Dave's Garden Newsletter for June 9, 2009

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Geoffrey Charlesworth, American garden writer)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 292 posts Plant and Tree Identification 228 posts Daylilies 217 posts PlantFiles Pictures 172 posts Southwest Gardening 129 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 100 posts Bird Watching 99 posts Irises 96 posts Morning Glories 89 posts Cacti and Succulents 83 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 82 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 81 posts Photos 78 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 77 posts Texas Gardening 71 posts Games 59 posts Florida Gardening 56 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 52 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 52 posts Hostas 49 posts Seed Trading 49 posts Poultry and Livestock 49 posts Pets 49 posts Roses 48 posts Vegetable Gardening 45 posts Clematis 44 posts Equine Forum 42 posts Australian Gardening 41 posts Lilies 39 posts Garden Talk 36 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 35 posts Brugmansias 35 posts Plant Trading 34 posts Mid-South Gardening 34 posts Perennials 32 posts Healthy Living 32 posts Tiny Gardens 31 posts Beginner Vegetables 31 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 31 posts Tomatoes 30 posts Container Gardening 30 posts Insect and Spider Identification 26 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 26 posts Canadian Gardening 24 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 22 posts Peonies 22 posts Hoyas 21 posts Trash to Treasure 21 posts Happy Birthday 20 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 20 posts Hydrangeas 19 posts Beginner Houseplants 18 posts Crafts and Decorating 18 posts Cottage Gardening 18 posts Propagation 17 posts Strawbale Gardening 17 posts Weather 16 posts California Gardening 16 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 16 posts Sewing and Quilting 16 posts Orchids 15 posts Water Gardens 15 posts Carolina Gardening 14 posts Fragrant Gardening 14 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 14 posts Recipes 13 posts Herbs 12 posts Bird Identification 12 posts BirdFiles Pictures 12 posts Voting Booth 12 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 11 posts Japanese Maples 11 posts Plumerias 11 posts Coleus 11 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 10 posts Vines and Climbers 10 posts Aroids 10 posts Organic Gardening 10 posts Books, Movies, and TV 10 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 9 posts Bulbs 9 posts Market Growers 9 posts Hibiscus 9 posts Farm Life 8 posts Palms and Cycads 8 posts Roundup Pictures 8 posts Clean and Clutter-free 7 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 7 posts Heirloom Vegetables 7 posts Annuals 7 posts Accessible Gardening 7 posts Michigan Gardening 7 posts Peppers 7 posts Tropical Plants 6 posts Beginner Landscaping 6 posts Heucheras and Friends 6 posts Hybridizers 5 posts Needle Arts 5 posts Greenhouse 5 posts Rock and Alpine Gardening 5 posts Coneflowers 5 posts Rhododendrons and Relatives 5 posts Frugal Living 5 posts Retirees 4 posts Gingers 4 posts Shady Gardens 4 posts Carnivorous Plants 4 posts Camping, Hiking and Boating 4 posts Vacations and Travel 4 posts Winter Sowing 3 posts BugFiles How-to's 3 posts Passifloras 3 posts Cannas 3 posts Soil and Composting 3 posts BugFiles Pictures 3 posts Fruits and Nuts 3 posts Orchid Cactus 3 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 3 posts Caregivers 3 posts Georgia Gardening 3 posts Garden Design 2 posts Antiques and Collectibles 2 posts Homesteading 2 posts Electrical and Lighting 2 posts Seed Germination 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Agastaches and Salvias 2 posts Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 2 posts Beekeeping 2 posts Test 2 posts Wildlife 2 posts Bromeliads 2 posts Soap and Candle-making 2 posts PlantFiles How-to's 2 posts Cooking 2 posts Cool Climate Gardening 1 post Parenting 1 post Computer Talk 1 post Beauty and Fashion Tips 1 post Bloom.com Photos 1 post Garden Tours 1 post Daturas 1 post Handyman 1 post Hypertufa and Concrete 1 post Basket Weaving 1 post Central Midwest Gardening 1 post Outdoor Grilling and Cooking 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Joan Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Sky Search' Iris SunnyBorders Comment Grass-leaved Flag, Fleur-de-lis, Sword Lily, Plum Scented Iris Iris graminea Joan Comment Clematis 'Ramona' Clematis KSBaptisia Comment Tall Meadow Rue Thalictrum dasycarpum Ralphie58 Comment Pride of Madeira Echium candicans ericabelle Comment Sulphur Cinquefoil, Upright Cinquefoil, Rough-Fruited Cinquefoil, Sulpher Five-Fingers Potentilla recta Joan Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Erebuni' Iris winterkill Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Queen