Dave's Garden Newsletter for November 15, 2009

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Mirabel Osler, British author, gardener)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Games 195 posts Garden Talk 102 posts Northeast Gardening 95 posts Plant and Tree Identification 93 posts Beginner Houseplants 91 posts Brugmansias 85 posts Australian Gardening 75 posts Poultry and Livestock 63 posts Pets 58 posts PlantFiles Pictures 54 posts Hibiscus 54 posts Garden Design 50 posts Seed Trading 48 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 43 posts Recipes 43 posts Sewing and Quilting 41 posts Bird Watching 39 posts Cacti and Succulents 39 posts Annuals 38 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 38 posts Southwest Gardening 37 posts Healthy Living 34 posts Photos 32 posts Florida Gardening 28 posts California Gardening 28 posts Irises 28 posts Dahlias 27 posts Vegetable Gardening 25 posts Poppies 25 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 22 posts Perennials 22 posts Mid-South Gardening 21 posts Canadian Gardening 19 posts Bulbs 19 posts Texas Gardening 18 posts Tropical Plants 18 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 17 posts Bird Identification 17 posts Orchid Cactus 16 posts Morning Glories 15 posts Daylilies 15 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 14 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 13 posts Coleus 12 posts Aroids 12 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 11 posts Weather 10 posts Michigan Gardening 10 posts Frugal Living 10 posts Voting Booth 10 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 10 posts Roses 9 posts Orchids 9 posts Beginner Vegetables 9 posts Woodworking 9 posts Lilies 9 posts Farm Life 8 posts Begonias 8 posts Caudiciforms 7 posts Fruits and Nuts 7 posts Cooking 7 posts Winter Sowing 7 posts Carolina Gardening 6 posts Market Growers 6 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 6 posts Insect and Spider Identification 6 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 6 posts Propagation 5 posts Trash to Treasure 5 posts Happy Birthday 5 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 5 posts Container Gardening 5 posts Garden Art 5 posts Tomatoes 5 posts Wildlife 5 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 4 posts Soil and Composting 4 posts Rock and Alpine Gardening 4 posts Fuchsias 4 posts Accessible Gardening 4 posts Japanese Maples 4 posts Seed Germination 3 posts BugFiles Pictures 3 posts Hostas 3 posts Greenhouse 3 posts Passifloras 3 posts Jokes & Humor 3 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 3 posts Vines and Climbers 3 posts Palms and Cycads 3 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 3 posts International Trading 3 posts Peppers 3 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 3 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 2 posts Beginner Landscaping 2 posts Plumerias 2 posts Cottage Gardening 2 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 2 posts Cars and Trucks 2 posts Xeriscape Gardening 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Books, Movies, and TV 2 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 2 posts Cool Climate Gardening 2 posts Sustainable Alternatives 2 posts Scrapbooking and Paper Crafts 2 posts Organic Gardening 2 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 2 posts Carnivorous Plants 1 post Mosaics and Stained Glass 1 post Tropical Fruits 1 post Saving Seeds 1 post Herbs 1 post Apartment Living 1 post Central Midwest Gardening 1 post Ornamental Gourds 1 post Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 1 post Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 1 post Master Gardeners 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Invasive Plants 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description KSBaptisia Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Quite the Reverse' Iris ccilch Comment Variegated Virginia Creeper 'Star Showers' Parthenocissus quinquefolia Joan Comment Autumn Crocus, Fall Crocus Crocus thomasii Joan Comment Rhododendron Rhododendron ririei ramki Comment Bamboo Orchid, Bird Orchid Arundina graminifolia Margui622 Comment Gomphrena, Globe Amaranth 'Strawberry Fields' Gomphrena haageana plantaholic186 Comment Common Pear, European Pear 'Kieffer' Pyrus communis msfeatherflower Comment Bluebeard, California Lilac, Autumn Blue Spiraea 'Sunshine Blue' Caryopteris incana Joan Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'French Gown' Iris nepenthes_guy Comment Nepenthes Nepenthes ventricosa Auntyaya Comment Starburst Bush, Shooting Star Clerodendrum quadriloculare