Dave's Garden Newsletter for December 16, 2008

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII (born 11/30/1874))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Games 432 posts Poultry and Livestock 167 posts Northeast Gardening 159 posts Bird Watching 138 posts Pets 126 posts PlantFiles Pictures 123 posts Southwest Gardening 117 posts Seed Trading 75 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 68 posts Plant and Tree Identification 68 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 67 posts Australian Gardening 66 posts Photos 66 posts Florida Gardening 61 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 49 posts Recipes 47 posts Tropical Plants 46 posts Winter Sowing 43 posts Irises 43 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 39 posts Roses 36 posts Mid-South Gardening 36 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 36 posts Morning Glories 36 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 33 posts Voting Booth 33 posts Texas Gardening 32 posts Weather 30 posts Cacti and Succulents 29 posts Orchids 27 posts Daylilies 26 posts Brugmansias 23 posts Tomatoes 22 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 22 posts Computer Talk 21 posts Sustainable Alternatives 19 posts California Gardening 19 posts Happy Birthday 18 posts Equine Forum 17 posts Cooking 17 posts Water Gardens 16 posts Wildlife 15 posts Jokes & Humor 15 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 14 posts Canadian Gardening 14 posts Strawbale Gardening 13 posts Cameras and Photography 12 posts Cottage Gardening 12 posts Aroids 12 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 12 posts Home Decorating 11 posts Market Growers 11 posts Hybridizers 10 posts Fragrant Gardening 10 posts Propagation 10 posts Healthy Living 9 posts Hibiscus 9 posts Frugal Living 9 posts Michigan Gardening 9 posts Soil and Composting 8 posts Vegetable Gardening 7 posts Orchid Cactus 7 posts Clean and Clutter-free 7 posts Bulbs 7 posts Coleus 7 posts Fruits and Nuts 7 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 6 posts Sewing and Quilting 6 posts Test 6 posts Soap and Candle-making 6 posts Bromeliads 6 posts Insect and Spider Identification 6 posts Retirees 5 posts Hydrangeas 5 posts Vines and Climbers 5 posts Carolina Gardening 5 posts Lilies 5 posts Gardening History 5 posts Scrapbooking and Paper Crafts 5 posts Antiques and Collectibles 5 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 5 posts Trash to Treasure 4 posts Agastaches and Salvias 4 posts Dahlias 4 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 4 posts Garden Art 4 posts Gardening by the Moon 4 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 4 posts Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 4 posts Container Gardening 3 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 3 posts Cars and Trucks 3 posts Bonsai 3 posts Ornamental Gourds 3 posts Garden Design 3 posts Grass and Bamboo 3 posts Plumerias 3 posts Homeschooling 3 posts Crafts and Decorating 2 posts Classified Ads 2 posts Construction Zone: building, remodeling, additions 2 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 2 posts Garden Talk 2 posts PlantFiles How-to's 2 posts Cannas 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Passifloras 2 posts Herbs 2 posts Peppers 2 posts Plant Trading 2 posts Begonias 2 posts Parenting 2 posts Saving Seeds 2 posts Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 2 posts Homesteading 1 post Vacations and Travel 1 post Rock and Alpine Gardening 1 post Beekeeping 1 post Upper Midwest Gardening 1 post Carnivorous Plants 1 post Floors and Coverings 1 post Accessible Gardening 1 post Georgia Gardening 1 post Bloom.com Photos 1 post International Trading 1 post Farm Life 1 post Palms and Cycads 1 post Beginner Landscaping 1 post Clematis 1 post Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post Seed Germination 1 post Beginner Vegetables 