Dave's Garden Newsletter for August 25, 2010

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet (born 4/5/1837))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Plant and Tree Identification 132 posts Northeast Gardening 126 posts PlantFiles Pictures 79 posts Daylilies 70 posts Pets 59 posts Cacti and Succulents 53 posts Morning Glories 50 posts Games 46 posts Bird Watching 41 posts Irises 40 posts Vegetable Gardening 40 posts Seed Trading 31 posts Mid-South Gardening 31 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 29 posts Texas Gardening 29 posts Southwest Gardening 27 posts Tomatoes 27 posts Australian Gardening 27 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 26 posts Tropical Plants 23 posts Garden Art 21 posts Propagation 21 posts Beginner Vegetables 20 posts Poultry and Livestock 20 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 19 posts Lilies 19 posts Brugmansias 19 posts Sewing and Quilting 19 posts Recipes 19 posts Garden Talk 16 posts Homesteading 16 posts Cottage Gardening 16 posts Trash to Treasure 16 posts Plant Trading 15 posts Accessible Gardening 15 posts Wildlife 14 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 14 posts California Gardening 13 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 12 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 11 posts Weather 11 posts Container Gardening 10 posts Insect and Spider Identification 10 posts Soil and Composting 10 posts Canadian Gardening 8 posts Shady Gardens 8 posts Strawbale Gardening 8 posts Perennials 7 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 7 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 7 posts Plumerias 7 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 7 posts Home Decorating 7 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 6 posts Hostas 6 posts Voting Booth 5 posts Florida Gardening 5 posts Vines and Climbers 5 posts Soap and Candle-making 5 posts BirdFiles Pictures 5 posts Happy Birthday 5 posts Beginner Houseplants 4 posts Aroids 4 posts Gladiolas 4 posts Hibiscus 4 posts Annuals 4 posts Seed Germination 4 posts Winter Sowing 4 posts Clematis 4 posts Gingers 4 posts Fuchsias 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Bird Identification 3 posts Tropical Fruits 3 posts Orchids 3 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 3 posts Frugal Living 3 posts Water Gardens 3 posts Beginner Landscaping 3 posts Coleus 3 posts Photos 3 posts Dahlias 3 posts Clean and Clutter-free 3 posts Caudiciforms 3 posts Garden Design 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Ask-a-Gardener 2 posts Scrapbooking and Paper Crafts 2 posts Books, Movies, and TV 2 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 2 posts Antiques and Collectibles 2 posts Bulbs 2 posts Georgia Gardening 2 posts Coneflowers 1 post Baths and Laundry Rooms 1 post Appliances 1 post Retirees 1 post Classified Ads 1 post Peonies 1 post Master Gardeners 1 post Roses 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Market Growers 1 post Passifloras 1 post Cameras and Photography 1 post Carolina Gardening 1 post Herbs 1 post Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 1 post Greenhouse 1 post Central Midwest Gardening 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description blodwedd Comment Variegated Devil's Backbone, Japanese Poinsettia, Slipper Spurge, Redbird Cactus, Christmas Candle 'Variegatus' Euphorbia tithymaloides jessicamcguire Comment Water Lettuce Pistia stratiotes janetdem Comment Arabian Lilac, Fascination Vitex 'Fascination' Vitex trifolia f. purpurea sunshine_2 Comment Scarlet Hedge Nettle, Scarlet Hedgenettle, Seven-up Plant, Texas Betony, Texas Woundwort Stachys coccinea wgeyer Comment Silver Maple, Soft Maple, River Maple, Silverleaf Maple, White Maple Acer saccharinum Indie Comment Smooth Hydrangea, Wild Hydrangea, Sevenbark 'Incrediball' Hydrangea arborescens John_Bales Comment Mustang Grape, Texas Grape, Rio Grande Grape Vitis mustangensis smartseeds Comment Plectranthus 'Silver Shield' Plectranthus argentatus darylmitchell Comment Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Kingswood Torch' Solenostemon scutellarioides darylmitchell Comment Bacopa 'Snowstorm Giant Snowflake' Sutera figalicious Comment Pride of Madeira Echium candicans scent Comment Nong Nooch Vine Petraeovitex bambusetorum mstella Comment Panicle Hydrangea, Tree Hydrangea 'Little Lamb' Hydrangea paniculata themikeman Comment Daylily 'Black Prince' Hemerocallis themikeman Comment Asiatic Dayflower, Blue Dayflower Commelina communis flsusie Comment Marsh Mallow, Marshmallow Althaea officinalis Amy68 Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Macho Hombre' Iris Oaklift Comment Chameleon Plant 'Chameleon' Houttuynia cordata grovespirit Comment Japanese Morning Glory 'Akatsuki no Nishiki' Ipomoea nil grovespirit Comment Japanese Morning Glory 'Hama No Kagayaki' Ipomoea nil smarwar Comment Beach Sunflower Helianthus debilis grovespirit Comment Japanese Morning Glory 'Fuji Musume' Ipomoea nil grovespirit Comment Moonflower Ipomoea tuboides Sherilou Image Tularosa Market Melon 'Tularosa Market Melon' (Cucumis melo) Sherilou Image Tularosa Market Melon 