Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 23, 2010

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Forum Posts Plant and Tree Identification 176 posts Northeast Gardening 161 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 135 posts Games 124 posts Southwest Gardening 99 posts Bird Watching 97 posts Daylilies 91 posts Poultry and Livestock 78 posts Florida Gardening 71 posts Irises 63 posts Texas Gardening 57 posts PlantFiles Pictures 53 posts Roses 51 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 50 posts Cacti and Succulents 44 posts Hostas 40 posts Mid-South Gardening 38 posts Pets 37 posts Australian Gardening 36 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 34 posts Beginner Vegetables 30 posts Tomatoes 29 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 29 posts Lilies 26 posts Sewing and Quilting 24 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 24 posts Garden Talk 21 posts California Gardening 20 posts Vegetable Gardening 20 posts Bulbs 20 posts Photos 19 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 19 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 18 posts Weather 17 posts Plant Trading 16 posts Tropical Plants 15 posts Cottage Gardening 15 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 14 posts Strawbale Gardening 14 posts Peonies 14 posts Voting Booth 13 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 12 posts Beginner Landscaping 11 posts Winter Sowing 11 posts Annuals 11 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 10 posts Soil and Composting 10 posts Orchids 10 posts Perennials 9 posts Dahlias 9 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 9 posts Wildlife 8 posts Michigan Gardening 8 posts Fruits and Nuts 8 posts Hibiscus 7 posts Happy Birthday 7 posts Coleus 7 posts Propagation 7 posts Morning Glories 7 posts Shady Gardens 7 posts Equine Forum 6 posts Orchid Cactus 6 posts Insect and Spider Identification 6 posts Trash to Treasure 6 posts Accessible Gardening 6 posts Brugmansias 5 posts Carolina Gardening 5 posts Japanese Maples 5 posts Rocks, Minerals and Gems 5 posts Beginner Flowers 5 posts Hydroponic Gardening 5 posts Bird Identification 5 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 5 posts Frugal Living 5 posts Water Gardens 4 posts Aroids 4 posts Vermicomposting 4 posts BugFiles Pictures 4 posts Clematis 4 posts Market Growers 3 posts Seed Trading 3 posts Daturas 3 posts Coneflowers 3 posts Recipes 3 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 3 posts BirdFiles Pictures 3 posts Poppies 3 posts Hoyas 3 posts Clean and Clutter-free 3 posts Apartment Living 3 posts Carnivorous Plants 2 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 2 posts Cooking 2 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 2 posts Greenhouse 2 posts Welcome Mat 2 posts Homesteading 2 posts Invasive Plants 2 posts Heucheras and Friends 2 posts Test 2 posts Central Midwest Gardening 2 posts Retirees 2 posts Herbs 2 posts Heirloom Vegetables 1 post Appliances 1 post Hydrangeas 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 1 post Garden Shed 1 post Beekeeping 1 post Outdoor Living: porches, decks, patios, pools, etc 1 post Canadian Gardening 1 post Rhododendrons and Relatives 1 post Upper Midwest Gardening 1 post Computer Talk 1 post Georgia Gardening 1 post PlantFiles How-to's 1 post Hypertufa and Concrete 1 post Cool Climate Gardening 1 post International Trading 1 post Garden Design 1 post Begonias 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Wildlife Gardening 1 post

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PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description kman_blue Comment Chaparral Beargrass, Chaparral Bear Grass, Chaparral Nolina, Beargrass, Bear Grass Nolina micrantha blueskyfd11 Comment Ramp, Wild Leek, Wood Leek, Wild Onion Allium tricoccum flaflwrgrl Comment Orchid Epidendrum fulgens billowen Comment Purple King Palm, Mount Lewis King, Purple Piccabean Palm Archontophoenix purpurea dmindepd Comment Sycamore Maple 'Eskimo Sunset' Acer pseudoplatanus wkaiser Comment Daylily 'Sabine Baur' Hemerocallis wkaiser Comment Daylily 'Latin Rhythm' Hemerocallis dixcat Comment Euphorbia 'Silver Fog' Euphorbia leucocephala