Dave's Garden Newsletter for March 3, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Annie Dillard, American author)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 143 posts Daylilies 142 posts Bird Watching 104 posts PlantFiles Pictures 93 posts Games 83 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 73 posts Poultry and Livestock 70 posts Plant and Tree Identification 68 posts Pets 63 posts Clean and Clutter-free 62 posts Australian Gardening 40 posts High Yield Gardening 35 posts Bulbs 32 posts Seed Trading 29 posts Trash to Treasure 27 posts Propagation 27 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 27 posts Recipes 26 posts Photos 26 posts Cacti and Succulents 22 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 22 posts Sewing and Quilting 20 posts Texas Gardening 20 posts Morning Glories 16 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 16 posts Voting Booth 15 posts Vegetable Gardening 14 posts Irises 13 posts Clematis 12 posts Wildlife 12 posts Hostas 12 posts Coneflowers 11 posts Michigan Gardening 11 posts Southwest Gardening 11 posts Water Gardens 10 posts Florida Gardening 10 posts Canadian Gardening 10 posts Tomatoes 10 posts Market Growers 10 posts Orchids 10 posts Winter Sowing 9 posts Caudiciforms 9 posts Roses 8 posts Beginner Vegetables 8 posts Beginner Flowers 8 posts Plant Trading 8 posts Lilies 7 posts Weather 7 posts Bird Identification 7 posts Homesteading 7 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 7 posts Sustainable Alternatives 7 posts Soil and Composting 7 posts Tropical Plants 7 posts Accessible Gardening 6 posts Garden Talk 6 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 6 posts Mid-South Gardening 6 posts California Gardening 5 posts Brugmansias 5 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 5 posts Strawbale Gardening 5 posts Carolina Gardening 4 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 4 posts BirdFiles Pictures 4 posts Beginner Landscaping 4 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 4 posts Rocks, Minerals and Gems 4 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 3 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Georgia Gardening 3 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 3 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 3 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 3 posts Peonies 3 posts Orchid Cactus 2 posts Plumerias 2 posts Central Midwest Gardening 2 posts Insect and Spider Identification 2 posts Agastaches and Salvias 2 posts Cooking 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Heating and Cooling Systems 2 posts Beekeeping 2 posts Cameras and Photography 2 posts Ask-a-Gardener 1 post Tropical Fruits 1 post Seed Germination 1 post Healthy Living 1 post Shady Gardens 1 post African Violets and Gesneriads 1 post Home Decorating 1 post Plumbing 1 post Vines and Climbers 1 post Walls and Trim: paints, stains and faux finishes 1 post Camping, Hiking and Boating 1 post Mums and Asters 1 post Floors and Coverings 1 post Self-contained Box Gardens 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post Greenhouse 1 post Memory Garden 1 post Cars and Trucks 1 post Poppies 1 post Vermicomposting 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description robyn12 Comment Tree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree Ailanthus altissima vossner Comment Calibrachoa, Million Bells 'Superbells Apricot Punch' Calibrachoa Dinu Comment Brazilian Rose Wood, Green Ebony Jacaranda mimosifolia BlakeInCanada Comment Columbine 'Swan Blue and White' Aquilegia x hybrida Crystalsaurus Comment Bull Thistle, Yellow Thistle, Purple Thistle, Spiny Thistle Cirsium horridulum N2tropicAL Comment Alabama Croton Croton alabamensis pointgarden Comment Daylily 'Stella De Oro' Hemerocallis N2tropicAL Comment Michelia Michelia maudiae BigHat Comment Lingonberry, Mountain Cranberry, Cowberry, Foxberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea N2tropicAL Comment Cancer Tree, Tree Of Life, Happy Tree, False Tupelo, Xi Shu Camptotheca acuminata bejoy2 Comment Spotted Hawkweed 'Leopard' Hieracium spilophaeum WAStateGrower Comment Cucumber 'Double Yield' Cucumis sativus jilos Comment Orchid Tree, Bauhinia Bauhinia