Dave's Garden Newsletter for March 3, 2009

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Nathaniel Parker Willis, American writer, editor)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Bird Watching 218 posts Northeast Gardening 199 posts PlantFiles Pictures 188 posts Games 139 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 119 posts Southwest Gardening 116 posts Poultry and Livestock 111 posts Daylilies 104 posts Hoyas 99 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 98 posts Australian Gardening 89 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 87 posts Pets 78 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 73 posts Florida Gardening 72 posts Irises 69 posts California Gardening 68 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 65 posts Plant and Tree Identification 58 posts Water Gardens 57 posts Texas Gardening 55 posts Roses 54 posts Garden Talk 47 posts Mid-South Gardening 42 posts Orchids 41 posts Morning Glories 41 posts Photos 40 posts Seed Germination 37 posts Recipes 33 posts Hostas 33 posts Vegetable Gardening 32 posts Voting Booth 32 posts Equine Forum 32 posts Sewing and Quilting 31 posts Cottage Gardening 30 posts Happy Birthday 27 posts Cacti and Succulents 26 posts Weather 25 posts Propagation 24 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 24 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 24 posts Vacations and Travel 24 posts Peppers 24 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 22 posts Soil and Composting 22 posts Lilies 22 posts Bulbs 22 posts Winter Sowing 21 posts Healthy Living 20 posts Coleus 20 posts Carolina Gardening 19 posts Brugmansias 18 posts Wildlife 17 posts Home Budgets and Finances 16 posts Organic Gardening 16 posts Herbs 16 posts Tropical Plants 15 posts Fragrant Gardening 15 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 15 posts Garden Design 15 posts Orchid Cactus 14 posts Beginner Houseplants 14 posts Soap and Candle-making 14 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 13 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 13 posts Seed Trading 13 posts Canadian Gardening 11 posts Tomatoes 11 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 11 posts Greenhouse 11 posts Clematis 11 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 11 posts Farm Life 11 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 10 posts Michigan Gardening 9 posts Aroids 8 posts Beginner Landscaping 8 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 8 posts Georgia Gardening 8 posts BugFiles Pictures 8 posts European Gardening 8 posts Cool Climate Gardening 7 posts Bird Identification 7 posts Floors and Coverings 7 posts BirdFiles Pictures 6 posts Container Gardening 6 posts Heirloom Vegetables 6 posts Fruits and Nuts 6 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 6 posts Frugal Living 5 posts DG Marketplace 5 posts Beginner Flowers 5 posts Plumerias 5 posts Clean and Clutter-free 5 posts Crafts and Decorating 5 posts Homeschooling 5 posts Caregivers 4 posts Palms and Cycads 4 posts Perennials 4 posts Plant Trading 4 posts Trash to Treasure 4 posts Garden Products 4 posts Insect and Spider Identification 4 posts Bromeliads 4 posts Gingers 3 posts Beekeeping 3 posts Master Gardeners 3 posts Central Midwest Gardening 3 posts Hunting and Fishing 3 posts Shady Gardens 3 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 3 posts Cameras and Photography 3 posts Carnivorous Plants 3 posts Computer Talk 3 posts Beginner Vegetables 3 posts Begonias 3 posts Foliage Plants 2 posts Saving Seeds 2 posts Parenting 2 posts Hydroponic Gardening 2 posts Coneflowers 2 posts Jokes & Humor 2 posts BugFiles How-to's 2 posts Garden Art 2 posts Vermicomposting 2 posts