Dave's Garden Newsletter for January 22, 2009

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Benjamin Franklin, American founder, philosopher (born 1/17/1706))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 335 posts Games 144 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 129 posts Pets 122 posts Poultry and Livestock 122 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 115 posts Daylilies 110 posts Florida Gardening 95 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 89 posts Bird Watching 87 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 87 posts Orchids 85 posts Southwest Gardening 75 posts Winter Sowing 66 posts Texas Gardening 66 posts Australian Gardening 59 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 59 posts California Gardening 55 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 54 posts Plant and Tree Identification 54 posts Irises 53 posts Mid-South Gardening 53 posts Cottage Gardening 50 posts Books, Movies, and TV 50 posts Wildlife 47 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 45 posts Tomatoes 42 posts PlantFiles Pictures 42 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 41 posts Recipes 38 posts Healthy Living 38 posts Dahlias 37 posts Sewing and Quilting 36 posts Photos 35 posts Weather 33 posts Hoyas 32 posts Hostas 32 posts Vegetable Gardening 28 posts Tropical Plants 28 posts Brugmansias 27 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 27 posts Equine Forum 27 posts Herbs 26 posts Roses 24 posts Palms and Cycads 24 posts Garden Talk 22 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 22 posts Orchid Cactus 21 posts Coleus 20 posts Beginner Vegetables 17 posts Lilies 17 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 14 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 14 posts Voting Booth 13 posts Seed Trading 12 posts BirdFiles Pictures 11 posts Fragrant Gardening 11 posts Happy Birthday 11 posts Water Gardens 10 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 10 posts Beginner Flowers 10 posts Morning Glories 10 posts Garden Design 10 posts Insect and Spider Identification 9 posts Cacti and Succulents 9 posts Accessible Gardening 9 posts Jokes & Humor 8 posts Trash to Treasure 8 posts Vines and Climbers 8 posts Michigan Gardening 8 posts Propagation 7 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 6 posts Homesteading 6 posts Scrapbooking and Paper Crafts 6 posts Farm Life 6 posts Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 6 posts Canadian Gardening 6 posts Seed Germination 5 posts Bulbs 5 posts Market Growers 5 posts Annuals 5 posts Cooking 5 posts Bird Identification 5 posts Beauty and Fashion Tips 5 posts Georgia Gardening 5 posts Strawbale Gardening 5 posts Home Decorating 5 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 4 posts Gardening History 4 posts Wildlife Gardening 4 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 4 posts Retirees 4 posts Construction Zone: building, remodeling, additions 3 posts Cannas 3 posts Hydrangeas 3 posts Bloom.com Photos 3 posts Walls and Trim: paints, stains and faux finishes 3 posts Hypertufa and Concrete 2 posts Japanese Maples 2 posts Agastaches and Salvias 2 posts Test 2 posts 2008 Midwest Floods 2 posts Soap and Candle-making 2 posts Greenhouse 2 posts Plant Trading 2 posts Container Gardening 2 posts Frugal Living 2 posts Crafts and Decorating 2 posts Sustainable Alternatives 2 posts Cool Climate Gardening 2 posts Fruits and Nuts 2 posts Clean and Clutter-free 2 posts Cameras and Photography 1 post Hibiscus 1 post Home Repairs and Maintenance 1 post Antiques and Collectibles 1 post Carolina Gardening 1 post Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 1 post Mosaics and Stained Glass 1 post Begonias 1 post Invasive Plants 1 post Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post Perennials 1 post Baths and Laundry Rooms 1 post Home Budgets and Finances 1 post Poppies 1 post Soil and Composting 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post Beginner Landscaping 1 post Heirloom Vegetables 1 post Rocks, Minerals and Gems 1 post Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 1 post Needle Arts 1 post European Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Mainer Comment Daylily 'Frances Joiner' Hemerocallis Mainer Comment Daylily 'Galena Moon' Hemerocallis Mainer Comment Daylily 'Galena Star' Hemerocallis Mainer Comment Daylily 'Great White' Hemerocallis Mainer Comment Daylily 'Happy Returns' Hemerocallis Mainer Comment Daylily 'Her Majesty's Wizard' Hemerocallis Mainer Comment Daylily 'Hush Little Baby' Hemerocallis Mainer Comment Daylily 'Imperial Lemon' Hemerocallis Mainer Comment Daylily 'Indian Giver' Hemerocallis wormfood Comment Red-Margined Dracaena, Dragon Tree Dracaena marginata wormfood Comment Gold Dust Dracaena Dracaena surculosa wormfood Comment Dracaena 'Lemon Lime' Dracaena fragrans Mainer Comment Daylily 'Fairy Tale Pink' Hemerocallis Mainer