Dave's Garden Newsletter for March 24, 2009

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Daniel Webster, American statesman, orator)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 185 posts Games 171 posts Southwest Gardening 137 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 134 posts Florida Gardening 128 posts Bird Watching 119 posts Mid-South Gardening 111 posts Daylilies 94 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 85 posts Roses 82 posts PlantFiles Pictures 81 posts Texas Gardening 80 posts Pets 75 posts Poultry and Livestock 75 posts Plant and Tree Identification 70 posts Sewing and Quilting 68 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 53 posts Australian Gardening 52 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 50 posts California Gardening 48 posts Cacti and Succulents 43 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 43 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 43 posts Voting Booth 39 posts Hoyas 38 posts Cottage Gardening 38 posts Morning Glories 35 posts Vegetable Gardening 35 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 35 posts Perennials 33 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 33 posts Photos 32 posts Equine Forum 32 posts Beginner Vegetables 31 posts Soil and Composting 30 posts Clematis 30 posts Propagation 29 posts Books, Movies, and TV 29 posts Tropical Plants 29 posts Irises 28 posts Recipes 28 posts Coleus 27 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 25 posts Sustainable Alternatives 24 posts Water Gardens 23 posts Canadian Gardening 23 posts Hibiscus 22 posts Tomatoes 22 posts Seed Germination 22 posts Bulbs 22 posts Seed Trading 22 posts Weather 22 posts Wildlife 21 posts Crafts and Decorating 21 posts Brugmansias 20 posts Garden Art 20 posts Homesteading 19 posts Trash to Treasure 19 posts Winter Sowing 17 posts Happy Birthday 17 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 17 posts Orchids 17 posts Lilies 17 posts Vines and Climbers 17 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 17 posts Cameras and Photography 16 posts Peonies 16 posts Container Gardening 16 posts Garden Talk 15 posts Fragrant Gardening 15 posts Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 14 posts Michigan Gardening 13 posts Hostas 12 posts Beginner Landscaping 11 posts Insect and Spider Identification 11 posts Healthy Living 11 posts BirdFiles Pictures 11 posts Plant Trading 11 posts Carnivorous Plants 10 posts Strawbale Gardening 10 posts Organic Gardening 10 posts Aroids 10 posts Jokes & Humor 9 posts Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 9 posts Peppers 9 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 9 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 8 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 8 posts Hydrangeas 8 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 8 posts Beginner Houseplants 8 posts Georgia Gardening 8 posts Bird Identification 7 posts Carolina Gardening 7 posts Needle Arts 7 posts Clean and Clutter-free 7 posts Beginner Flowers 6 posts Heirloom Vegetables 6 posts Shady Gardens 6 posts Herbs 6 posts Vermicomposting 6 posts Bromeliads 5 posts Outdoor Living: porches, decks, patios, pools, etc 5 posts Floors and Coverings 5 posts Greenhouse 5 posts Handyman 5 posts Begonias 5 posts Poppies 5 posts Fruits and Nuts 5 posts Orchid Cactus 5 posts BugFiles Pictures 5 posts Plumerias 4 posts Welcome Mat 4 posts Soap and Candle-making 4 posts Tiny Gardens 4 posts Antiques