Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 19, 2010

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Frank J. Scott, Garden writer (1870))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Plant and Tree Identification 177 posts Northeast Gardening 139 posts Mid-South Gardening 137 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 105 posts Southwest Gardening 104 posts Bird Watching 73 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 62 posts Hostas 55 posts PlantFiles Pictures 52 posts Vegetable Gardening 50 posts California Gardening 48 posts Poultry and Livestock 44 posts Pets 43 posts Florida Gardening 43 posts Daylilies 40 posts Games 38 posts Cacti and Succulents 38 posts Irises 38 posts Bulbs 37 posts Shady Gardens 36 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 34 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 33 posts Lilies 31 posts Cottage Gardening 31 posts Dahlias 31 posts Australian Gardening 31 posts Tropical Plants 30 posts Clematis 28 posts Weather 28 posts Roses 27 posts Winter Sowing 25 posts Texas Gardening 24 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 23 posts Tomatoes 23 posts Beginner Vegetables 22 posts Insect and Spider Identification 22 posts Aroids 21 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 20 posts Annuals 20 posts Books, Movies, and TV 18 posts Orchids 18 posts Homesteading 16 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 16 posts Frugal Living 15 posts Photos 15 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 14 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 14 posts Beginner Landscaping 14 posts Brugmansias 14 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 13 posts Water Gardens 13 posts Propagation 12 posts Sewing and Quilting 12 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 12 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 11 posts Michigan Gardening 11 posts Canadian Gardening 11 posts Voting Booth 10 posts Seed Germination 10 posts Equine Forum 10 posts Central Midwest Gardening 9 posts Trash to Treasure 9 posts Container Gardening 9 posts Strawbale Gardening 9 posts Recipes 9 posts Wildlife 9 posts Garden Talk 9 posts Plant Trading 8 posts Clean and Clutter-free 8 posts Bird Identification 8 posts Herbs 7 posts Coleus 7 posts Seed Trading 7 posts Vines and Climbers 6 posts Garden Design 6 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 6 posts Peonies 5 posts Gingers 5 posts Perennials 5 posts Beginner Houseplants 5 posts Palms and Cycads 5 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 5 posts Accessible Gardening 4 posts Hoyas 4 posts Tropical Fruits 4 posts Hydroponic Gardening 4 posts Caudiciforms 4 posts Heucheras and Friends 4 posts Hydrangeas 4 posts Computer Talk 3 posts Georgia Gardening 3 posts Outdoor Living: porches, decks, patios, pools, etc 3 posts Bonsai 3 posts Fruits and Nuts 3 posts Beginner Flowers 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Test 3 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 3 posts Wildlife Gardening 3 posts Retirees 2 posts Market Growers 2 posts Classified Ads 2 posts Gladiolas 2 posts Roundup Pictures 2 posts Jokes & Humor 2 posts European Gardening 2 posts Passifloras 2 posts Agastaches and Salvias 2 posts Home Repairs and Maintenance 2 posts Soil and Composting 2 posts Carolina Gardening 2 posts Fragrant Gardening 2 posts Healthy Living 2 posts Cooking 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 2 posts Daturas 1 post Appliances 1 post Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 1 post Master Gardeners 1 post Violas and Violettas 1 post Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 1 post Beekeeping 1 post Poppies 1 post Peppers 1 post BirdFiles Pictures 1 post Morning Glories 1 post Mosaics and Stained Glass 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post Rock and Alpine Gardening 1 post Coneflowers 1 post Hibiscus 1 post Cameras and Photography 1 post Vacations and Travel 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description hpj10 Comment Deadnettle, Yellow Archangel 'Hermann's Pride' Lamium galeobdolon tate_boy Comment Poet's Narcissus, Poeticus Daffodil, Pheasant's Eye Narcissus poeticus trackinsand Comment False Sunflower, Ox-eye, Sunflower Heliopsis 'Loraine Sunshine' Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra debart Comment Golden Thryallis, Gold Shower, Shower of Gold, Rain of Gold Galphimia glauca garden1984 Comment Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket Gaillardia pulchella LeAnn2797 Comment Lance Copperleaf 'Haleakala' Acalypha wilkesiana Farmerdill Comment Globe Radish 'Cherry Belle' Raphanus sativus nutsaboutnature Comment Drumsticks, Ornamental Onion, Round Headed Leek Allium sphaerocephalon chuckmemphis Comment 'Dazzling Sarah' Iris w1108j Comment Cherry Tomato 'Mexico Midget' Lycopersicon lycopersicum darla_ Comment Dwarf Martin's Spurge 'Tiny Tim' Euphorbia x martinii chuckmemphis Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Voltaire's Cloak' Iris Gardening_Jim Comment Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Sundisc' Narcissus WiscoDaylily Comment Daylily 'Lullaby Baby' Hemerocallis sageland9 Comment Eastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree Cercis canadensis crisymei