Dave's Garden Newsletter for June 2, 2009

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Thomas Clothier (Tom Clothier's Walk and Talk website))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Plant and Tree Identification 216 posts Irises 195 posts Northeast Gardening 179 posts California Gardening 144 posts Bird Watching 132 posts Roses 112 posts PlantFiles Pictures 110 posts Games 105 posts Hostas 96 posts Poultry and Livestock 92 posts Pets 85 posts Southwest Gardening 85 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 81 posts Florida Gardening 76 posts Clematis 76 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 64 posts Sewing and Quilting 58 posts Tropical Plants 58 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 55 posts Daylilies 53 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 51 posts Peonies 50 posts Texas Gardening 44 posts Water Gardens 43 posts Coleus 43 posts Perennials 43 posts Mid-South Gardening 43 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 42 posts Lilies 41 posts Garden Talk 37 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 37 posts Cacti and Succulents 37 posts Photos 36 posts Wildlife 33 posts Plant Trading 32 posts Vegetable Gardening 31 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 31 posts Beginner Vegetables 31 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 30 posts Carolina Gardening 30 posts Hoyas 29 posts Shady Gardens 28 posts Cottage Gardening 28 posts Propagation 27 posts Trash to Treasure 26 posts Vines and Climbers 26 posts Canadian Gardening 26 posts Strawbale Gardening 26 posts Australian Gardening 25 posts Beginner Flowers 25 posts Orchids 24 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 23 posts Michigan Gardening 22 posts Insect and Spider Identification 22 posts Morning Glories 21 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 21 posts Equine Forum 20 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 19 posts Dahlias 18 posts Heucheras and Friends 18 posts Weather 18 posts Healthy Living 17 posts Sustainable Alternatives 16 posts Seed Trading 15 posts Hibiscus 15 posts Tomatoes 14 posts Brugmansias 14 posts Bulbs 13 posts Accessible Gardening 13 posts Plumerias 13 posts Market Growers 13 posts Computer Talk 12 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 12 posts Recipes 12 posts Frugal Living 12 posts Voting Booth 11 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 11 posts Jokes & Humor 11 posts Soil and Composting 11 posts Beginner Landscaping 10 posts Beginner Houseplants 10 posts Central Midwest Gardening 9 posts Coneflowers 9 posts Violas and Violettas 8 posts Books, Movies, and TV 8 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 8 posts Georgia Gardening 7 posts Fragrant Gardening 7 posts Organic Gardening 7 posts Grass and Bamboo 7 posts BirdFiles Pictures 7 posts Home Decorating 6 posts Homesteading 6 posts Passifloras 6 posts Aroids 6 posts Bird Identification 6 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 6 posts Happy Birthday 5 posts Parenting 5 posts Caudiciforms 5 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 5 posts Rock and Alpine Gardening 5 posts DG Marketplace 5 posts Palms and Cycads 5 posts Cooking 5 posts Agastaches and Salvias 5 posts Seed Germination 5 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 4 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 4 posts Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 4 posts Garden Art 4 posts Container Gardening 3 posts Bonsai 3 posts Antiques and Collectibles 3 posts Fruits and Nuts 3 posts Outdoor Living: porches, decks, patios, pools, etc 3 posts Rhododendrons and Relatives 3 posts Needle Arts 3 posts Roundup Pictures 3 posts Begonias 3 posts Annuals 3 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 3 posts Cameras and Photography 3 posts European Gardening 2 posts Foliage Plants 2 posts Clean and Clutter-free 2 posts Hypertufa and Concrete 2 posts Herbs 2 posts BugFiles How-to's 2 posts Hydrangeas 2 posts Peppers 2 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 2 posts Greenhouse 2 posts Classified Ads 2 posts Japanese Maples 2 posts Test 2 posts Vacations and Travel 2 posts Master Gardeners 1 post Scrapbooking and Paper Crafts 1 post Basket Weaving 1 post Camping, Hiking and Boating 1 post Bloom.com Photos 1 post Woodworking 1 post Caregivers 1 post Ornamental Gourds 1 post Farm Life 1 post Entertaining 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description dirtbert Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Rush Creek' Iris saya Comment Lavandin 'Grosso' Lavandula x intermedia saya Comment English Lavender 'Beechwood Blue' Lavandula angustifolia cocoloba Comment Corkscrew Vine Vigna caracalla Joan Comment Shrub Rose 'Cocktail' Rosa WUVIE Comment Pawpaw Asimina triloba kmenzel Comment Creeping Bellflower, Rampion Bellflower, June Bell Campanula rapunculoides anelson77 Comment Crocosmia Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora Joan Comment Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Ornament' Iris anelson77 