forficata cue_chik Comment Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Black Dragon' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Pauliewog Comment Full Moon Maple, Japanese Maple 'Meigetsu' Acer japonicum Xenomorf Image Thymeleaf Sandmat (Euphorbia serpyllifolia) Xenomorf Image Thymeleaf Sandmat (Euphorbia serpyllifolia) Xenomorf Image Saguaro, Sahuara, Giant Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) Xenomorf Image Cereus (Cereus validus f. forbesii) Kell Image Shaving Brush Tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum) Kell Image Shaving Brush Tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum) Kell Image Shaving Brush Tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum) Kell Image Shaving Brush Tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum) Kell Image Shaving Brush Tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum) Kell Image Shaving Brush Tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum) Kell Image Mexican Snowball, Mexican Gem, Pearl Echeveria, White Mexican Rose (Echeveria elegans) Kell Image Mexican Snowball, Mexican Gem, Pearl Echeveria, White Mexican Rose (Echeveria elegans) Leehallfae Image Himalayan Blue Poppy, Tibetan Blue Poppy (Meconopsis betonicifolia) zone10 Image Argyroderma (Argyroderma testiculare) wormfood Image Celebes Pepper, Ornamental Pepper, Ornate Pepper Vine (Piper ornatum) metermaid Image Silk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree, Red Silk Cotton Tree (Bombax ceiba) plantaholic186 Image Pink Knotweed (Persicaria capitata) plantaholic186 Image Pink Knotweed (Persicaria capitata) plantaholic186 Image Uluhe (Dicranopteris linearis) plantaholic186 Image Uluhe (Dicranopteris linearis) plantaholic186 Image Uluhe (Dicranopteris linearis) plantaholic186 Image Hawaiian Cranberry (Vaccinium reticulatum) plantaholic186 Image Hawaiian Cranberry (Vaccinium reticulatum) plantaholic186 Image 'Ohi'a Lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha) plantaholic186 Image 'Ohi'a Lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha) plantaholic186 Image 'Ohi'a Lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha) Metrosideros Image Hawaiian Cranberry (Vaccinium reticulatum) Metrosideros Image Hawaiian Cranberry (Vaccinium reticulatum) Metrosideros Image Hawaiian Cranberry (Vaccinium reticulatum) Dinu Image Brazilian Rose Wood, Green Ebony (Jacaranda mimosifolia) wormfood Image Buddhist Pine, Japanese Yew (Podocarpus macrophyllus) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, Japanese Astilbe, Star Astilbe 'Hennie Graafland' (Astilbe simplicifolia) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, Japanese Astilbe, Star Astilbe 'Hennie Graafland' (Astilbe simplicifolia) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, Japanese Astilbe, Star Astilbe 'Hennie Graafland' (Astilbe simplicifolia) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, Japanese Astilbe, Star Astilbe 'Hennie Graafland' (Astilbe simplicifolia) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, Japanese Astilbe, Star Astilbe 'Key Largo' (Astilbe simplicifolia) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, Japanese Astilbe, Star Astilbe 'Key Largo' (Astilbe simplicifolia) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, Japanese Astilbe, Star Astilbe 'Key Largo' (Astilbe simplicifolia) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, Japanese Astilbe, Star Astilbe 'Key Largo' (Astilbe simplicifolia) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, Japanese Astilbe, Star Astilbe 'Key West' (Astilbe simplicifolia) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, Japanese Astilbe, Star Astilbe 'Key West' (Astilbe simplicifolia) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, Japanese Astilbe, Star Astilbe 'Key West' (Astilbe simplicifolia) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, Japanese Astilbe, Star Astilbe 'Key West' (Astilbe simplicifolia) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Bridal Veil' (Astilbe x arendsii) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Bridal Veil' (Astilbe x arendsii) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Bridal Veil' (Astilbe x arendsii) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Bridal