Dave's Garden Newsletter for October 24, 2008

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Michel de Montaigne, 16th century French philospher)

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Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 180 posts Games 175 posts Brugmansias 139 posts Poultry and Livestock 135 posts PlantFiles Pictures 129 posts Florida Gardening 110 posts Pets 101 posts Plant and Tree Identification 87 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 84 posts Bird Watching 82 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 74 posts Recipes 70 posts Mid-South Gardening 68 posts Canadian Gardening 63 posts Daylilies 59 posts Southwest Gardening 51 posts Photos 48 posts Texas Gardening 43 posts Insect and Spider Identification 40 posts BugFiles Pictures 38 posts Trash to Treasure 33 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 33 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 32 posts Irises 30 posts Roses 29 posts Weather 26 posts Cacti and Succulents 25 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 25 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 24 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 23 posts Bulbs 22 posts Australian Gardening 21 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 20 posts Plant Trading 19 posts Healthy Living 19 posts Seed Trading 18 posts Equine Forum 18 posts Water Gardens 17 posts Garden Design 16 posts Carolina Gardening 15 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 15 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 14 posts California Gardening 14 posts Aroids 14 posts Dahlias 14 posts Cottage Gardening 13 posts Hibiscus 13 posts Orchids 12 posts Garden Art 12 posts Tomatoes 11 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 11 posts Bromeliads 11 posts Tropical Plants 10 posts Lilies 10 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 10 posts Hoyas 9 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 9 posts Agastaches and Salvias 9 posts Sewing and Quilting 9 posts Happy Birthday 9 posts Gingers 9 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 8 posts Palms and Cycads 8 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 7 posts Greenhouse 7 posts Fruits and Nuts 7 posts Voting Booth 7 posts Tropical Fruits 7 posts Vegetable Gardening 7 posts Passifloras 7 posts Beginner Houseplants 7 posts Organic Gardening 6 posts Perennials 6 posts Test 6 posts Computer Talk 6 posts Soil and Composting 5 posts Wildlife 5 posts Market Growers 5 posts Hostas 5 posts Morning Glories 5 posts Michigan Gardening 5 posts Hydrangeas 5 posts Welcome Mat 4 posts Handyman 4 posts Bird Identification 4 posts Coleus 4 posts Daturas 4 posts Propagation 4 posts Soap and Candle-making 4 posts Strawbale Gardening 4 posts Needle Arts 4 posts Beginner Landscaping 4 posts Heucheras and Friends 4 posts European Gardening 3 posts Peppers 3 posts Georgia Gardening 3 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 3 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 3 posts Farm Life 2 posts Vines and Climbers 2 posts Cooking 2 posts Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 2 posts Xeriscape Gardening 2 posts Container Gardening 2 posts Plumerias 2 posts Herbs 2 posts Ornamental Gourds 2 posts Cannas 2 posts Beginner Vegetables 2 posts DG Marketplace 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Shady Gardens 2 posts Mums and Asters 1 post Mail Call! 1 post Winter Sowing 1 post Antiques and Collectibles 1 post Clean and Clutter-free 1 post Gladiolas 1 post Annuals 1 post Parenting 1 post Vermicomposting 1 post Crafts and Decorating 1 post International Trading 1 post Begonias 1 post Homesteading 1 post Fragrant Gardening 1 post Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 1 post Bloom.com Photos 1 post Native Plants and Wild Plants 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description BlissfulGarden Comment Graptoveria 'Alpenglow' X Graptosedum BlissfulGarden Comment Pork and Beans, Christmas Cheer, Banana Cactus Sedum x rubrotinctum greenhouse_gal Comment Tomato 'St. Pierre' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Dodsky Comment Clematis 'Multi Blue' Clematis grazio Comment Dorstenia Dorstenia bahiensis Spookycharles Comment Globe Basil 'Pixie' Ocimum basilicum cowabunga1 Comment Tomato 'Heart of the Bull' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Joan Comment Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Cascade Crest' Iris ensata Joan Comment Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Enchanted Swan' Iris ensata Joan Comment Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Geisha Obi' Iris ensata BlissfulGarden Comment Red Edge Echeveria, Lipstick Echeveria Echeveria agavoides BlissfulGarden Comment Ghost Plant, Mother of Pearl Plant Graptopetalum paraguayense BlissfulGarden Comment Elephant Bush, Spekboom Portulacaria