Dave's Garden Newsletter for August 20, 2010

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Amos Bronson Alcott, American educator, philosopher (born 11/29/1799))

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Forum Posts Games 222 posts PlantFiles Pictures 122 posts Plant and Tree Identification 120 posts Northeast Gardening 81 posts Bird Watching 64 posts Mid-South Gardening 46 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 43 posts Sewing and Quilting 41 posts Texas Gardening 39 posts Daylilies 36 posts Pets 33 posts Vegetable Gardening 31 posts Recipes 31 posts Plant Trading 27 posts California Gardening 26 posts Photos 25 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 24 posts Tomatoes 22 posts Weather 21 posts Morning Glories 21 posts Seed Trading 20 posts Insect and Spider Identification 19 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 18 posts Poultry and Livestock 18 posts Irises 18 posts Garden Art 17 posts Cacti and Succulents 17 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 16 posts Florida Gardening 16 posts BugFiles Pictures 16 posts Australian Gardening 16 posts Southwest Gardening 15 posts Clean and Clutter-free 15 posts Beginner Vegetables 14 posts Roses 13 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 13 posts Propagation 13 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 12 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 12 posts Wildlife 12 posts Trash to Treasure 10 posts Orchids 10 posts Central Midwest Gardening 10 posts Garden Talk 9 posts Lilies 8 posts Brugmansias 8 posts Caudiciforms 8 posts Hypertufa and Concrete 8 posts Bird Identification 7 posts Canadian Gardening 7 posts Tropical Plants 7 posts Palms and Cycads 7 posts Orchid Cactus 6 posts Dahlias 6 posts Vines and Climbers 6 posts Hibiscus 6 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 5 posts Homesteading 5 posts Seed Germination 5 posts Hostas 5 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 5 posts Carolina Gardening 5 posts Plumerias 5 posts Equine Forum 5 posts Voting Booth 5 posts Perennials 4 posts Frugal Living 4 posts Fragrant Gardening 4 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 4 posts Fuchsias 3 posts Accessible Gardening 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Hoyas 3 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 3 posts Cannas 3 posts Strawbale Gardening 3 posts Cottage Gardening 3 posts Tropical Fruits 2 posts Bulbs 2 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 2 posts Jokes & Humor 2 posts Passifloras 2 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 2 posts Peppers 2 posts Beginner Landscaping 2 posts Bonsai 2 posts Herbs 1 post Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 1 post Oleanders 1 post Electrical and Lighting 1 post Georgia Gardening 1 post DG Journals and Diaries 1 post African Violets and Gesneriads 1 post Aroids 1 post Furnishings 1 post Container Gardening 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Appliances 1 post PlantFiles How-to's 1 post Classified Ads 1 post Welcome Mat 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description ahaddock Comment Climbing Zucchini,Tromboncino, Trombocino, Zucchetta Rampicante, Italian Trombone Squash 'Tromba d'Albenga' Cucurbita moschata ahaddock Comment Summer Squash, Patty Pan Squash, Scallop Squash 'Early White Bush Scallop' Cucurbita pepo SheilaFla Comment Mexican Sunflower, Bolivian Sunflower, Marigold Tree Tithonia diversifolia DRW4710 Comment Coneflower 'Emily Saul' Echinacea southernwv Comment Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet, Tree Datura 'Engelsglockchen' Brugmansia arborea PedricksCorner Comment Fuchsia 'Mrs. Marshall' Fuchsia southernwv Comment Zebra Plant Aphelandra squarrosa southernwv Comment Cucumber 'Lemon' Cucumis sativus andreasable Comment Chocolate Vine, Five-Leaf Akebia, Raisin Vine Akebia quinata palmbob Comment Mammillaria Mammillaria carmenae palmbob Comment Mammillaria Mammillaria guelzowiana palmbob Comment Mammillaria 'Superba' Mammillaria hahniana palmbob Comment Mammillaria Mammillaria luethyi sujema Comment Artemisia, Wormwood 'Powis Castle' Artemisia palmbob Comment Jatropha pelargonifolia NancyMcD Comment Russian Peashrub Caragana frutex Schulzie Comment Viper's Bugloss, Blueweed Echium vulgare palmbob Comment Rainbow Pincushion Mammillaria rhodantha subsp. pringlei rkwright85 Comment 'Gold Dust' Daphne x burkwoodii puremagick3 Comment Desert Rose Adenium obesum WonderWeasel Comment Hot Pepper 'Takanotsume' Capsicum annuum puremagick3 Comment Coconut Palm Cocos nucifera palmbob Image