Dave's Garden Newsletter for March 6, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet, philosopher)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 161 posts PlantFiles Pictures 147 posts Daylilies 123 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 54 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 52 posts Bird Watching 51 posts Plant and Tree Identification 51 posts Texas Gardening 43 posts Poultry and Livestock 42 posts Pets 36 posts Sewing and Quilting 35 posts Morning Glories 33 posts Tropical Plants 32 posts Florida Gardening 27 posts Irises 27 posts Water Gardens 25 posts Trash to Treasure 24 posts Homesteading 24 posts Cacti and Succulents 23 posts Bulbs 23 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 21 posts Frugal Living 20 posts Bird Identification 19 posts Clean and Clutter-free 19 posts Tomatoes 18 posts Mid-South Gardening 18 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 17 posts Recipes 16 posts Orchids 16 posts Games 15 posts Southwest Gardening 15 posts Propagation 13 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 13 posts Shady Gardens 13 posts Hostas 12 posts Photos 12 posts Australian Gardening 11 posts Clematis 11 posts Insect and Spider Identification 11 posts High Yield Gardening 11 posts California Gardening 11 posts Brugmansias 10 posts Winter Sowing 10 posts Garden Talk 10 posts Greenhouse 10 posts Canadian Gardening 9 posts Seed Germination 9 posts Caudiciforms 9 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 8 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 8 posts Hydrangeas 8 posts Poppies 7 posts Cannas 7 posts Herbs 7 posts Invasive Plants 6 posts Carolina Gardening 6 posts Computer Talk 6 posts Garden Art 6 posts Genealogy 5 posts Beginner Landscaping 5 posts Coleus 5 posts Seed Trading 5 posts Beginner Flowers 4 posts BirdFiles Pictures 4 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 4 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 4 posts Beginner Vegetables 4 posts Accessible Gardening 4 posts Garden Design 3 posts Strawbale Gardening 3 posts Antiques and Collectibles 3 posts Voting Booth 3 posts Michigan Gardening 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Healthy Living 3 posts BugFiles Pictures 3 posts Georgia Gardening 3 posts Tropical Fruits 3 posts Hunting and Fishing 3 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 2 posts Tiny Gardens 2 posts Fruits and Nuts 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Irrigation Systems 2 posts Vegetable Gardening 2 posts Beekeeping 2 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 2 posts Foliage Plants 2 posts Soil and Composting 2 posts Saving Seeds 2 posts Plant Trading 1 post Beauty and Fashion Tips 1 post Fuchsias 1 post Begonias 1 post Vacations and Travel 1 post Dahlias 1 post Lilies 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post Annuals 1 post Coneflowers 1 post Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 1 post Plumerias 1 post Container Gardening 1 post Carnivorous Plants 1 post Weather 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Gangajay Comment Fingered Citron, Buddha's Hand Citrus medica var. sarcodactylus DonShirer Comment Flowering Crabapple 'Sugar Tyme' Malus Connie_Boree Comment Sweet Olive, Fragrant Tea Olive Osmanthus fragrans carlinsand Comment Hot Pepper 'Biker Billy' Capsicum annuum PinkStar Comment Gazania, Treasure Flower 'Daybreak Red Stripe' Gazania rigens metarzan Comment Afghan Pine, Eldar Pine, Mondell Pine, Mondale Pine Pinus eldarica Amoena Comment Elderberry 'Sutherland Gold' Sambucus racemosa Edgar1889 Comment Loquat, Japanese Plum Eriobotrya japonica palmbob Comment Queen Victoria Century Plant 'Golden Princess' Agave victoriae-reginae DaylilySLP Image Rose of Sharon 'Aphrodite' (Hibiscus syriacus) DaylilySLP Image Rose of Sharon 'Aphrodite' (Hibiscus syriacus) DaylilySLP Image Rose of Sharon 'Lavender Chiffon' (Hibiscus syriacus) DaylilySLP Image Rose of Sharon 'Lavender Chiffon' (Hibiscus syriacus) DaylilySLP Image Rose of Sharon 'Lavender Chiffon' (Hibiscus syriacus) DaylilySLP Image Rose of Sharon 'Minerva' (Hibiscus syriacus) DaylilySLP Image Rose of Sharon 'Minerva' (Hibiscus syriacus) DaylilySLP Image Rose of Sharon 'Minerva' (Hibiscus syriacus) DaylilySLP Image Rose of Sharon 'Rose Satin' (Hibiscus syriacus) DaylilySLP Image Rose of Sharon 'Rose Satin' (Hibiscus syriacus) DaylilySLP Image Rose of Sharon 'Rose Satin' (Hibiscus syriacus) DaylilySLP Image Rose of Sharon 'White Chiffon' (Hibiscus syriacus) DaylilySLP Image Rose of Sharon 'White Chiffon' (Hibiscus syriacus) DaylilySLP Image Rose of Sharon 'White Chiffon' (Hibiscus syriacus) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Big Daddy' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Big Daddy' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Big Daddy' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Big Daddy' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Merveille Sanguine' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Merveille Sanguine' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Merveille Sanguine' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea 'Mini Penny' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea 'Mini Penny' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea 'Mini