hydrangea serrata) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Skinwalker' (Hemerocallis ) bootandall Image Rose of Sharon 'Woodbridge' (Hibiscus syriacus) LazyDebby Image Coneflower 'Sunset' (Echinacea ) LazyDebby Image Variegated Purple Coneflower 'Sparkler' (Echinacea purpurea) Xenomorf Image Desert poppy (Eschscholzia glyptosperma) JamesCO Image Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) JamesCO Image Dwarf Palmetto, Bluestem Palmetto, Blue Palm (Sabal minor) Farmerdill Image Chicory, Catalogna 'A Foglie Frastagliate' (Cichorium intybus) Don_Quixote Image Scarlet Monkey Flower (Mimulus cardinalis) Don_Quixote Image Scarlet Monkey Flower (Mimulus cardinalis) Scorpioangel Image Echeveria 'Black Prince' (Echeveria ) Scorpioangel Image (Sedum stefco) timrann Image (Hyophorbe vaughanii) wallaby1 Image Bismarck Palm, Bismark Palm (Bismarckia nobilis) fraxinus Image Hard-shelled Gourd, Calabash 'Speckled Swan' (Lagenaria siceraria) wallaby1 Image Loulou Lelo Palm (Pritchardia hillebrandii) NatureWalker Image Hard-shelled Gourd, Calabash 'Tiny Bottle' (Lagenaria siceraria) mgarr Image Christmas Pride (Ruellia macrantha) TBGDN Image Bloody Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'John Elsley' (Geranium sanguineum) stressbaby Image Red Chokeberry 'Brilliant' (Aronia arbutifolia) arcadon Image Stromanthe 'Tricolor' (Stromanthe sanguinea) mudvayne562 Image Banyan Tree, Ban Yan (Ficus benghalensis) stressbaby Image Cornelian Cherry Dogwood 'Golden Glory' (Cornus mas) TBGDN Image Wood Hyacinth 'Spanish Bluebells' (Hyacinthoides non-scripta subsp. hispanica) Resin Image English Oak, Truffle Oak, Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) RWhiz Image Aloe (Aloe prostrata subsp. prostrata) RWhiz Image Yucca (Yucca endlichiana) giancarlo Image Air Plant (Tillandsia bulbosa) puttytat Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Polynesian Princess' (Iris )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description TomMortell Positive Armstrong Nursery (Armstrong Garden Centers) gardener413 Positive Syl Arena Roses (formerly Arena Rose Company) Dea Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. smihm Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. nevadagdn Positive Harvest Moon Farms nevadagdn Positive Mr. Fothergills' Seeds nevadagdn Positive Fine Bush People (The Fijnbosch Farme Trust) Helgina Positive Deervik cmc1968 Neutral Autumn Ridge Nursery cmc1968 Positive Breck's Bulbs bertram28 Negative Breck's Bulbs bev_w Positive William Dam Seeds Westwood Positive McKenzie Farms Nursery GranolaGal Negative Wildflower Nursery (Griffey's Nursery) RichoCech Negative Catalpa Tree Seeds Co.

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Member Addition Description joepyeweed Positive Noah's Garden: Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Backyards joepyeweed Positive A Sand County Almanac kbaumle Positive From the Ground Up: The Story of a First Garden tpescdoc Positive Time and the Gardener: Writings on a Lifelong Passion

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... February 11, 2006