afra BlissfulGarden Comment Dollar Plant, Jade Plant, Jade Tree, Money Tree, Finger Jade 'Gollum' Crassula ovata BlissfulGarden Comment Plover Eggs Plant Adromischus cooperi BlissfulGarden Comment Haworthia 'Grey Ghost' Haworthia retusa BlissfulGarden Comment Burro's Tail Sedum Sedum burrito ARWadoo Comment Chinese Flame Tree, Bougainvillea Golden Rain Tree, Southern Goldenraintree Koelreuteria bipinnata Joan Comment Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Enchanted Lake' Iris ensata Spookycharles Comment Variegated Basil 'Pesto Perpetuo' Ocimum x citriodorum Spookycharles Comment Basil (Fusarium-resistant) 'Nufar' Ocimum basilicum Spookycharles Comment Basil 'Mexican Spice' Ocimum basilicum nlafrance3 Comment Western Red Cedar, Giant Arborvitae Thuja plicata tashmoore Comment Dwarf Arrowhead Sagittaria subulata DSBotanicals Image Dainty Lady Palm, Guilin Dwarf Palm (Guihaia argyrata) mgarr Image Firespike, Purple Firespike, Purple Flame (Odontonema callistachyum) guardianangel Image Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Dohyoiri' (Dahlia ) guardianangel Image Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Dohyoiri' (Dahlia ) guardianangel Image Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Dohyoiri' (Dahlia ) guardianangel Image Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Dohyoiri' (Dahlia ) guardianangel Image Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Uwakigokoro' (Dahlia ) guardianangel Image Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Uwakigokoro' (Dahlia ) guardianangel Image Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Uwakigokoro' (Dahlia ) guardianangel Image Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Uwakigokoro' (Dahlia ) guardianangel Image Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Uwakigokoro' (Dahlia ) 2zeus Image Daylily 'Patricia Hockridge' (Hemerocallis ) Betja Image Daylily 'King Lamoni' (Hemerocallis ) Betja Image Daylily 'Double Bold One' (Hemerocallis ) Betja Image Daylily 'Exotic Candy' (Hemerocallis ) shabbyaby Image Bush Pencil Cholla, Branched Pencil, Bush Cholla, Pencil Cholla, Chollita, Chumbera, Tasajo (Cylindropuntia arbuscula) mgarr Image Blue Poppy, Himalayan Poppy 'Lingholm' (Meconopsis x sheldonii) PamelaQ Image Pemiento 'Pemiento' (Neoregelia ) cowabunga1 Image Tomato 'Heart of the Bull' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) ViburnumValley Image Birchleaf Viburnum (Viburnum betulifolium) ViburnumValley Image Birchleaf Viburnum (Viburnum betulifolium) ViburnumValley Image Birchleaf Viburnum (Viburnum betulifolium) ViburnumValley Image Birchleaf Viburnum (Viburnum betulifolium) mgarr Image American Wisteria 'Amethyst Falls' (Wisteria frutescens) ViburnumValley Image Tea Viburnum (Viburnum setigerum) mgarr Image Gold-Striped Hakone Grass, Golden Japanese Forest Grass 'Aureola' (Hakonechloa macra) mgarr Image Tropical Night-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Red Flare' (Nymphaea ) ViburnumValley Image Rusty Blackhaw 'Royal Guard' (Viburnum rufidulum) ViburnumValley Image Rusty Blackhaw 'Royal Guard' (Viburnum rufidulum) mgarr Image Tropical Night-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Rosa de Noche' (Nymphaea ) mgarr Image False Dracaena (Talbotia elegans) mgarr Image Elephant Ear 'Lime Zinger' (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) mgarr Image Elephant Ear 'Lime Zinger' (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) GardenGuyKin Image Sweetbay Magnolia, Silver Bay, Swamp Bay (Magnolia virginiana) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Beth' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Beth' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Garden Mum, Chrysanthemum, Daisy Mum 'Dazzling Stacy' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Garden Mum, Chrysanthemum, Daisy Mum 'Dazzling Stacy' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Garden Mum, Chrysanthemum, Daisy Mum 'Dazzling Stacy' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Erica' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Erica' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Gold Gigi' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) johnpeten Image Asparagus Fern, Plumosa Fern (Asparagus setaceus) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Gold Gigi' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Gold Gigi' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Hannah' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Hannah' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Harvest Emily' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) Calif_Sue Image Hens and Chicks 'Winter Sunset' (Echeveria imbricata) Calif_Sue Image Hens and Chicks 'Winter Sunset' (Echeveria imbricata) Kell Image Echeveria (Echeveria minima) Kell Image Echeveria (Echeveria minima) Kell Image Hens and Chicks 'Winter Sunset' (Echeveria