Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 6, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Paul Scott Mowrer, American poet laureate)

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Forum Posts PlantFiles Pictures 161 posts Northeast Gardening 160 posts Plant and Tree Identification 144 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 100 posts Pets 83 posts Bird Watching 64 posts Games 63 posts Trash to Treasure 62 posts Vegetable Gardening 51 posts Texas Gardening 50 posts Daylilies 47 posts Irises 44 posts Southwest Gardening 40 posts Caudiciforms 40 posts Roses 39 posts Photos 35 posts Brugmansias 35 posts Sewing and Quilting 33 posts Tropical Plants 31 posts Seed Trading 30 posts Poultry and Livestock 28 posts High Yield Gardening 27 posts Australian Gardening 25 posts California Gardening 22 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 22 posts Peonies 19 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 19 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 18 posts Morning Glories 18 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 18 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 17 posts Mid-South Gardening 17 posts Equine Forum 17 posts Cacti and Succulents 17 posts Beginner Vegetables 16 posts Bulbs 16 posts Carolina Gardening 15 posts Recipes 15 posts Bird Identification 14 posts Plant Trading 14 posts Homesteading 12 posts Antiques and Collectibles 12 posts Garden Talk 11 posts Accessible Gardening 11 posts Herbs 11 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 10 posts Seed Germination 9 posts Clean and Clutter-free 9 posts Canadian Gardening 9 posts Tomatoes 9 posts Propagation 8 posts Garden Design 8 posts Insect and Spider Identification 8 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 8 posts Central Midwest Gardening 8 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 8 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 8 posts Frugal Living 8 posts Soil and Composting 7 posts Hostas 7 posts Weather 7 posts Florida Gardening 6 posts Water Gardens 6 posts Orchids 5 posts Clematis 5 posts Shady Gardens 5 posts Annuals 5 posts Cannas 5 posts Beginner Flowers 5 posts Georgia Gardening 4 posts Fruits and Nuts 4 posts Beginner Landscaping 4 posts Winter Sowing 4 posts BirdFiles Pictures 4 posts Cool Climate Gardening 4 posts Lilies 4 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 3 posts Coleus 3 posts Ask-a-Gardener 3 posts Wildlife 3 posts Container Gardening 3 posts Strawbale Gardening 3 posts Voting Booth 3 posts Vacations and Travel 2 posts Tiny Gardens 2 posts Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 2 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 2 posts Cottage Gardening 2 posts Computer Talk 2 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Vermicomposting 2 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 2 posts Beginner Houseplants 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Michigan Gardening 2 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post Welcome Mat 1 post Plumerias 1 post Beekeeping 1 post Caregivers 1 post Perennials 1 post Home Budgets and Finances 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post Peppers 1 post Orchid Cactus 1 post Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 1 post Gingers 1 post Invasive Plants 1 post Walls and Trim: paints, stains and faux finishes 1 post Mosaics and Stained Glass 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description chrissy100 Comment Angels trumpet 'Adèle Essex' brugmansia cornettd Comment Rose of Sharon, Althea Hibiscus syriacus marsinger4 Comment Cranesbill 'Biokovo' Geranium x cantabrigiense Porphyrostachys Comment Echinocereus Echinocereus scheeri subsp. gentryi SusieR Comment Southern Magnolia 'Edith Bogue' Magnolia grandiflora flying_geo Comment Burro's Tail, Donkey's Tail Sedum morganianum Minime8484 Comment Austrocylindropuntia Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii astilbe2 Comment Egyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas Pentas lanceolata bmuller Comment Double Late Tulip, Peony-flowered 'Akebono' Tulipa careyana Comment Shrub Rose 'Belinda's Dream' Rosa jglenncox Comment Confederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine Trachelospermum jasminoides altagardener Comment Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris tdscpa Comment Tomato 'Break O' Day' Lycopersicon lycopersicum wiggiej Image Morning Glory, Grannyvine 'Flying Saucers' (Ipomoea tricolor) wiggiej Image Fancy-leafed Caladium, Angel Wings, Heart of Jesus 'Thai Beauty' (Caladium ) boomboer Image Orbeopsis (Orbeopsis melanantha) boomboer Image Carrion Plant, Carrion Flower, Starfish Plant, Toad Plant, Zulu Giant (Stapelia gigantea) boomboer Image Adenium (Adenium oleifolium) boomboer Image Adenium (Adenium oleifolium) boomboer Image Adenium (Adenium oleifolium) boomboer