Dave's Garden Newsletter for November 22, 2009

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Benjamin Franklin, American founder, philosopher)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Games 240 posts Northeast Gardening 221 posts Brugmansias 145 posts Bird Watching 107 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 88 posts Southwest Gardening 87 posts Seed Trading 76 posts Pets 74 posts Healthy Living 64 posts Plant and Tree Identification 63 posts Daylilies 52 posts Photos 50 posts Recipes 50 posts Coleus 47 posts Mid-South Gardening 47 posts Perennials 41 posts Australian Gardening 41 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 41 posts Garden Talk 37 posts Morning Glories 37 posts Sewing and Quilting 36 posts Orchids 35 posts Aroids 34 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 31 posts Poultry and Livestock 29 posts PlantFiles Pictures 29 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 29 posts Tropical Plants 28 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 27 posts Cacti and Succulents 25 posts Market Growers 23 posts Florida Gardening 21 posts Beginner Houseplants 21 posts Irises 21 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 21 posts Soil and Composting 19 posts Roses 19 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 18 posts Carolina Gardening 18 posts Bird Identification 17 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 17 posts Weather 17 posts California Gardening 16 posts Happy Birthday 16 posts Plant Trading 16 posts Hibiscus 16 posts Bulbs 15 posts Plumerias 15 posts Lilies 14 posts Books, Movies, and TV 14 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 13 posts Hoyas 13 posts Frugal Living 12 posts Insect and Spider Identification 12 posts Vines and Climbers 12 posts BugFiles Pictures 12 posts Beginner Landscaping 12 posts Canadian Gardening 11 posts Coneflowers 10 posts Fuchsias 10 posts Vegetable Gardening 10 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 9 posts Palms and Cycads 9 posts Caudiciforms 9 posts Computer Talk 8 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 8 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 7 posts Garden Design 7 posts Voting Booth 7 posts Carnivorous Plants 7 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 7 posts Propagation 7 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 6 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 6 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 6 posts Passifloras 6 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 6 posts Orchid Cactus 6 posts Begonias 6 posts Homeschooling 5 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 5 posts Peonies 5 posts Trash to Treasure 5 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 5 posts Accessible Gardening 5 posts Fruits and Nuts 5 posts Greenhouse 5 posts Artisans 5 posts Cars and Trucks 5 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 5 posts Dahlias 5 posts Tomatoes 4 posts Annuals 4 posts Hypertufa and Concrete 4 posts Cooking 4 posts Needle Arts 4 posts Texas Gardening 3 posts Clematis 3 posts Garden Art 3 posts Appliances 3 posts Winter Sowing 3 posts Cannas 3 posts Hostas 3 posts Poppies 3 posts Fragrant Gardening 3 posts Hydroponic Gardening 3 posts Heirloom Vegetables 3 posts Cottage Gardening 3 posts Michigan Gardening 2 posts Saving Seeds 2 posts Grass and Bamboo 2 posts Hydrangeas 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Equine Forum 2 posts Outdoor Living: porches, decks, patios, pools, etc 2 posts Wildlife 2 posts Farm Life 2 posts Beginner Vegetables 2 posts Invasive Plants 2 posts Shady Gardens 2 posts Ornamental Gourds 2 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 2 posts Woodworking 1 post Peppers 1 post Home Repairs and Maintenance 1 post Japanese Maples 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Herbs 1 post Master Gardeners 1 post BirdFiles Pictures 1 post Beekeeping 1 post Scrapbooking and Paper Crafts 1 post Garden Tours 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description