Comment Daylily 'Final Touch' Hemerocallis Mainer Comment Daylily 'Flore Pleno' Hemerocallis fulva Mainer Comment Daylily 'Forty Second Street' Hemerocallis Mainer Comment Daylily 'Early Snow' Hemerocallis Mainer Comment Daylily 'Edge Ahead' Hemerocallis Mainer Comment Daylily 'Eenie All egro' Hemerocallis Mainer Comment Daylily 'El Desperado' Hemerocallis turektaylor Comment Rush Lily Sowerbaea juncea ronmiche Comment Sweet William Dianthus barbatus DaLoveRat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Stardust Memories' Iris saya Comment Dahlia 'Karma Naomi' Dahlia cjevans Comment Gardenia 'Fragrant Pathways' Gardenia jasminoides Goofab Comment Pomegranate 'Christina' Punica granatum wormfood Comment Buddhist Pine, Japanese Yew Podocarpus macrophyllus DaLoveRat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Toasted Watermelon' Iris happy_macomb Comment Jumpseed, Virginia Knotweed 'Lance Corporal' Persicaria virginiana magnolialover Image Longiflorum-Oriental Hybrid Lily 'Deliana' (Lilium ) ViburnumValley Image Japanese Emperor Oak (Quercus dentata) ViburnumValley Image Japanese Emperor Oak (Quercus dentata) ViburnumValley Image Japanese Emperor Oak (Quercus dentata) ViburnumValley Image Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) ViburnumValley Image Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) sweethaven Image Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) ViburnumValley Image Northern Red Oak, Eastern Red Oak, Mountain Red Oak, Gray Oak (Quercus rubra) ViburnumValley Image Northern Red Oak, Eastern Red Oak, Mountain Red Oak, Gray Oak (Quercus rubra) ViburnumValley Image Green Hawthorn, Southern Hawthorn 'Winter King' (Crataegus viridis) ViburnumValley Image Green Hawthorn, Southern Hawthorn 'Winter King' (Crataegus viridis) Mainer Image Daylily 'Duke Of Durham' (Hemerocallis ) ViburnumValley Image Green Hawthorn, Southern Hawthorn 'Winter King' (Crataegus viridis) ViburnumValley Image Green Hawthorn, Southern Hawthorn 'Winter King' (Crataegus viridis) ViburnumValley Image Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus) ViburnumValley Image Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus) ViburnumValley Image Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus) ViburnumValley Image Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe betsileensis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe betsileensis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe betsileensis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe imalotensis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe imalotensis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe immaculata) palmbob Image Aloe 'Jaws' (Aloe ) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe ortholopha) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe chabaudii var. verekeri) Lellie Image Variegated Devil's Backbone, Japanese Poinsettia, Slipper Spurge, Redbird Cactus, Christmas Candle 'Variegatus' (Pedilanthus tithymaloides) Lellie Image Variegated Devil's Backbone, Japanese Poinsettia, Slipper Spurge, Redbird Cactus, Christmas Candle 'Variegatus' (Pedilanthus tithymaloides) Kell Image Miniature Rose ''Silvia Patio Hit ®' (Rosa ) Kell Image Miniature Rose ''Silvia Patio Hit ®' (Rosa ) Kell Image Miniature Rose 'Lamy Parade' (Rosa ) Kell Image Miniature Rose 'Lamy Parade' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Crimson Columbine (Aquilegia formosa) TheRoseGirl Image Bourbon Rose 'Madame Isaac Pereire' (Rosa ) TheRoseGirl Image Bourbon Rose 'Madame Isaac Pereire' (Rosa ) kennedyh Image Silver-leaf Stringybark, Silver Stringybark, Mealy Stringybark (Eucalyptus cephalocarpa) kennedyh Image Silver-leaf Stringybark, Silver Stringybark, Mealy Stringybark (Eucalyptus cephalocarpa) kennedyh Image Silver-leaf Stringybark, Silver Stringybark, Mealy Stringybark (Eucalyptus cephalocarpa) kennedyh Image Yellow Mallee, Ridge-fruited Mallee (Eucalyptus costata) kennedyh Image Spiny Restharrow (Ononis spinosa)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Tammy Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) The_Hillers Positive Triple Oaks Nursery & Herb Garden NativeSusan Negative Four Seasons Nursery NativeSusan Negative Kelly Nurseries NativeSusan Negative Burgess Seed MyZone8 Positive EdensBlooms.com (formerly Arizona Bulbs) kempbl1 Positive Meyer Seed International, Inc. diendrial Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery birdsnblooms Positive Gurney's Seed & Nursery joealabama Positive Sooner Plant Farm (home of Imagine Backyard Trees®) LindaYoung Negative Brighter Blooms Nursery icandigit13 Negative Willis Orchard Company pegjane Negative Amaryllis Bulb Company pegjane Negative Jackson & Perkins Moonglow Positive Tomato Growers Supply Co.

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description djberg Positive The Kitchen Garden Guide

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... January 22, 2009