Flower_addictnc Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Got The Melody' Iris tinkabell Comment Lady Slipper Orchid Cypripedium macranthos efjaykay Comment Dwarf Virginia Sweetspire, Gooseberry 'Little Henry' Itea virginica Erutuon Comment Double Flowered Greater Celandine 'Flore Pleno' Chelidonium majus Erutuon Comment Violet Sage, Ornamental Meadow Sage, Balkan Clary, Perennial Woodland Sage 'Blue Queen' Salvia x sylvestris wkaiser Comment Daylily 'Long Stocking' Hemerocallis vossner Comment Hybrid Musk Rose 'Buff Beauty' Rosa vossner Comment Louisiana Iris 'Wizard Of Aussie' Iris Kelly333 Comment Indian Strawberry, Mock Strawberry Duchesnea indica vossner Comment Globe Radish 'Cherry Belle' Raphanus sativus vossner Comment Amaryllis 'Amsterdam' Hippeastrum Erutuon Comment Orange Daylily, Tawny Daylily, Tiger Lily, Ditch Lily Hemerocallis fulva autrevie Comment Chinese Ground Orchid, Hyacinth Orchid, Peacock Orchid, White Chicken Bletilla striata vossner Comment Shrub Rose 'Hermina' Rosa peggytheplantlady Comment Hoya, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower Hoya anulata wkaiser Comment Daylily 'Siloam Merle Kent' Hemerocallis peggytheplantlady Comment Carrion Plant, Carrion Flower, Starfish Plant, Toad Plant, Zulu Giant Stapelia gigantea peggytheplantlady Comment Common Fig, Edible Fig, Higo Ficus carica jmatt Comment Wintercreeper Euonymus 'Moon Shadow' Euonymus fortunei vossner Comment Golden Vicary Privet, Golden Ligustrum Ligustrum x vicaryi vossner Comment Blue Eyed Grass 'Devon Skies' Sisyrinchium vossner Comment Climbing Rose 'Peggy Martin' Rosa vossner Comment Bougainvillea 'Sundown Orange' Bougainvillea KKontheCoast Comment Camphor Tree, Camphor Laurel Cinnamomum camphora paulrintexas Comment Canary Date Palm Phoenix canariensis knautiamom Comment Knautia Knautia macedonica moreys_son Comment Cane Begonia, Angel Wing Begonia Begonia coccinea vossner Comment Rose 'Ivor's Rose' Rosa vossner Comment Polyantha Rose, Found Rose 'Red Hearts' Rosa vossner Comment 'Belmont Orange' Rosa MiniPonyFarmer Comment Pincushion Flower 'Butterfly Blue' Scabiosa columbaria vossner Comment Clematis 'Ville de Lyon' Clematis r20r07r Comment New Guinea Impatiens 'Sonic Sweet Cherry' Impatiens x hawkeri palmbob Comment Common Camellia 'Magnoliaeflora' Camellia japonica palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe esculenta) palmbob Image Blue Aloe (Aloe glauca) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Arlene Marshall' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Blood of China' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Blood of China' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Japanese Camellia, Common Camellia 'C.M. Hovey' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Japanese Camellia, Common Camellia 'C.M. Hovey' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Elena Nobile' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Julia France' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Julia France' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Yennan Camellia 'Lila Naff' (Camellia reticulata) palmbob Image Yennan Camellia 'Lila Naff' (Camellia reticulata) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Marchioness of Exeter' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Marjorie Huckabee' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Marjorie Huckabee' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Robert Casamajor Variegated' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Robert Casamajor Variegated' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Magnoliaeflora' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Virgin's Blush' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Kaki' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Kaki' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Are-Jishi' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Ave Maria' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Betty Sheffield Blush' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Betty Sheffield Blush' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Betty Sheffield Blush' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Camellia 'Brigadoon' (Camellia x williamsii) palmbob