Dave's Garden Newsletter for March 2, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde Irish writer, playwright (born 10/16/1854))

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PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description PlantFanatic56 Comment Bois Dentelle Elaeocarpus bojeri kgfl Comment Crossvine, Cross-Vine, Trumpet Flower Bignonia capreolata annette_c Comment Pink Trumpet Tree, Purple Trumpet Tree, Pau d'arco, Taheebo, Ipe Roxo Handroanthus impetiginosus LadyAshleyR Comment Clematis 'Rebecca' Clematis HolyChickin Comment Shrub Rose 'Golden Wings' Rosa HolyChickin Comment Pink Pet 'George Lilley' Rosa China vossner Comment Petunia 'Black Velvet' Petunia X hybrida ecological Comment Surinam Cherry, Pitanga, Brazilian Cherry, Cayenne Cherry, Florida Cherry Eugenia uniflora vossner Comment Petunia 'Phantom' Petunia X hybrida vossner Comment Star Magnolia 'Royal Star' Magnolia stellata OhioLarch Comment Lesser Celandine, Pilewort, Fig Buttercup Ranunculus ficaria sherizona Comment Bismarck Palm, Bismark Palm Bismarckia nobilis Omar956 Comment Dutchman's Pipe Cactus, Night blooming Cereus Epiphyllum oxypetalum Marilynbeth Comment Tomato 'Big Beef' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Aramis Comment Hybrid Rugosa, Explorer Rose 'Martin Frobisher' Rosa mstella Comment Flowering Quince, Japanese Quince 'Iwai Nishiki' Chaenomeles speciosa steve22802 Comment Arabian Star Flower Ornithogalum arabicum lusenok Comment Tomato 'Early Girl' Lycopersicon lycopersicum lusenok Comment Tomato 'Sungold' Lycopersicon lycopersicum anyoltime Comment Blue Porterweed, Purple Porterweed, Blue Rat's Tail, Verbena Azul, Cayenne Snakeweed Stachytarpheta cayennensis Xenomorf Image Cereus (Cereus validus f. forbesii) DaylilySLP Image Shasta Daisy 'Becky' (Leucanthemum x superbum) DaylilySLP Image Shasta Daisy 'Becky' (Leucanthemum x superbum) DaylilySLP Image Shasta Daisy 'Becky' (Leucanthemum x superbum) DaylilySLP Image Shasta Daisy 'Ice Star' (Leucanthemum x superbum) DaylilySLP Image Shasta Daisy 'Ice Star' (Leucanthemum x superbum) DaylilySLP Image Shasta Daisy 'Ice Star' (Leucanthemum x superbum) DaylilySLP Image Switch Grass, Wand Panic Grass 'Dallas Blues' (Panicum virgatum) DaylilySLP Image Switch Grass, Wand Panic Grass 'Dallas Blues' (Panicum virgatum) DaylilySLP Image Switch Grass, Wand Panic Grass 'Dallas Blues' (Panicum virgatum) DaylilySLP Image Switch Grass, Wand Panic Grass 'Dallas Blues' (Panicum virgatum) DaylilySLP Image Phlox 'Peppermint Twist' (Phlox paniculata) DaylilySLP Image Phlox 'Peppermint Twist' (Phlox paniculata) DaylilySLP Image Phlox 'Peppermint Twist' (Phlox paniculata) DaylilySLP Image Phlox 'Peppermint Twist' (Phlox paniculata) DaylilySLP Image Garden Phlox 'Purple Flame' (Phlox paniculata) DaylilySLP Image Garden Phlox 'Purple Flame' (Phlox paniculata) DaylilySLP Image Thornless Blackberry 'Apache' (Rubus ) DaylilySLP Image Thornless Blackberry 'Apache' (Rubus ) DaylilySLP Image Black Raspberry 'Cumberland' (Rubus idaeus) DaylilySLP Image Black Raspberry 'Cumberland' (Rubus idaeus) DaylilySLP Image Black Raspberry 'Cumberland' (Rubus idaeus) DaylilySLP Image Thornless Blackberry 'Navaho' (Rubus ) DaylilySLP Image Thornless Blackberry 'Navaho' (Rubus ) DaylilySLP Image Thornless Blackberry 'Navaho' (Rubus ) DaylilySLP Image Thornless Blackberry 'Navaho' (Rubus ) DaylilySLP Image Stonecrop, Chinese Sedum 'Coral Reef' (Sedum tetractinum) DaylilySLP Image Stonecrop, Chinese Sedum 'Coral Reef' (Sedum tetractinum) DaylilySLP Image Indian Pink (Spigelia marilandica) DaylilySLP Image Indian Pink (Spigelia marilandica) DaylilySLP Image Indian Pink (Spigelia marilandica) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Stella in Red' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Stella in Red' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Northern Highbush Blueberry 'Bluecrop' (Vaccinium corymbosum) DaylilySLP Image Northern Highbush Blueberry 'Bluecrop' (Vaccinium corymbosum) DaylilySLP Image Northern Highbush Blueberry 'Bluecrop' (Vaccinium corymbosum) DaylilySLP Image Northern Highbush Blueberry 'Bluecrop' (Vaccinium corymbosum) DaylilySLP Image Northern Highbush Blueberry 'Bluejay' (Vaccinium corymbosum) DaylilySLP Image Northern Highbush Blueberry 'Bluejay' (Vaccinium corymbosum) DaylilySLP Image Northern Highbush Blueberry 'Bluejay' (Vaccinium corymbosum) DaylilySLP Image Northern Highbush Blueberry 'Bluejay' (Vaccinium corymbosum) DaylilySLP Image Highbush Blueberry 'Duke' (Vaccinium corymbosum) DaylilySLP Image Highbush Blueberry 'Duke' (Vaccinium corymbosum) DaylilySLP Image Highbush Blueberry 'Duke' (Vaccinium corymbosum) DaylilySLP Image Highbush Blueberry 'Duke' (Vaccinium corymbosum) DaylilySLP Image Dwarf Blueberry 'Top Hat' (Vaccinium ) DaylilySLP Image