Comment Western Red Cedar, Giant Arborvitae Thuja plicata Joan Comment Rhododendron 'Patricia Marie' Rhododendron GardenPixi Comment Japanese Rose, Wrinkle-Leaved Rose, Saltspray Rose, Ramanas Rose Rosa rugosa Glowing Comment Primrose Primula tangutica swmbo64 Comment Foamflower, Foam Flower Tiarella wherryi 4310 Comment Toadflax, Baby Snapdragon 'Northern Lights' Linaria maroccana Calif_Sue Comment Polyantha Rose 'Rita Sammons ' Rosa Katlian Comment Tomato 'Jaune Flammee' Lycopersicon lycopersicum windsocklady Comment Burkwood Daphne 'Carol Mackie' Daphne x burkwoodii kaneary Comment Knotweed, Fleece Flower, Tovara 'Red Dragon' Persicaria microcephala braun06 Comment Mock Orange 'Innocence' Philadelphus Rainbowman18 Comment Blue Daze, Hawaiian Blue Eyes 'Blue Daze' Evolvulus glomeratus saanansandy Comment Radish 'Purple Plum' Raphanus sativus nalin1 Comment Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Pride of Barbados, Peacock Flower, flamboyan-de-jardin, pink 'Compton' Caesalpinia pulcherrima straea Comment Baby Blue Eyes Nemophila menziesii tomato2 Comment Hybrid Anise Hyssop 'Ava' Agastache tomato2 Comment Mexican Giant Hyssop 'Acapulco Salmon & Pink' Agastache mexicana tomato2 Comment Faassen's Catmint, Ornamental Catmint 'Walker's Low' Nepeta x faassenii juba_stan Comment Empress Tree Paulownia tomentosa cue_chik Image Single Flowered Border Dahlia 'Dracula' (Dahlia ) cue_chik Image Single Flowered Border Dahlia 'Dragon Ball' (Dahlia ) cue_chik Image Single Flowered Border Dahlia 'Pulp Fiction' (Dahlia ) Calif_Sue Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Veldfire' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Shrub Rose 'Purple Buttons' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Shrub Rose 'Purple Buttons' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Sweetbriar, Eglanteria Rose 'Amy Robsart' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Old Garden Rose 'Duchesse de Montebello' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Old Garden Rose 'Duchesse de Montebello' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Old Garden Rose 'Duchesse de Montebello' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Hybrid Spinosissima Rose 'Fruhlingsduft' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Hybrid Spinosissima Rose 'Fruhlingsduft' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Hybrid Spinosissima Rose 'Fruhlingsduft' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Shrub Rose 'Cocktail' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Shrub Rose 'Cocktail' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Hybrid Kordesii Rose 'William Baffin' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Hybrid Kordesii Rose 'William Baffin' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Hybrid Kordesii Rose 'William Baffin' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Moss Rose 'Capitaine John Ingram' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Moss Rose 'Capitaine John Ingram' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Old Garden Rose, Redoute Rose 'Old Pink Moss' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Old Garden Rose, Redoute Rose 'Old Pink Moss' (Rosa ) cue_chik Image Single Flowered Border Dahlia 'Princess' (Dahlia ) scirpidiella Image Giant Hogweed (Heracleum sosnowskyi) zone10 Image Aloe 'Variegata' (Aloe nobilis) LouisianaMark Image Aristolochia (Aristolochia cymbifera) LouisianaMark Image Aristolochia (Aristolochia cymbifera) LouisianaMark Image Aristolochia (Aristolochia cymbifera) green_planet Image Trailing Ice Plant (Lampranthus aurantiacus) JaNan16 Image Soap Aloe, African Aloe (Aloe maculata var. latifolia) JaNan16 Image Soap Aloe, African Aloe (Aloe maculata var. latifolia) JaNan16 Image Soap Aloe, African Aloe (Aloe maculata var. latifolia) Calif_Sue Image Polyantha Rose 'Sunshine' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Old Garden Rose 'Unique Panachee' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Old Garden Rose 'Unique Panachee' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Eglanteria, Penzance Hybrid, Rubiginosa, Sweetbriar Rose 'Lady Penzance' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Eglanteria, Penzance Hybrid, Rubiginosa, Sweetbriar Rose 'Lady Penzance' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Blue Angel' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Blue Angel' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Christmas Tree' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Christmas Tree' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Earth Angel' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Earth Angel' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Francee' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Francee' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Francee' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Frances Williams' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Frances Williams' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Frances Williams' (Hosta ) Calif_Sue