Dave's Garden Newsletter for June 17, 2010

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, French writer, satirist (born 11/21/1694))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Plant and Tree Identification 216 posts Daylilies 153 posts Northeast Gardening 152 posts Mid-South Gardening 114 posts Bird Watching 81 posts Tomatoes 64 posts Plant Trading 60 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 59 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 52 posts Southwest Gardening 52 posts Sewing and Quilting 52 posts Lilies 47 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 46 posts Texas Gardening 45 posts Cacti and Succulents 43 posts Games 41 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 41 posts Florida Gardening 38 posts Pets 38 posts Annuals 35 posts Poultry and Livestock 34 posts Photos 34 posts Tropical Plants 33 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 29 posts Roses 28 posts Insect and Spider Identification 27 posts Tropical Fruits 25 posts Irises 24 posts Beginner Vegetables 22 posts Dahlias 22 posts Perennials 22 posts Fuchsias 20 posts Hostas 20 posts Brugmansias 20 posts Canadian Gardening 18 posts PlantFiles Pictures 18 posts Weather 17 posts Wildlife 17 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 16 posts Vegetable Gardening 15 posts Coneflowers 15 posts Container Gardening 15 posts Australian Gardening 14 posts Hibiscus 14 posts Garden Talk 13 posts Clematis 13 posts Morning Glories 12 posts Bird Identification 12 posts Seed Trading 10 posts Central Midwest Gardening 10 posts Greenhouse 9 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 9 posts Aroids 9 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 8 posts Propagation 8 posts Carolina Gardening 8 posts Happy Birthday 7 posts Shady Gardens 7 posts Plumerias 7 posts Begonias 7 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 6 posts Herbs 6 posts Recipes 6 posts Beginner Houseplants 6 posts Gingers 5 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 5 posts Georgia Gardening 5 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 5 posts Accessible Gardening 5 posts Water Gardens 4 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 4 posts Voting Booth 4 posts Daturas 4 posts Palms and Cycads 4 posts Japanese Maples 4 posts Caudiciforms 4 posts Strawbale Gardening 4 posts Outdoor Living: porches, decks, patios, pools, etc 4 posts Poppies 3 posts Orchids 3 posts Winter Sowing 3 posts Beginner Flowers 3 posts Bulbs 3 posts Invasive Plants 3 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 3 posts BirdFiles Pictures 3 posts Garden Shed 3 posts Carnivorous Plants 3 posts Hydrangeas 2 posts Fragrant Gardening 2 posts Computer Talk 2 posts Peonies 2 posts Hoyas 2 posts Rock and Alpine Gardening 2 posts BugFiles How-to's 2 posts Agastaches and Salvias 2 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post Heucheras and Friends 1 post Saving Seeds 1 post Beginner Landscaping 1 post Peppers 1 post Heating and Cooling Systems 1 post PlantFiles How-to's 1 post Floors and Coverings 1 post Vacations and Travel 1 post California Gardening 1 post Kitchens 1 post Michigan Gardening 1 post Hypertufa and Concrete 1 post Books, Movies, and TV 1 post Vermicomposting 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description PammiePi Comment Wedelia Wedelia paludosa PammiePi Comment Moonflower, Moon Vine, Giant White Moonflower Ipomoea alba stephenp Comment Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium Pelargonium x hortorum PammiePi Comment Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora genshiro Comment Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Charles de Meurville' Nymphaea Bairie Comment Camelthorn Alhagi pseudalhagi sjblalock Comment Yarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Pink Grapefruit' Achillea millefolium JonthanJ Comment Cheddar Pink 'Bath's Pink' Dianthus gratianopolitanus ms_greenjeans Comment Clematis 'H. F. Young' Clematis PammiePi Comment Shampoo Ginger, Pinecone