Penny' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Pia' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Pia' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Pia' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Pia' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Golden Vicary Privet, Golden Ligustrum (Ligustrum x vicaryi) DaylilySLP Image Golden Vicary Privet, Golden Ligustrum (Ligustrum x vicaryi) DaylilySLP Image Golden Vicary Privet, Golden Ligustrum (Ligustrum x vicaryi) DaylilySLP Image Golden Vicary Privet, Golden Ligustrum (Ligustrum x vicaryi) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Pieris, Hybrid Andromeda 'Forest Flame' (Pieris x) atisch Image Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis equestris) atisch Image Short-cupped Narcissus, Small-cupped Daffodil 'Barrett Browning' (Narcissus ) atisch Image Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite) atisch Image Hoya, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower (Hoya lacunosa var. pallidiflora) MelissaGoodman Image Saucer Magnolia, Tulip Tree 'Alexandrina' (Magnolia x soulangeana) MelissaGoodman Image Saucer Magnolia, Tulip Tree 'Alexandrina' (Magnolia x soulangeana) plantladylin Image Ohio Spiderwort, Bluejacket, Snotweed (Tradescantia ohiensis) plantladylin Image Wood Sorrel, False Shamrock 'Atropurpurea' (Oxalis triangularis subsp. papilionaceae) mrs_colla Image Pencil Milk Bush (Euphorbia mauritanica) mrs_colla Image Pencil Milk Bush (Euphorbia mauritanica) mrs_colla Image Pencil Milk Bush (Euphorbia mauritanica) Gangajay Image Curry Tree, Curry Leaf Tree, Curryleaf Tree, Sweet Nim (Murraya koenigii) ade1 Image Myrtle Beech (Nothofagus cunninghamii) ade1 Image Myrtle Beech (Nothofagus cunninghamii) ade1 Image Roble (Nothofagus obliqua) GardenGuyKin Image Pushki, Alaskan Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum) GardenGuyKin Image Pushki, Alaskan Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum) GardenGuyKin Image Pushki, Alaskan Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum) GardenGuyKin Image Tansy Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) GardenGuyKin Image Meadow Checkerbloom (Sidalcea campestris) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Pieris, Hybrid Andromeda 'Forest Flame' (Pieris x) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Pieris, Hybrid Andromeda 'Forest Flame' (Pieris x) DaylilySLP Image Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Abbottswood' (Potentilla fruticosa) DaylilySLP Image Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Abbottswood' (Potentilla fruticosa) DaylilySLP Image Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Abbottswood' (Potentilla fruticosa) DaylilySLP Image Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Goldfinger' (Potentilla fruticosa) DaylilySLP Image Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Goldfinger' (Potentilla fruticosa) DaylilySLP Image Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Goldfinger' (Potentilla fruticosa) DaylilySLP Image Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Goldfinger' (Potentilla fruticosa) DaylilySLP Image Cinquefoil, Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Mango Tango' (Potentilla fruticosa) DaylilySLP Image Cinquefoil, Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Mango Tango' (Potentilla fruticosa) DaylilySLP Image Cinquefoil, Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Mango Tango' (Potentilla fruticosa) DaylilySLP Image Cinquefoil, Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Mango Tango' (Potentilla fruticosa) DaylilySLP Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Chim Chiminee' (Rudbeckia hirta) DaylilySLP Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Chim Chiminee' (Rudbeckia hirta) DaylilySLP Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Chim Chiminee' (Rudbeckia hirta) DaylilySLP Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Chim Chiminee' (Rudbeckia hirta) DaylilySLP Image Black-eyed Susan 'Denver Daisy' (Rudbeckia hirta) DaylilySLP Image Black-eyed Susan 'Denver Daisy' (Rudbeckia hirta) DaylilySLP Image Black-eyed Susan 'Denver Daisy' (Rudbeckia hirta) DaylilySLP Image Black-eyed Susan 'Denver Daisy' (Rudbeckia hirta) DaylilySLP Image Spirea 'Snowmound' (Spiraea nipponica) DaylilySLP Image Spirea 'Snowmound' (Spiraea nipponica) DaylilySLP Image Spirea 'Snowmound' (Spiraea nipponica) DaylilySLP Image Spirea 'Snowmound' (Spiraea nipponica) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Anthony Waterer' (Spiraea x bumalda) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Anthony Waterer' (Spiraea x bumalda) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Lime Mound' (Spiraea x bumalda) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Lime Mound' (Spiraea x bumalda) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Lime Mound' (Spiraea x bumalda) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Lime Mound' (Spiraea x bumalda) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Neon Flash' (Spiraea x bumalda) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Neon Flash' (Spiraea x bumalda) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Neon Flash' (Spiraea x bumalda) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Neon Flash' (Spiraea x bumalda) DaylilySLP Image Stokes' Aster, Stokes Aster 'Klaus Jelitto' (Stokesia laevis) DaylilySLP