Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 13, 2010

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet, philosopher)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 201 posts Plant and Tree Identification 182 posts Southwest Gardening 100 posts Mid-South Gardening 86 posts Games 83 posts Florida Gardening 74 posts Bird Watching 63 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 63 posts Irises 57 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 50 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 50 posts Pets 49 posts Daylilies 48 posts Texas Gardening 39 posts California Gardening 33 posts Plant Trading 30 posts Cacti and Succulents 29 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 28 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 28 posts Photos 27 posts Tropical Plants 26 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 26 posts Sewing and Quilting 23 posts Vegetable Gardening 23 posts Tomatoes 23 posts Bulbs 23 posts Poultry and Livestock 22 posts Australian Gardening 22 posts Wildlife 20 posts Peonies 19 posts Weather 18 posts Seed Trading 18 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 16 posts Roses 16 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 15 posts Seed Germination 15 posts Perennials 15 posts Garden Talk 14 posts Strawbale Gardening 14 posts PlantFiles Pictures 13 posts Central Midwest Gardening 13 posts BirdFiles Pictures 13 posts Coleus 13 posts Happy Birthday 12 posts Clematis 12 posts Hostas 12 posts Canadian Gardening 12 posts Propagation 11 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 11 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 11 posts Michigan Gardening 11 posts Voting Booth 11 posts Coneflowers 10 posts Beginner Landscaping 10 posts Equine Forum 10 posts Aroids 10 posts Books, Movies, and TV 10 posts Soil and Composting 10 posts Roundup Pictures 10 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 10 posts Morning Glories 10 posts Container Gardening 10 posts Orchids 10 posts Carolina Gardening 9 posts Beginner Houseplants 9 posts Beginner Vegetables 9 posts Beginner Flowers 9 posts Dahlias 9 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 8 posts Clean and Clutter-free 8 posts Accessible Gardening 7 posts Garden Design 7 posts Insect and Spider Identification 7 posts Healthy Living 7 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 7 posts Market Growers 6 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 6 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 5 posts Cottage Gardening 5 posts Outdoor Living: porches, decks, patios, pools, etc 5 posts Tiny Gardens 5 posts Greenhouse 4 posts Winter Sowing 4 posts Jokes & Humor 4 posts Caudiciforms 4 posts Homesteading 4 posts Hoyas 4 posts Cannas 4 posts Bonsai 4 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 4 posts Fruits and Nuts 3 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 3 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 3 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 3 posts Brugmansias 3 posts Herbs 3 posts Recipes 3 posts Wildlife Gardening 3 posts Lilies 3 posts Furnishings 3 posts Sustainable Alternatives 2 posts Cameras and Photography 2 posts Fuchsias 2 posts Farm Life 2 posts Water Gardens 2 posts Fragrant Gardening 2 posts Heucheras and Friends 2 posts Bird Identification 2 posts Annuals 2 posts Shady Gardens 2 posts Hydrangeas 2 posts Retirees 1 post Floors and Coverings 1 post Construction Zone: building, remodeling, additions 1 post Upper Midwest Gardening 1 post Soap and Candle-making 1 post Beekeeping 1 post Garden Products 1 post Classified Ads 1 post Georgia Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description rucky Comment Spineless Yucca, Giant Yucca Yucca guatemalensis Swansea Comment Giant Rhubarb, Giant Gunnera, Dinosaur Food Gunnera manicata rbfoss Comment Japanese Maple 'Kiyohime' Acer palmatum slrob Comment Wild Thyme, Creeping Thyme 'Pink Chintz' Thymus praecox pgt Comment Ornamental Oregano 'Kent Beauty' Origanum rotundifolium mbgarden1 Comment Shrub Rose 'Belinda's Dream' Rosa Seedless Comment Fruitless Sweetgum, Seedless Sweet Gum, Liquid Amber 'Rotundiloba' Liquidambar styraciflua goGardenNow Comment Pepper Vine Ampelopsis arborea FairIsleFish Comment Creeping Liriope 'Cassidy' Liriope spicata BloomingNewYork Comment Tazetta Narcissus, Paperwhite Daffodil, Paperwhites 'Geranium' Narcissus Farmerdill Comment Bok Choy, Pak Choi, Celery Mustard, Chinese Chard, Chinese Cabbage 'Black Summer' Brassica rapa var. chinensis Eldine Comment Daylily 'Madrid Honeymoon' Hemerocallis JPtropic Comment 'werkhauserae x striata' Laelia purpurata grovespirit Comment Bush Yam Ipomoea abrupta cmegarden4u Comment Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Debutante' Camellia japonica Gardmawm Comment Spring Starflower 'Wisley Blue' Ipheion uniflorum amuscledskier Comment Golden Hops 'Aureus' Humulus lupulus nutsaboutnature Comment Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Tahiti' Narcissus nutsaboutnature Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Delibes' Narcissus CBMcNulty Comment Daylily 'Sandy Denny' Hemerocallis Farmerdill Image Radish 'Sparkler White Tip' (Raphanus sativus) Farmerdill Image Radish 'Ping Pong' (Raphanus sativus) Farmerdill Image Bok Choy, Pak Choi, Celery Mustard, Chinese Chard, Chinese Cabbage 'New Nabai' (Brassica rapa var. chinensis) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Chocolate Ecstasy' (Iris )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description dave12122 Positive Beaver Creek Greenhouses trudyjh Negative Summerstone Nursery aspenbooboo41 Positive Gourmet Seed International tishrh Neutral Accents for Home and Garden (Pepper's Greenhouse) Clove Positive Leaves and Petals Garden Center mares13 Negative Audubon Workshop Nigella Negative Accents for Home and Garden (Pepper's Greenhouse) yzhenry Positive DR Trimmer/Mower gretzky99 Positive Jung Seed gretzky99 Positive Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) gretzky99 Positive Territorial Seed Company stangster Positive The Tasteful Garden gretzky99 Neutral Tomato Growers Supply Co. reeve1 Neutral Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd. pgt Positive Harris Seeds JanPoehland Negative Koi Garden Club donnad125 Positive Made in the Shade Gardens dg100 Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery PlayerMMV9 Positive Santa Rosa Gardens dhouli Positive Wayside Gardens Bobbette Positive Sweet Tomato Test Garden reeve1 Negative Jung Seed cutter7900 Negative Little Giant Blueberries pgt Positive Wayside Gardens AS Positive Bluestone Perennials lcolton Positive Brent & Becky's Bulbs VAgardener2 Positive Texas Tomato Cage VAgardener2 Positive Victory Seed Company VAgardener2 Positive Southern Exposure Seed Exchange lcolton Positive Mountain Valley Growers VAgardener2 Positive Seed Savers Exchange anneshaw21 Positive Texas Hydroponics torrejon224 Positive Little Giant Blueberries lilygrandma Negative Henry Field's Seed & Nursery nutsaboutnature Positive Brent & Becky's Bulbs Rozscent Neutral Thompson and Morgan (US) anappleaday Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. anappleaday Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) rick4965 Negative Go Grow Green Nursery anappleaday Neutral Gurney's Seed & Nursery mmaria Negative Willis Orchard Company icebear Positive Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) icebear Positive Richter's Herb Specialists Hobbs13 Positive AnythingGreen.com badboomer73 Positive Henry Field's Seed & Nursery Co. (Canada) Casshigh Positive SimplyClems.com weedmaster Positive Shadowood Iris Garden clpgirl Positive Brent & Becky's Bulbs clpgirl Positive SimplyClems.com snow_sylph Positive Pedricks Corner JLecru Positive J.L. Hudson, Seedsman JLecru Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... April 13, 2010