and Collectibles 4 posts Dahlias 4 posts Computer Talk 4 posts Gardening by the Moon 4 posts Tropical Fruits 4 posts Cool Climate Gardening 4 posts Palms and Cycads 3 posts Basket Weaving 3 posts Wildlife Gardening 3 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 3 posts Passifloras 3 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 3 posts BugFiles How-to's 2 posts Heucheras and Friends 2 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 2 posts Woodworking 2 posts Rocks, Minerals and Gems 2 posts Invasive Plants 2 posts Ornamental Gourds 2 posts Rhododendrons and Relatives 2 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 2 posts Garden Design 2 posts Japanese Maples 2 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post Hypertufa and Concrete 1 post Electronics 1 post Cooking 1 post Bloom.com Photos 1 post Daturas 1 post Entertaining 1 post Vacations and Travel 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description MotherNature4 Comment Fanct-Leaf Caladium 'Candy Cane' Caladium irmaly Comment Corkscrew Hazel, Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick 'Contorta' Corylus avellana vossner Comment Microminiature Rose 'Si' Rosa vossner Comment Polyantha Rose, Found Rose 'Pink Hearts' Rosa vossner Comment Shrub Rose 'Sunny Knock Out' Rosa texasflora_com Comment Alfilaria, Red-stemmed Filaree, Pin Clover, Pin Grass, Wild Musk Erodium cicutarium cardshooter Comment Tomato 'Sophie's Choice' Lycopersicon lycopersicum ArchAngeL01 Comment Bismarck Palm, Bismark Palm Bismarckia nobilis texasflora_com Comment Indian Hawthorn, Yedda Hawthorne, Yeddo Hawthorn Rhaphiolepis umbellata MotherNature4 Comment Dragon Tree 'Kanzi' Dracaena deremensis MotherNature4 Comment Dragon Tree 'Malaika' Dracaena deremensis MotherNature4 Comment Dragon Tree 'Lemon Surprise' Dracaena deremensis MotherNature4 Comment Dragon Tree 'Green Jewel' Dracaena deremensis htop Comment Threeseed Phlox Phlox triovulata MotherNature4 Comment Dragon Tree 'Jade Jewel' Dracaena deremensis MotherNature4 Comment Dragon Tree 'White Jewel' Dracaena deremensis MotherNature4 Comment Dragon Tree 'Hawaiian Sunshine' Dracaena jooolster Comment Virginia Spiderwort, Lady's Tears 'Blushing Bride' Tradescantia x andersoniana MotherNature4 Comment Neoregelia 'Deb' Neoregelia MotherNature4 Comment Asian Jasmine 'Summer Sunset' Trachelospermum asiaticum MotherNature4 Comment Cabbage Palm, Cabbage Tree, Ti Kouka, Torbay Palm, Cordyline 'Sunrise' Cordyline australis MotherNature4 Comment Guzmania, Bromeliad 'Candy' Guzmania kithas Comment Grapefruit 'Rio Red' Citrus x paradisi jonopp Comment Sage, Salvia 'Jean's Purple Passion' Salvia Joan Comment Variegated Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not 'Silver Wings' Brunnera macrophylla sladeofsky Comment David's Mountain Laurel, Shrub Pagoda Tree Sophora davidii MotherNature4 Comment Guzmania, Bromeliad 'Juno' Guzmania MotherNature4 Comment Guzmania, Bromeliad 'Odette' Guzmania Linda_CA Comment Bird of Paradise, Crane Flower Strelitzia reginae cedar18 Comment Triumph Tulip 'Happy Family' Tulipa SunnyBorders Comment Long-leafed Lungwort Pulmonaria longifolia subsp. cevennensis MotherNature4 Comment Guzmania, Bromeliad 'Sophie' Guzmania MotherNature4 Comment Neoregelia 'Ardie' Neoregelia Kalpavriksha Comment Bluegrape Jasmine Jasminum adenophyllum lovelyiris Comment Canna Lily 'Rosemond Coles' Canna x generalis lincolnitess Image Daylily 'Washingtons Farewell' (Hemerocallis ) runningfox Image Daylily 'Mystery