Mary 2' Rosa juanmbravo Comment Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Nikko Blue' Hydrangea macrophylla winterkill Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'Carding Mill' Rosa Joan Comment Siberian Iris 'Not Quite White' Iris sibirica PureEnergy Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Cameo Queen' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Joan Comment Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Starlight' Hydrangea macrophylla butterfly1963 Comment African Milk Bush 'Rubrum' Synadenium grantii shindagger Comment Polka Dots, Honey Bunny, Bunny Ears, Alba Bunny Ears Opuntia microdasys var. albispina Joan Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Flat Rate' Iris angele Comment Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy Rudbeckia hirta LoraTW619 Comment Hybrid Tea Rose, Large-flowered Rose 'Pope John Paul II' Rosa jungleboy_fl Comment Bush Allamanda Allamanda schottii BajaBlue Comment Oriental Poppy 'Miss Piggy' Papaver orientale BajaBlue Comment Corn Poppy, Field Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy 'Bridal Silk' Papaver rhoeas BajaBlue Comment Corn Poppy, Field Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy 'Falling in Love' Papaver rhoeas BajaBlue Comment Corn Poppy, Field Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy 'Mother of Pearl' Papaver rhoeas PoPo68 Comment Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Charles Grimaldi' Brugmansia TBGDN Comment Old Garden Rose 'General Kleber' Rosa mtilton Image Gardenia, Cape Jasmine, Gandharaj 'Frostproof' (Gardenia jasminoides) Eglantyne Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Night Ruler' (Iris ) Eglantyne Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Night Ruler' (Iris ) brooklynbird Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Sky Search' (Iris ) brooklynbird Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Sky Search' (Iris ) Betja Image Tall Bearded Iris 'High Octane' (Iris ) Betja Image Tall Bearded Iris 'High Octane' (Iris ) Bairie Image Oleander 'Apple Blossom' (Nerium oleander) Bairie Image Oleander 'Apple Blossom' (Nerium oleander) billowen Image White Elephant Palm, King Thai Palm (Kerriodoxa elegans) zone10 Image Aloinopsis (Aloinopsis setifera) zone10 Image Aeonium (Aeonium arboreum var. rubrolineatum) zone10 Image Aeonium (Aeonium arboreum var. rubrolineatum) ladygardener1 Image Nemesia 'Masquerade' (Nemesia cheiranthus) zone10 Image Aeonium (Aeonium arboreum var. rubrolineatum) KSBaptisia Image American Wisteria 'Blue Moon' (Wisteria macrostachya) Betja Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Ink Patterns' (Iris ) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Crimson Pirate' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Crimson Pirate' (Hemerocallis ) Joyce128 Image Devil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Double Purple' (Datura metel) mtilton Image Dieffenbachia, Dumb Cane, Dumbcane 'Marianne' (Dieffenbachia seguine) ladygardener1 Image Clematis 'Ramona' (Clematis ) cuixx11 Image Rock's Peony, Tree Peony 'Xue Lian' (Paeonia rockii) cuixx11 Image Rock's Peony, Tree Peony 'Hong Lian' (Paeonia rockii) ladygardener1 Image Old Fashioned Weigela 'Wine & Roses' (Weigela florida) KSBaptisia Image Tall Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) KSBaptisia Image Tall Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) KSBaptisia Image Tall Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) ironious Image Schwantesia (Schwantesia ruedebuschii) CactusJordi Image Echinocereus (Echinocereus chisoensis var. fobeanus) CactusJordi Image Echinocereus (Echinocereus chisoensis var. fobeanus) shindagger Image Brittle Prickly-Pear (Opuntia fragilis var. denudata) shindagger Image Opuntia, Brittle Cactus, Fragile Prickly Pear, Loose Prickly Pear (Opuntia fragilis) shindagger Image Opuntia, Brittle Cactus, Fragile Prickly Pear, Loose Prickly Pear (Opuntia fragilis) shindagger Image Opuntia, Brittle Cactus, Fragile Prickly Pear, Loose Prickly Pear (Opuntia fragilis) winterkill Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Queen Mary 2' (Rosa ) winterkill Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Queen Mary 2' (Rosa ) winterkill Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Regal Pelargonium (UK), Martha Washington Geranium (US), Pansy Flowered Geranium 'Imperial' (Pelargonium x domesticum) DaylilySLP Image Regal Pelargonium (UK), Martha Washington Geranium (US), Pansy Flowered Geranium 'Imperial' (Pelargonium x domesticum) winterkill Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles' (Rosa ) winterkill Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Americana Cherry Rose' (Pelargonium x hortorum) DaylilySLP Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Americana Cherry Rose' (Pelargonium x hortorum) DaylilySLP Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Americana Light Pink Splash' (Pelargonium