Garden Shed 2 posts Retirees 2 posts Agastaches and Salvias 2 posts Tropical Fruits 2 posts Homesteading 2 posts Antiques and Collectibles 2 posts Market Growers 1 post Cooking 1 post Welcome Home 1 post Dahlias 1 post Books, Movies, and TV 1 post Welcome Mat 1 post Needle Arts 1 post Caudiciforms 1 post Vines and Climbers 1 post Hydrangeas 1 post Rock and Alpine Gardening 1 post Bloom.com Photos 1 post Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 1 post Genealogy 1 post Cannas 1 post Annuals 1 post Japanese Maples 1 post Camping, Hiking and Boating 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description atm1 Comment Nerve Plant, Mosaic Plant, Painted Net-Leaf, Painted-Net Leaf, Silver-Net Leaf Fittonia albivenis S_Cumberland Comment Wood Sorrel, False Shamrock 'Atropurpurea' Oxalis triangularis subsp. papilionaceae Useppa Comment Ornamental Ginger Alpinia formosana GreeneLady Comment Oakleaf Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia krissy_p Comment Hoya, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower Hoya carnosa Zeppy Comment Tomato 'Eva Purple Ball' Lycopersicon lycopersicum thefamilycircus Comment Corn Plant 'Massangeana' Dracaena fragrans davidjoburg Comment Philenoptera, Apple Leaf Philenoptera violacea Useppa Comment Red Tower Ginger, Spiral Ginger, Red Velvet Ginger Costus barbatus mjsponies Comment East Palatka Holly 'East Palatka' Ilex x attenuata htop Comment Coyote Willow Salix exigua zonkel Comment Raspberry, Red Raspberry 'Dorman Red' Rubus idaeus cacaiste Comment Violet Silverleaf, Texas Silverleaf, Silverleaf Ranger, Cenizo Leucophyllum candidum gardener2005 Comment Morning Glory, Grannyvine Ipomoea tricolor Susan_C Comment Balfour's Touch Me Not, Balfour's Impatien, Poor Man's Orchid Impatiens balfourii mcrousse Comment Pitcher Sage, Wild Blue Sage 'Grandiflora' Salvia azurea Nick1 Comment Empress Tree, Dragon Tree Paulownia kawakamii IndianaGardener Comment Dwarf Fernleaf Bamboo 'Mini' Pleioblastus distichus giftgas Comment Variegated Kudzu 'Sherman's Ghost' Pueraria montana var. lobata thetripscaptain Comment Red Castor Bean 'Carmencita' Ricinus communis palmbob Image Loquat, Japanese Plum 'Big Jim' (Eriobotrya japonica) palmbob Image Loquat, Japanese Plum 'Big Jim' (Eriobotrya japonica) palmbob Image Loquat, Japanese Plum 'Big Jim' (Eriobotrya japonica) palmbob Image Christmas Bells Heather, Christmas Heather, Black-Eyed Heather (Erica canaliculata) palmbob Image Drago, Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco) palmbob Image Christmas Bells Heather, Christmas Heather, Black-Eyed Heather (Erica canaliculata) palmbob Image Cycad (Encephalartos villosus) palmbob Image Encephalartos (Encephalartos concinnus) palmbob Image Broom Reed, Horsetail Restio (Elegia capensis) palmbob Image Cycad (Encephalartos bubalinus) palmbob Image Broom Reed, Horsetail Restio (Elegia capensis) palmbob Image Broom Reed, Horsetail Restio (Elegia capensis) palmbob Image Broom Reed, Horsetail Restio (Elegia capensis) palmbob Image Dendriopoterium (Dendriopoterium pulidoi) palmbob Image Dendriopoterium (Dendriopoterium pulidoi) palmbob Image Khasia Bamboo (Drepanostachyum khasianum) Kell Image Primrose 'Hethor Giant Pink with Edge' (Primula acaulis ) palmbob Image Echium (Echium decaisnei) palmbob Image Golden Dew Drop, Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry 'Sarasota' (Duranta erecta) palmbob Image Echium (Echium decaisnei) palmbob Image Golden Dew Drop, Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry 'Sarasota' (Duranta erecta) palmbob Image Golden Dew Drop, Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry 'Sarasota' (Duranta erecta) palmbob Image San Gabriel Mountains Live-forever (Dudleya densiflora) palmbob