Dave's Garden Newsletter for March 31, 2010

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Beverley Nichols, British writer, gardener)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Games 153 posts Northeast Gardening 131 posts Plant and Tree Identification 127 posts Bird Watching 118 posts Mid-South Gardening 104 posts Texas Gardening 100 posts PlantFiles Pictures 99 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 87 posts Southwest Gardening 82 posts Poultry and Livestock 80 posts Pets 74 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 61 posts Homesteading 46 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 44 posts Florida Gardening 41 posts Morning Glories 38 posts Daylilies 37 posts Vegetable Gardening 34 posts Australian Gardening 33 posts Photos 31 posts Sewing and Quilting 30 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 29 posts Bulbs 28 posts Winter Sowing 27 posts Tomatoes 26 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 26 posts Beginner Vegetables 24 posts Irises 23 posts Lilies 20 posts Clematis 20 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 19 posts Wildlife 17 posts Tropical Plants 17 posts Roses 16 posts Cacti and Succulents 16 posts Seed Trading 16 posts Carolina Gardening 15 posts Hostas 15 posts BugFiles Pictures 12 posts Perennials 12 posts Dahlias 12 posts Orchids 12 posts Weather 11 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 11 posts Greenhouse 11 posts Recipes 11 posts Books, Movies, and TV 11 posts Coneflowers 10 posts Garden Talk 10 posts California Gardening 9 posts Seed Germination 9 posts Trash to Treasure 9 posts Cottage Gardening 9 posts Propagation 9 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 9 posts Hoyas 9 posts Japanese Maples 8 posts Plant Trading 8 posts Insect and Spider Identification 8 posts Happy Birthday 8 posts Annuals 8 posts Strawbale Gardening 7 posts Palms and Cycads 7 posts Outdoor Living: porches, decks, patios, pools, etc 7 posts Caudiciforms 7 posts Accessible Gardening 7 posts Central Midwest Gardening 6 posts Passifloras 6 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 6 posts Voting Booth 6 posts Home Decorating 5 posts BirdFiles Pictures 5 posts Peonies 5 posts Fruits and Nuts 5 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 5 posts Beauty and Fashion Tips 5 posts Heucheras and Friends 4 posts Home Repairs and Maintenance 4 posts Garden Design 4 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 4 posts Beginner Flowers 4 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 4 posts DG Journals and Diaries 3 posts Retirees 3 posts Brugmansias 3 posts Cars and Trucks 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Beginner Houseplants 3 posts Market Growers 3 posts Begonias 3 posts Orchid Cactus 3 posts Georgia Gardening 3 posts Canadian Gardening 3 posts Crafts and Decorating 3 posts Carnivorous Plants 2 posts Cooking 2 posts Bromeliads 2 posts Agastaches and Salvias 2 posts Needle Arts 2 posts Vines and Climbers 2 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 2 posts Gingers 2 posts Shady Gardens 2 posts Coleus 2 posts Herbs 2 posts Sustainable Alternatives 2 posts Grass and Bamboo 1 post Hypertufa and Concrete 1 post Genealogy 1 post Hibiscus 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Test 1 post Invasive Plants 1 post Organic Gardening 1 post Healthy Living 1 post Cut Flowers and Floral Design 1 post Scrapbooking and Paper Crafts 1 post Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 1 post Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 1 post Rocky Mountain Gardening 1 post Appliances 1 post Container Gardening 1 post Cannas 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description InsaniD Comment Eastern Purple Coneflower, Double Purple Coneflower 'Pink Double