Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 26, 2010

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Erma Bombeck, American humorist (born 2/21/1927))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Plant and Tree Identification 239 posts Northeast Gardening 205 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 171 posts Bird Watching 125 posts Poultry and Livestock 117 posts PlantFiles Pictures 106 posts Pets 91 posts Texas Gardening 74 posts Mid-South Gardening 74 posts Irises 71 posts Daylilies 62 posts Games 55 posts California Gardening 54 posts Vegetable Gardening 54 posts Lilies 48 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 48 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 48 posts Southwest Gardening 48 posts Florida Gardening 46 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 40 posts Beginner Vegetables 36 posts Garden Talk 35 posts Roses 33 posts Cacti and Succulents 33 posts Australian Gardening 32 posts Sewing and Quilting 30 posts Bulbs 29 posts Hostas 28 posts Annuals 26 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 24 posts Plant Trading 22 posts Dahlias 20 posts Photos 19 posts Morning Glories 19 posts BirdFiles Pictures 18 posts Voting Booth 18 posts Tropical Plants 17 posts Equine Forum 17 posts Insect and Spider Identification 17 posts Cottage Gardening 17 posts Weather 16 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 16 posts Tomatoes 16 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 16 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 15 posts Beginner Flowers 15 posts Brugmansias 14 posts Aroids 14 posts Market Growers 13 posts Garden Art 12 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 12 posts Perennials 12 posts Soil and Composting 12 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 11 posts Strawbale Gardening 11 posts Computer Talk 11 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 11 posts Trash to Treasure 10 posts Canadian Gardening 10 posts Peonies 10 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 10 posts Shady Gardens 10 posts Winter Sowing 9 posts Happy Birthday 9 posts Frugal Living 9 posts Beginner Houseplants 8 posts Japanese Maples 8 posts Farm Life 8 posts Central Midwest Gardening 8 posts Carnivorous Plants 8 posts Gladiolas 8 posts Seed Trading 7 posts Carolina Gardening 7 posts Recipes 7 posts Fruits and Nuts 7 posts Home Decorating 7 posts Heucheras and Friends 7 posts Wildlife 7 posts Container Gardening 7 posts BugFiles Pictures 7 posts Garden Shed 6 posts Jokes & Humor 6 posts Bird Identification 6 posts Homesteading 6 posts Orchid Cactus 6 posts Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 6 posts Accessible Gardening 5 posts Beginner Landscaping 5 posts Clematis 5 posts Needle Arts 5 posts Michigan Gardening 5 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 5 posts Herbs 5 posts Kitchens 5 posts Greenhouse 5 posts Seed Germination 4 posts Propagation 4 posts Rocks, Minerals and Gems 4 posts Fragrant Gardening 4 posts Hibiscus 4 posts Poppies 4 posts Hydroponic Gardening 4 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 3 posts Master Gardeners 3 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 3 posts Plumerias 3 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 3 posts Artisans 3 posts Orchids 3 posts Woodworking 2 posts Test 2 posts Begonias 2 posts Vermicomposting 1 post Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post Coleus 1 post Vines and Climbers 1 post Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 1 post PlantFiles How-to's 1 post Georgia Gardening 1 post Self-contained Box Gardens 1 post Invasive Plants 1 post Garden Design 1 post Wildlife Gardening 1 post Clean and Clutter-free 1 post Caudiciforms 1 post Hoyas 1 post Genealogy 1 post Rhododendrons and Relatives 1 post Walls and Trim: paints, stains and faux finishes 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description