Veil' (Astilbe x arendsii) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Big Smile' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Butterfly Bush 'Evil Ways' (Buddleia davidii) DaylilySLP Image Butterfly Bush 'Evil Ways' (Buddleia davidii) DaylilySLP Image Butterfly Bush 'Evil Ways' (Buddleia davidii) DaylilySLP Image Butterfly Bush 'Evil Ways' (Buddleia davidii) DaylilySLP Image Coneflower 'Hot Papaya' (Echinacea ) DaylilySLP Image Coneflower 'Hot Papaya' (Echinacea ) DaylilySLP Image Eastern Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Eastern Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image White Coneflower 'Alba' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image White Coneflower 'Alba' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image White Coneflower 'Alba' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image White Coneflower 'Alba' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image White Coneflower 'Alba' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Wintergreen, Teaberry, Checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens) DaylilySLP Image Wintergreen, Teaberry, Checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens) DaylilySLP Image Wintergreen, Teaberry, Checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens) DaylilySLP Image Wintergreen, Teaberry, Checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens) DaylilySLP Image Wintergreen, Teaberry, Checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens) DaylilySLP Image Coralbells, Alumroot, Alum Root 'Velvet Night' (Heuchera americana) DaylilySLP Image Coralbells, Alumroot, Alum Root 'Velvet Night' (Heuchera americana) DaylilySLP Image Coralbells, Alumroot, Alum Root 'Velvet Night' (Heuchera americana) DaylilySLP Image Coralbells, Alumroot, Alum Root 'Velvet Night' (Heuchera americana) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alum Root, Rock Geranium (Heuchera americana) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alum Root, Rock Geranium (Heuchera americana) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alum Root, Rock Geranium (Heuchera americana) Dinu Image Brazilian Rose Wood, Green Ebony (Jacaranda mimosifolia) Crystalsaurus Image Bull Thistle, Yellow Thistle, Purple Thistle, Spiny Thistle (Cirsium horridulum) Kell Image Red Castor Bean 'Carmencita' (Ricinus communis) Kell Image Red Castor Bean 'Carmencita' (Ricinus communis) Kell Image Red Castor Bean 'Carmencita' (Ricinus communis) Kell Image Red Castor Bean 'Carmencita' (Ricinus communis) Kell Image Red Castor Bean 'Carmencita' (Ricinus communis) Kell Image Crassula, Pagoda Village, Red Pagoda (Crassula capitella subsp. thyrsiflora) Kell Image Crassula, Pagoda Village, Red Pagoda (Crassula capitella subsp. thyrsiflora) Kell Image Crassula, Pagoda Village, Red Pagoda (Crassula capitella subsp. thyrsiflora) Kell Image Crassula, Pagoda Village, Red Pagoda (Crassula capitella subsp. thyrsiflora) Kell Image Mexican Snowball, Mexican Gem, Pearl Echeveria, White Mexican Rose (Echeveria elegans) Kell Image Mexican Snowball, Mexican Gem, Pearl Echeveria, White Mexican Rose (Echeveria elegans)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description mmaland Positive Dimeo Blueberry Farms pnelsen Positive HostasDirect Inc. cholt356 Positive St. Clare Heirloom Seeds Emmentaler Negative Autumn Ridge Nursery (aka autumnridgenursery.com) ckat Negative Breck's Bulbs Emmentaler Positive Adams County Nursery pinkcarlady Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. i_have_spoken13 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. jwac10 Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants lucky_kat Positive Classy Groundcovers bnkenobi Negative Dimeo Blueberry Farms mwperry Positive Jonna Sudenius mom2goldens Positive Seed Needs doghill6 Negative Seeds of Change WUVIE Positive Pecan Quest mikecornus Positive Dimeo Blueberry Farms glendora77 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. jimbarg Positive TulipWorld omo Positive Louisiana Nursery (Durio Nursery) billbrecker Positive Dimeo Blueberry Farms MsWanda Positive Nourse Farms Inc.

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... March 3, 2011