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description MotherNature4 Comment Holly Vine Fern, Holly Leaf Fern, Holly Fern, Climbing Holly Fern, Hollyleaf Fringedfern Lomariopsis kunzaena Illig1 Comment Blue Oat Grass Helictotrichon sempervirens Lakeside3 Comment White Cedar, Eastern Arborvitae, American Arborvitae 'Golden Globe' Thuja occidentalis Farmerdill Comment Cabbage, Savoy 'SC100' Brassica oleracea var. capitata av_ocd_girl Comment African Violet 'Dean's Bashful' Saintpaulia begoniacrazii Comment Shrub Begonia 'Thurstonii' Begonia vossner Comment Tree Philodendron, Cut-leaf Philodendron, Selloum Philodendron bipinnatifidum vossner Comment Shell Ginger 'Variegata' Alpinia zerumbet Susan_C Comment Browallia, Amethyst Flower, Bush Violet Browallia americana sanannie Comment Hosta 'Arc de Triomphe' Hosta sanannie Comment Hosta 'Aureo-maculata' Hosta ventricosa sanannie Comment Hosta 'Azure Snow' Hosta DenverJude Comment Rupturewort Herniaria glabra Farmerdill Comment Carrot 'Sunlite' Daucus carota Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Tycoon' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Victoria' Cucumis melo Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Toscana' Cucumis melo Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Orange Sherbet' Cucumis melo Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'Pee Dee Sweet' Citrullus lanatus luella10 Comment Mandarin Orange, Satsuma, Tangerine 'Page Mandarin' Citrus reticulata sanannie Comment Hosta 'Beckoning' Hosta sanannie Comment Hosta 'Birchwood Parky's Gold' Hosta sanannie Comment Hosta 'Black Hills' Hosta turektaylor Image Mazus (Mazus reptans) kris_achar Image Gebang Palm, Buri Palm (Corypha utan) kris_achar Image Gebang Palm, Buri Palm (Corypha utan) kris_achar Image Gebang Palm, Buri Palm (Corypha utan) kris_achar Image Gebang Palm, Buri Palm (Corypha utan) kris_achar Image Gebang Palm, Buri Palm (Corypha utan) kris_achar Image Gebang Palm, Buri Palm (Corypha utan) revclaus Image Asiatic Lily 'Shirley' (Lilium ) kris_achar Image Gebang Palm, Buri Palm (Corypha utan) kris_achar Image Gebang Palm, Buri Palm (Corypha utan) kris_achar Image Gebang Palm, Buri Palm (Corypha utan) kris_achar Image Gebang Palm, Buri Palm (Corypha utan) kris_achar Image Gebang Palm, Buri Palm (Corypha utan) kris_achar Image Gebang Palm, Buri Palm (Corypha utan) kris_achar Image Gebang Palm, Buri Palm (Corypha utan) kris_achar Image Gebang Palm, Buri Palm (Corypha utan) kris_achar Image Gebang Palm, Buri Palm (Corypha utan) bigred Image Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Asian Green Dragon (Arisaema amurense) bigred Image Bells of Ireland (Moluccella laevis) turektaylor Image Four O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Limelight Rose' (Mirabilis jalapa) Lakeside3 Image Sawara False Cypress, Japanese False Cypress 'Filifera Golden Mop' (Chamaecyparis pisifera) Lakeside3 Image Sawara False Cypress, Japanese False Cypress 'Filifera Golden Mop' (Chamaecyparis pisifera) Lakeside3 Image Sawara False Cypress, Japanese False Cypress 'Filifera Golden Mop' (Chamaecyparis pisifera) Lakeside3 Image Sawara False Cypress, Japanese False Cypress 'Filifera Golden Mop' (Chamaecyparis pisifera) Lakeside3 Image Rocky Mountain Juniper 'Tolleson's Blue Weeping' (Juniperus scopulorum) Lakeside3 Image Rocky Mountain Juniper 'Tolleson's Blue Weeping' (Juniperus scopulorum) LeeVan Image Flaming Katy, Christmas Kalanchoe, Florist Kalanchoe 'Magic Bells' (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) LeeVan Image Flaming Katy, Christmas Kalanchoe, Florist Kalanchoe 'Magic Bells' (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) turektaylor Image Euphorbia, Griffith's Spurge 'Fireglow' (Euphorbia griffithii) ronster1266 Image Dwarf Banana 'Dwarf Cavendish' (Musa acuminata) turektaylor Image Euphorbia, Griffith's Spurge 'Fireglow' (Euphorbia griffithii) ronster1266 Image Spider Plant, Airplane