Dave's Garden Newsletter for January 13, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Charles Dickens, English novelist)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 144 posts PlantFiles Pictures 105 posts Bird Watching 90 posts Pets 89 posts Sewing and Quilting 69 posts Daylilies 69 posts Cacti and Succulents 61 posts Seed Trading 53 posts Trash to Treasure 50 posts Mid-South Gardening 44 posts Texas Gardening 38 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 37 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 34 posts Vegetable Gardening 33 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 33 posts Poultry and Livestock 30 posts Tomatoes 27 posts Photos 26 posts Games 26 posts Tropical Plants 25 posts Plant and Tree Identification 22 posts Southwest Gardening 20 posts Poppies 20 posts Irises 19 posts Bird Identification 18 posts Australian Gardening 18 posts Winter Sowing 18 posts Coleus 14 posts Perennials 14 posts Garden Talk 14 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 13 posts Frugal Living 13 posts Begonias 12 posts Florida Gardening 12 posts Brugmansias 12 posts Carolina Gardening 12 posts Clean and Clutter-free 12 posts Weather 12 posts Recipes 10 posts Georgia Gardening 10 posts Construction Zone: building, remodeling, additions 9 posts Homesteading 9 posts Propagation 8 posts Canadian Gardening 8 posts Garden Art 7 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 7 posts Beginner Vegetables 7 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 7 posts California Gardening 7 posts Beginner Flowers 7 posts Accessible Gardening 7 posts Insect and Spider Identification 6 posts Equine Forum 6 posts Beginner Houseplants 6 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 5 posts Orchids 4 posts Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 4 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 4 posts Soil and Composting 4 posts Voting Booth 4 posts Plumerias 3 posts Needle Arts 3 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 3 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 3 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 2 posts Clematis 2 posts BirdFiles Pictures 2 posts Computer Talk 2 posts Jokes & Humor 2 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 2 posts Books, Movies, and TV 2 posts Greenhouse 2 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 2 posts Seed Germination 2 posts Sustainable Alternatives 2 posts Caudiciforms 2 posts Beginner Landscaping 2 posts Container Gardening 1 post Roses 1 post Central Midwest Gardening 1 post Lilies 1 post Plant Trading 1 post Crafts and Decorating 1 post Hibiscus 1 post Baths and Laundry Rooms 1 post Electrical and Lighting 1 post PlantFiles How-to's 1 post Morning Glories 1 post Vines and Climbers 1 post Beekeeping 1 post Plumbing 1 post Happy Birthday 1 post Organic Gardening 1 post Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 1 post Ask-a-Gardener 1 post Market Growers 1 post Peppers 1 post Fruits and Nuts 1 post Genealogy 1 post Home Repairs and Maintenance 1 post Tropical Fruits 1 post Japanese Maples 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Sherilou Comment Pizza Pepper 'Pizza Pepper' Capsicum annum fwfarm Comment Tomato 'Principe Borghese' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Metrosideros Comment Tropical Hydrangea, Pink-Ball Dombeya x cayeuxii laughingswan Comment Blue Oat Grass Helictotrichon sempervirens themikeman Comment Daylily 'Navaho Talisman' Hemerocallis fwfarm Comment Tomato 'Polar Baby' Lycopersicon lycopersicum CactusJordi Comment Neobuxbaumia Neobuxbaumia euphorbioides hortulaninobili Comment Oriental Fountain Grass 'Karley Rose' Pennisetum orientale Kell Comment Petunia 'Crème Brulée' Petunia Calif_Sue Image Floribunda Rose 'Kathleen Joyce' (Rosa ) bsharf Image Amaryllis 'Jungle Star' (Hippeastrum ) Kell Image Sycamore Maple 'Eskimo Sunset' (Acer pseudoplatanus) Kell Image Sycamore Maple 'Eskimo Sunset' (Acer pseudoplatanus) Kell Image Sycamore Maple 'Eskimo Sunset' (Acer pseudoplatanus) Kell Image Sycamore Maple 'Eskimo Sunset' (Acer pseudoplatanus) Kell Image Sycamore Maple 'Eskimo Sunset' (Acer pseudoplatanus) Kell Image Sycamore Maple 