Dave's Garden Newsletter for January 19, 2010

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Carl Sandburg, 20th century American author and poet)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 272 posts Southwest Gardening 95 posts Irises 92 posts Pets 90 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 77 posts Cottage Gardening 73 posts PlantFiles Pictures 73 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 67 posts Mid-South Gardening 63 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 60 posts Sewing and Quilting 60 posts Winter Sowing 59 posts California Gardening 56 posts Games 54 posts Healthy Living 52 posts Plant and Tree Identification 51 posts Recipes 47 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 43 posts Bird Watching 40 posts Florida Gardening 38 posts Annuals 37 posts Photos 36 posts Vegetable Gardening 34 posts Seed Trading 33 posts Poultry and Livestock 30 posts Cacti and Succulents 26 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 25 posts Books, Movies, and TV 24 posts Coleus 23 posts Wildlife 23 posts Morning Glories 21 posts Daylilies 21 posts Weather 21 posts Caudiciforms 19 posts Tropical Plants 19 posts Australian Gardening 19 posts Garden Talk 18 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 18 posts Herbs 18 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 18 posts Tomatoes 18 posts Carnivorous Plants 16 posts Carolina Gardening 15 posts Perennials 15 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 15 posts Propagation 15 posts Equine Forum 15 posts Michigan Gardening 14 posts Trash to Treasure 14 posts Clean and Clutter-free 14 posts Sustainable Alternatives 14 posts Computer Talk 14 posts Texas Gardening 13 posts Vines and Climbers 12 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 12 posts Orchid Cactus 12 posts Voting Booth 12 posts Lilies 11 posts Beginner Landscaping 11 posts Orchids 11 posts Bonsai 11 posts Canadian Gardening 10 posts Gardening by the Moon 9 posts Brugmansias 9 posts Bird Identification 9 posts Cameras and Photography 8 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 8 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 8 posts BugFiles Pictures 8 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 7 posts Happy Birthday 7 posts Hibiscus 7 posts Hydrangeas 6 posts Garden Design 6 posts Central Midwest Gardening 6 posts Bulbs 6 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 5 posts Clematis 5 posts Accessible Gardening 5 posts Roses 5 posts Tropical Fruits 4 posts Palms and Cycads 4 posts BirdFiles Pictures 4 posts Farm Life 4 posts Beginner Houseplants 4 posts Greenhouse 4 posts Hostas 4 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 4 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 4 posts Crafts and Decorating 4 posts Aroids 3 posts Jokes & Humor 3 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 3 posts Bromeliads 3 posts Plant Trading 3 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 3 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 3 posts Soil and Composting 3 posts Fuchsias 2 posts Seed Germination 2 posts DG Journals and Diaries 2 posts Water Gardens 2 posts Georgia Gardening 2 posts Peppers 2 posts Garden Shed 2 posts Hybridizers 1 post Baths and Laundry Rooms 1 post Needle Arts 1 post Outdoor Living: porches, decks, patios, pools, etc 1 post Hoyas 1 post Retirees 1 post Poppies 1 post Organic Gardening 1 post Strawbale Gardening 1 post Frugal Living 1 post Beekeeping 1 post Insect and Spider Identification 1 post Dahlias 1 post Artisans 1 post Roundup Pictures 1 post Beginner Vegetables 1 post Master Gardeners 1 post Vermicomposting 1 post Container Gardening 1 post Fragrant Gardening 1 post Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 1 post Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 1 post Plumerias 1 post Heating and Cooling Systems 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Farmerdill Comment Honey Dew Melon 'Honey Giant' Cucumis melo var. inodorus Farmerdill Comment Spanish Melon 'Oro Grande' Cucumis melo var. inodorus Farmerdill Comment Spanish Melon, Canary 'Just Gold' Cucumis melo var. inodorus hollyhocklady Comment White Powder Puff, White Tassel Flower, Snowflake Acacia Calliandra portoricensis Farmerdill Comment Spanish Melon 'Saporey' Cucumis melo var. inodorus Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Figo' Cucumis