'Tularosa Market Melon' (Cucumis melo) Sherilou Image Tularosa Market Melon 'Tularosa Market Melon' (Cucumis melo) Sherilou Image Tularosa Market Melon 'Tularosa Market Melon' (Cucumis melo) Sherilou Image Tularosa Market Melon 'Tularosa Market Melon' (Cucumis melo) Sherilou Image Tularosa Market Melon 'Tularosa Market Melon' (Cucumis melo) sazji Image Winter Squash, Oriental 'Bungkan' (Cucurbita maxima) sazji Image Winter Squash 'Black Futsu' (Cucurbita moschata) sazji Image Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Seminole Pumpkin' (Cucurbita moschata) plantladylin Image Hoya, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower (Hoya cumingiana) 01_William Image Meadow Beauty (Rhexia virginica) 01_William Image Meadow Beauty (Rhexia virginica) artemizia08 Image Flaming Torch (Billbergia pyramidalis) artemizia08 Image Flaming Torch (Billbergia pyramidalis) artemizia08 Image Flaming Torch (Billbergia pyramidalis) Kell Image Mountain Cabbage Tree, Kiepersol (Cussonia paniculata subsp. sinuata) cactus_lover Image Baseball Plant, Klipnoors, Sea Urchin (Euphorbia obesa) cactus_lover Image Baseball Plant, Klipnoors, Sea Urchin (Euphorbia obesa) cactus_lover Image Baseball Plant, Klipnoors, Sea Urchin (Euphorbia obesa) Kell Image Arum Lily, Calla Lily 'Picasso' (Zantedeschia ) Kell Image Brazilian Rose Wood, Green Ebony (Jacaranda mimosifolia) palmbob Image Gymnocalycium (Gymnocalycium gibbosum var. ventanicolum) palmbob Image Gymnocalycium (Gymnocalycium gibbosum var. ventanicolum) palmbob Image Rose Plaid Cactus (Gymnocalycium quehlianum) palmbob Image Gymnocalycium (Gymnocalycium mesopotamicum) palmbob Image Gymnocalycium (Gymnocalycium mesopotamicum) palmbob Image Gymnocalycium (non-grafted form) (Gymnocalycium mihanovichii) palmbob Image Gymnocalycium (Gymnocalycium ochoterenae) palmbob Image Gymnocalycium (Gymnocalycium schickendantzii var. pungens) palmbob Image Gymnocalycium (Gymnocalycium ragonesei) plantladylin Image Hoya, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower (Hoya carnosa) plantladylin Image Hoya, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower (Hoya carnosa) plantladylin Image Hoya, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower (Hoya carnosa) palmbob Image Giant Chin Cactus (Gymnocalycium saglionis) palmbob Image Gymnocalycium (Gymnocalycium riojense) palmbob Image Gymnocalycium (Gymnocalycium riojense) palmbob Image Gymnocalycium (Gymnocalycium anisitsii) palmbob Image Haageocereus (Haageocereus pseudomelanostele) palmbob Image Haageocereus (Haageocereus pseudomelanostele) palmbob Image Haworthia (Haworthia arachnoidea var. aranea) palmbob Image Haworthia (Haworthia arachnoidea var. aranea) palmbob Image Haworthia (Haworthia attenuata) palmbob Image Haworthia (Haworthia attenuata var. variegata) palmbob Image Haworthia (Haworthia attenuata var. variegata) palmbob Image Haworthia (Haworthia bolusii) palmbob Image Haworthia 'Variegata' (Haworthia cooperi) palmbob Image Haworthia 'Variegata' (Haworthia cooperi) palmbob Image Cathedral Window Haworthia 'Variegata' (Haworthia cymbiformis) palmbob Image 'Hakuma' (Haworthia emelyae var. major) palmbob Image Haworthia (Haworthia emelyae var. comptoniana) palmbob Image 'Hakuma' (Haworthia emelyae var. major) palmbob Image Haworthia 'Picta' (Haworthia emelyae) palmbob Image Haworthia 'Korizato' (Haworthia ) palmbob Image Haworthia (Haworthia lockwoodii) palmbob Image Haworthia (Haworthia magnifica var. splendens) palmbob Image Haworthia (Haworthia magnifica var. acuminata) palmbob Image Haworthia (Haworthia maraisii) palmbob Image Haworthia (Haworthia maraisii) palmbob Image 'Pearl Edge' (Haworthia marginata) palmbob Image 'Pearl Edge' (Haworthia marginata) palmbob Image Haworthia (Haworthia truncata var. maughanii) palmbob Image Haworthia (Haworthia mirabilis var. paradoxa) palmbob Image (Haworthia retusa fa. geraldii) palmbob Image Haworthia (Haworthia semiviva) palmbob Image Haworthia (Haworthia semiviva) palmbob Image Haworthia 'Lime Green' (Haworthia truncata) palmbob Image 'Variegated' (Haworthia truncata var. maughanii) palmbob Image 'variegated' (Haworthia truncata) palmbob Image 'variegated' (Haworthia truncata) palmbob Image 'variegated' (Haworthia truncata) palmbob Image 'variegated' (Haworthia truncata) palmbob Image Haworthia (Haworthia truncata) palmbob Image Haworthia (Haworthia truncata)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description dancingbear27 Positive Blue J Iris dancingbear27 Positive McGlauflin's Perennials October93 Neutral Rocky Mountain Austree, Inc. Fingers1 Negative Rockwood Gardens suegardens2 Positive Malevil Iris Gardens dianthaharville Positive Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company suegardens2 Positive Schreiner's Iris Gardens enviroplanter Positive High Country Gardens Abernathy99 Positive TulipWorld JDS2000 Positive Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms, Inc. dmac085 Positive Snowpeak Iris and Daylilies aileen246 Positive Gardener's Supply Company mizar5 Positive Mail-Order Natives gilesdiyer Positive Welp Hatchery anton1 Positive Top Tropicals LLC

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... August 25, 2010