'Eskimo Sunset' (Acer pseudoplatanus) Metrosideros Image Tropical Hydrangea, Pink-Ball (Dombeya x cayeuxii) Metrosideros Image Tropical Hydrangea, Pink-Ball (Dombeya x cayeuxii) Metrosideros Image Tropical Hydrangea, Pink-Ball (Dombeya x cayeuxii) DaylilySLP Image Azalea 'Honesty' (Rhododendron ) DaylilySLP Image Azalea 'Honesty' (Rhododendron ) palmbob Image Tropical Hydrangea, Pink-Ball (Dombeya x cayeuxii) DaylilySLP Image Silene 'Bubblegum' (Silene caroliniana) DaylilySLP Image Silene 'Bubblegum' (Silene caroliniana) DaylilySLP Image Silene 'Bubblegum' (Silene caroliniana) DaylilySLP Image Azalea 'Coral Pink' (Rhododendron ) DaylilySLP Image Azalea 'Coral Pink' (Rhododendron ) DaylilySLP Image Azalea 'Coral Pink' (Rhododendron ) DaylilySLP Image Azalea 'Coral Pink' (Rhododendron ) DaylilySLP Image Azalea 'Coral' (Rhododendron ) DaylilySLP Image Azalea 'Coral' (Rhododendron ) DaylilySLP Image Azalea 'Coral' (Rhododendron ) DaylilySLP Image Azalea 'Coral' (Rhododendron ) Kell Image Variegated Brush Cherry 'Variegata' (Eugenia myrtifolia) Kell Image Variegated Brush Cherry 'Variegata' (Eugenia myrtifolia) kennedyh Image Heath Star-moss (Campylopus introflexus) kennedyh Image Heath Star-moss (Campylopus introflexus) Kell Image Nemesia 'Angleart Almond' (Nemesia ) Kell Image Nemesia 'Angleart Almond' (Nemesia ) Calif_Sue Image Rose 'Tarde Gris' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Rose 'Paul Bunyan' (Rosa ) kennedyh Image Moss (Campylopus clavatus) kennedyh Image Moss (Campylopus clavatus) kennedyh Image Moss (Campylopus clavatus) Calif_Sue Image Large-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Charles de Gaulle' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Floribunda Rose, Cluster Flowered Rose 'Calliope' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Shrub Rose, Buck Rose 'Sunbonnet Sue' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Floribunda Rose 'News' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Shrub Rose 'Spanish Rhapsody' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Shrub Rose 'Spanish Rhapsody' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Floribunda, Cluster Flowered Rose 'Sweet Dream' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Rose 'Thanksgiving' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Alpine Sunset' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Hybrid Tea, Large-flowered Rose 'Avon' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Piccadilly' (Rosa ) Kell Image Petunia 'Crème Brulée' (Petunia ) Kell Image Petunia 'Crème Brulée' (Petunia ) Calif_Sue Image Hybrid Tea, Large-flowered Rose 'Aztec' (Rosa ) Kell Image Petunia 'Crème Brulée' (Petunia ) Kell Image Petunia 'Crème Brulée' (Petunia ) Calif_Sue Image Floribunda Rose 'Frensham' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Hybrid Tea, Large-flowered Rose 'Audie Murphy' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Hybrid Tea, Large-flowered Rose 'Audie Murphy' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Hybrid Tea, Large-flowered Rose 'Audie Murphy' (Rosa ) kennedyh Image Liverwort (Chiloscyphus semiteres) kennedyh Image Juniper Haircap Moss (Polytrichum juniperinum) Kell Image Petunia 'Sweetunia Caramello' (Petunia X hybrida) Kell Image Petunia 'Sweetunia Caramello' (Petunia X hybrida) kennedyh Image Spikey Wijky Moss (Wijkia extenuata)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description susybell Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. JAMIESMITH Neutral Walmart.com MMerville Positive Tropiflora greg6533 Positive Victory Seed Company MMerville Positive California Cactus Center (Cacti 101) MMerville Positive Bird Rock Tropicals joat Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. RSloan Positive Stargazer Perennials tomtkitty Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. wufflespring Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. michaelstnff Negative Willis Orchard Company obeltane Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. jimbobwae Negative Accents for Home and Garden (Pepper's Greenhouse) jimbobwae Positive Studley Flower Gardens

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... January 13, 2011