x hortorum) DaylilySLP Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Americana Light Pink Splash' (Pelargonium x hortorum) DaylilySLP Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Americana Light Pink Splash' (Pelargonium x hortorum) WUVIE Image American Elder, Common Elderberry (Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis) winterkill Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Carding Mill' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Americana Orchid' (Pelargonium x hortorum) DaylilySLP Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Americana Orchid' (Pelargonium x hortorum) ironious Image Baby's Toes (Fenestraria rhopalophylla subsp. aurantiaca) ironious Image Baby's Toes (Fenestraria rhopalophylla subsp. aurantiaca) DaylilySLP Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Americana Orchid' (Pelargonium x hortorum) DaylilySLP Image Ivy Geranium 'Burgundy Ice' (Pelargonium peltatum) DaylilySLP Image Ivy Geranium, Ivy-leaf Geranium 'Pink Blizzard' (Pelargonium peltatum) DaylilySLP Image Ivy Geranium, Ivy-leaf Geranium 'Pink Blizzard' (Pelargonium peltatum) kniphofia Image Trillium, Wake Robin (Trillium grandiflorum) PureEnergy Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Cameo Queen' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) PureEnergy Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Cameo Queen' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) PureEnergy Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Cameo Queen' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) PureEnergy Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Cameo Queen' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) zone10 Image Chihuahua Flower (Tacitus bellus) jody Image Hosta 'Shazam' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Ops' (Hosta ) Xenomorf Image Parry's Agave, Huachuca Agave (Agave parryi var. huachucensis) Xenomorf Image Parry's Agave, Huachuca Agave (Agave parryi var. huachucensis) Xenomorf Image Parry's Agave, Huachuca Agave (Agave parryi var. huachucensis) Xenomorf Image Parry's Agave, Huachuca Agave (Agave parryi var. huachucensis) jody Image Hosta 'American Icon' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Applause' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Avalanche' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Blue Baron' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Cabaret' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Canadian Blue' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Chain Lightning' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Cloudburst' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Dark Shadows' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Deep Pockets' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Designer Genes' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Dragon Fire' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Electrocution' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Emily Dickinson' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Fernwoods Tequila Sunrise' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Flower Power' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Ginsu Knife' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Gloriosa' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Golden Tusk' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Harpoon' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Hippodrome' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Hollywood Lights' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Journey's End' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Kiwi Blue Sky' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Kiwi Kaniere Gold' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Lakeside Lollipop' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Lakeside Missy Little' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Lakeside Scamp' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Little Stiffy' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Midnight Ride' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Mississippi Delta' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Nancy' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Paradise Sunset' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Plug Nickel' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Rain Dancer' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Sea White Gold' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Star-Kissed' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Starship' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Stirfry' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'T Rex' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Tortifrons' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'War Party' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'White