nepenthes_guy Comment Black-eyed susan Rudbeckia serotina stephenp Comment Fatsia, Paperplant, Japanese Aralia Fatsia japonica stephenp Comment Christmas Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Zygocactus Schlumbergera x buckleyi Zaragoza Image Aloe (Aloe arenicola) Zaragoza Image Aloe (Aloe arenicola) Zaragoza Image Dwarf Aloe, Baker Aloe (Aloe bakeri) Zaragoza Image Aloe (Aloe bowiea) Zaragoza Image Aloe (Aloe x delaetii) Zaragoza Image Aloe (Aloe x delaetii) Zaragoza Image Aloe (Aloe greatheadii) khimina Image Tall Bearded Iris 'French Gown' (Iris ) Tammylp Image Small's Penstemon, Beardtongue 'Violet Dusk' (Penstemon smallii) ViburnumValley Image Linden Arrowwood, Linden Viburnum (Viburnum dilatatum) ViburnumValley Image Linden Arrowwood, Linden Viburnum 'Cardinal Candy' (Viburnum dilatatum) ViburnumValley Image Linden Arrowwood, Linden Viburnum 'Cardinal Candy' (Viburnum dilatatum) ViburnumValley Image Linden Arrowwood, Linden Viburnum 'Cardinal Candy' (Viburnum dilatatum) ViburnumValley Image Linden Arrowwood, Linden Viburnum 'Cardinal Candy' (Viburnum dilatatum) ViburnumValley Image Linden Arrowwood, Linden Viburnum 'Cardinal Candy' (Viburnum dilatatum) kennedyh Image Spreading Brachyloma, Spreading Heath (Brachyloma depressum) kennedyh Image Spreading Brachyloma, Spreading Heath (Brachyloma depressum) ViburnumValley Image Linden Arrowwood, Linden Viburnum 'Catskill' (Viburnum dilatatum) fisherwink Image Red-Leaf Hibiscus, False Roselle, African Rose Mallow (Hibiscus acetosella) ViburnumValley Image Linden Arrowwood, Linden Viburnum 'Catskill' (Viburnum dilatatum) ViburnumValley Image Linden Arrowwood, Linden Viburnum 'Catskill' (Viburnum dilatatum) fisherwink Image Red-Leaf Hibiscus, False Roselle, African Rose Mallow (Hibiscus acetosella) ViburnumValley Image Japanese Arrowwood (Viburnum erosum) ViburnumValley Image Japanese Arrowwood (Viburnum erosum) ViburnumValley Image Japanese Arrowwood (Viburnum erosum) ViburnumValley Image Japanese Arrowwood (Viburnum erosum) ViburnumValley Image Japanese Arrowwood (Viburnum erosum) ViburnumValley Image Japanese Arrowwood (Viburnum erosum) ViburnumValley Image Viburnum (Viburnum hupehense) ViburnumValley Image Viburnum (Viburnum hupehense) ViburnumValley Image Viburnum (Viburnum hupehense) ViburnumValley Image Viburnum (Viburnum hupehense) ViburnumValley Image Viburnum (Viburnum hupehense) ViburnumValley Image Viburnum (Viburnum hupehense) stephenp Image Two-row Stonecrop (Sedum spurium) pajaritomt Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Legends' (Rosa ) pajaritomt Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Legends' (Rosa ) pajaritomt Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Legends' (Rosa ) pajaritomt Image American Cotton, American Upland Cotton, Bourbon Cotton, Golden Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) ViburnumValley Image Smooth Kentucky Viburnum (Viburnum molle f. leiophyllum) ViburnumValley Image Smooth Kentucky Viburnum (Viburnum molle f. leiophyllum) ViburnumValley Image Smooth Kentucky Viburnum (Viburnum molle f. leiophyllum) ViburnumValley Image Smooth Kentucky Viburnum (Viburnum molle f. leiophyllum) ViburnumValley Image Smooth Kentucky Viburnum (Viburnum molle f. leiophyllum) KSBaptisia Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Passion and Purity' (Iris ) KSBaptisia Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Perpetual Joy' (Iris ) KSBaptisia Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Quite the Reverse' (Iris ) KSBaptisia Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Quite the Reverse' (Iris ) kennedyh Image Clover Glycine (Glycine latrobeana) kennedyh Image Clover Glycine (Glycine latrobeana) kennedyh Image Clover Glycine (Glycine latrobeana)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description zanna Positive Eden Organic Nursery Services, Inc. (EONS) dfwdennis Positive A Nearly Native Nursery Floralkingdom Positive Eldon Accessories SoutheastIndy Positive Novosel Enterprises SoutheastIndy Positive Pense Nursery moerlenbach Positive Cyclone Rake (Woodland Power Products, Inc.) magnolialover Positive B & D Lilies (Snow Creek Daylily Gardens™) Michaelp Positive Kitazawa Seed Company Michaelp Negative Burpee (W. Atlee Burpee) LorraineNJ1 Negative ABP Nursery, A Surf & Sierra LLC Co. (formerly A Better Plant Grower) plant_collector Positive Rarefind Nursery (Rare Find Nursery) daylilydaddy Positive eFlowerGarden DonShirer Positive Sand Hill Preservation Center stormyla Positive Greer Gardens DonnaMack Positive B & D Lilies (Snow Creek Daylily Gardens™)

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... November 15, 2009