Dave's Garden Newsletter for December 1, 2010

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh)

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Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 175 posts PlantFiles Pictures 165 posts Sewing and Quilting 91 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 83 posts Pets 63 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 60 posts Games 56 posts Bird Watching 53 posts Seed Trading 41 posts Clean and Clutter-free 38 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 34 posts Texas Gardening 32 posts Southwest Gardening 31 posts Poultry and Livestock 31 posts Australian Gardening 27 posts Carnivorous Plants 25 posts Cacti and Succulents 21 posts Plant and Tree Identification 19 posts Florida Gardening 19 posts Hibiscus 17 posts Orchids 17 posts Weather 17 posts Recipes 17 posts Tropical Plants 16 posts Vegetable Gardening 15 posts California Gardening 14 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 14 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 14 posts Caudiciforms 14 posts Brugmansias 14 posts Jokes & Humor 13 posts Garden Art 10 posts Beginner Vegetables 10 posts Peonies 9 posts Trash to Treasure 9 posts Morning Glories 9 posts Parenting 9 posts Mid-South Gardening 9 posts Homesteading 9 posts Voting Booth 8 posts Propagation 8 posts Bird Identification 7 posts Tomatoes 7 posts Daylilies 6 posts BugFiles Pictures 6 posts Aroids 6 posts Central Midwest Gardening 6 posts Saving Seeds 6 posts Winter Sowing 6 posts Holidays and Special Events 5 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 5 posts Retirees 5 posts Japanese Maples 5 posts Beginner Houseplants 5 posts Healthy Living 4 posts Herbs 4 posts Coleus 4 posts Cottage Gardening 4 posts Bulbs 4 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 4 posts Greenhouse 4 posts European Gardening 4 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Construction Zone: building, remodeling, additions 3 posts Garden Talk 3 posts Gardening by the Moon 3 posts Insect and Spider Identification 3 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Perennials 3 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 3 posts Plumbing 3 posts Bromeliads 3 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 3 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 3 posts Photos 2 posts Peppers 2 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 2 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 2 posts Wildlife 2 posts BirdFiles Pictures 2 posts Accessible Gardening 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Georgia Gardening 2 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 1 post Container Gardening 1 post Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 1 post Lilies 1 post Classified Ads 1 post Orchid Cactus 1 post Vermicomposting 1 post Antiques and Collectibles 1 post Wildlife Gardening 1 post Frugal Living 1 post Books, Movies, and TV 1 post Roses 1 post Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 1 post Sustainable Alternatives 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description daredevil Comment Daylily 'Bee Bopper' Hemerocallis daredevil Comment Daylily 'Dragon Curve' Hemerocallis daredevil Comment Daylily 'Fiji Mermaid' Hemerocallis crooker64 Comment Elephant Ear, Taro, Dasheen, Eddo Colocasia esculenta drainbedd Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Black Baccara' Rosa GermanStar Comment Spanish Bayonet, Aloe Yucca, Spanish Dagger Yucca aloifolia daredevil Comment Daylily 'Flamingo Lingo' Hemerocallis daredevil Comment Daylily 'Funky Business' Hemerocallis daredevil Comment Daylily 'Mirror Shades' Hemerocallis daredevil Comment Daylily 'Nina Nina Wolverina' Hemerocallis julia42 Comment Society Garlic Tulbaghia violacea julia42 Comment Musical Note Plant, Morning Kiss, Witches Tongue Rotheca incisa themikeman Comment Daylily 'Lilting Belle' Hemerocallis pixie62560 Image Daylily 'Nordic Night' (Hemerocallis ) daredevil Image Daylily 'Bee Bopper' (Hemerocallis ) daredevil Image Daylily 'Dragon Curve' (Hemerocallis ) daredevil Image Daylily 'Fiji Mermaid' (Hemerocallis ) palmbob Image Breekhout, Natal Flame Bush (Alberta magna) palmbob Image Breekhout, Natal Flame Bush (Alberta magna) palmbob Image Breekhout, Natal Flame Bush (Alberta magna) palmbob Image Torch Aloe, Tree Aloe, Mountain Bush Aloe, Krantz Aloe (Aloe arborescens) palmbob Image Torch Aloe, Tree Aloe, Mountain Bush Aloe, Krantz Aloe (Aloe arborescens) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe cryptopoda) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe framesii) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe labworana) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe labworana) palmbob Image Aloe 'Medusa' (Aloe ) palmbob Image Aloe 'Medusa' (Aloe ) palmbob Image Aloe 'Medusa' (Aloe ) palmbob Image Aloe 'Medusa' (Aloe ) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe megalacantha) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe megalacantha) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe petrophila) palmbob Image French Aloe (Aloe pluridens) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe rabaiensis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe suprafoliata) palmbob Image Forest Fever Tree, Cabbage Tree (Anthocleista grandiflora) palmbob Image Forest Fever Tree, Cabbage Tree (Anthocleista grandiflora) palmbob Image Forest Fever Tree, Cabbage Tree (Anthocleista grandiflora) palmbob Image Forest Fever Tree, Cabbage Tree (Anthocleista grandiflora) palmbob Image Barbusano (Apollonias barbujana) palmbob Image Barbusano (Apollonias barbujana) palmbob Image (Araucaria laubenfelsii) palmbob