Dave's Garden Newsletter for March 14, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Geoff Hamilton, British writer, television gardener)

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New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description RosemaryJ Comment Crimson Trumpet Vine, Red Trumpet Vine 'Flamenco' Campsis radicans sllawrence Comment Baby Sage, Blackcurrant Sage, Cherry Sage, Delta Sage, Graham's Sage, Little Leaf Sage 'Hot Lips' Salvia x jamensis LeslieT Comment Baby Sage, Blackcurrant Sage, Cherry Sage, Delta Sage, Graham's Sage, Little Leaf Sage 'Hot Lips' Salvia x jamensis msbeekeeper Comment Common Lilac, French Lilac 'Krasavitsa Moskvy' Syringa vulgaris ferngrrl Comment Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Goblin' Gaillardia x grandiflora ferngrrl Comment Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root Asclepias tuberosa baggaar Comment Single Late Tulip 'Blushing Lady' Tulipa jaythestingray Comment Red Angel Trumpet, Red Angel's Trumpet, Eagle Tree Brugmansia sanguinea tulpen Comment Baby Sage, Blackcurrant Sage, Cherry Sage, Delta Sage, Graham's Sage, Little Leaf Sage 'Hot Lips' Salvia x jamensis KARLAE Comment Desert Willow, Desert Catalpa, Flowering Willow, Orchid of the Desert 'Bubba' Chilopsis linearis agshare Comment Mini-Flora Rose 'Ambiance' Rosa WhiteflowerEU Comment Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria dontruman Comment Climbing China Rose 'Old Blush, Cl.' Rosa grovespirit Comment Hollyhock 'Black Beauty' Alcea rosea var. nigra heathernz Comment Queen’s Tears, Friendship Plant, Hardy Queen's Tears, Hardy Friendship Plant Billbergia nutans Xenomorf Image Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) Xenomorf Image Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) Xenomorf Image Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) Xenomorf Image Owl's Clover (Castilleja exserta) Xenomorf Image Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentata) Xenomorf Image Saguaro, Sahuara, Giant Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) Xenomorf Image Yuma Sandmat (Euphorbia setiloba) Xenomorf Image Yuma Sandmat (Euphorbia setiloba) Xenomorf Image Yuma Sandmat (Euphorbia setiloba) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose, Cluster Flowered Rose, Shrub Rose 'Electric Blanket' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose, Cluster Flowered Rose, Shrub Rose 'Electric Blanket' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose, Cluster Flowered Rose, Shrub Rose 'Electric Blanket' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Firefighter' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Firefighter' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Firefighter' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Frankly Scarlet' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Frankly Scarlet' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Frankly Scarlet' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'In the Mood' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'In the Mood' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Knockout' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Knockout' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Pink Double Knockout' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Pink Double Knockout' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Pink Double Knockout' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Pink Knockout' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Pink Knockout' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Pink Knockout' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Groundcover Rose 'Roseberry Blanket' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Groundcover Rose 'Roseberry Blanket' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Groundcover Rose 'Roseberry Blanket' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Rugosa Rose 'Hansa' (Rosa rugosa) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Rugosa Rose 'Hansa' (Rosa rugosa) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Rugosa Rose 'Hansa' (Rosa rugosa) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Teeny Bopper' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Teeny Bopper' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Teeny Bopper' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Teeny Bopper' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Topsy Turvy' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Topsy Turvy' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Topsy Turvy' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Stokes' Aster, Stokes Aster, Cornflower Aster 'Honeysong Purple' (Stokesia laevis) DaylilySLP Image Stokes' Aster, Stokes Aster, Cornflower Aster 'Honeysong Purple' (Stokesia laevis) DaylilySLP Image Stokes' Aster, Stokes Aster, Cornflower Aster 'Honeysong Purple' (Stokesia laevis) DaylilySLP Image Stokes' Aster, Stokes Aster, Cornflower Aster 'Honeysong Purple' (Stokesia laevis) Kell Image Desert Spoon, Blue Sotol (Dasylirion wheeleri) Kell Image Desert Spoon, Blue Sotol (Dasylirion wheeleri) DaylilySLP Image River Mist Northern Sea Oats, Variegated Northern Sea Oats 'River Mist' (Chasmanthium latifolium) DaylilySLP Image River Mist Northern Sea Oats, Variegated Northern Sea Oats 'River Mist' (Chasmanthium latifolium) DaylilySLP Image River Mist Northern Sea Oats, Variegated Northern Sea Oats 'River Mist' (Chasmanthium latifolium) DaylilySLP Image River Mist Northern Sea Oats, Variegated Northern Sea Oats 'River Mist' (Chasmanthium latifolium) DaylilySLP Image River Mist Northern Sea Oats, Variegated Northern Sea Oats 'River Mist' (Chasmanthium latifolium) DaylilySLP Image