Dave's Garden Newsletter for June 29, 2007

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Henry Ward (Harry) Beecher, American clergyman)

Forum Photo of the Day   Subject: Plumeria 'Dwarf Singapore White' (Plumeria obtusa) By Clare_CA

PlantFiles Photo of the Day   Desert Rose Adenium obesum By ThaiAdenium

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Daylilies 442 posts Games 208 posts Roses 138 posts Northeast Gardening 132 posts Pets 113 posts Plant Identification 112 posts Southwest Gardening 109 posts Mid-South Gardening 108 posts Perennials 82 posts Equine Forum 81 posts Vegetable Gardening 75 posts Hostas 75 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 72 posts Texas Gardening 70 posts Brugmansias 66 posts Bird Watching 58 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 57 posts Lilies 56 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 54 posts Plant Trading 53 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 45 posts Hoyas 45 posts Sustainable Alternatives 45 posts Florida Gardening 44 posts Photos 41 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 41 posts Healthy Living 35 posts Poultry and Livestock 34 posts Beginner Flowers 34 posts Weather 33 posts Tomatoes 33 posts Bulbs 31 posts Trees and Shrubs 30 posts Wildlife 30 posts Tropicals 29 posts Plumerias 28 posts Dahlias 26 posts Container Gardening 25 posts Cannas 23 posts PlantFiles Pictures 23 posts Canning and Freezing 22 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 22 posts Irises 22 posts European Gardening 21 posts Beginner Vegetables 21 posts Recipes 21 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 20 posts Clematis 20 posts Orchids 19 posts Morning Glories 19 posts Cacti and Succulents 19 posts Tropical Gardening 18 posts Beginner Houseplants 18 posts Australian Gardening 18 posts Peonies 18 posts Hibiscus 17 posts Carolina Gardening 17 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 16 posts Bug and Insect Identification 16 posts Garden Talk 16 posts Water Gardens 16 posts Round Robin Trading 15 posts Cottage Gardening 15 posts Seed Trading 15 posts Voting Booth 14 posts Happy Birthday 14 posts Beginner Landscaping 13 posts Garden Design 12 posts Georgia Gardening 12 posts Artisans 12 posts Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 11 posts Coleus 11 posts Shady Gardens 11 posts California Gardening 11 posts Aroids 10 posts Farm Life 10 posts Cameras and Photography 10 posts Begonias 10 posts Trash to Treasure 9 posts Handyman 9 posts BugFiles Pictures 9 posts Terrarium Gardening 8 posts Central Midwest Gardening 8 posts Winter Sowing 8 posts Hydrangeas 8 posts Parenting 7 posts Palms and Cycads 7 posts Computer Talk 6 posts Jokes & Humor 6 posts Vacations and Travel 6 posts Vines and Climbers 5 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 5 posts PlantFiles How-to's 5 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 5 posts Fragrant Gardening 5 posts Saving Seeds 4 posts Welcome Mat 4 posts Invasive Plants 4 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 4 posts Cooking 4 posts Sewing and Quilting 4 posts Clean and Clutter-free 4 posts Peppers 4 posts Poppies 3 posts Fruits and Nuts 3 posts Soil and Composting 3 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 3 posts Beauty and Fashion Tips 3 posts Market Growers 3 posts Propagation 3 posts Canadian Gardening 2 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 2 posts Agastaches and Salvias 2 posts Bromeliads 2 posts Wildlife Gardening 2 posts Beekeeping 2 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 2 posts Hypertufa and Concrete 2 posts Carnivorous Plants 2 posts Camping, Hiking and Boating 2 posts Seed Germination 2 posts Hunting and Fishing 2 posts Rock and Alpine Gardening 2 posts Michigan Gardening 1 post Indigenous Plants 1 post Classic Threads 1 post Japanese Maples 1 post Gingers 1 post Grass and Bamboo 1 post Garden Products 1 post Needle Arts 1 post Construction Zone: building, remodeling, additions 1 post Daturas 1 post Classified Ads 1 post Herbs 1 post Bloom.com Photos 1 post Heirloom Vegetables 1 post Outdoor Living: porches, decks, patios, pools, etc 1 post Woodworking 1 post Orchid Cactus 1 post Annuals 1 post Organic Gardening 1 post Tropical Fruits 1 post Landscaping.com 1 post Rhododendrons and Relatives 1 post Test 1 post Dave's Garden FAQ 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description dicentra63 Comment Sweet Alyssum 'Apricot Shades' Alyssum maritima var. procumbens amandaemily Comment Apple 'Sherrington Norman' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'American Forestier' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Grosse Launette' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Cap of Liberty' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Lambrook Pippin' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Calville du Mont d'Or' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Lorna Doone' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Gros Bois' Malus x domestica madamecp Comment Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis LindaTX8 Comment Branched Foldwing, False Mint Dicliptera brachiata LindaTX8 Comment Skeleton Plant Lygodesmia texana amandaemily Comment Apple 'Lande' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Feuillard' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Marin Onfroy' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Muscadet de Lense' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'King Harry' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Stone Pippin' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Mobb's Royal' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Pomme Cloche' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Pomme Raisin' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Glockenapfel' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Aargauer Jubilaums' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Bushy