Plant 'Bonnie' (Chlorophytum comosum) ronster1266 Image Ruby Ball, Moon Cactus 'Hibotan' (Gymnocalycium mihanovichii) ronster1266 Image Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum wallisii) av_ocd_girl Image African Violet 'Blue Tapestry' (Saintpaulia ) av_ocd_girl Image African Violet 'Buckeye Gift-wrapped' (Saintpaulia ) pappabell Image Tomato 'Scatolone 2' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) av_ocd_girl Image African Violet 'Buckeye Fiesta' (Saintpaulia ) Galina Image Sweet Corn 'Country Gentleman' (Zea mays) av_ocd_girl Image African Violet 'Candy Crystals' (Saintpaulia ) Galina Image Sweet Corn 'Country Gentleman' (Zea mays) av_ocd_girl Image African Violet 'Cool Blue' (Saintpaulia ) av_ocd_girl Image African Violet 'Dean's Bashful' (Saintpaulia ) tropicsofohio Image Canadian Hemlock, Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) tropicsofohio Image Canadian Hemlock, Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) Todd_Boland Image Pond Lily Cactus 'German Empress' (Disocactus phyllanthoides) evie_beevie Image Large Leaf Aster, Big-leaf Aster (Eurybia macrophylla) evie_beevie Image Large Leaf Aster, Big-leaf Aster (Eurybia macrophylla) echoes Image Hybrid Kordesii Rose 'De Montarville' (Rosa ) jambetmunchkin Image Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster (Cosmos bipinnatus) echoes Image Hybrid Kordesii Rose 'Marie Victorin' (Rosa ) jambetmunchkin Image Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster (Cosmos bipinnatus) jambetmunchkin Image Winter Squash, Butternut Squash 'Waltham' (Cucurbita moschata) jambetmunchkin Image Montauk Daisy, Nippon Daisy (Nipponanthemum nipponicum) jambetmunchkin Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy (Rudbeckia hirta) jambetmunchkin Image Creeping Phlox, Moss Phlox 'Candy Stripe' (Phlox subulata) echoes Image Shrub Rose 'Banshee' (Rosa ) echoes Image Shrub Rose 'Banshee' (Rosa ) echoes Image Shrub Rose 'Banshee' (Rosa ) Kell Image Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Wizard Scarlet' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) Kell Image Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Wizard Scarlet' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Hot Cocoa' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Hot Cocoa' (Rosa ) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) joeswife Image Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Wizard Scarlet' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) Kell Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Taube' (Hydrangea macrophylla) Kell Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Taube' (Hydrangea macrophylla) Kell Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Taube' (Hydrangea macrophylla) Kell Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Sunset' (Hydrangea macrophylla) kris_achar Image Corypha (Corypha lecomtei) kris_achar Image Corypha (Corypha lecomtei) kris_achar Image Corypha (Corypha lecomtei) kris_achar Image Corypha (Corypha lecomtei) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kris_achar Image Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) kennedyh Image Swamp Bottlebrush, Gravel Bottlebrush (Beaufortia sparsa) kennedyh Image (Calothamnus gibbosus) kennedyh Image Leafy lespedeza (Lespedeza cyrtobotrya) kennedyh Image Leafy lespedeza (Lespedeza cyrtobotrya) kennedyh Image Leafy lespedeza (Lespedeza cyrtobotrya)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Fla_Chick Negative Buried Treasures GRITSgirl Positive Sunrise County Evergreens (wreath.com) rwand Neutral Direct Gardening 4trowelanderror Positive Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs desertviking Positive Murray McMurray Hatchery desertviking Positive Plants of the Southwest mrs_colla Positive Four Winds Growers joshranwest Negative University Scientific Corporation

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... December 16, 2008