Dave's Garden Newsletter for March 9, 2010

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Russell M. Nelson)

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New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description jharper2 Comment Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Pool Side' Iris jharper2 Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Fantabulous' Iris braun06 Comment Anglojap Yew 'Bean Pole' Taxus x media Blackwill Comment Checkered Lily, Guinea-Hen Flower, Snake's Head Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Muguet Comment Dragon Flower, Dragon Arum, Voodoo Lily, Black Lily Dracunculus vulgaris Andyk2212 Comment Mast tree, Asoka Tree, Ashok Tree, Sorrowless Tree Polyalthia longifolia var. pendula flowerjen Comment Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Flower Drift' Narcissus grass_hopper_ Comment Yennan Camellia 'Valentine Day' Camellia reticulata BajaBlue Comment Baby Sage, Blackcurrant Sage, Cherry Sage, Delta Sage, Graham's Sage, Little Leaf Sage 'Hoja Grande' Salvia microphylla BajaBlue Comment Baby Sage, Blackcurrant Sage, Cherry Sage, Delta Sage, Graham's Sage, Little Leaf Sage 'Orange Door' Salvia microphylla lehua_mc Comment Hebe 'Red Edge' Hebe albicans elder85 Comment Hybrid Gladiola 'Atom' Gladiolus nanus pollyk Comment Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Gracieuse' Iris ensata baiissatva Comment Kraal Aloe, Jackal's Tail Aloe Aloe claviflora cactus_lover Image Agave (Agave parryi var. patonii) cactus_lover Image Hedgehog Agave, Rabo de leon (Agave stricta var. nana) cactus_lover Image Haworthia (Haworthia attenuata var. variegata) cactus_lover Image Haworthia 'Grey Ghost' (Haworthia retusa) cactus_lover Image Aloe (Aloe millotii) cactus_lover Image Partridge Breast Aloe 'Jade Temple' (Aloe ) cactus_lover Image Bishop's Miter, Bishop's Cap, Mitra, Bonete de Obispo 'variegata' (Astrophytum myriostigma var. nudum f. quadricostatum) cactus_lover Image Gold Edged Snake Plant, Mother-in-Law's Tongue 'Laurentii' (Sansevieria trifasciata) plantaholic186 Image Prostrate Speedwell, Harebell Speedwell (Veronica prostrata) kennedyh Image Royal Bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) kennedyh Image Royal Bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) kennedyh Image Royal Bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) kennedyh Image Royal Bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) kennedyh Image Royal Bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) kennedyh Image Royal Bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) kennedyh Image Royal Bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) kennedyh Image Royal Bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) kennedyh Image Royal Bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) Betja Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Snowed In' (Iris ) realbirdlady Image Tharp's Spiderwort (Tradescantia tharpii) Betja Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Tintinnabulation' (Iris ) plantaholic186 Image Japanese Pieris, Andromeda, Lily of the Valley Shrub 'Little Heath' (Pieris japonica) stevenova Image (Peperomia asperula) stevenova Image (Peperomia asperula) PedricksCorner Image Fuchsia 'Lottie Hobby' (Fuchsia )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description blueeyeskms Positive Pinetree Garden Seeds blueeyeskms Positive Willow Creek Gardens blueeyeskms Positive Wildseed Farms Inc. blueeyeskms Neutral Burpee (W. Atlee Burpee) pakrat Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds blueeyeskms Positive Oakes Daylilies SensiScholar Negative Willis Orchard Company blueeyeskms Positive Schreiner's Iris Gardens blueeyeskms Neutral John Scheepers, Inc. blueeyeskms Positive Colorblends (Schipper & Co. USA) blueeyeskms Positive John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds blueeyeskms Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds blueeyeskms Positive David Austin Roses (US) blueeyeskms Positive Edmunds' Roses blueeyeskms Positive Sand Hill Preservation Center blueeyeskms Positive One Stop Poppy Shoppe blueeyeskms Positive Dixie Lily Nursery blueeyeskms Positive Paw Paw Everlast Label Company blueeyeskms Positive Homestead Farms blueeyeskms Positive Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs hhg Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds rtb6s Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) pakrat Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) RealLo Positive Sexton Roses, Inc. (Sexton Nurseries Ltd.) RealLo Positive Hosta Liners kittyjoy Positive Jackson & Perkins kittyjoy Negative Direct Gardening puttytat Neutral C and T Iris Patch need2garden Negative Gardener's Supply Company argardengal Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. mistrel42 Negative Burgess Seed starlady42 Positive Four Winds Growers starlady42 Positive TreeSource Citrus Nursery pamsue Positive Nichols Garden Nursery jcsgreenthumb Positive GreenhouseMegaStore.com (IGC) RosyWood Positive Pinetree Garden Seeds lt659 Negative Willhite Seed Inc. schibler Positive Gardensoyvey.com AZPHATMAN Negative Burnt Ridge Nursery Carolsflowers Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) mom2goldens Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) TDream Positive Willis Orchard Company mrs_colla Positive Trees of Antiquity (formerly Sonoma Antique Apple Nursery)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... March 9, 2010