Delight' Echinacea purpurea pgt Comment South African Foxglove, Wild Foxglove Ceratotheca triloba vossner Comment White-flowering Redbud, Eastern Rebud, Canadian Redbud 'Alba' Cercis canadensis vossner Comment Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Replete' Narcissus wonderfulworld Comment Sasanqua Camellia, Autumn Camellia 'Yuletide' Camellia sasanqua vossner Comment Watch Chain Plant, Clubmoss Crassula, Princess Pine, Rattail Crassula Crassula muscosa Domehomedee Comment Black Coral Pea Kennedia nigricans 2B_PATIENT Comment Dianthus, Dwarf Dianthus, China Pinks, Dwarf China Pinks 'Super Parfait Raspberry' Dianthus chinensis landscapetech55 Comment Norway Maple, Harlequin Maple 'Drummondii' Acer platanoides agahdnatoo Image Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) ApopkaJohn Image Catchweed Bedstraw, Sticky Willy, Goose Grass, Cleavers (Galium aparine) BayAreaTropics Image Bunya-Bunya Tree, False Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria bidwillii) CactusJordi Image Club Foot, Elephant's Trunk, Half-Man's, Halfmen (Pachypodium namaquanum) BloomingNewYork Image Tazetta Narcissus, Paperwhite Daffodil, Paperwhites 'Ziva' (Narcissus ) Camillia84 Image Coontie, Florida Arrowroot, Seminole Bread (Zamia integrifolia) chgogardennut Image Clematis 'Ville de Lyon' (Clematis ) jjdolley Image Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) Gardening_Jim Image Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) grovespirit Image Coral Tree, Bucayo (Erythrina fusca) cmsjjdr Image Amaryllis 'Apple Blossom' (Hippeastrum ) Fruticosa Image Tree Tobacco (Nicotiana glauca) kniphofia Image English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Habanera Mix' (Bellis perennis) kniphofia Image English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Habanera Mix' (Bellis perennis) kniphofia Image Waterlily Tulip 'Stresa' (Tulipa kaufmanniana) lindseyp Image Japanese Pieris, Andromeda, Lily of the Valley Shrub 'Temple Bells' (Pieris japonica) Leehallfae Image Blue Poppy, Himalayan Poppy 'Lingholm' (Meconopsis x sheldonii) LHR Image Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) lehua_mc Image Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) micquie Image Lycaste (Lycaste aromatica) luddydog Image Shell Ginger, Variegated Shell Ginger 'Variegata' (Alpinia zerumbet) nomosno Image Creeping Fig, Climbing Fig, Creeping Ficus (Ficus pumila) MT_Wallet_Ranch Image Sedeveria 'Jet Beads' (X Sedeveria ) mrs_colla Image Japanese Maple 'Butterfly' (Acer palmatum) oldroselover Image Old Garden Rose 'Reine des Violettes' (Rosa ) onecent4944 Image Pride of Madeira (Echium candicans) PinetopPlanter Image Oriental Paper Bush (Edgeworthia chrysantha) Opoetree Image Harlequin Flower (Sparaxis tricolor) onewish1 Image Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Trailing Plum Brocade' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) plantaholic186 Image Japanese Maple 'Mikawa yatsubusa' (Acer palmatum) pixie62560 Image Dutch Crocus, Spring Crocus 'Pickwick' (Crocus vernus) plntsrok Image Oswego Tea, Bee Balm, Beebalm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant 'Jacob Cline' (Monarda didyma) runnerboy713 Image Sunflower 'Chianti' (Helianthus annuus) RosemaryA Image Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) sladeofsky Image Plantain-leaved Sedge, Seersucker Sedge (Carex plantaginea) stevesivek Image Beach Hibiscus, Sea Hibiscus, Cottontree, Mahoe (Talipariti tiliaceum) stevelvv Image Milk Bush, Pencil Euphorbia, Rubber Hedge Euphorbia (Euphorbia tirucalli) snasxs Image Red Lotus Tree (Manglietia insignis) stevenova Image (Peperomia asperula) Strever Image Calypso Orchid, Deer's Head Orchid, Fairy-slipper, Hider-of-the-North, Redwood Orchid (Calypso bulbosa) supercell62094 Image Mexican Fan