Image Golden Dew Drop, Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry 'Sarasota' (Duranta erecta) palmbob Image San Gabriel Mountains Live-forever (Dudleya densiflora) Kell Image Primrose 'Hethor Giant Pink with Edge' (Primula acaulis ) palmbob Image Chalk Lettuce, Live-forever (Dudleya pulverulenta) palmbob Image Loquat, Japanese Plum 'Big Jim' (Eriobotrya japonica) purplesun Image Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla' (Rhododendron ) purplesun Image Glory Flower, Princess Flower (Tibouchina urvilleana) purplesun Image Oleander (Nerium oleander) purplesun Image Oleander (Nerium oleander) purplesun Image Paper Flower, Lesser Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea glabra) purplesun Image Great Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spectabilis) purplesun Image Paper Flower, Lesser Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea glabra) Calif_Sue Image Aeonium 'Sunburst' (Aeonium ) Calif_Sue Image Aeonium 'Sunburst' (Aeonium ) Clare_CA Image Golden Dew Drop, Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry 'Sapphire Showers' (Duranta erecta) giftgas Image Compact English Ivy 'Pixie' (Hedera helix) buggycrazy Image Lousiana Iris 'Dorothea K. Williamson' (Iris ) daylily970 Image Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Oriental Classic' (Iris ensata) daylily970 Image Daylily 'Parlor Game' (Hemerocallis ) daylily970 Image Siberian Iris 'Percheron' (Iris sibirica) daylily970 Image Hosta 'Pineapple Upsidedown Cake' (Hosta ) daylily970 Image Daylily 'Pink Windmill' (Hemerocallis ) daylily970 Image Daylily 'Prague Spring' (Hemerocallis ) daylily970 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Pretty Pansy' (Iris ) daylily970 Image Siberian Iris 'Pansy Purple' (Iris sibirica) daylily970 Image Daylily 'Quilt Patch' (Hemerocallis ) Kell Image Primrose 'Hethor Giant Pink/White Bicolor' (Primula acaulis) Kell Image Primrose 'Hethor Giant Pink/White Bicolor' (Primula acaulis) palmbob Image Loquat, Japanese Plum 'Advance' (Eriobotrya japonica) palmbob Image Loquat, Japanese Plum 'Advance' (Eriobotrya japonica) palmbob Image Coral Tree 'Salmon Pink' (Erythrina speciosa) palmbob Image Coral Tree 'Salmon Pink' (Erythrina speciosa) palmbob Image Coral Tree 'Salmon Pink' (Erythrina speciosa) palmbob Image Coral Tree 'Salmon Pink' (Erythrina speciosa) palmbob Image Blue Box, Green Box, Round Leaf Box (Eucalyptus baueriana) palmbob Image Blue Box, Green Box, Round Leaf Box (Eucalyptus baueriana) palmbob Image Blue Box, Green Box, Round Leaf Box (Eucalyptus baueriana) palmbob Image Blue Box, Green Box, Round Leaf Box (Eucalyptus baueriana) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia ampliphylla) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia ampliphylla) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia ampliphylla) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia ampliphylla) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia anoplia) palmbob Image Euphorbia, Spurge 'Helena's Blush' (Euphorbia ) palmbob Image Euphorbia, Spurge 'Helena's Blush' (Euphorbia ) palmbob Image Silver Spurge (Euphorbia rigida) palmbob Image Naboom, Honey Euphorbia (Euphorbia tetragona) palmbob Image Naboom, Honey Euphorbia (Euphorbia tetragona) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia xylophylloides) palmbob Image Dragon's Head Bamboo, Hardy Dragon Bamboo (Fargesia dracocephala) palmbob Image Dragon's Head Bamboo, Hardy Dragon Bamboo (Fargesia dracocephala) palmbob Image Dragon's Head Bamboo, Hardy Dragon Bamboo (Fargesia dracocephala) palmbob Image Dragon's Head Bamboo, Hardy Dragon Bamboo (Fargesia dracocephala) palmbob Image Blue Fountain Bamboo, Hardy Blue Bamboo (Fargesia nitida) palmbob