Image Stokes' Aster, Stokes Aster 'Klaus Jelitto' (Stokesia laevis) DaylilySLP Image Stokes' Aster, Stokes Aster 'Klaus Jelitto' (Stokesia laevis) DaylilySLP Image Doublefile Viburnum, Japanese Snowball Bush 'Summer Snowflake' (Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum) DaylilySLP Image Doublefile Viburnum, Japanese Snowball Bush 'Summer Snowflake' (Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum) DaylilySLP Image Doublefile Viburnum, Japanese Snowball Bush 'Summer Snowflake' (Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum) DaylilySLP Image Swamp Milkweed 'Ice Ballet' (Asclepias incarnata) DaylilySLP Image Swamp Milkweed 'Ice Ballet' (Asclepias incarnata) DaylilySLP Image Swamp Milkweed 'Ice Ballet' (Asclepias incarnata) DaylilySLP Image Swamp Milkweed 'Ice Ballet' (Asclepias incarnata) DaylilySLP Image Swamp Milkweed, Rose Milkweed, Red Milkweed, Swamp Silkweed, White Indian Hemp (Asclepias incarnata) DaylilySLP Image Swamp Milkweed, Rose Milkweed, Red Milkweed, Swamp Silkweed, White Indian Hemp (Asclepias incarnata) DaylilySLP Image Swamp Milkweed, Rose Milkweed, Red Milkweed, Swamp Silkweed, White Indian Hemp (Asclepias incarnata) DaylilySLP Image Swamp Milkweed, Rose Milkweed, Red Milkweed, Swamp Silkweed, White Indian Hemp (Asclepias incarnata) DaylilySLP Image Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root (Asclepias tuberosa) DaylilySLP Image Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root (Asclepias tuberosa) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Athlone' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Bitsy' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Bitsy' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Bitsy' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Bigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise' (Coreopsis grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Bigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise' (Coreopsis grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Bigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise' (Coreopsis grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Coneflower 'Evan Saul' (Echinacea ) DaylilySLP Image Coneflower 'Sunset' (Echinacea ) DaylilySLP Image Coneflower 'Sunset' (Echinacea ) DaylilySLP Image Coneflower 'Sunset' (Echinacea ) Kell Image Queen's Wreath, Bluebird Vine, Sandpaper Vine (Petrea volubilis) Kell Image Queen's Wreath, Bluebird Vine, Sandpaper Vine (Petrea volubilis) DaylilySLP Image Pale Coneflower, Pink Coneflower, Tall Coneflower (Echinacea pallida) Kell Image Queen's Wreath, Bluebird Vine, Sandpaper Vine (Petrea volubilis) DaylilySLP Image Eastern Purple Coneflower 'Magnus' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Eastern Purple Coneflower, Dwarf Purple Coneflower 'Panther Pink' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Eastern Purple Coneflower, Dwarf Purple Coneflower 'Panther Pink' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Eastern Purple Coneflower, Dwarf Purple Coneflower 'Panther Pink' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Eenie Weenie' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Eenie Weenie' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'House Of Orange' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'House Of Orange' (Hemerocallis ) Kell Image Queen's Wreath, Bluebird Vine, Sandpaper Vine (Petrea volubilis) palmbob Image Agave (Agave ellemeetiana) palmbob Image Queen Victoria Century Plant 'Golden Princess' (Agave victoriae-reginae) palmbob Image Japanese Sago Palm, King Sago Palm, Sago Cycas, Sago Palm 'Variegata' (Cycas revoluta) palmbob Image Japanese Sago Palm, King Sago Palm, Sago Cycas, Sago Palm 'Variegata' (Cycas revoluta) palmbob Image Stangeria (Stangeria eriopus) palmbob Image Variegated Foxtail Agave, Variegated Dragon-Tree Agave, Variegated Spineless Agave 'Variegata' (Agave attenuata) palmbob Image Utah Agave, Yant (Agave utahensis var. eborispina) palmbob Image Octopus Agave, Amole (Agave vilmoriniana) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe capitata var. quartziticola) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe perrieri) palmbob Image Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe sereti) palmbob Image Aloe 'Pepe' (Aloe ) palmbob Image Anthurium (Anthurium podophyllum) palmbob Image Anthurium (Anthurium podophyllum) palmbob Image Cycad (Ceratozamia becerrae) palmbob Image Cycad (Ceratozamia becerrae)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description fraying Positive Orchids.com (Norman's Orchids) Mid12nt Positive Summer Hill Seeds Mid12nt Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) mojogardener Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Crazy_Seeds Positive Gardens North billbrecker Positive Wigert's Bonsai billbrecker Positive The Backyard Bird Company LexusGal Positive Gurney's Seed & Nursery billbrecker Negative The Plumeria Gallery CherryGeathers Positive Hortus Botanicus ruthmorrison Positive Dimeo Blueberry Farms shinaweh Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. myfroject Neutral Jackson & Perkins 300_lb_Tomato Positive Dimeo Blueberry Farms sicktime Negative Dimeo Blueberry Farms billbrecker Positive Dimeo Blueberry Farms lonnieatk Negative Sunrise Seeds

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... March 6, 2011