Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 16, 2010

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Phyllis McGinley, American poet)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 183 posts Plant and Tree Identification 161 posts Mid-South Gardening 125 posts California Gardening 101 posts Bird Watching 95 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 89 posts Games 66 posts Photos 64 posts Daylilies 64 posts Southwest Gardening 58 posts Irises 57 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 50 posts Poultry and Livestock 48 posts Hostas 43 posts Texas Gardening 40 posts Australian Gardening 40 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 39 posts Roses 36 posts Florida Gardening 34 posts Vegetable Gardening 33 posts Cottage Gardening 32 posts Pets 31 posts Coleus 30 posts Plant Trading 30 posts Bulbs 27 posts Tomatoes 27 posts Wildlife 26 posts Sewing and Quilting 25 posts Winter Sowing 24 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 23 posts Brugmansias 23 posts Bird Identification 22 posts Weather 21 posts Seed Trading 20 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 19 posts BugFiles Pictures 16 posts Soil and Composting 16 posts Tropical Plants 15 posts Annuals 15 posts Garden Talk 14 posts Strawbale Gardening 14 posts PlantFiles Pictures 13 posts Morning Glories 13 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 13 posts Central Midwest Gardening 13 posts Cacti and Succulents 13 posts Orchids 12 posts Peonies 12 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 11 posts Hypertufa and Concrete 11 posts Insect and Spider Identification 11 posts Beginner Houseplants 11 posts Begonias 11 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 10 posts Beginner Vegetables 10 posts Recipes 9 posts Dahlias 8 posts Michigan Gardening 7 posts Shady Gardens 7 posts Canadian Gardening 7 posts Rhododendrons and Relatives 7 posts Caudiciforms 7 posts Container Gardening 7 posts Accessible Gardening 6 posts Lilies 6 posts Happy Birthday 6 posts Fruits and Nuts 6 posts Beginner Flowers 6 posts BirdFiles Pictures 5 posts Herbs 5 posts Home Decorating 5 posts Perennials 5 posts Aroids 5 posts Clean and Clutter-free 5 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 5 posts Carolina Gardening 5 posts Heirloom Vegetables 5 posts Homesteading 5 posts Heucheras and Friends 4 posts Propagation 4 posts Clematis 4 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 4 posts Market Growers 4 posts Plumerias 4 posts Rock and Alpine Gardening 4 posts Trash to Treasure 3 posts Voting Booth 3 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 3 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 3 posts Healthy Living 3 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 3 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 3 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Garden Products 2 posts Scrapbooking and Paper Crafts 2 posts Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 2 posts Sustainable Alternatives 2 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 2 posts Saving Seeds 2 posts Georgia Gardening 2 posts Tropical Fruits 2 posts Bonsai 2 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 2 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 2 posts Bromeliads 1 post Hydrangeas 1 post Garden Shed 1 post Water Gardens 1 post Invasive Plants 1 post Retirees 1 post Beekeeping 1 post Orchid Cactus 1 post Hibiscus 1 post Palms and Cycads 1 post Poppies 1 post Wildlife Gardening 1 post Classified Ads 1 post Artisans 1 post Vermicomposting 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 1 post Vines and Climbers 1 post Agastaches and Salvias 1 post Home Repairs and Maintenance 1 post Beginner Landscaping 1 post