Palm, Skyduster (Washingtonia robusta) tathisri Image Rose Cactus, Ora Pro Nobis, Pray-For-Us (Pereskia grandifolia) turektaylor Image Bugle, Bugleweed, Carpet Bugle 'Burgundy Glow' (Ajuga reptans) vossner Image Portuguese Squill, Caribbean Lily, Cuban Lily, Giant Squill, Hyacinth of Peru (Oncostema peruviana) zebramidge Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Granada' (Rosa ) Fruticosa Image Tree Tobacco (Nicotiana glauca) plantaholic186 Image Thunberg Spirea, Thunberg's Meadowsweet 'Ogon' (Spiraea thunbergii) lehua_mc Image Buttercup Winterhazel (Corylopsis pauciflora) micquie Image Lycaste (Lycaste aromatica) mrs_colla Image Aeonium 'Kiwi' (Aeonium ) lindseyp Image Grape Hyacinth (Muscari latifolium) oldroselover Image Old Garden Rose 'Reine des Violettes' (Rosa ) Gardening_Jim Image Burkwood Viburnum (Viburnum x burkwoodii) onewish1 Image Coleus, Painted Nettle, Flame Nettle 'Cardinal' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) sladeofsky Image Plantain-leaved Sedge, Seersucker Sedge (Carex plantaginea) turektaylor Image Helleborus (Helleborus lividus) tathisri Image Cup of Gold Vine (Solandra maxima) jess2132000 Image Large Flowered Climbing Rose 'Blaze' (Rosa ) jess2132000 Image Floribunda Climbing Rose 'Gold Badge, Cl.' (Rosa ) jess2132000 Image Bourbon Rose 'Kathleen Harrop' (Rosa ) jess2132000 Image Bourbon Rose 'Kathleen Harrop' (Rosa ) jess2132000 Image Large Flowered Climbing Rose 'Parade' (Rosa ) vossner Image White-flowering Redbud, Eastern Rebud, Canadian Redbud 'Alba' (Cercis canadensis) vossner Image White-flowering Redbud, Eastern Rebud, Canadian Redbud 'Alba' (Cercis canadensis) vossner Image Shrub Rose 'Golden Princess' (Rosa ) vossner Image Baboon Flower (Babiana angustifolia) vossner Image Baboon Flower (Babiana angustifolia) lindseyp Image Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Pinza' (Narcissus ) lindseyp Image Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Derringer' (Narcissus ) kennedyh Image Austral Sea-blite (Suaeda australis) kennedyh Image Coast Mistletoe (Muellerina celastroides) kennedyh Image Ribbed Thryptomene (Thryptomene micrantha) kennedyh Image Ribbed Thryptomene (Thryptomene micrantha) kennedyh Image Ribbed Thryptomene (Thryptomene micrantha) kennedyh Image Ribbed Thryptomene (Thryptomene micrantha) kennedyh Image Prickly Broom-heath (Monotoca scoparia) kennedyh Image Prickly Broom-heath (Monotoca scoparia) kennedyh Image Variable Bossiaea (Bossiaea heterophylla) kennedyh Image Variable Bossiaea (Bossiaea heterophylla)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description InsaniD Positive Santa Rosa Gardens InsaniD Positive Bluestone Perennials kentstar Positive Holland Bulb Farms AllisonGZen Positive Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) Lithaa Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. YoyoMa Positive Nature Hills Nursery lindseyp Positive Forestfarm VirginiaGardner Negative Jackson & Perkins vossner Positive Evergreen Nursery gowron Positive Evergreen Nursery mystlw Positive Tatiana's TOMATObase marti001 Positive Burgess Seed GKayfes Positive Gardener's Supply Company Deni_G Positive Laurel's Heirloom Tomato Plants ZoarGardener Positive Rosy Dawn Gardens combien Negative Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd. msjuris Positive J.L. Hudson, Seedsman policiaboy Negative Farmer Seed and Nursery policiaboy Negative Hydrangeas Plus policiaboy Positive Holland Bulb Farms policiaboy Positive Bluestone Perennials policiaboy Positive Brent & Becky's Bulbs sbarr Positive eFlowerGarden l_m_stephenson Negative Swallowtail Garden Seeds BuriedTreasures Positive Katz Kuntry Kuttins SoutheastIndy Positive GreenhouseMegaStore.com (IGC) seray53 Positive Silver Star Vinery

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... March 31, 2010