Coastal Plain Joe-Pye Weed, Eastern Joe Pye Weed 'Phantom' (Eutrochium dubium) DaylilySLP Image Coastal Plain Joe-Pye Weed, Eastern Joe Pye Weed 'Phantom' (Eutrochium dubium) DaylilySLP Image Coastal Plain Joe-Pye Weed, Eastern Joe Pye Weed 'Phantom' (Eutrochium dubium) DaylilySLP Image Coastal Plain Joe-Pye Weed, Eastern Joe Pye Weed 'Phantom' (Eutrochium dubium) DaylilySLP Image Coastal Plain Joe-Pye Weed, Eastern Joe Pye Weed 'Phantom' (Eutrochium dubium) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Eyes Of Fury' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Eyes Of Fury' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Eyes Of Fury' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Gooseneck Loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides) DaylilySLP Image Gooseneck Loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides) DaylilySLP Image Gooseneck Loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides) DaylilySLP Image Gooseneck Loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides) DaylilySLP Image Creeping Mint, Meehan's Mint (Meehania cordata) DaylilySLP Image Creeping Mint, Meehan's Mint (Meehania cordata) DaylilySLP Image Creeping Mint, Meehan's Mint (Meehania cordata) DaylilySLP Image Creeping Mint, Meehan's Mint (Meehania cordata) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Siloam Amazing Grace' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Siloam Amazing Grace' (Hemerocallis ) Xenomorf Image Catclaw Acacia, Gregg Acacia, Gregg Catclaw, Devils-Claw, Uno de Gato (Acacia greggii) DaylilySLP Image Fountain Grass, Dwarf Fountain Grass 'Little Bunny' (Pennisetum alopecuroides) Xenomorf Image Catclaw Acacia, Gregg Acacia, Gregg Catclaw, Devils-Claw, Uno de Gato (Acacia greggii) Xenomorf Image Catclaw Acacia, Gregg Acacia, Gregg Catclaw, Devils-Claw, Uno de Gato (Acacia greggii) DaylilySLP Image Fountain Grass, Dwarf Fountain Grass 'Little Bunny' (Pennisetum alopecuroides) DaylilySLP Image Fountain Grass, Dwarf Fountain Grass 'Little Bunny' (Pennisetum alopecuroides) Xenomorf Image Catclaw Acacia, Gregg Acacia, Gregg Catclaw, Devils-Claw, Uno de Gato (Acacia greggii) Xenomorf Image Catclaw Acacia, Gregg Acacia, Gregg Catclaw, Devils-Claw, Uno de Gato (Acacia greggii) Xenomorf Image Catclaw Acacia, Gregg Acacia, Gregg Catclaw, Devils-Claw, Uno de Gato (Acacia greggii) Xenomorf Image Catclaw Acacia, Gregg Acacia, Gregg Catclaw, Devils-Claw, Uno de Gato (Acacia greggii) Xenomorf Image Catclaw Acacia, Gregg Acacia, Gregg Catclaw, Devils-Claw, Uno de Gato (Acacia greggii) Xenomorf Image Catclaw Acacia, Gregg Acacia, Gregg Catclaw, Devils-Claw, Uno de Gato (Acacia greggii) DaylilySLP Image Dwarf Whitestripe Bamboo (Pleioblastus fortunei) DaylilySLP Image Dwarf Whitestripe Bamboo (Pleioblastus fortunei) DaylilySLP Image Dwarf Whitestripe Bamboo (Pleioblastus fortunei) DaylilySLP Image Dwarf Whitestripe Bamboo (Pleioblastus fortunei) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Beautiful Edgings' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Beautiful Edgings' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Beautiful Edgings' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Desperado Love' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Desperado Love' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Dallas Star' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Imprimatur' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster 'Seashells' (Cosmos bipinnatus) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Cherry Cheeks' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Forty Carats' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Coneflower 'Hot Papaya' (Echinacea ) DaylilySLP Image Coneflower 'Hot Papaya' (Echinacea ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Gato' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Gingham Maid' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Gingham Maid' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster 'Seashells' (Cosmos bipinnatus) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Highland Lord' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Highland Lord' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Hot Town' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Judge Roy Bean' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Panic In Detroit' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Panic In Detroit' (Hemerocallis )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description bulborum Positive BEing Plants EastBend Positive Direct Gardening rickyroo42 Positive Dimeo Blueberry Farms msbeekeeper Positive One Stop Poppy Shoppe htcoe Positive Hirt's Gardens (formerly Hirt's Greenhouse & Flowers) testher Positive American Meadows AnnieG487 Positive The Lily Pad Fiona5 Positive Plant Delights Nursery allietnm Positive Victory Seed Company UchikiMatsu Positive Winn Soldani's Fancy Hibiscus Rosemarylady Positive Sequim Rare Plants SweetischChef Positive Seeds4change_ny taryncos Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants 01221996 Positive Heirloom Acres Seeds lilygrandma Positive R.H. Shumway Seeds lilygrandma Positive The Cook's Garden jjsges1 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. jjsges1 Positive St. Clare Heirloom Seeds joyfuljo Positive Dimeo Blueberry Farms monniemon Positive S&W Greenhouse monniemon Neutral Garden Valley Ranch thelawnwolf Positive Dimeo Blueberry Farms billbrecker Positive Dimeo Blueberry Farms cjshields Positive T's Flowers & Things KnittyNatty38 Positive Swallowtail Garden Seeds Redbellyspider Neutral Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms, Inc.

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... March 14, 2011