Image Blue Fountain Bamboo, Hardy Blue Bamboo (Fargesia nitida) palmbob Image Blue Fountain Bamboo, Hardy Blue Bamboo (Fargesia nitida) palmbob Image Blue Fountain Bamboo, Hardy Blue Bamboo (Fargesia nitida) palmbob Image Blue Fountain Bamboo, Hardy Blue Bamboo (Fargesia nitida) palmbob Image Dinner Plate Fig, Highland Breadfruit (Ficus dammaropsis) palmbob Image Dinner Plate Fig, Highland Breadfruit (Ficus dammaropsis) palmbob Image Big Leaved Fig, Vogel's Fig, West African Rubbertree, Lagos Rubbertree (Ficus lutea) palmbob Image Big Leaved Fig, Vogel's Fig, West African Rubbertree, Lagos Rubbertree (Ficus lutea) palmbob Image Fig (Ficus drupacea var. pubescens) palmbob Image Fig (Ficus drupacea var. pubescens) palmbob Image Port Jackson Fig, Rusty Fig, Little-leaf Fig 'Variegata' (Ficus rubiginosa) palmbob Image Socotran Fig (Ficus socotrana) palmbob Image Flannel Bush, Fremontia 'Ken Taylor' (Fremontodendron ) palmbob Image Thunberg's Gardenia, Starry Gardenia (Gardenia thunbergia) palmbob Image Thunberg's Gardenia, Starry Gardenia (Gardenia thunbergia) palmbob Image Australian Willow, Wilga (Geijera parviflora) palmbob Image Gerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, African Daisy, Barberton Daisy, Gerber Daisy 'Everlast' (Gerbera jamesonii) palmbob Image Gigantochloa (Gigantochloa kuring) palmbob Image Gigantochloa (Gigantochloa kuring) palmbob Image Gigantochloa (Gigantochloa kuring) palmbob Image Gigantochloa (Gigantochloa kuring) BMRP77 Image Golden Crinum (Crinum xanthophyllum) palmbob Image Spider Flower, Woolly Grevillea 'Coastal Gem' (Grevillea lanigera) palmbob Image Columbian Thorny Bamboo (Guadua angustifolia) palmbob Image Columbian Thorny Bamboo (Guadua angustifolia) palmbob Image Guayacan (Guaiacum coulteri) palmbob Image Guaiacum, Guayacan, Pockholz, Tree of Life, Holy Wood, Lignum Vitae (Guaiacum sanctum) palmbob Image Guaiacum, Guayacan, Pockholz, Tree of Life, Holy Wood, Lignum Vitae (Guaiacum sanctum) palmbob Image Pincushion Hakea (Hakea laurina) palmbob Image Pincushion Hakea (Hakea laurina) palmbob Image Orcutt's Bristleweed (Hazardia orcutii) palmbob Image Orcutt's Bristleweed (Hazardia orcutii) palmbob Image Curry Plant, Immortelle (Helichrysum italicum) palmbob Image Toyon, California Holly, Christmasberry (Heteromeles arbutifolia) palmbob Image Toyon, California Holly, Christmasberry (Heteromeles arbutifolia) palmbob Image Bamboo 'Shiroshima' (Hibanobambusa tranquillans) palmbob Image Tibetan Princess Bamboo (Himalayacalamus asper) palmbob Image Tibetan Princess Bamboo (Himalayacalamus asper) palmbob Image Trailing Ice Plant (Lampranthus spectabilis) Kell Image Echeveria 'Blue Curls' (Echeveria ) Kell Image Echeveria 'Blue Curls' (Echeveria ) Kell Image Echeveria 'Blue Curls' (Echeveria ) Kell Image Echeveria 'Red Ruffles' (Echeveria gibbiflora) Kell Image Echeveria 'Red Ruffles' (Echeveria gibbiflora) Kell Image Echeveria 'Red Ruffles' (Echeveria gibbiflora) bootandall Image Eulalia, Japanese Silver Grass, Maiden Grass, Zebra Grass 'Zebrinus' (Miscanthus sinensis) bootandall Image Eulalia, Japanese Silver Grass, Maiden Grass, Zebra Grass 'Zebrinus' (Miscanthus sinensis) Kell Image Hens and Chicks 'Winter Sunset' (Echeveria x imbricata) Kell Image Hens and Chicks 'Winter Sunset' (Echeveria x imbricata) Kell Image Hens and Chicks 'Winter Sunset' (Echeveria x imbricata) tropicsofohio Image Coffee (Coffea arabica) htop Image Coyote Willow (Salix exigua) htop Image Coyote Willow (Salix exigua) htop Image Coyote Willow (Salix exigua) valleyrimgirl Image Daylily 'Siloam Rainbow Magic' (Hemerocallis ) purplesun Image Christmas Box, Sweet Box, Himalayan Sarcococca (Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis) purplesun Image Blue Holly, Meserve