Dave's Garden Newsletter for December 2, 2010

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Rudyard Kipling, British poet, Nobel laureate writer)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 110 posts PlantFiles Pictures 84 posts Bird Watching 77 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 57 posts Australian Gardening 47 posts Pets 45 posts Texas Gardening 37 posts Seed Trading 37 posts Cacti and Succulents 34 posts Recipes 33 posts Plant and Tree Identification 32 posts Sewing and Quilting 31 posts Southwest Gardening 28 posts Games 27 posts Clean and Clutter-free 26 posts Poultry and Livestock 25 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 23 posts Irises 20 posts Vegetable Gardening 19 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 19 posts Brugmansias 18 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 18 posts Bird Identification 17 posts Trash to Treasure 17 posts Tomatoes 16 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 15 posts Mid-South Gardening 14 posts Photos 14 posts Propagation 14 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 14 posts Orchids 14 posts Canadian Gardening 13 posts Homesteading 13 posts Aroids 12 posts California Gardening 10 posts Florida Gardening 9 posts Beginner Vegetables 8 posts Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 7 posts Morning Glories 7 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 7 posts Daylilies 6 posts Weather 6 posts Garden Art 6 posts Tropical Plants 6 posts Equine Forum 5 posts Happy Birthday 4 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 4 posts Greenhouse 4 posts Central Midwest Gardening 4 posts Voting Booth 4 posts Container Gardening 3 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 3 posts Wildlife 3 posts Peonies 3 posts Beginner Houseplants 3 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 3 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 3 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 3 posts Gardening by the Moon 2 posts Garden Talk 2 posts Plant Trading 2 posts Caudiciforms 2 posts Hydrangeas 2 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Market Growers 2 posts Jokes & Humor 2 posts Insect and Spider Identification 2 posts Roses 2 posts Bulbs 2 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 1 post Orchid Cactus 1 post Japanese Maples 1 post Crafts and Decorating 1 post Winter Sowing 1 post Soil and Composting 1 post Lilies 1 post Holidays and Special Events 1 post Hypertufa and Concrete 1 post Herbs 1 post Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post Carnivorous Plants 1 post Hibiscus 1 post Construction Zone: building, remodeling, additions 1 post Retirees 1 post Bonsai 1 post Hostas 1 post Saving Seeds 1 post Fruits and Nuts 1 post Irrigation Systems 1 post Cottage Gardening 1 post Frugal Living 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description galesd Comment Tropical Almond Tree Terminalia catappa galesd Comment Hala, Screwpine, Pandanus Pandanus tectorius bobojuan Comment Silk Oak, Silky Oak Grevillea robusta daredevil Comment Daylily 'Power Chords' Hemerocallis daredevil Comment Daylily 'Scary Terri' Hemerocallis daredevil Comment Daylily 'Sunshine Junkie' Hemerocallis HPI_John Comment Korean Stewartia, Japanese Stewartia Stewartia pseudocamellia Kell Image Aechmea, Bromeliad (Aechmea blanchetiana) Kell Image Aechmea, Bromeliad (Aechmea blanchetiana) Kell Image Aechmea, Bromeliad (Aechmea blanchetiana) Kell Image Aechmea, Bromeliad (Aechmea blanchetiana) Kell Image Aechmea, Bromeliad (Aechmea blanchetiana) Kell Image Aechmea, Bromeliad (Aechmea blanchetiana) Kell Image Floss Silk Tree (Ceiba speciosa) Kell Image Floss Silk Tree (Ceiba speciosa) Kell Image Floss Silk Tree (Ceiba speciosa) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose 'Bahia' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose 'Black Cherry' (Rosa ) Metrosideros Image Lance Dracaena (Dracaena aubryana) palmbob Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Bronze Star' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Large-Flowered, Grandiflora Rose 'Comanche' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose 'Confetti' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose 'Confetti' (Rosa ) Metrosideros Image Lance Dracaena (Dracaena aubryana) palmbob Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Crown of Gold' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose 'Dream Waltz' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose 'Dream Waltz' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Polyantha Rose 'Ellen Poulsen' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose 'Else Poulsen' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose 'Francois Rabelais' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose 'Francois Rabelais' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose 'Golden Fleece' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Hybrid Tea, Large-flowered Rose 'Spek's Yellow' (Rosa ) Metrosideros Image Lance Dracaena (Dracaena aubryana) palmbob Image Polyantha Rose 'La Marne' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Polyantha Rose 'La Marne' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose 'Lavaglut' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose 'Lavaglut' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floss Silk Tree (Ceiba speciosa) donnacreation Image Variegated Tapioca 'Variegata' (Manihot esculenta) donnacreation Image Variegated Tapioca 'Variegata' (Manihot esculenta) bobojuan Image Silk Oak, Silky Oak (Grevillea robusta) BayAreaTropics Image Mango 'Bailey's Marvel' (Mangifera indica) leisure500 Image African Violet 'Bob Serbin' (Saintpaulia ) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose, Cluster-flowered Rose 'Marina' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Cluster Flowered Rose 'Mt. Hood' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose 'Permanent Wave' (Rosa ) palmbob Image 'Preference' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose, Cluster-flowered Rose 'Regensberg' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose 'Salsa' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose 'September Mourn' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Floribunda Rose 'September Mourn' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Grandiflora Rose, Hybrid Tea Rose, Large-flowered Rose 'Sundance' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Miniature Rose 'Sweet Chariot' (Rosa ) palmbob Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Dark Lady' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Grandiflora Rose, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Voluptuous' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Grandiflora Rose, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Voluptuous' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Salvia 'Waverly' (Salvia ) palmbob Image Salvia 'Waverly' (Salvia ) daredevil Image Daylily 'Power Chords' (Hemerocallis ) palmbob Image (Sonchus hierrensis) daredevil Image Daylily 'Scary Terri' (Hemerocallis ) palmbob Image Beach Vitex, Round-leaf Chaste Tree (Vitex rotundifolia) palmbob Image Datilillo (Yucca valida) palmbob Image Tree Yucca, St. Peter's Palm, Palma China, Izote (Yucca filifera) daredevil Image Daylily 'Sunshine Junkie' (Hemerocallis ) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria carretii) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria carretii)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description IdealisticRoo Positive Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms, Inc. Melodyfreckles Positive Cackle Hatchery toyo12 Negative Peter Salonius hillfarm Positive Seeds & More pollyk Positive A.D.R. Bulbs

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... December 2, 2010