Triumphator' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Worldly Treasure' (Hosta ) kgd7966 Image Daylily 'Blueberry Candy' (Hemerocallis ) bamagirl35973 Image Daylily 'Strawberry Candy' (Hemerocallis ) 1violetheart Image Daylily 'Forsyth Patricia Ann' (Hemerocallis ) 1violetheart Image Daylily 'Cousin Jewel' (Hemerocallis ) 1violetheart Image Daylily 'Bumble Bee' (Hemerocallis ) 1violetheart Image Daylily 'Amethyst Art' (Hemerocallis ) 1violetheart Image Daylily 'Alpine Mist' (Hemerocallis ) 1violetheart Image Daylily 'Lavender Illusion' (Hemerocallis ) 1violetheart Image Daylily 'Flamingo Duet' (Hemerocallis ) 1violetheart Image Daylily 'Wildest Dreams' (Hemerocallis ) 1violetheart Image Daylily 'Fanciful Finery' (Hemerocallis ) 1violetheart Image Daylily 'Razzle' (Hemerocallis ) 1violetheart Image Daylily 'Thy True Love' (Hemerocallis ) 1violetheart Image Daylily 'Thebes' (Hemerocallis ) 1violetheart Image Daylily 'Christmas Wishes' (Hemerocallis ) Betja Image Daylily 'Moana Gloria May' (Hemerocallis ) DebSTX Image Trillium, Wake Robin (Trillium grandiflorum) shindagger Image Shin Dagger, Lechuguilla (Agave lechuguilla) shindagger Image Shin Dagger, Lechuguilla (Agave lechuguilla) shindagger Image Fringed Sagebrush, Fringed Sagewort, Pasture Sage, Prairie Sage (Artemisia frigida) shindagger Image Fringed Sagebrush, Fringed Sagewort, Pasture Sage, Prairie Sage (Artemisia frigida) shindagger Image Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) shindagger Image Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) shindagger Image Polka Dots, Honey Bunny, Bunny Ears, Alba Bunny Ears (Opuntia microdasys var. albispina) IndianaGardener Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Flat Rate' (Iris ) venu209 Image Long Petalled Clematis 'Lincolnshire Lady' (Clematis macropetala) Cerahipp Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Alba Plena' (Camellia japonica) Cerahipp Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Bob's Tinsie' (Camellia japonica) unity1968 Image Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) stormyla Image Siberian-Louisiana Iris 'Gerald Darby' (Iris ) stormyla Image Siberian-Louisiana Iris 'Gerald Darby' (Iris ) Xenomorf Image Umbrella Plant, Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Palm (Cyperus involucratus) Xenomorf Image Umbrella Plant, Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Palm (Cyperus involucratus) Xenomorf Image Umbrella Plant, Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Palm (Cyperus involucratus) Xenomorf Image Umbrella Plant, Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Palm (Cyperus involucratus) kennedyh Image Fringed Hare Orchid (Leporella fimbriata) kennedyh Image Fringed Hare Orchid (Leporella fimbriata) kennedyh Image Fringed Hare Orchid (Leporella fimbriata) kennedyh Image Fringed Hare Orchid (Leporella fimbriata) kennedyh Image Fringed Hare Orchid (Leporella fimbriata) kennedyh Image Fringed Hare Orchid (Leporella fimbriata)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description etraylor Positive Beauty Beyond Belief Wildflower Seeds bajones86 Positive Sarracenia Northwest FigsandApples Negative Olive-Trees.net (formerly Growquest, A Surf & Sierra Wholesale Nurseries, LLC) KanapahaLEW Positive Eden Organic Nursery Services, Inc. (EONS) silicaslicker Positive Deerbusters (Trident Enterprises) MaureenOBrien Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants ejeski Positive Jung Seed ejeski Positive White Flower Farm ejeski Positive Klehm's Song Sparrow Perennial Farm filkorne Negative Paradise Palm Co. schuylerjoy Negative Jackson & Perkins cramsey1 Positive Autumn Ridge Nursery (aka autumnridgenursery.com) yardofthemonth Positive Thuja Gardens (formerly PlantsRus) Alchris Negative Bluestem Nursery connietn Positive Marietta Gardens listerjen Positive Summer Hill Seeds Rachelalexandra Positive Nature Hills Nursery mieow Negative David Austin Roses (US) trebligb Negative Olive-Trees.net (formerly Growquest, A Surf & Sierra Wholesale Nurseries, LLC) DALILY Positive Lee Valley Tools, Ltd. mieow Neutral Wayside Gardens goldenfarmer Negative ABP Nursery, A Surf & Sierra LLC Co. (formerly A Better Plant Grower) rebeccanv Positive Garden Harvest Supply deadmeatpuppet Neutral Gardener's Choice loddyb Positive High Country Gardens loddyb Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery deewaring Positive Burpee (W. Atlee Burpee) HBeau Positive Classy Groundcovers pookasmom Negative Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) echinaceamaniac Negative White Flower Farm inanda Positive Snowpeak Iris and Daylilies echinaceamaniac Positive McGlauflin's Perennials astevens Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery davemhughes Positive Cackle Hatchery bernergarden Positive Hallson Gardens fina194 Negative Happy Holler Gardens (1001 Flower Bulbs & Perennials on eBay)

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... June 9, 2009