imbricata) Kell Image Hens and Chicks 'Winter Sunset' (Echeveria imbricata) ginger749 Image Mountain Dampiera (Dampiera purpurea) Kell Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Americana White Splash' (Pelargonium x hortorum) Kell Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Americana White Splash' (Pelargonium x hortorum) ginger749 Image Mountain Dampiera (Dampiera purpurea) Kell Image Echeveria 'Afterglow' (Echeveria ) DSBotanicals Image Ivovowo Palm (Dypsis lanceolata) DSBotanicals Image Redflower False Yucca, Red Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora) DSBotanicals Image Palm (Calyptrocalyx pachystachys) DSBotanicals Image Palm, Iguanura (Iguanura wallichiana) DSBotanicals Image Ruffled Fan Palm, Vanuatu Fan Palm, Palas Palm (Licuala grandis) DSBotanicals Image Licuala (Licuala peltata var. sumawongii) DSBotanicals Image Wedge-leaflet Fan Palm, Australian Fan Palm (Licuala ramsayi) DSBotanicals Image Taraw Palm (Livistona saribus) DSBotanicals Image Wart Fern, Monarch Fern, Maile-scented Fern, Laua‘e, Lauwa‘e (Microsorum scolopendria) DSBotanicals Image Mazari Palm (Nannorrhops ritchiana) DSBotanicals Image Money Tree, Malabar Chestnut, Guyana (Guiana) Chestnut, Provision Tree, French Peanut (Pachira aquatica) DSBotanicals Image Philodendron (Philodendron gloriosum) cactus_lover Image Churee (Euphorbia royleana) cactus_lover Image Churee (Euphorbia royleana) DSBotanicals Image Philodendron (Philodendron mamei) DSBotanicals Image Kuhl's Palm, Ivory Cane Palm (Pinanga coronata) DSBotanicals Image Bromeliad, Pitcairnia (Pitcairnia sanguinea) DSBotanicals Image Lau Fan Palm (Pritchardia thurstonii) DSBotanicals Image Dominican Cherry Palm, Cacheo de Oviedo (Pseudophoenix ekmanii) DSBotanicals Image Buccaneer Palm, Cherry Palm (Pseudophoenix sargentii) DSBotanicals Image Scheffer's Palm (Ptychosperma schefferi) DSBotanicals Image White Indigo Berry, White Indigoberry (Randia aculeata) DSBotanicals Image Travelers Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis) DSBotanicals Image Sonora Palmetto (Sabal uresana) DSBotanicals Image Yellow Ground Orchid (Spathoglottis gracilis) DSBotanicals Image Ground Orchid, Boat Orchid, Phillippine Orchid (Spathoglottis plicata) DSBotanicals Image Key Thatch Palm, Brittle Broom Palm (Thrinax morrisii) DSBotanicals Image Florida Thatch Palm (Thrinax radiata) Tntigger Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Wedding Orchid' (Iris ) DSBotanicals Image Yellow Walking Iris (Trimezia martinicensis) DSBotanicals Image Montgomery Palm (Veitchia arecina) DSBotanicals Image Beaked Yucca, Big Bend Yucca (Yucca rostrata) DSBotanicals Image Zamia (Zamia amblyphyllidia) DSBotanicals Image Zombie Palm, Latanye Zombi, Guanito (Zombia antillarum) ginger749 Image Tantoon Tea Tree, Yellow Tea Tree (Leptospermum polygalifolium) ginger749 Image Tantoon Tea Tree, Yellow Tea Tree (Leptospermum polygalifolium) ginger749 Image Tantoon Tea Tree, Yellow Tea Tree (Leptospermum polygalifolium) Kell Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Americana White Splash' (Pelargonium x hortorum) ginger749 Image Tree Trigger-plant, Larch-leaf Trigger-plant (Stylidium laricifolium) ginger749 Image Flannel Flower (Actinotus helianthi) Kell Image Richmond Begonia, Shrub Begonia 'Richmondensis' (Begonia ) Kell Image Richmond Begonia, Shrub Begonia 'Richmondensis' (Begonia ) Mainecoon Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Spring Satin' (Iris ) turektaylor Image Glory Flower, Princess Flower (Tibouchina urvilleana) turektaylor Image Glory Flower, Princess Flower (Tibouchina urvilleana) kennedyh Image Narrow-Leaf Hovea (Hovea purpurea) kennedyh Image Austral Indigo (Indigofera australis) Mainecoon Image Border Bearded Iris 'Anaconda Love' (Iris ) kennedyh Image Austral Indigo (Indigofera australis) kennedyh Image Austral Indigo (Indigofera australis) kennedyh Image Austral Indigo (Indigofera australis)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description LilyLass Positive The Lily Garden darkmoondreamer Positive Aroidia Research MzBubbly8621 Negative OIKOS Tree Crops MzBubbly8621 Positive Jené's Tropicals Cync2007 Positive High Country Gardens Cync2007 Positive Bluestone Perennials Cync2007 Positive Dutch Gardens PamelaQ Positive Michael's Bromeliads adinahoshour Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery rosesnpots Positive Rogue Valley Roses lissa22 Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) lissa22 Positive Select Seeds Antique Flowers lissa22 Positive Jung Seed lissa22 Positive Pinetree Garden Seeds nanny_56 Positive Buggy Crazy nanny_56 Positive Brent & Becky's Bulbs bhartman Positive Greenwood Nursery secworld Positive Nature Hills Nursery lesplantlady Positive The Banana Tree (Banana-Tree.com) willow314 Positive Springtime Nursery (eWaterLily.com)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... October 24, 2008