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( -- Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet, philosopher)

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Member Addition Description BackyardGuy Comment Madagascar Palm Pachypodium lamerei BayAreaTropics Comment Madagascar Palm Pachypodium lamerei newhobby Comment Asparagus Fern, Sprenger Asparagus 'Sprengeri' Asparagus densiflorus threegardeners Comment Siberian Wallflower Erysimum x marshallii Tntigger Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Rustic Royalty' Iris thistlesifter Comment Aloe Aloe mitriformis Tntigger Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Sea Power' Iris Tntigger Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Select Circle' Iris Indy Comment Watermelon 'Verona' Citrullus lanatus Farmerdill Comment Shallot, Potato Onion, Multiplier Onion 'Ambition' Allium cepa var. aggregatum Farmerdill Comment Wax Bean 'Golden Rocky' Phaseolus vulgaris Indy Comment Watermelon 'Gold Strike' Citrullus lanatus Farmerdill Comment Onion, Bunching 'Parade' Allium cepa Farmerdill Comment Spinach 'Tortoiseshell' Spinacia oleracea frostweed Comment Yellow Bluestem Bothriochloa ischaemum Tetrazygia Comment Pineland Acacia, Sweet Acacia Acacia pinetorum frostweed Comment Hybrid Beardgrass Bothriochloa hybrida Tetrazygia Comment Sweet Acacia, Huisache, Mimosa Bush, Sweet Wattle Acacia minuta frostweed Comment Field Mustard Brassica campestris frostweed Comment Hinckley's Brickellia Brickellia brachyphylla var. hinckleyi frostweed Comment Terlingua Brickellia Brickellia brachyphylla var. terlinguensis frostweed Comment California Brickellbush Brickellia californica frostweed Comment Southwestern brickellbush Brickellia conduplicata frostweed Comment Coulter's brickellbush Brickellia coulteri frostweed Comment Gravelbar Brickellbush Brickellia cylindracea frostweed Comment Leafy brickellbush Brickellia dentata Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'China Baby' Citrullus lanatus JodyC Comment Peperomia 'Ruby Glow' Peperomia graveolens Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'Jumbo' Citrullus lanatus frostweed Comment False Boneset Brickellia eupatorioides Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'Empire No.2' Citrullus lanatus Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'China Dragon' Citrullus lanatus Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'New Dragon' Citrullus lanatus Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'Ten-Bow' Citrullus lanatus Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'Ten-Bow No.2' Citrullus lanatus Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'Farmers Giant' Citrullus lanatus Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'Sky Mountain' Citrullus lanatus Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'Little Boy' Citrullus lanatus Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'Bright Gem' Citrullus lanatus Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'Grand Baby' Citrullus lanatus Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'Southern Light' Citrullus lanatus Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'Klondike II' Citrullus lanatus Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'Early Klondike' Citrullus lanatus Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'Lucky Mountain' Citrullus lanatus Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'Belle 460' Citrullus lanatus Bellisgirl Comment Hardy Grape Leaf Anemone 'Robustissima' Anemone tomentosa Bellisgirl Comment Masterwort 'Ruby Cloud' Astrantia major Bellisgirl Comment Avens, Geum 'Mrs. Bradshaw' Geum Bellisgirl Comment Avens, Geum 'Lady Stratheden' Geum Bellisgirl Comment Double Purple Coneflower 'Doppelgänger' Echinacea purpurea mininissandog Comment Foxtail Fern 'Meyersii' Asparagus densiflorus Bellisgirl Comment Daylily 'Pandora's Box' Hemerocallis Bellisgirl Comment Variegated Garden Phlox 'Nora Leigh' Phlox paniculata Bellisgirl Comment Maltese Cross, Jerusalem Cross, London Pride Lychnis chalcedonica Bellisgirl Comment Gay Feather, Dense Blazing Star 'Kobold' Liatris spicata Tetrazygia Comment Variegated Orchid Tree Bauhinia variegata Tetrazygia Comment White Variegated Orchid Tree, White Butterfly Tree Bauhinia variegata var. candida ALTER_EGO Image Brain Cactus (Stenocactus multicostatus) Strever Image Oxalis (Oxalis versicolor) ALTER_EGO Image Variegated Queen Victoria (Agave victoriae-reginae f. variegata) ViburnumValley Image Tree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree (Ailanthus altissima) mrs_colla Image Shrubby Milkwort (Polygala chamaebuxus) RaiderLep Image Oriental Lily 'Stargazer' (Lilium ) RaiderLep Image Asiatic Lily 'Nerone' (Lilium ) missionrandy Image Tomato 'Novikov's Giant' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) JanetS Image African Violet 'Mosaique' (Saintpaulia ) JanetS Image African Violet 'Mosaique' (Saintpaulia ) jamie68 Image Lenten Rose 'Red Lady' (Helleborus orientalis) RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Image Morning Glory, Grannyvine 'Wedding Bells' (Ipomoea tricolor) RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Image Brazilian Morning Glory (Ipomoea setosa) thistlesifter Image Aloe (Aloe kedongensis) goshsmom Image Para Cress, Toothache Plant, Eyeball Plant 'Peek-A-Boo' (Spilanthes oleracea) mgarr Image Nun's Orchid, Nun's Cap Orchid (Phaius tankervilliae) mgarr Image Orchid (Lycaste lucianii) Xenomorf Image Aloe (Aloe vanbalenii) Xenomorf Image Aloe (Aloe vanbalenii) Xenomorf Image Aloe (Aloe vanbalenii) Xenomorf Image Fan Aloe (Aloe plicatilis) Xenomorf Image Aloe (Aloe descoingsii) Xenomorf Image Aloe (Aloe aristata) cactus_lover Image (Aloe ibitiensis) cactus_lover Image Aloe (Aloe parvula) cactus_lover Image Bulbine (Bulbine lagopus) palmbob Image (Aechmea recurvata var. benrathii) Carkeekfish Image Winter Honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima) Tntigger Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Puddy Tat' (Iris ) bsharf Image Amaryllis 'Lemon Lime' (Hippeastrum ) Tntigger Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Ring Around Rosie' (Iris ) kennedyh Image Red Flowering Gum, Scarlet Flowering Gum (Corymbia ficifolia) Weezingreens Image Clematis-flowered Columbine 'Christa Barlow' (Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata) giancarlo Image (Begonia nelumbiifolia) cactus_lover Image Astrophytum 'tricostatum' (Astrophytum myriostigma var.nudum) kennedyh Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Joyce Edmonds' (Rosa ) giancarlo Image 'imperial wine' (Philodendron ) kennedyh Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Lady Vera' (Rosa ) kennedyh Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Lady Vera' (Rosa ) kennedyh Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Legacy Jubilee' (Rosa ) aries44 Image Tomato 'Pruden's Purple' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) thistlesifter Image Aloe (Aloe mitriformis) Cheiri Image Southern Blue Flag, Orchid Iris (Iris virginica) mrs_colla Image Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) boojum Image Dendrobium Kimigayo (Dendrobium Kimigayo) onalee Image Japanese Morning Glory 'Star of India' (Ipomoea nil) Scorpioangel Image Echeveria (Echeveria setosa)

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Member Addition Description growin Positive Foliage: Dramatic and Subtle Leaves for the Garden growin Positive Flores Silvestres de la Cordillera Blanca/Wildflowers of the Cordillera Blanca growin Positive Wild Flowers of British Columbia aje127 Positive Month-by-month Gardening In Florida DonShirer Positive Weedless Gardening DonShirer Positive Easy Care Perennials

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... February 6, 2007