Ginger, Pinecone Lily, Pine Cone Ginger, Pine Cone Lily Zingiber zerumbet PammiePi Comment White Ginger, Garland Lily, Butterfly Ginger Hedychium coronarium ahaddock Comment Snap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Rattlesnake' Phaseolus vulgaris PammiePi Comment Pink Fruiting Banana Musa velutina ms_greenjeans Comment Van Houtte Spiraea 'Renaissance' Spiraea x vanhouttei ms_greenjeans Comment Ornamental Strawberry 'Lipstick' Fragaria x ananassa gardeningfun Comment Shasta Daisy 'Wirral Pride' Leucanthemum x superbum gardeningfun Comment Shasta Daisy 'Old Court Variety' Leucanthemum x superbum myriban Comment Bear's Breeches Acanthus mollis ms_greenjeans Comment Hairy Alumroot, Maple Leaf Alumroot 'Brownies' Heuchera villosa ogon Comment Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium Pelargonium x hortorum genshiro Comment White Lady's Slipper Cypripedium candidum IanHuntington Comment Ashy Limberbush, Arizona Nettlespurge Jatropha cinerea OsmanthusValley Comment Cry Baby, Cockspur, Fireman's Cap Tree, Brazillian Coral Tree Erythrina crista-galli Porphyrostachys Comment Ledebouria crispa walkingsmall Comment Tomato 'Bella Rosa' Lycopersicon lycopersicum radrex2 Comment Horse Crippler, Devil's Head, Candy Cactus, Devil's Pincushion, Manacaballo, Monco Caballo, Viznaga Echinocactus texensis AmberJackson Comment Agave, Century Plant, American Aloe, Maguey Agave americana george1975 Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Double Delight' Rosa bdavtab7 Comment Dwarf St. Johnswort Hypericum mutilum hmbgerl Comment Watch Chain Plant, Clubmoss Crassula, Princess Pine, Rattail Crassula Crassula muscosa Xenomorf Image Claret Cup Cactus, Strawberry Cactus, Crimson Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus) Farmerdill Image Sweet Corn 'Serendipity' (Zea mays var. rugosa) Farmerdill Image Sweet Corn 'Serendipity' (Zea mays var. rugosa) Farmerdill Image Sweet Corn (Synergistic) 'Celestial' (Zea mays var. rugosa) Farmerdill Image Sweet Corn (Synergistic) 'Celestial' (Zea mays var. rugosa) Farmerdill Image Tomato 'PS 01522935' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Farmerdill Image Eggplant 'Nubia' (Solanum melongena var. esculentum) Farmerdill Image Tomato 'Fletcher' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Farmerdill Image Tomato 'Fletcher' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Xenomorf Image Claret Cup Cactus, Strawberry Cactus, Crimson Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description archable Positive Irrigation Direct MissDarlene1968 Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) GoldenShihTzu Negative Mt. Healthy Hatcheries, Inc. silkroad Positive Dragonfly Aquatics ohara21 Positive Made in the Shade Gardens damicom Negative Heirloom Roses normarod1 Positive Hirt's Greenhouse & Flowers jb_tx Negative Trees that Please Nursery and Tree Farm allaboutblooms Negative Ashdown Roses, Ltd. LolaGypsy Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants trackinsand Positive Dove Creek Gardens jetjack11 Negative Summerstone Nursery MSplantman Negative Glasshouse Works MSplantman Positive Annie's Annuals and Perennials Recif Negative AZ Ponds & Supplies, Inc. (Al Zimmer's Ponds & Supplies) MSplantman Neutral Forestfarm pinguinoo Positive Santa Rosa Gardens scurtish1 Negative Futuregarden.com LadyRadagast Positive Sand Hill Preservation Center alimnassar Negative Orchids by Hausermann Dempsey Negative Planet Natural alimnassar Neutral Jené's Tropicals alimnassar Positive Pine Island Nursery alimnassar Positive Going Bananas alimnassar Positive Top Tropicals LLC simba77 Negative Buried Treasures Snellvillesama Positive Miller Nurseries divvajacko Positive Edmunds' Roses reeve1 Negative Florida Colors Nursery tuarim Positive Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) Karen12rose1 Positive Hortico Nurseries Inc. RebeccaLynn Positive Netherland Bulb Company RebeccaLynn Positive Select Seeds Antique Flowers

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... June 17, 2010