turniptruck2 Comment Euryops, Yellow Bush Daisy Euryops pectinatus andreasmanique Comment Plum-fruited Yew, Andean Yew-Pine Prumnopitys andina Calistoga Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Pink Promise' Rosa Montana2955 Comment Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root Asclepias tuberosa dhdunlap Comment Japanese Clethra Clethra barbinervis Kim_M Comment Euphorbia, Griffith's Spurge 'Fireglow' Euphorbia griffithii TBricker Comment Dianthus, Dwarf Dianthus, China Pinks, Dwarf China Pinks 'Super Parfait Raspberry' Dianthus chinensis peejay12 Comment Blue Hibiscus, Lilac Hibiscus, Purple Hibiscus, California Hibiscus 'Santa Cruz' Alyogyne huegelii EffieH Comment Woolly Blue Violet, Sister Violet Viola sororia MPOCHAW Comment Double Poet's Narcissus, Poeticus Daffodil 'Plenus' Narcissus peejay12 Comment Tree Mallow 'Barnsley' Lavatera x clementii kp0540 Comment Weeping Redbud, Weeping Texas Redbud 'Traveler' Cercis canadensis var. texensis himothra Comment Donkey Ears, Life Plant Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri Erutuon Comment Creeping Phlox, Moss Phlox 'Emerald Blue' Phlox subulata otter47 Comment Lamb's-Quarters, White Goosefoot, Fat Hen, Wild Spinach Chenopodium album lmg1956 Comment Kousa Dogwood Cornus kousa lucymiu Comment Shrub Rose 'White Out' Rosa Pony289 Comment Szechuan Pepper, Flatspine Prickly Ash Zanthoxylum simulans delft13 Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Clarence' Iris DawgDrvr Comment Summer Squash Zucchini 'Jackpot' Cucurbita pepo DawgDrvr Comment Winter Squash, Acorn Squash 'Table King' Cucurbita pepo luciee Comment Prairie Bluebells Mertensia lanceolata Eldine Comment Artemisia, Satiny Wormwood, Mugwort, Silvermound Artemisia 'Silver Mound' Artemisia schmidtiana QueenB Comment Peppermint Mentha x piperita jeffcat Comment Rose 'Palais Royal' Rosa RussMartin4154 Comment Tomato 'Marvelous' Lycopersicon lycopersicum vossner Comment Clematis 'Carnaby' Clematis kkflora Comment Texas Pioneer Rose 'Republic of Texas' Rosa mrs_colla Comment Flanders Poppy 'Ladybird' Papaver commutatum morabeza79 Comment Lady of the Night Brunfelsia jamaicensis palmbob Comment Ochagavia litoralis Xenomorf Image Clavellina Cholla, Agujilla Cholla (Cylindropuntia molesta) Xenomorf Image Peanut Cactus (Echinopsis chamaecereus) Xenomorf Image Prickly Pear, Cochineal Nopal Cactus (Opuntia cochenillifera) Xenomorf Image Texas Prickly Pear, Englemann's Prickly Pear (Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri) Xenomorf Image Aaron's Beard Prickly Pear, Duraznillo Blanco, Nopal Blanco, Nopal, Colorado, Nopal Duraznillo (Opuntia leucotricha) Xenomorf Image Bunny Ears, Polka Dot Cactus, Angel's Wings, Cegador (Opuntia microdasys) Xenomorf Image Funny Bunny (Opuntia microdasys f. monstrosus) Xenomorf Image Opuntia (Opuntia paraguayensis) Xenomorf Image Opuntia (Opuntia paraguayensis) Xenomorf Image Blind Pear, Blind Prickly Pear, Cow Blinder (Opuntia rufida) Xenomorf Image Opuntia (Opuntia x occidentalis) Xenomorf Image Soaptree Yucca, Soapweed (Yucca elata) Xenomorf Image Soaptree Yucca, Soapweed (Yucca elata) Xenomorf Image Soaptree Yucca, Soapweed (Yucca elata) palmbob Image Sand Lettuce, Bluff Lettuce, Coastal Dudleya (Dudleya caespitosa) palmbob Image Catalina Live-forever, Hasse's Dudleya (Dudleya hassei) palmbob Image Catalina Live-forever, Hasse's Dudleya (Dudleya hassei) palmbob Image Dyckia (Dyckia fosteriana) palmbob Image Dyckia (Dyckia fosteriana) palmbob Image Manambe Palm (Dypsis decipiens) palmbob Image Red Edge Echeveria, Lipstick Echeveria (Echeveria agavoides) palmbob Image Choyita, Colgajito (Echinocereus scheeri) palmbob Image Choyita, Colgajito (Echinocereus scheeri) palmbob Image Koko, Pasakana (Echinopsis formosa) palmbob Image Echinopsis Hybrid 'Paramount Red' (Echinopsis ) palmbob Image Echinopsis Hybrid 'Sorceress' (Echinopsis ) palmbob