melo Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Blue Boy' Cucumis melo MB_Palms Comment Flame Thrower Palm, Houailou Red Leaf Palm, Red Feather Palm, Blushing Palm Chambeyronia macrocarpa DSpiely Comment Silk Oak, Silky Oak Grevillea robusta cloverlymd Comment Butterfly Bush 'Honeycomb' Buddleja x weyeriana Farmerdill Comment Turkish melon 'Kirkag' Cucumis melo MB_Palms Comment Carpoxylon Palm, Aneityum Palm Carpoxylon macrospermum baiissatva Comment Himalayan Pine, Butan Pine Pinus wallichiana Rupeee Comment African Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum Osteospermum jucundum var. compactum Rupeee Comment Weeping Lantana, Trailing Lantana 'Lavender Swirl' Lantana montevidensis Rupeee Comment French Lavender (UK), Spanish Lavender (US) 'Madrid Pink' Lavandula stoechas Vestia Comment Mallet Flower Schefflera pueckleri WJStickel Comment Earleaf Acacia, Ear-pod Wattle, Papuan Wattle, Auri, Northern Black Wattle Acacia auriculiformis WJStickel Comment Starburst Bush, Shooting Star Clerodendrum quadriloculare Rupeee Comment Garden Onion, Edible Onion Allium cepa fiomarie Comment Mini Snapdragon 'Tequila Sunrise' Antirrhinum nanum Rupeee Comment Senecio Senecio anteuphorbium matered Comment Caesarweed, Caesar Weed, Congo Jute Urena lobata darylmitchell Comment Persian Shield Strobilanthes dyerianus darylmitchell Comment Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Kong Rose' Solenostemon scutellarioides darylmitchell Comment Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Kong Red' Solenostemon scutellarioides darylmitchell Comment Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Swallowtail' Solenostemon scutellarioides darylmitchell Comment African Marigold 'Inca II Orange' Tagetes erecta darylmitchell Comment Ornamental Pepper 'Medusa' Capsicum annuum darylmitchell Comment Scarlet Sage, Scarlet Salvia, Red Sage, Red Salvia 'Red Hot Sally' Salvia splendens darylmitchell Comment Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Vancouver Centennial' Pelargonium x hortorum darylmitchell Comment Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Electric Lime' Solenostemon scutellarioides meboss Comment African Mask, Amazon Elephant's Ear 'Polly' Alocasia x amazonica sleazeweazel Comment Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine Campsis radicans Zinnia1 Comment Tomato 'Rowdy Red' Lycopersicon lycopersicum revlar Image Bush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily 'Charlotte' (Clivia miniata) revlar Image Bush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily 'Cathleen' (Clivia miniata) revlar Image Bush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily 'Cecily' (Clivia miniata) revlar Image Bush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily 'Sabrine Delphine' (Clivia miniata) revlar Image Bush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily 'Supernova' (Clivia miniata) revlar Image Bush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily 'Lemon Chiffon' (Clivia miniata) revlar Image Bush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily 'Tessa' (Clivia miniata) revlar Image Bush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily 'Yellow Spider' (Clivia miniata) jbgregg Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Domotoi' (Hydrangea macrophylla) AnalogDog Image Schlumbergera (Schlumbergera russeliana) jbgregg Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Mathilda Gutges' (Hydrangea macrophylla) AnalogDog Image Schlumbergera (Schlumbergera russeliana) jbgregg Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Blaumiese' (Hydrangea macrophylla) jbgregg Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Souvenir de President Doumer' (Hydrangea macrophylla) jbgregg Image Himalayan Hydrangea (Hydrangea heteromalla) lehua_mc Image Gold Alyssum, Basket of Gold, Gold Dust (Aurinia saxatilis) lehua_mc Image Chinese Lantern Plant, Strawberry Ground Cherry (Physalis alkekengi) jbgregg Image Mountain Hydrangea 'Komachi' (Hydrangea serrata) jbgregg Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Lanarth White' (Hydrangea macrophylla) jbgregg Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Glowing Embers' (Hydrangea macrophylla) jbgregg Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Glowing Embers' (Hydrangea macrophylla) jbgregg Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Hanabi' (Hydrangea