Man' (Hemerocallis ) runningfox Image Daylily 'Breaking The Rules' (Hemerocallis ) runningfox Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Dixie Chick' (Hemerocallis ) runningfox Image Daylily 'Two Part Harmony' (Hemerocallis ) runningfox Image Daylily 'Two Part Harmony' (Hemerocallis ) runningfox Image Daylily 'Big Blue' (Hemerocallis ) runningfox Image Daylily 'Mitchell Leichhardt' (Hemerocallis ) runningfox Image Daylily 'Mitchell Leichhardt' (Hemerocallis ) runningfox Image Daylily 'Circle Of Beauty' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Image Mugo Pine, Mugho Pine, Swiss Mountain Pine, Mountain Pine 'Mops' (Pinus mugo) TheRoseGirl Image Bourbon Rose 'Madame Isaac Pereire' (Rosa ) turektaylor Image Lungwort, Bethlehem Sage, Jerusalem Sage (Pulmonaria saccharata) turektaylor Image Lungwort, Bethlehem Sage, Jerusalem Sage 'Baby Blue' (Pulmonaria ) turektaylor Image Lungwort, Bethlehem Sage, Jerusalem Sage 'Baby Blue' (Pulmonaria ) turektaylor Image Lungwort, Bethlehem Sage, Jerusalem Sage 'Baby Blue' (Pulmonaria ) daylily970 Image Striped Squill, Snowdrift, Early Stardrift (Puschkinia libanotica) aloemadness Image African Aloe, Soap Aloe (Aloe maculata) MotherNature4 Image Farkleberry, Sparkleberry, Tree-Huckleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) pirl Image Oriental Lily 'Salmon Star' (Lilium ) vossner Image Microminiature Rose 'Si' (Rosa ) turektaylor Image American Wisteria 'Blue Moon' (Wisteria macrostachya) vossner Image Polyantha Rose, Found Rose 'Pink Hearts' (Rosa ) vossner Image Shrub Rose 'White Out' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Pansy 'Dynamite Clear Mix' (Viola x wittrockiana) DaylilySLP Image Pansy 'Dynamite Clear Mix' (Viola x wittrockiana) DaylilySLP Image Pansy 'Dynamite Clear Mix' (Viola x wittrockiana) DaylilySLP Image Pansy 'Dynamite Clear Mix' (Viola x wittrockiana) DaylilySLP Image Pansy 'Dynamite Lavender' (Viola x wittrockiana) DaylilySLP Image Pansy 'Dynamite Lavender' (Viola x wittrockiana) DaylilySLP Image Pansy 'Dynamite Lavender' (Viola x wittrockiana) DaylilySLP Image Pansy 'Dynamite White w/ Blotch' (Viola x wittrockiana) DaylilySLP Image Pansy 'Dynamite White w/ Blotch' (Viola x wittrockiana) DaylilySLP Image Pansy 'Dynamite White w/ Blotch' (Viola x wittrockiana) texasflora_com Image Alfilaria, Red-stemmed Filaree, Pin Clover, Pin Grass, Wild Musk (Erodium cicutarium) TheRoseGirl Image China Rose, Butterfly Rose 'Mutabilis' (Rosa ) annewithane Image Floribunda Rose 'Julio Iglesias' (Rosa ) annewithane Image Floribunda Rose 'Julio Iglesias' (Rosa ) mehdisq Image Coral Tree (Erythrina suberosa) mehdisq Image Coral Tree (Erythrina suberosa) mehdisq Image Coral Tree (Erythrina suberosa) turektaylor Image American Wisteria 'Blue Moon' (Wisteria macrostachya) pirl Image White Anemone Clematis 'Grandiflora' (Clematis montana) turektaylor Image Mugo Pine, Mugho Pine, Swiss Mountain Pine, Mountain Pine 'Mops' (Pinus mugo) turektaylor Image Mugo Pine, Mugho Pine, Swiss Mountain Pine, Mountain Pine 'Mops' (Pinus mugo) jonopp Image Sage, Salvia 'Jean's Purple Passion' (Salvia ) jonopp Image Sage, Salvia 'Jean's Purple Passion' (Salvia ) kennedyh Image Southern Rata, Ironwood (Metrosideros umbellata) kennedyh Image Southern Rata, Ironwood (Metrosideros umbellata) kennedyh Image Southern Rata, Ironwood (Metrosideros umbellata) kennedyh Image Southern Rata, Ironwood (Metrosideros umbellata) kennedyh Image Cooper's Clover, Sweet Fenugreek (Trigonella suavissima) chris_lcf530 Image Arum