Image Damask Rose, Found Rose 'Gloire de Guilan' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Ginko Craig' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Ginko Craig' (Hosta ) Calif_Sue Image Damask Rose, Found Rose 'Gloire de Guilan' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Ginko Craig' (Hosta ) Calif_Sue Image Double Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris f. plena) Aphthona Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Watercolor' (Iris ) Aphthona Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Watercolor' (Iris ) Aphthona Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Ornament' (Iris ) Aphthona Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Ornament' (Iris ) Calif_Sue Image Double Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris f. plena) Calif_Sue Image Double Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris f. plena) Aphthona Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Marksman' (Iris ) LouisianaMark Image Passion Flower, Passionflower (Passiflora nephrodes) LouisianaMark Image Passion Flower, Passionflower (Passiflora nephrodes) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Halcyon' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Halcyon' (Hosta ) Aphthona Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Cherry Garden' (Iris ) Calif_Sue Image Centifolia Rose 'Batavia Rose' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Centifolia Rose 'Batavia Rose' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Centifolia Rose 'Batavia Rose' (Rosa ) Aphthona Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Gypsy Eyes' (Iris ) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Awesome Candy' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Attribution' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Custard Candy' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Closer Look' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Image Heliotrope 'Marine' (Heliotropium arborescens) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Artistic Web' (Hemerocallis ) Kell Image Rhododendron 'Patricia Marie' (Rhododendron ) Kell Image Rhododendron 'Patricia Marie' (Rhododendron ) Kell Image Rhododendron 'Patricia Marie' (Rhododendron ) Kell Image Rhododendron 'Patricia Marie' (Rhododendron ) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Closer Look' (Hemerocallis ) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe buhrii) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe divaricata) Happenstance Image Pineapple Guava, Feijoa (Acca sellowiana) Farmerdill Image Summer Squash Zucchini 'Freckles' (Cucurbita pepo) kennedyh Image Needle Wattle, Nealie (Acacia rigens) kennedyh Image Needle Wattle, Nealie (Acacia rigens) kennedyh Image Needle Wattle, Nealie (Acacia rigens) kennedyh Image Sweet-fern (Comptonia peregrina) kennedyh Image Blueberry Ash, Blue Oliveberry (Elaeocarpus reticulatus)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description chipbeam Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery sthinton Positive White Flower Farm OrganicThinker Negative Autumn Ridge Nursery (aka autumnridgenursery.com) Carrieberryca Negative Willis Orchard Company slyvia Positive Sweet Nectar Nursery nangardens Positive Avant Gardens nangardens Positive Chamblee's Rose Nursery elamona12 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. cthamil Positive Glasshouse Works mbaylor Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery PPrkr13 Positive Nature Hills Nursery soldiersong Positive Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs soldiersong Positive Santa Rosa Gardens sgamsby Positive Garden Harvest Supply SeasideSunrise Positive Fundy Beauties (HostaGeek.ca) jlyh Negative Garden Harvest Supply mountainbluet Positive Autumn Ridge Nursery (aka autumnridgenursery.com) smaffy Negative Roguelands Heirloom Vegetable Seeds Company (seedfest.co.uk) tjensen4 Negative Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) Mitanoff Positive T & T Seeds Ltd. PinetopPlanter Positive Kalapana Tropicals Inc. Mitanoff Positive Lindenberg Seeds Ltd. irisloverdee Neutral Buried Treasures windsocklady Positive Michigan Bulb windsocklady Positive Bluestone Perennials seabon11 Negative Viv Marsh Postal Plants gedgar Positive American Meadows gedgar Positive Easy to Grow Bulbs kentuckywoman2 Negative National Arbor Day Foundation wandamperkins Negative Autumn Ridge Nursery (aka autumnridgenursery.com) misler Negative Gardener's Choice bbutton Negative Gorge Top Gardens (also dba perennial-gardening.com) tokyokaren Negative Spring Garden Canada StellysPapa Negative Autumn Ridge Nursery (aka autumnridgenursery.com) mtnqueen Positive Greer Gardens StellysPapa Neutral Direct Gardening quink2 Positive Garden Harvest Supply chulaorchids Negative Neuton Mowers topofmurrayhill Positive Hallson Gardens poppysue Positive Siberian Iris Gardens topofmurrayhill Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) AmyA26 Negative Michigan Bulb

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... June 2, 2009