Grove' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Herring's Pippin' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Royale d'Angleterre' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Prince Nicolas' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Bellefleur Double' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Mannington Pearmain' Malus x domestica JoanJ Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Momentum' Iris amandaemily Comment Apple 'Rougemont' Malus x domestica JoanJ Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Mulled Wine' Iris amandaemily Comment Apple 'Lobo' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Red Apple' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Slocan' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Royal Wilding' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Crawley Reinette' Malus x domestica JoanJ Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Navy Chant' Iris amandaemily Comment Apple 'Tydeman's Michaelmas Red' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Lemon Pippin' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Norfolk Beefing' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Pine Golden Pippin' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Sandringham' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Lemoen' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Nehou' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Redstreak' Malus x domestica amandaemily Comment Apple 'Dufflin' Malus x domestica JoanJ Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Night Edition' Iris amandaemily Comment Apple 'Pott's Seedling' Malus x domestica Ruminantia Comment Daylily 'Royal Charm' Hemerocallis mpfenning_3 Comment Bleeding Heart 'King of Hearts' Dicentra Bevs_garden Comment Bugle, Bugleweed, Carpet Bugle 'Burgundy Glow' Ajuga reptans oldmudhouse Comment Whitethorn acacia Acacia constricta HortTiger Comment Flowering Pear, Callery Pear 'Bradford' Pyrus calleryana ladychroe Comment Pink 'First Love' Dianthus elchinero Comment Dagger Cactus, Pitahaya Agria, Pitayo Agrio Stenocereus gummosus ladychroe Comment Spike Speedwell 'Red Fox' Veronica spicata ladychroe Comment Large-flowered Climber 'Spectra' Rosa LooneyLinda Comment Tomato 'Canabec Super' Lycopersicon lycopersicum LooneyLinda Comment Tomato 'HealthKick' Lycopersicon lycopersicum ladychroe Comment Geranium, Cranesbill 'Rozanne' Geranium LooneyLinda Comment Tomato 'Hard Rock' Lycopersicon lycopersicum LooneyLinda Comment Tomato 'Aker's West Virginia' Lycopersicon lycopersicum ladychroe Comment Darwin Hybrid Tulip 'Pink Impression' Tulipa LooneyLinda Comment Tomato 'Isis Candy' Lycopersicon lycopersicum ladychroe Comment Dutch Hyacinth 'Sky Jacket' Hyacinthus orientalis ladychroe Comment Dutch Hyacinth 'Miss Saigon' Hyacinthus orientalis LooneyLinda Comment Tomato 'J.T.D.' Lycopersicon lycopersicum LooneyLinda Comment Tomato 'Bloody Butcher' Lycopersicon lycopersicum LooneyLinda Comment Tomato 'Japanese Trifele Black' Lycopersicon lycopersicum rbrockjackson Comment Betel Nut Palm Areca catechu sladeofsky Comment Fiber Optic Grass, Salt Marsh Bulrush Isolepis cernua CaptMicha Comment Black Medic Medicago lupulina CaptMicha Comment Kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata Kaelkitty Comment Ranunculus, Persian Buttercup,Turban Buttercup, Persian Crowfoot ''Bloomingdale F1 Red Bicolour ?'' Ranunculus asiaticus sirane Comment Old Garden Rose 'Unique Panachée' Rosa Moofiepoo Comment Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Kiss Me Quick Brunfelsia latifolia palmbob Image Madagascar Palm (Pachypodium geayi) palmbob Image Madagascar Palm (Pachypodium geayi) palmbob Image Palm (Cyrtostachys elegans) Farmerdill Image Cantaloupe, Galia 'Arava' (Cucumis melo) Farmerdill Image Snap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'State White Half Runner' (Phaseolus vulgaris) Xenomorf Image Fire Barrel Cactus, Biznaga (Ferocactus gracilis) Xenomorf Image Fire Barrel Cactus, Biznaga (Ferocactus gracilis) Xenomorf Image Fire Barrel Cactus, Biznaga (Ferocactus gracilis) Xenomorf Image Fire Barrel Cactus, Biznaga (Ferocactus gracilis) Xenomorf Image Aloe (Aloe porphyrostachys) Xenomorf Image Aloe (Aloe porphyrostachys) kennedyh Image White Purslane (Neopaxia australasica) kennedyh Image White Purslane (Neopaxia australasica) kennedyh Image White Purslane (Neopaxia australasica) kennedyh Image White Purslane (Neopaxia australasica) kennedyh Image Pearlwort (Sagina procumbens)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description omniexist Positive Jené's Tropicals fleur_guy Positive Sooner Plant Farm (home of Imagine Backyard Trees®) missmarvel Positive Made in the Shade Gardens Cordeledawg Positive Mail-Order Natives darmadoll Positive Bluestone Perennials loveviolets49 Negative Belisle's Violet House senlarrs Positive Miles' To Go Mainiac Positive Hosta Patch dlefferts Positive gardensoyvey.com feyecm70 Neutral Garden Harvest Supply DALILY Positive HeartHoe.com (Disc-Hoe Marketing, Inc.) chicochi3 Positive Sequoia Nursery Miniature Roses 4040 Negative Wormman's Worm Farm Jnette Neutral Wayside Gardens bestgardener Neutral Wayside Gardens buddeyallen Positive Made in the Shade Gardens campsmith Negative Wayside Gardens deugene Negative Wayside Gardens lyellowcat Negative Richard Owen Nursery / Exciting Gardens viki80 Positive Garden Store-N-More Coslowe Positive Katz Kuntry Kuttins herbalmama Positive Valley Grow dknewman Positive Easy to Grow Bulbs dknewman Negative Michigan Bulb dknewman Positive White Flower Farm PlantsnobIN Positive William Tricker Inc. StarrLover Positive Richter's Herb Specialists LeeChi Positive Garden Store-N-More fla_berry Positive Grace's Hydro-Organic Garden Center, Inc. jeaninelee Positive Nature Hills Nursery

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description AYankeeCat Positive The Earth Knows My Name: Food, Culture and Sustainability in the Gardens of Ethnic Americans

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... June 29, 2007