gerrycollier Comment Banyan Tree, Ban Yan Ficus benghalensis DBauer7998 Comment Florida Pusley Richardia scabra nhplanter Comment Winter Squash 'Tetsukabuto' Cucurbita maxima x moschata nhplanter Comment Flowering Crabapple 'Cardinal' Malus grrrlgeek Comment Saffron Crocus 'Cashmerianus' Crocus sativus nhplanter Comment Spider Flower, Spider Legs, Grandfather's Whiskers 'Rose Queen' Cleome hassleriana nhplanter Comment Cauliflower 'Graffiti' Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Joan Comment Saffron Crocus 'Cashmerianus' Crocus sativus nhplanter Comment Snapdragon 'Black Prince' Antirrhinum majus stormyla Comment Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Georgia Peach' Heuchera stormyla Comment Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Midnight Rose' Heuchera stormyla Comment Heucherella, Foamy Bells 'Sunspot' X Heucherella stormyla Comment Hairy Alumroot, Maple Leaf Alumroot 'Bronze Wave' Heuchera villosa f. purpurea CARPE_DIEM Comment Flowering Pear, Callery Pear 'Bradford' Pyrus calleryana Dynasty21 Comment Brain Cactus Stenocactus multicostatus MORMOR8 Comment Fiber Optic Grass, Salt Marsh Bulrush Isolepis cernua bonehead Comment Variegated Mugwort 'Oriental Limelight' Artemisia vulgaris planterbug Comment Areca Palm, Butterfly Palm, Golden Cane Palm, Madagascar Palm Dypsis lutescens bonehead Comment Late, Large-Flowered Clematis, Jackman Clematis 'Jackmanii' Clematis christmascactus Comment Sweet Autumn Clematis, Sweet Autumn Virgin's Bower, Japanese Clematis Clematis terniflora christmascactus Comment Orange-flowered Variegated Canna Lily 'Pretoria' Canna americanallis var. variegata bonehead Comment Hybrid Columbine 'McKana's Giant' Aquilegia christmascactus Comment Lamb's Ear Stachys byzantina bonehead Comment Renard's Cranesbill, Renard's Geranium Geranium renardii Keithlager Comment Rice-Paper Tree Tetrapanax papyrifer bonehead Comment Sawara False Cypress, Japanese False Cypress 'Sungold' Chamaecyparis pisifera bonehead Comment Red Elderberry Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens bonehead Comment Elecampagne, Alant, Elfwort, Elf Dock, Scabwort, Wild Sunflower, Elecampane 'Goliath' Inula helenium bonehead Comment English Red-stemmed Fern, Japanese Lady Fern Athyrium niponicum bonehead Comment Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium bonehead Comment Foamflower 'Iron Butterfly' Tiarella amorecuore Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Galaxy Star' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) grrrlgeek Image Red Yarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Walther Funcke' (Achillea millefolium) grrrlgeek Image Saffron Crocus 'Cashmerianus' (Crocus sativus) grrrlgeek Image Autumn Crocus, Fall Crocus (Crocus speciosus) Todd_Boland Image Lycaste (Lycaste macrophylla) Todd_Boland Image Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Bob Trickett' (Nymphaea ) Todd_Boland Image Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Aquarius' (Nymphaea ) Todd_Boland Image Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Islamorada' (Nymphaea ) Todd_Boland Image Neomoorea (Neomoorea wallisii) Todd_Boland Image Oeoniella (Oeoniella polystachys) kennedyh Image Hoary Sunray (Leucochrysum albicans) kennedyh Image Hoary Sunray (Leucochrysum albicans) kennedyh Image Blunt Pondweed (Potamogeton ochreatus) kennedyh Image Blunt Pondweed (Potamogeton ochreatus) kennedyh Image Blunt Pondweed (Potamogeton ochreatus) kennedyh Image Blunt Pondweed (Potamogeton ochreatus)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description nhplanter Positive Fedco Seeds nhplanter Positive Fedco Trees nhplanter Positive Pinetree Garden Seeds nhplanter Negative Thompson and Morgan (US) gwtx2 Positive Ison's Nursery & Vineyard lobo1975 Negative Roberta's Inc. bobwicher Negative Design by Nature (webury.com) sneathbean Positive Uncle Jim's Worm Farm pollyk Positive Netherland Bulb Company prairieblue Negative Garden Harvest Supply

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... November 22, 2009