Image Echinopsis Hybrid 'Sorceress' (Echinopsis ) palmbob Image Rhodesian Cycad (Encephalartos manikensis) palmbob Image Modjadji Cycad (Encephalartos transvenosus) palmbob Image Tambookie Thorn (Erythrina acanthocarpa) palmbob Image Spurge (Euphorbia atropurpurea) palmbob Image Spurge (Euphorbia atropurpurea) palmbob Image Churee (Euphorbia royleana) palmbob Image Naboom, Honey Euphorbia (Euphorbia tetragona) palmbob Image Dainty Lady Palm, Guilin Dwarf Palm (Guihaia argyrata) palmbob Image Gymnocalycium (Gymnocalycium monvillei) palmbob Image Felt Plant, Felt Bush, Velvet Leaf Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe beharensis) palmbob Image Felt Plant, Felt Bush, Velvet Leaf Kalanchoe, Stalactite Plant 'Fang' (Kalanchoe ) palmbob Image Trailing Ice Plant 'Red Shift' (Lampranthus ) palmbob Image Trailing Ice Plant 'Red Shift' (Lampranthus ) palmbob Image Burrawang, Burrawong (Macrozamia communis) palmbob Image Burrawang, Burrawong (Macrozamia communis) palmbob Image Burrawang, Burrawong (Macrozamia communis) palmbob Image (Meryta balansae) palmbob Image (Ochagavia litoralis) palmbob Image Black-Spine Prickly Pear, Purple Prickly Pear, Red-joint Prickly Pear, Texas Santa Rita (Opuntia macrocentra) palmbob Image Black-Spine Prickly Pear, Purple Prickly Pear, Red-joint Prickly Pear, Texas Santa Rita (Opuntia macrocentra) palmbob Image Black-Spine Prickly Pear, Purple Prickly Pear, Red-joint Prickly Pear, Texas Santa Rita (Opuntia macrocentra) palmbob Image Violet Prickly Pear (Opuntia gosseliniana) palmbob Image Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) palmbob Image Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) palmbob Image Victorian Box, Sweet Pittosporum (Pittosporum undulatum)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description brb4y Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. jonjonson Negative Arkansas Berry & Plant Farm wha Positive Siberian Iris Gardens HowieFelch Positive Zoysia Farm Nurseries htcoe Positive Bluestone Perennials AndyUK Neutral Thompson and Morgan (US) egardens Positive Holly Hill Nurseries egardens Negative National Arbor Day Foundation Carolsflowers Positive Hallson Gardens Carolsflowers Positive Cummins Nursery iversen555 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. egardens Neutral Willis Orchard Company chunkystarol Positive Tomato Girl (Tomato Baby Company) AnnieRose Positive Vincent Gardens SquashyPetal Negative Seeds By Size diggingdaisy Positive Eden Brothers Seed Company kernalTroutman Positive Uncle Jim's Worm Farm k_avis Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. anaidmaf Positive Jan's Country Garden Thornns Positive The Growers Exchange (aka The Grower's Exchange) Thornns Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) obscurity2 Positive Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs lheyerdahl Negative GoSucculent.com obscurity2 Neutral Four Winds Growers goldilocks0613 Negative Summerstone Nursery artwerks Positive Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company goldilocks0613 Neutral Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) artwerks Positive Raintree Nursery pgitta Negative Thompson and Morgan (US) JGinTN Positive Colorblends (Schipper & Co. USA) JGinTN Positive Netherland Bulb Company DonFromNJ Positive Sand Hill Preservation Center JGinTN Positive Accents for Home and Garden (Pepper's Greenhouse) dypepper Positive Santa Rosa Gardens crochetedgirl Negative Swallowtail Garden Seeds vesperiris Negative Specialty Perennials jimbodw07 Positive Burgess Seed gordonwhynot Negative Gardener's Choice LunarGarden Negative Heirloom Acres Seeds umberger59 Positive A Nearly Native Nursery kimberliw Negative Bloomingbulb.com xiaoren Negative Thompson and Morgan (US) hopalong79 Positive Garden Harvest Supply texas_guy Positive Great Garden Plants texas_guy 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 26, 2010