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PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description JPtropic Comment jongheana Laelia jongheana JPtropic Comment coccinae Sophronitis coccinae amy6152 Comment Western Red Cedar, Giant Arborvitae 'Green Giant' Thuja standishii x plicata MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Corryton Pink' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Crisp Refreshment' Hemerocallis misscoquette Comment Money Tree, Malabar Chestnut, Guyana (Guiana) Chestnut, Provision Tree, French Peanut Pachira aquatica MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Double Ah' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Eenie All egro' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Fiesta Joy' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Flames Of Fantasy' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Fun Fling' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Gordon Biggs' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Illusive Dream' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Jolyene Nichole' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Karen Sue' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Kindly Light' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Lake Norman Sunset' Hemerocallis kentstar Comment Variegated Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not 'Jack Frost' Brunnera macrophylla MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Lavender Spider' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Little Grapette' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Made In Heaven' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Mary Todd' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Mary Reed' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Ming Porcelain' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Mini Pearl' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Nanuq' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Nursery School' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Obedience' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Painter's Splash' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Paul Wild' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Pineapple Cream' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Playful Pixie' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Rose Corsage' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Priscilla's Dream' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Selma Longlegs' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Rose Emily' Hemerocallis JPtropic Comment Flute players orchid Schomburgkia tibicinus JPtropic Comment Jamaica Red 'Jamaica Red' Cattleytonia joannacay Comment Iris 'Snow Mound' Iris petigru Comment Lady Banks Yellow Rose, Yellow Banksia 'Lutea' Rosa banksiae MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Siloam David Kirchhoff' Hemerocallis joannacay Comment Iris 'Sailboat Bay' Iris bungalow1056 Comment European Lily of the Valley, May Bells, Our Lady's Tears Convallaria majalis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Siloam Double Delight' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Siloam Irving Hepner' Hemerocallis joannacay Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Coral Chalice' Iris MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Siloam Lilac Magic' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Siloam Peony Display' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Siloam Sunburst' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Siloam Ury Winniford' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Siloam Virginia Henson' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Snow Blizzard' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment daylily 'Star Lane' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Siesta Dreams' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Youthful Joy' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Swirling Water' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Tetrina's Daughter' Hemerocallis MollyJane Comment Daylily 'Wilson Spider' Hemerocallis sterlingray714 Comment Flowering Dogwood, Eastern Dogwood Cornus florida JPtropic Comment Sophronitella Sophronitella violacea SusanG13 Comment Bottlebrush Tree Callistemon rigidus Kim_M Comment Silver Banner Grass Miscanthus sacchariflorus shn02al Comment Confederate Rose, Cotton Rose Hibiscus mutabilis joanne8777 Comment Apricot 'Blenheim Royal' Prunus armeniaca Farmerdill Image Radish 'Sparkler White Tip' (Raphanus sativus) Farmerdill Image Radish 'Sparkler White Tip' (Raphanus sativus) kennedyh Image Creeping Knotweed (Persicaria prostrata) kennedyh Image Creeping Knotweed (Persicaria prostrata)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description dannygates58 Positive Australian Native Plants Nursery Nansea27 Neutral Dove Creek Gardens bungalow1056 Positive Niche Gardens bungalow1056 Positive Antique Rose Emporium bungalow1056 Positive Heirloom Roses helenchild Positive Bigfoot Collections stephdad Positive Silver Star Vinery beetgreens Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds atreeguy Positive Almost Eden Plants beckjm Neutral Growquest Growers (also dba Olive-Trees.net and Surf & Sierra Wholesale Nurseries, LLC) smashcan Negative Honeycreek Nurseries snachov Positive Trebrown Nurseries kkjp Positive Angel Gardens Inc. joefrank Positive One Green World (Northwoods Nursery) lisaaallen Negative Buried Treasures SMStauffer Negative Southern Exposure Seed Exchange mellen1954 Negative Faribault Growers, Inc. (home of Mums of Minnesota) Walleyefever2 Negative Valley Grow JaneNelson Negative eSeeds.com greennb Negative Tomato Bob's Heirloom Tomatoes Behappy63 Positive SimplyClems.com terriwatson1227 Positive Wright Gardens reeve1 Positive Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd. betsynotliz Negative Thompson and Morgan (UK) phil2010 Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery CDN_Transplant Positive Johnson Nursery skinnejj Negative Direct Gardening johns50 Positive Rarefind Nursery (Rare Find Nursery) mad4roses Positive Easy to Grow Bulbs skinnejj Positive Ison's Nursery & Vineyard skinnejj Positive OIKOS Tree Crops celestialrose Positive Palatine Fruit & Roses tfreudiger Negative Dutch Gardens ottahand7 Positive Hallson Gardens brandie21 Positive Tomato Bob's Heirloom Tomatoes polstad66 Positive SimplyClems.com polstad66 Positive Sweet Nectar Nursery mad4roses Positive Plant Delights Nursery KSBaptisia Positive Gardens of the Blue Ridge benjachoo Positive Tomato Bob's Heirloom Tomatoes vintovka Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. engel234 Positive Jan's Country Garden jlemonkc Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. AntoniaB Positive Uncle Jim's Worm Farm SDCA Positive Florida Colors Nursery SwampMaidenFL Neutral Cottage Farms monniemon Positive Jackson & Perkins arthurburnss Negative Four Winds Growers toofewanimals Positive Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) chrisbmartin Positive Sooner Plant Farm (home of Imagine Backyard Trees®) dave12122 Positive Beaver Creek Greenhouses momycat Positive Winterberry Gardens luvblueridgemtn Positive Rosy Dawn Gardens Iris_Place Negative Oregon Grown Nurseries LLC katie59 Positive Mt. Tahoma Nursery tbrinkley Positive Premium Plant Plugs (premiumplantplugs.com)

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... April 16, 2010