Dwarf Blueberry 'Top Hat' (Vaccinium ) DaylilySLP Image Dwarf Blueberry 'Top Hat' (Vaccinium ) vossner Image Star Magnolia 'Royal Star' (Magnolia stellata) vossner Image Star Magnolia 'Royal Star' (Magnolia stellata) vossner Image Star Magnolia 'Royal Star' (Magnolia stellata) Lotsadogs Image Flowering Pear, Callery Pear 'Bradford' (Pyrus calleryana) Lotsadogs Image Flowering Pear, Callery Pear 'Bradford' (Pyrus calleryana) Lotsadogs Image Flowering Pear, Callery Pear 'Bradford' (Pyrus calleryana) Lotsadogs Image Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) victorengel Image Finger Lime, Australian Finger Lime (Citrus australasica) victorengel Image Finger Lime, Australian Finger Lime (Citrus australasica) victorengel Image Finger Lime, Australian Finger Lime (Citrus australasica) plantladylin Image Hoya, Australian Waxflower, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower (Hoya australis) plantladylin Image Hoya, Australian Waxflower, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower (Hoya australis) henryr10 Image Snowdrop 'Atkinsii' (Galanthus ) henryr10 Image Snowdrop 'Atkinsii' (Galanthus ) plantladylin Image Malaysian Dracaena, Song of Jamaica, Small-leaved Dragon Tree 'Song of India' (Dracaena reflexa) ovrfncs Image Wild Yam, Colic Root (Dioscorea villosa) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Milk and Honey' (Astilbe chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Milk and Honey' (Astilbe chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Milk and Honey' (Astilbe chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Milk and Honey' (Astilbe chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Pumila' (Astilbe chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Pumila' (Astilbe chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Pumila' (Astilbe chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Visions in Pink' (Astilbe chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Visions in Pink' (Astilbe chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Visions in Pink' (Astilbe chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Visions in Pink' (Astilbe chinensis) Metrosideros Image Malaysian Dracaena, Song of Jamaica, Small-leaved Dragon Tree 'Song of India' (Dracaena reflexa) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Visions in White' (Astilbe chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Visions in White' (Astilbe chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Visions in White' (Astilbe chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Visions in White' (Astilbe chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Visions' (Astilbe chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Visions' (Astilbe chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Visions' (Astilbe chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Visions' (Astilbe chinensis) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Delft Lace' (Astilbe ) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Delft Lace' (Astilbe ) Metrosideros Image Malaysian Dracaena, Song of Jamaica, Small-leaved Dragon Tree 'Song of India' (Dracaena reflexa) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Delft Lace' (Astilbe ) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Delft Lace' (Astilbe ) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Montgomery' (Astilbe japonica) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Montgomery' (Astilbe japonica) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Montgomery' (Astilbe japonica) Kell Image Cape Cowslip (Lachenalia aloides var. quadricolor) Kell Image Cape Cowslip (Lachenalia aloides var. quadricolor)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description GregOroville Positive Zoysia Farm Nurseries Josh97 Positive Uncle Jim's Worm Farm petunias212 Neutral My Pet Chicken inasue Positive Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company Plantsman06 Positive High Country Roses twinsxtwo Positive Wild Iris Rows gopals Positive Rolling River Nursery Yooper1 Positive National Arbor Day Foundation DanaAlexa Positive St. Clare Heirloom Seeds plantsandrabbit Positive West Coast Seeds plantsandrabbit Neutral Richter's Herb Specialists aileen246 Positive Indoor Gardening Supplies shayrose Positive T & C Terrariums CarlenesGardens Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. jeff4230 Negative Heartland Blueberries mikehall3939 Positive Farmer Seed and Nursery drthor Positive Sand Hill Preservation Center doghill6 Positive Summer Hill Seeds drthor Positive Solana Seeds Garden_Healing Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. lemurianne Negative Seeds of Change fredhead Positive Uncle Jim's Worm Farm

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... March 2, 2011