Holly, Meserve Hybrid Holly 'Blue Princess' (Ilex x meserveae) purplesun Image Coral Ardisia, Hens Eyes, Hilo Holly (Ardisia crenata) carolannz Image Daylily 'Sarah Beth Whitehead' (Hemerocallis ) carolannz Image Daylily 'Sarah Beth Whitehead' (Hemerocallis ) carolannz Image Daylily 'Elohim Rainbow' (Hemerocallis ) carolannz Image Daylily 'Elohim Rainbow' (Hemerocallis ) carolannz Image Daylily 'Elohim Rainbow' (Hemerocallis ) cacaiste Image Texas Persimmon (Diospyros texana) cacaiste Image Texas Persimmon (Diospyros texana) azreno Image Manfreda 'Macho Mocha' (Manfreda ) azreno Image Texas Mountain Laurel 'Silver Peso' (Sophora secundiflora) azreno Image Manfreda 'Macho Mocha' (Manfreda ) azreno Image Texas Mountain Laurel 'Silver Peso' (Sophora secundiflora) azreno Image Milkflower Cotoneaster, Parney Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster lacteus) cacaiste Image Texas Ebony (Pithecellobium flexicaule) azreno Image Firecracker Plant, Mexican Honeysuckle, Orange Plume Flower (Justicia spicigera) azreno Image Firecracker Plant, Mexican Honeysuckle, Orange Plume Flower (Justicia spicigera) cacaiste Image Spiny Hackberry, Granjeno, Granjeno Huasteco, Desert Hackberry, Chaparral, Capul, Garabata (Celtis pallida) purplesun Image Blue Holly, Meserve Holly, Meserve Hybrid Holly 'Blue Princess' (Ilex x meserveae) purplesun Image Coral Ardisia, Hens Eyes, Hilo Holly (Ardisia crenata) purplesun Image Oriental White Cedar, Oriental Arbovitae, Chinese Arbor-vitae (Platycladus orientalis) plantladylin Image Hoya (Hoya obovata) purplesun Image Indian Azalea (Rhododendron simsii) plantladylin Image Hoya (Hoya obovata) plantladylin Image Hoya (Hoya obovata) plantladylin Image Hoya, Honey Plant (Hoya imperialis) IndianaGardener Image Dwarf Fernleaf Bamboo 'Mini' (Pleioblastus distichus) IndianaGardener Image Dwarf Fernleaf Bamboo 'Mini' (Pleioblastus distichus) plantladylin Image Hoya, Harlequin Wax Plant 'Royal Hawaiian Purple' (Hoya pubicalyx) plantladylin Image Hoya, Harlequin Wax Plant 'Royal Hawaiian Purple' (Hoya pubicalyx) kennedyh Image Spoon-leaved Sphagnum, Prairie Sphagnum (Sphagnum palustre) kennedyh Image Sphagnum Moss (Sphagnum cristatum) kennedyh Image Sphagnum Moss (Sphagnum cristatum) Calif_Sue Image Catchfly, Red Campion, English Maiden 'Clifford Moor' (Silene dioica) kennedyh Image Sphagnum Moss (Sphagnum novozelandicum) kennedyh Image Sphagnum Moss (Sphagnum novozelandicum) Calif_Sue Image Echeveria 'Red Ruffles' (Echeveria gibbiflora) Kell Image Echeveria 'Black Prince' (Echeveria ) Noel37_ Image Parrot's Beak (Gmelina philippensis) Calif_Sue Image Silver Spurge (Euphorbia rigida) Calif_Sue Image Silver Spurge (Euphorbia rigida) Calif_Sue Image Silver Spurge (Euphorbia rigida) Kell Image Blue Echeveria (Echeveria glauca) Kell Image Blue Echeveria (Echeveria glauca)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description GerBo Positive Buried Treasures ottahand7 Positive Hallson Gardens paracelsus Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. LLnMD Negative Silicon Solar Inc. zubababy Positive Hazzard's Greenhouse loveblossoms Positive McGlauflin's Perennials michaelwalters4 Positive Buried Treasures debbies_dirt Negative White River Source bromefreak Positive Arghya Gardens tablerocktina Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) mattiesue Positive Buried Treasures greengarden_bev Negative Bountiful Gardens bsvoboda49 Positive Turtle Feathers botanikk Positive Easyliving Native Perennial Wildflowers botanikk Neutral Burpee (W. Atlee Burpee) botanikk Positive Nicky's Nursery botanikk Positive Tomato Growers Supply Co. seagardener Neutral Canyon Creek Nursery

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... March 3, 2009