Jatropha (Jatropha cathartica) palmbob Image Baboon's Cucumber (Kedrostis africana) palmbob Image Baboon's Cucumber (Kedrostis africana) palmbob Image Agave Cactus, Prism Cactus, Cob Cactus (Leuchtenbergia principis) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria canelensis) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria canelensis) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria canelensis) karencz Image Ten Petal Blazing Star, Evening Star (Mentzelia decapetala) plantinginspain Image Bo Tree, Sacred Fig, Bodhi Tree, Pipal, Peepul, Bo-Tree Fig (Ficus religiosa) plantaholic186 Image Cranesbill 'Karmina' (Geranium x cantabrigiense) plantaholic186 Image Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'Katherine Adele' (Geranium x oxonianum) karencz Image Ten Petal Blazing Star, Evening Star (Mentzelia decapetala) jericakhang Image Lipstick Plant, Basketvine, Basket Vine 'Black Pagoda' (Aeschynanthus ) sinkevito Image Lucky Bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana) damienstafford Image Variegated Mugwort 'Oriental Limelight' (Artemisia vulgaris) vossner Image Straggler Daisy, Prostrate Lawnflower, Hierba del caballo, Horseherb (Calyptocarpus vialis) 01_William Image Netted Chain Fern (Woodwardia areolata) 01_William Image Netted Chain Fern (Woodwardia areolata) 01_William Image Netted Chain Fern (Woodwardia areolata) timmijo Image Four O'Clock, Marvel of Peru (Mirabilis jalapa) timmijo Image Baby Sunrose, Heartleaf Ice Plant 'Red Apple' (Aptenia cordifolia) timmijo Image Baby Sunrose, Heartleaf Ice Plant 'Red Apple' (Aptenia cordifolia) timmijo Image Heartleaf Ice Plant, Heart Leaf Ice Plant, Baby Sunrose 'Variegata' (Aptenia cordifolia) timmijo Image Pink Ladies, Mexican Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa) shorthog Image Smooth Ruellia, Limestone Petunia (Ruellia strepens) shorthog Image Pink Purslane, Kiss Me Quick, Chisme, Shaggy Portulaca (Portulaca pilosa) shorthog Image Mallow, French Hollyhock 'Zebrina' (Malva sylvestris) Baja_Costero Image Crassula 'Campfire' (Crassula capitella) Kell Image Burr Rose, Chestnut Rose, Chinquapin Rose (Rosa roxburghii) Kell Image Burr Rose, Chestnut Rose, Chinquapin Rose (Rosa roxburghii) Kell Image Burr Rose, Chestnut Rose, Chinquapin Rose (Rosa roxburghii) Kell Image Burr Rose, Chestnut Rose, Chinquapin Rose (Rosa roxburghii) Kell Image Clematis 'Glasnevin Dusk' (Clematis tibetana subsp. vernayi) Kell Image Clematis 'Glasnevin Dusk' (Clematis tibetana subsp. vernayi) Kell Image Clematis 'Glasnevin Dusk' (Clematis tibetana subsp. vernayi) Kell Image Clematis 'Glasnevin Dusk' (Clematis tibetana subsp. vernayi) Kell Image Clematis 'Glasnevin Dusk' (Clematis tibetana subsp. vernayi) jeeem Image Coneflower 'Hot Papaya' (Echinacea ) mjsponies Image Variegated Phillipine Violet 'Variegata' (Barleria cristata) pixie62560 Image Jacob's Ladder 'Brise d'Anjou' (Polemonium caeruleum) pixie62560 Image Showy Stonecrop 'Carmen' (Hylotelephium spectabile) Aloelover Image Aloe (Aloe barbertoniae) Aloelover Image Flat-flowered Aloe (Aloe marlothii) Aloelover Image Aloe (Aloe sinana) Aloelover Image Aloe (Aloe buhrii) Aloelover Image Aloe (Aloe reynoldsii) shorthog Image Hardy Begonia 'Heron's Pirouette' (Begonia grandis) shorthog Image Hardy Begonia 'Heron's Pirouette' (Begonia grandis) shorthog Image Hardy Begonia 'Heron's Pirouette' (Begonia grandis) cactus_lover Image Agave 'Minor' (Agave potatorum) cactus_lover Image Monk's Hood (Astrophytum ornatum var. nudum) cactus_lover Image Monk's Hood (Astrophytum ornatum var. nudum) cactus_lover Image Curly Nolina, Izote, Izote macho, Izote real (Nolina guatemalensis) cactus_lover Image Pygmy Date Palm, Robellini Palm (Phoenix roebelenii) cactus_lover Image Majesty Palm (Ravenea rivularis) cactus_lover Image Fishtail Palm, Clustered Fishtail Palm (Caryota mitis) cactus_lover Image Fishtail Palm, Clustered Fishtail Palm (Caryota mitis) cactus_lover Image Japanese Sago Palm, King Sago Palm, Sago Cycas, Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta) cactus_lover Image Japanese Sago Palm, King Sago Palm, Sago Cycas, Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta) cactus_lover Image Emperor Sago, Prince Sago (Cycas taitungensis) cactus_lover Image Alexandra Palm (Acanthophoenix alexandrae) palmbob Image Silken Pincusion (Mammillaria bombycina) palmbob Image Silken Pincusion (Mammillaria bombycina) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria carmenae) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria carmenae) palmbob Image Rose Pincushion Cactus (Mammillaria