Lily, Calla Lily, Large White Aethiopica (Zantedeschia aethiopica) chris_lcf530 Image Cobra Lily (Arisaema speciosum) chris_lcf530 Image Griffith's Cobra Lily (Arisaema griffithii) chris_lcf530 Image Arum Lily, Calla Lily 'Green Goddess' (Zantedeschia aethiopica) chris_lcf530 Image Calla Lily 'Flame' (Zantedeschia ) chris_lcf530 Image Calla Lily 'Ascari' (Zantedeschia ) chris_lcf530 Image Calla Lily 'Crystal Blush' (Zantedeschia ) chris_lcf530 Image Calla Lily 'Hot Flashes' (Zantedeschia ) chris_lcf530 Image Calla Lily 'Millenium Gold' (Zantedeschia ) chris_lcf530 Image Calla Lily 'Majestic Red' (Zantedeschia ) chris_lcf530 Image Calla Lily 'Black Star' (Zantedeschia ) chris_lcf530 Image Calla Lily 'Bridal Bliss' (Zantedeschia ) chris_lcf530 Image Calla Lily 'Captain Reno' (Zantedeschia ) chris_lcf530 Image Calla Lily 'Twilight' (Zantedeschia ) chris_lcf530 Image Calla Lily 'Peach Chiffon' (Zantedeschia ) chris_lcf530 Image Calla Lily 'Black Crusader' (Zantedeschia ) chris_lcf530 Image Calla Lily 'Red Sox' (Zantedeschia ) chris_lcf530 Image Calla Lily 'Parfait' (Zantedeschia ) chris_lcf530 Image Calla Lily 'Pink Giant' (Zantedeschia ) chris_lcf530 Image Calla Lily 'Amethyst' (Zantedeschia ) chris_lcf530 Image Arum Lily, Calla Lily 'Naomi' (Zantedeschia ) doss Image Japanese Maple 'Aratama' (Acer palmatum) doss Image Japanese Maple 'Aratama' (Acer palmatum)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description purshia Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds elizabethperk Positive Bloomin Designs Nursery LMCrowell Positive American Meadows nanny_56 Positive Faraway Flowers from Faraway Places whitie Positive Morton's Horticultural Porducts, Inc. marty13 Negative Gilbert H. Wild and Son irmaly Positive Marietta Gardens jackpate Negative Willhite Seed Inc. hugh_g Positive Four Winds Growers Nickolock Negative Gardener's Choice Barbwk Positive David Austin Roses (US) grv Positive Double A Vineyards, Inc. blembry Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) GardeningGirl Positive Marianna's Heirloom Seeds (formerly Pomodori di Marianna) madampolo Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) Washau Negative Willhite Seed Inc. BlueDesert Positive Georgia Vines JodiKo Positive Buried Treasures madamecp Positive Gardensoyvey.com tpagardener Negative Pond Plants Direct bluespanishlady Negative Happy Holler Gardens Cambridgepod Negative Chris Bowers & Sons Whispering Trees Nurseries ralph5656 Negative Henry Field's Seed & Nursery SerenaBeth Positive Cackle Hatchery SerenaBeth Negative Meyer Hatchery atlnative Negative Misty Acres Nursery lesleyscasa Positive Sustainable Seed Company cbremer Positive Forestfarm gtweath Positive A Nearly Native Nursery alicesanimals Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) Gourd Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery goatster Positive Rolling River Nursery loydb Negative Raintree Nursery Dodsky Positive Easy to Grow Bulbs brandie21 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. brandie21 Positive Marianna's Heirloom Seeds (formerly Pomodori di Marianna) glendamcfadden Positive Sand Hill Preservation Center smwheels Positive Stokes Tropicals susandecker Positive Santa Rosa Gardens Bob_G2 Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) GreeneLady Positive Heirloom Roses

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description maggidew Positive Onward and Upward in the Garden

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... March 24, 2009