macrophylla) jbgregg Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Jogasaki' (Hydrangea macrophylla) jbgregg Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Taube' (Hydrangea macrophylla) jbgregg Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Taube' (Hydrangea macrophylla) jbgregg Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Variegata' (Hydrangea macrophylla) jbgregg Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Veitchii' (Hydrangea macrophylla) jbgregg Image Mountain Hydrangea 'Kurenai' (Hydrangea serrata) jbgregg Image Mountain Hydrangea 'Kurenai' (Hydrangea serrata) jbgregg Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Frillibet' (Hydrangea macrophylla) MB_Palms Image Flame Thrower Palm, Houailou Red Leaf Palm, Red Feather Palm, Blushing Palm (Chambeyronia macrocarpa) MB_Palms Image Flame Thrower Palm, Houailou Red Leaf Palm, Red Feather Palm, Blushing Palm (Chambeyronia macrocarpa) MB_Palms Image Carpoxylon Palm, Aneityum Palm (Carpoxylon macrospermum) MB_Palms Image Carpoxylon Palm, Aneityum Palm (Carpoxylon macrospermum) MB_Palms Image Carpoxylon Palm, Aneityum Palm (Carpoxylon macrospermum) MB_Palms Image Carpoxylon Palm, Aneityum Palm (Carpoxylon macrospermum) amorecuore Image Calendula 'Candyman Yellow' (Calendula suffruticosa) yielder Image Haskap 'Borealis' (Lonicera caerulea var. edulus) jjdolley Image Grape Hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum) yielder Image Haskap 'Borealis' (Lonicera caerulea var. edulus) yielder Image Haskap 'Borealis' (Lonicera caerulea var. edulus) Rupeee Image Senecio (Senecio anteuphorbium) micquie Image Amaryllis 'Nymph' (Hippeastrum ) micquie Image Amaryllis 'Nymph' (Hippeastrum ) micquie Image Amaryllis 'Tres Chic' (Hippeastrum ) micquie Image Amaryllis 'Tres Chic' (Hippeastrum ) micquie Image Amaryllis 'Tres Chic' (Hippeastrum ) kennedyh Image Heath Star-moss (Campylopus introflexus) kennedyh Image Heath Star-moss (Campylopus introflexus) kennedyh Image Heath Star-moss (Campylopus introflexus) kennedyh Image Moss (Rosulabryum billarderi) kennedyh Image Moss (Rosulabryum billarderi) Clare_CA Image Dieffenbachia (Dieffenbachia bowmannii) darylmitchell Image Creeping Jenny, Moneywort 'Goldilocks' (Lysimachia nummularia) Fruticosa Image Watch Chain Plant, Clubmoss Crassula, Princess Pine, Rattail Crassula (Crassula muscosa) Fruticosa Image Watch Chain Plant, Clubmoss Crassula, Princess Pine, Rattail Crassula (Crassula muscosa) Fruticosa Image Watch Chain Plant, Clubmoss Crassula, Princess Pine, Rattail Crassula (Crassula muscosa) Fruticosa Image Watch Chain Plant, Clubmoss Crassula, Princess Pine, Rattail Crassula (Crassula muscosa) Fruticosa Image Watch Chain Plant, Clubmoss Crassula, Princess Pine, Rattail Crassula (Crassula muscosa) Fruticosa Image Watch Chain Plant, Clubmoss Crassula, Princess Pine, Rattail Crassula (Crassula muscosa) Fruticosa Image Killarney Strawberry Tree, Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo) Fruticosa Image Killarney Strawberry Tree, Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo) Fruticosa Image Killarney Strawberry Tree, Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo) Fruticosa Image Killarney Strawberry Tree, Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo) Fruticosa Image Killarney Strawberry Tree, Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo) jbgregg Image Hydrangea (Hydrangea umbellata)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description FORDSHO Positive Bridgewood Gardens kirsten13 Positive Horizon Herbs, LLC JuliaSue Positive Petals from the Past, Inc. RobD_SC Positive Burgess Seed firebirdbandit Positive Harris Citrus Nursery terryleverich Positive High Country Gardens NathanMCarlson Positive Pinetree Garden Seeds GardengalOH Positive Berlin Seeds booch711 Positive White Oak Nursery toughgardengeek Positive Totally Tomatoes 730margie Negative Orchids.com (Norman's Orchids) mrsrayray Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. toughgardengeek Positive Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) toughgardengeek Positive Burpee (W. Atlee Burpee) Poajoan Positive Seeds From Italy toughgardengeek Positive Forestfarm powderkeg2 Negative Tomato Bob's Heirloom Tomatoes toughgardengeek Positive Sooner Plant Farm (home of Imagine Backyard Trees®)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... January 19, 2010