crinita) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria crinita subsp. duweii) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria crinita subsp. duweii) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria crinita subsp. duweii) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria formosa subsp. microthele) palmbob Image Twin-Spined Cactus, Whitey (Mammillaria geminispina) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria geminispina subsp. leucocentra) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria guelzowiana) palmbob Image Mammillaria 'Superba' (Mammillaria hahniana) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria herrerae) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria huitzilopochtli) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria insularis) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria lenta) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria luethyi) palmbob Image (Jatropha pelargonifolia) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria magnifica) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria magnifica) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria magnifica) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria mazatlanensis) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria mazatlanensis) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria mazatlanensis) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria melaleuca) ryguy319 Image Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Gallo Orange' (Gaillardia ) ryguy319 Image Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Gallo Orange' (Gaillardia ) cactus_lover Image Chinese Fan Palm, Fountain Palm (Livistona chinensis) cactus_lover Image Chinese Fan Palm, Fountain Palm (Livistona chinensis) cactus_lover Image Chinese Fan Palm, Fountain Palm (Livistona chinensis) cactus_lover Image Chinese Fan Palm, Fountain Palm (Livistona chinensis) chinabitbit Image Coneflower 'Summer Sun' (Echinacea ) CactusJordi Image Coryphantha (Coryphantha delicata) CactusJordi Image Coryphantha (Coryphantha delicata) DMersh Image Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis) DMersh Image Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis) amberfaust Image Malay Apple (Syzygium malaccense) DMersh Image Whitebeam (Sorbus aria) DMersh Image Whitebeam (Sorbus aria) DMersh Image Whitebeam (Sorbus aria) 01_William Image Swamp Milkweed, Rose Milkweed, Red Milkweed, Swamp Silkweed, White Indian Hemp (Asclepias incarnata) 01_William Image Swamp Milkweed, Rose Milkweed, Red Milkweed, Swamp Silkweed, White Indian Hemp (Asclepias incarnata) 01_William Image Swamp Milkweed, Rose Milkweed, Red Milkweed, Swamp Silkweed, White Indian Hemp (Asclepias incarnata) QCHammy Image Christmas Tree Cactus, Eve's Needle (Austrocylindropuntia subulata f. monstrosa) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria mercadensis) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria muehlenpfordtii) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria muehlenpfordtii) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria karwinskiana subsp. nejapensis) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria parkinsonii var. brevispina) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria parkinsonii var. brevispina) palmbob Image Mamillaria (Mammillaria perbella) palmbob Image Mamillaria (Mammillaria perbella) palmbob Image Feather Cactus (Mammillaria plumosa) palmbob Image 'Nudum' (Mammillaria polythele subsp. obconella) palmbob Image 'Nudum' (Mammillaria polythele subsp. obconella) palmbob Image Rainbow Pincushion (Mammillaria rhodantha subsp. pringlei) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria pseudoperbella) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria chionocephala) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria saboae)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description chilimonsta Positive Pepper Joe's Inc. jamiew Positive Summer Hill Seeds LostMeadow Positive Gilbert H. Wild and Son pickyeater Positive Bay Flora MLincoln Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery smithjonesghost Negative Whatcom Seed Company (Seedrack.com) Doctor_Janson Negative Brighter Blooms Nursery Mae4catz Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants Doctor_Janson Negative Empress Tree Nurseries (aka Fast Growing Trees, Paulownia Supply & fastgrowingtree.com) druidjo Positive Gurney's Seed & Nursery druidjo Negative Henry Field's Seed & Nursery TommThumb Negative Eco Enterprises

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... August 20, 2010