Comment Miniature Rose 'Salute' Rosa DracoVolans Comment Prickly Pear, Cochineal Nopal Cactus Opuntia cochenillifera spete Comment Wood Spurge 'Rudolph' Euphorbia x martinii pegilee Comment Fiber Optic Grass, Salt Marsh Bulrush Isolepis cernua Buttoneer Comment Virginia Bluebells, Virginia Cowslip, Lungwort Oysterleaf Mertensia virginica ToniRose Comment Bower Vine, Jasmine Pandorea jasminoides terrora Comment Dragonfruit, Dragon Fruit, Pitajaya Hylocereus polyrhizus mgeno Comment Star Cactus Haworthia retusa terrora Comment Red Angel Trumpet, Red Angel's Trumpet, Eagle Tree Brugmansia sanguinea Gardennot Comment French Marigold 'Queen Sophia' Tagetes patula timber2680 Comment Flowering Tobacco 'Crimson Bedder' Nicotiana alata jktx Comment Waxyleaf Privet Ligustrum quihoui jktx Comment Heavenly Bamboo, Nandina Nandina domestica crisymei Comment Miniature Rose 'Vi's Violet' Rosa 22cold Image Apple Serviceberry 'Autumn Brilliance' (Amelanchier x grandiflora) 22cold Image Apple Serviceberry 'Autumn Brilliance' (Amelanchier x grandiflora) Farmerdill Image Globe Radish 'Cherry Belle' (Raphanus sativus) Fruticosa Image Bottle Tree, Bottletree, Black Kurrajong, Kurrajong, Northern Kurrajong, White-flower Kurrajong (Brachychiton populneus) Fruticosa Image Bottle Tree, Bottletree, Black Kurrajong, Kurrajong, Northern Kurrajong, White-flower Kurrajong (Brachychiton populneus) Fruticosa Image Bottle Tree, Bottletree, Black Kurrajong, Kurrajong, Northern Kurrajong, White-flower Kurrajong (Brachychiton populneus) Fruticosa Image Bottle Tree, Bottletree, Black Kurrajong, Kurrajong, Northern Kurrajong, White-flower Kurrajong (Brachychiton populneus) Fruticosa Image Douglas Fir, Douglas-Fir, Oregon Pine, Red Fir, Yellow Fir, False Spruce (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Fruticosa Image Douglas Fir, Douglas-Fir, Oregon Pine, Red Fir, Yellow Fir, False Spruce (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Fruticosa Image Douglas Fir, Douglas-Fir, Oregon Pine, Red Fir, Yellow Fir, False Spruce (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Fruticosa Image Douglas Fir, Douglas-Fir, Oregon Pine, Red Fir, Yellow Fir, False Spruce (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Fruticosa Image Douglas Fir, Douglas-Fir, Oregon Pine, Red Fir, Yellow Fir, False Spruce (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Fruticosa Image Douglas Fir, Douglas-Fir, Oregon Pine, Red Fir, Yellow Fir, False Spruce (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Fruticosa Image Douglas Fir, Douglas-Fir, Oregon Pine, Red Fir, Yellow Fir, False Spruce (Pseudotsuga menziesii) mgeno Image Star Cactus (Haworthia retusa) mgeno Image Star Cactus (Haworthia retusa) timber2680 Image Flowering Tobacco 'Crimson Bedder' (Nicotiana alata) cactus_lover Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia antiquorum) cactus_lover Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia millotii) cactus_lover Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia millotii)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description dokami Positive Tomato Girl (Tomato Baby Company) moth2flame Positive Bluestone Perennials moth2flame Positive Northland Rosarium moth2flame Positive Tree Peony Garden killdawabbit Positive Greer Gardens moth2flame Negative Willis Orchard Company beyondista Negative Pense Nursery davidrmarkel Positive DeGrandchamp's Blueberry Farm tonykarrie Positive A Nearly Native Nursery LouisW2431 Negative Gardener's Choice Lazydaisy153 Positive Oakes Daylilies stormcloud Positive American Meadows pgitta Negative Thompson and Morgan (US) laladyr Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery rfsk Positive David Austin Roses (US) pgitta Negative ContainerSeeds.com SDCA Positive Tropic Nature of Hawaii Brittanicals Negative Royal Dutch docknee Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants w1108j Positive Swan Island Dahlias w1108j Positive Wynne's Dahlias dansb Positive Gilbert H. Wild and Son dansb Neutral Great Garden Plants bjohn1974 Negative Wayside Gardens John_52 Negative Peter Salonius blackiec Negative Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company k_a_od Positive Breck's Bulbs lmdellaposta Positive Classy Groundcovers banseabhag Neutral Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms, Inc. wiggiej Positive Lake Mary Gardens Hobby Seeds Store 3catladybird Positive A Nearly Native Nursery wiggiej Positive Jonna Sudenius kentstar Neutral Pickering Nurseries juliabears Positive Bluestone Perennials mrbuescher Positive Michigan Bulb LunarGarden Negative Heirloom Acres Seeds LunarGarden Positive Tomatofest.com MartBright Positive Bluestone Perennials MartBright Negative David Austin Roses (US) MartBright Negative Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs joannjoann Positive Garden Shoes Online FlaCracker Negative Burgess Seed gfm Positive Dixondale Farms oldfarmer426 Negative Willis Orchard Company lisakaybaby Positive Garden Harvest Supply oldfarmer426 Positive Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company mollymistsmith Positive Gebhart's Farm and Geenhouse (GebhartGreenhouse.com) mollymistsmith Positive North Carolina Farms, Inc.

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

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