Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 13, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Walt Whitman, 19th century American naturalist and author)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 219 posts Plant and Tree Identification 88 posts Bird Watching 70 posts Australian Gardening 47 posts Clean and Clutter-free 41 posts Games 41 posts Seed Trading 36 posts Clematis 33 posts Texas Gardening 33 posts Cacti and Succulents 32 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 29 posts Photos 29 posts Poultry and Livestock 29 posts Daylilies 28 posts Southwest Gardening 26 posts Tropical Plants 25 posts Orchids 25 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 21 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 20 posts Sewing and Quilting 18 posts Propagation 18 posts Vegetable Gardening 17 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 17 posts Pets 16 posts Beginner Vegetables 15 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 15 posts Perennials 14 posts Irises 13 posts Tomatoes 12 posts Recipes 12 posts BirdFiles Pictures 11 posts Homesteading 11 posts Florida Gardening 11 posts Frugal Living 11 posts Begonias 11 posts Seed Germination 10 posts PlantFiles Pictures 10 posts Trash to Treasure 10 posts Weather 10 posts Mid-South Gardening 9 posts Cannas 9 posts Soil and Composting 8 posts Accessible Gardening 8 posts Brugmansias 8 posts Roses 7 posts Bird Identification 7 posts Beginner Flowers 7 posts Computer Talk 7 posts Beginner Landscaping 7 posts Strawbale Gardening 7 posts Carolina Gardening 6 posts Wildlife 6 posts Winter Sowing 6 posts Garden Talk 6 posts Container Gardening 6 posts Canadian Gardening 5 posts Palms and Cycads 5 posts Voting Booth 5 posts Soap and Candle-making 5 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 4 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 4 posts Vines and Climbers 4 posts Hostas 4 posts Books, Movies, and TV 4 posts Agastaches and Salvias 4 posts Saving Seeds 4 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 4 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 4 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 3 posts Jokes & Humor 3 posts Insect and Spider Identification 3 posts Memory Garden 3 posts California Gardening 3 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 3 posts Bulbs 3 posts Poppies 3 posts Greenhouse 3 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 2 posts Xeriscape Gardening 2 posts Central Midwest Gardening 2 posts Retirees 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Organic Gardening 2 posts Beginner Houseplants 2 posts Walls and Trim: paints, stains and faux finishes 2 posts Ask-a-Gardener 1 post Hoyas 1 post Appliances 1 post Home Budgets and Finances 1 post Orchid Cactus 1 post Caudiciforms 1 post Classified Ads 1 post Cameras and Photography 1 post International Trading 1 post Plumbing 1 post Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 1 post Coleus 1 post Cut Flowers and Floral Design 1 post Healthy Living 1 post

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PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description webwise Comment Stinging Golf Ball Plant Caiophora prietea RosemaryK Comment Sweet Shrub, Carolina Allspice, Strawberry Shrub, Bubby Bush, Sweet Betsy, Florida Spice Bush, Flori Calycanthus floridus DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Adorabella' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Adorned in Fuchsia' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Ages to Come' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Ai Ei Vai' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Ainsleigh Ann' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Alabama's Bleached Blondes' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Alberta Sunset' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Albino Vampire' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Alcee Favaron' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Captain Keith Hunt' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Caramel Apple' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Carmie's Joy' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Charlie Parker's Private Hell' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Cheetah Wheelies' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Coral Quasar' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Cosenza' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Cosmic Odyssey' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Courtney's Blossom' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Crimson Edgings' Hemerocallis themick1st Comment Longiflorum Hybrid Lily 'Serrada' Lilium Xath101 Comment Brazilian Pepper Tree Schinus terebinthifolius DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Alan Lane Agin' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Alexander James Menges' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Alice Wright Triggs' Hemerocallis flying_tomato Comment Tomato 'Coyote' Lycopersicon lycopersicum DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Alien Invasion' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Alien's Kiss' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Aliquippa Feathers' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Aliquippa Hotshot' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'All Branched Out' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'All Ruffled Up' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Almost a Rainbow' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Al's Red Tower' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Alvin Bothner' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Amalia Harrison' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Amazing Morris Kirby' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Ambassador of Peace' Hemerocallis gardenjoan Comment Hybrid Rugosa Rose 'Wildberry Breeze' Rosa gardenjoan Comment Climbing Tea Rose 'Sombreuil' Rosa gardenjoan Comment Shrub Rose 'Paint the Town' Rosa EmmaGrace Comment Ivy-Leaved Morning Glory Ipomoea hederacea gardenjoan Comment Solitary Clematis 'Alionushka' Clematis Archsquash Comment Summer Squash, Patty Pan Squash, Scallop Squash 'White Bush Scallop' Cucurbita pepo whisper38 Comment Feather Honey Myrtle, Thyme-leaved Honey Myrtle Melaleuca thymifolia Sanpedropalms Comment Walsh River Palm Archontophoenix maxima Ravens444 Image Cathedral Window Haworthia 'Variegata' (Haworthia cymbiformis)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description ohbrowns Positive Fry Road Nursery ImGold Positive Bouncing Bear Botanicals badger1 Negative Select Seeds Antique Flowers greenhousegrany Positive Berries Unlimited jamesleaser Positive Cycads-n-Palms.com jamesleaser Positive Absolutely Cactus jamesleaser Positive Silverhill Seeds jamesleaser Positive Chili Pepper Institute (New Mexico State University) farmergreg1 Positive Burgess Seed pointgarden Positive Oakes Daylilies yukons_mom Positive Wildseed Farms Inc. rabbitsdiner Positive Brent & Becky's Bulbs mynameisbutters Negative Sexy Bloomers (South Creek Nursery of Palmyra) rasputinj Positive Trees of Antiquity (formerly Sonoma Antique Apple Nursery)

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

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