Image Camellia 'Brigadoon' (Camellia x williamsii) palmbob Image Camellia 'Brigadoon' (Camellia x williamsii) palmbob Image Yennan Camellia 'Butterfly Wings' (Camellia reticulata) palmbob Image Japanese Camellia, Common Camellia 'C.M. Hovey' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Yennan Camellia 'Captain Rawes' (Camellia reticulata) palmbob Image Yennan Camellia 'Captain Rawes' (Camellia reticulata) palmbob Image Yennan Camellia 'Captain Rawes' (Camellia reticulata) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Carl Tourje' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Carolyn Tuttle' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Carter's Sunburst' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Carter's Sunburst' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Cliveana' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Cliveana' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image 'Contrast' (Camellia ) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Coral Pink Lotus' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Coral Pink Lotus' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Coral Pink Lotus' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Donnan's Dream' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Donnan's Dream' (Camellia japonica)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description warrennj Negative Thompson and Morgan (US) warrennj Positive Raintree Nursery luminx Positive Thuja Gardens (formerly PlantsRus) amf94597 Positive Homestead Farms jwiegmull Positive Kinsman Company, Inc. Melbourne12 Positive Seeds By Size 4U2B8 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. hammel68 Negative Wayside Gardens hammel68 Positive Santa Rosa Gardens hammel68 Positive Classy Groundcovers ssssssss Positive Garden Harvest Supply stargazing Positive Made in the Shade Gardens samaritan Positive Southmeadow Fruit Gardens (Grootendorst Nurseries) ssssssss Positive Almost Eden Plants mondon Positive High Country Gardens ssssssss Positive BigBadFlower.com 2bigfans Positive Floral and Hardy Gardens (formerly Crescent Nursery) ssssssss Positive Top Tropicals LLC skinnejj Positive Cabin Creek Nursery ssssssss Positive Kartuz Greenhouses vanessa59 Negative Bentley Gardens.com tmitchener Negative Michigan Bulb Gerbera12 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. egardens Positive Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) WVMHP Negative St. Lawrence Nurseries lnw1954 Positive Hirt's Greenhouse & Flowers dwc47 Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery dwc47 Negative Mark of Excellence Roses mmdp Negative 1888Orchids.com kaydiehl Positive Romence Gardens & Greenhouses zabo Positive Santa Rosa Gardens DonFromNJ Positive Sand Mountain Herbs wathen3390 Negative Michigan Bulb TheFluffyOne Negative Pinetree Garden Seeds DonFromNJ Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. ncollier614 Positive Brushwood Nursery ncollier614 Negative Four Seasons Nursery jedoody Positive Katz Kuntry Kuttins Penelopeann Positive Willis Orchard Company Zuzu Positive Garden Valley Ranch wabum Positive Hibiscus Place (Martindale's Nursery) crash69 Negative Cottage Farms ksgator Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants 1violetheart Positive Sunshine Flower Bulb buffalohump Negative Little Giant Blueberries JWWC Positive Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) beck5711 Positive Sunshine Flower Bulb bjplack Positive Garden Crossings LLC bjplack Positive Burgess Seed vossner Positive Laurel's Heirloom Tomato Plants skiekitty Positive Garden Valley Ranch daylilydaddy Positive Sunshine Flower Bulb mediosol Positive Siberian Iris Gardens LauraNewbie Negative Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) DRadz Positive Autumn Ridge Nursery (aka autumnridgenursery.com) ccoryk Negative Growquest Growers (also dba Olive-Trees.net and Surf & Sierra Wholesale Nurseries, LLC)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description DMgardener Positive Coleus: Rainbow Foliage for Containers and Gardens DMgardener Positive Antique Flowers: A Guide to Using Old-Fashioned Species in Contemporary Gardens

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... April 23, 2010