Image (Araucaria laubenfelsii) palmbob Image (Araucaria laubenfelsii) palmbob Image Pony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm, Monja, Palma culona (Beaucarnea recurvata) palmbob Image Pony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm, Monja, Palma culona (Beaucarnea recurvata) palmbob Image Natal Plum 'Variegata' (Carissa macrocarpa) palmbob Image Natal Plum 'Variegata' (Carissa macrocarpa) palmbob Image Bamboo Cycad (Ceratozamia mexicana) palmbob Image Blood Orange 'Moro' (Citrus sinensis) palmbob Image Satsuma Orange, Unshu Orange 'Owari' (Citrus reticulata subsp. unshiu) palmbob Image Satsuma Orange, Unshu Orange 'Owari' (Citrus reticulata subsp. unshiu) palmbob Image (Clethra macrophylla) palmbob Image (Clethra macrophylla) palmbob Image (Clethra macrophylla) palmbob Image Major Garden's Clivia (Clivia gardenii) palmbob Image Colville's Glory Tree, Whip Tree (Colvillea racemosa) palmbob Image Colville's Glory Tree, Whip Tree (Colvillea racemosa) palmbob Image Colville's Glory Tree, Whip Tree (Colvillea racemosa) palmbob Image Elephant's Tooth, Starry Ball (Coryphantha elephantidens) palmbob Image Japanese Sago Palm, King Sago Palm, Sago Cycas, Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta) palmbob Image Mexican Grass Tree (Dasylirion longissimum) palmbob Image Climbing Dombeya (Dombeya ianthotricha) palmbob Image Climbing Dombeya (Dombeya ianthotricha) palmbob Image Climbing Dombeya (Dombeya ianthotricha) palmbob Image Tropical Rose Hydrangea (Dombeya x seminole) palmbob Image 'Pail Lila' (Dyschoriste ) palmbob Image 'Pail Lila' (Dyschoriste ) palmbob Image 'Pail Lila' (Dyschoriste ) palmbob Image Mesembryanthemum (Erepsia heteropetala) palmbob Image Pipal (Erythrina chiapasana) palmbob Image Pipal (Erythrina chiapasana) palmbob Image Broad-leafed Coral Tree (Erythrina latissima) palmbob Image Tolda, Leafless Spurge (Euphorbia aphylla) palmbob Image Spurge (Euphorbia atropurpurea) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia schimperi) palmbob Image Ghost Plant, Mother of Pearl Plant (Graptopetalum paraguayense) palmbob Image Spider-net Grevillea, Spider Grevillea (Grevillea thelemanniana) palmbob Image Spider-net Grevillea, Spider Grevillea (Grevillea thelemanniana) palmbob Image Chinese Hat, Cup and Saucer, Parasol Flower (Holmskioldia sanguinea) palmbob Image Chinese Hat, Cup and Saucer, Parasol Flower (Holmskioldia sanguinea) palmbob Image Chinese Hat, Cup and Saucer, Parasol Flower (Holmskioldia sanguinea) palmbob Image Jatropha (Jatropha mcvaughii) palmbob Image Poet's Jasmine, Common Jasmine (Jasminum officinale) Kell Image Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Kell Image Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Kell Image Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Kell Image Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) badmedicyn Image Himalayan Indigo (Indigofera heterantha) palmbob Image Azores Juniper (Juniperus brevifolia) palmbob Image Dwarf Yellow Bush Lantana 'Dwarf Yellow' (Lantana camara) palmbob Image Dwarf Yellow Bush Lantana 'Dwarf Yellow' (Lantana camara) palmbob Image Magnolia 'Isca' (Magnolia x veitchii) palmbob Image Magnolia 'Isca' (Magnolia x veitchii) palmbob Image Wild Currant (Mahonia trifoliata) palmbob Image Wild Currant (Mahonia trifoliata) palmbob Image Wild Currant (Mahonia trifoliata) palmbob Image Oldenburgia (Oldenburgia grandis) palmbob Image Funny Bunny (Opuntia microdasys f. monstrosus) palmbob Image Pachyphytum (Pachyphytum compactum) palmbob Image Star of Lundi, Lundi Star (Pachypodium saundersii) palmbob Image Parodia (Parodia schumanniana subsp. claviceps) palmbob Image Parodia (Parodia warasii) palmbob Image Italian Stone Pine, Umbrella Pine, Parasol Pine, Pignolia Nut Pine (Pinus pinea) palmbob Image Italian Stone Pine, Umbrella Pine, Parasol Pine, Pignolia Nut Pine (Pinus pinea) palmbob Image California Sycamore (Platanus racemosa) palmbob Image California Sycamore (Platanus racemosa) palmbob Image California Sycamore (Platanus racemosa) palmbob Image Pleiospilos (Pleiospilos willowmerensis) palmbob Image Pleiospilos (Pleiospilos willowmerensis) palmbob Image Poinsettia, Flor de Nochebuena (Christmas Eve Flower) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) palmbob Image Poinsettia, Flor de Nochebuena (Christmas Eve Flower) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) palmbob Image Poinsettia, Flor de Nochebuena (Christmas Eve Flower) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) palmbob Image Elephant Bush, Elephant Food, Elephant Plant, Miniature Jade Plant, Spekboom, Small leaf Jade 'Variegata' (Portulacaria afra) palmbob Image Pomegranate, Granate Apple (Punica granatum) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose 'Anthony Meilland' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Hybrid Tea, Large-flowered Rose 'Apricot Candy' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose 'Australian Gold' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose 'Australian Gold' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose 'Australian Gold' (Rosa )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description PARRISHNM Positive Just Fruits and Exotics PARRISHNM Positive Chestnut Hill Tree Farm LabyrinthFarm Positive A.D.R. Bulbs LiliMerci Positive EON Industries, Inc. gartenoma Negative Autumn Ridge Nursery (aka autumnridgenursery.com) cics Positive Stokes Tropicals ISHMAEL Negative KT Botanicals janaestone Positive EON Industries, Inc. RedMechanic Positive Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs dave12122 Positive Colorblends (Schipper & Co. USA)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... December 1, 2010