Image Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) chrissy100 Image Angels trumpet 'Adèle Essex' (brugmansia ) chrissy100 Image Angels trumpet 'Adèle Essex' (brugmansia ) Xenomorf Image Echinopsis (Echinopsis bruchii) Xenomorf Image Echinopsis (Echinopsis bruchii) Xenomorf Image Echinopsis (Echinopsis thionantha) Xenomorf Image Echinopsis (Echinopsis ancistrophora subsp. arachnacantha) Xenomorf Image Echinopsis Hybrid 'Arabesque' (Echinopsis ) Xenomorf Image Echinopsis (Echinopsis crassicaulis) Xenomorf Image Echinopsis (Echinopsis crassicaulis) Xenomorf Image Old Man of the Andes (Oreocereus doelzianus var. sericatus) Xenomorf Image Old Man of the Andes (Oreocereus doelzianus var. sericatus) Xenomorf Image Matucana (Matucana aureiflora) Xenomorf Image Oroya (Oroya peruviana var. pluricentralis) Xenomorf Image Oroya (Oroya peruviana var. pluricentralis) Xenomorf Image Matucana (Matucana oreodoxa) Xenomorf Image Matucana (Matucana madisoniorum) Xenomorf Image Eriosyce (Eriosyce curvispina var. pejerrejes) Xenomorf Image Eriosyce (Eriosyce islayensis var. minor) Xenomorf Image Eriosyce (Eriosyce curvispina var. robusta) Xenomorf Image Gibbaeum (Gibbaeum velutinum) Xenomorf Image Gibbaeum (Gibbaeum velutinum) Xenomorf Image Cacto Oculto (Eriosyce occulta) Xenomorf Image Quisco del Desierto (Copiapoa taltalensis) Xenomorf Image Quisco del Desierto (Copiapoa taltalensis) Xenomorf Image Copiapoa (Copiapoa calderana) Xenomorf Image Copiapoa (Copiapoa calderana) Xenomorf Image Duro (Copiapoa echinoides var. dura) Xenomorf Image Coquimbano (Copiapoa coquimbana) Xenomorf Image Coquimbano (Copiapoa coquimbana) Xenomorf Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria hernandezii) Xenomorf Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria hernandezii) Xenomorf Image Copiapoa de Philippi (Copiapoa cinerea) Xenomorf Image Uebelmannia (Uebelmannia pectinifera) Xenomorf Image Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis) Xenomorf Image Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis) plantladylin Image Hoya, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower (Hoya australis subsp. tenuipes) palmbob Image Areca Palm, Butterfly Palm, Golden Cane Palm, Madagascar Palm (Dypsis lutescens) palmbob Image Wood Spurge, Milkweed Spurge 'Shorty' (Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia virosa) palmbob Image Double Fuchsia 'Voodoo' (Fuchsia ) palmbob Image Grevillea 'Moonlight' (Grevillea ) palmbob Image Pincushion (Leucospermum cuneiforme) palmbob Image Belmore Sentry Palm, Curly Palm (Howea belmoreana) palmbob Image Belmore Sentry Palm, Curly Palm (Howea belmoreana) palmbob Image Wedge-leaflet Fan Palm, Australian Fan Palm (Licuala ramsayi) palmbob Image Cycad (Macrozamia johnsonii) palmbob Image Mazari Palm (Nannorrhops ritchiana) palmbob Image Mazari Palm (Nannorrhops ritchiana) palmbob Image Needle Palm (Rhapidophyllum hystrix) palmbob Image Norfolk Island Palm (Rhopalostylis baueri) palmbob Image Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Bronco' (Sempervivum ) palmbob Image 'Henry's Black' (Sempervivum ) palmbob Image Weeping Jade, Trailing Jade, Vining Jade (Senecio jacobsenii) palmbob Image Foxtail Palm (Wodyetia bifurcata) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist's Daisy 'Sunny Igloo' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist's Daisy 'Sunny Igloo' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist's Daisy 'Sunny Igloo' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist's Daisy 'Sunny Igloo' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Hardy Ageratum, Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) DaylilySLP Image Hardy Ageratum, Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) DaylilySLP Image Hardy Ageratum, Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) DaylilySLP Image Dollar Plant, Jade Plant, Jade Tree, Money Tree, Finger Jade 'Gollum' (Crassula ovata) DaylilySLP Image Dollar Plant, Jade Plant, Jade Tree, Money Tree, Finger Jade 'Gollum' (Crassula ovata) DaylilySLP Image Dollar Plant, Jade Plant, Jade Tree, Money Tree, Finger Jade 'Gollum' (Crassula ovata) DaylilySLP Image Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula tetragona) DaylilySLP Image Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula tetragona) DaylilySLP Image Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula tetragona) DaylilySLP Image Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula tetragona) DaylilySLP Image Fortune's Net Veined Holly Fern, Hardy Japanese Holly Fern (Cyrtomium fortunei) DaylilySLP Image Fortune's Net Veined Holly Fern, Hardy Japanese Holly Fern (Cyrtomium fortunei) DaylilySLP Image Fortune's Net Veined Holly Fern, Hardy Japanese Holly Fern (Cyrtomium fortunei) DaylilySLP Image Fortune's Net Veined Holly Fern, Hardy Japanese Holly Fern (Cyrtomium fortunei) DaylilySLP Image Narrow Crested Fern 'Angustata Crispa' (Dryopteris affinis) DaylilySLP Image Narrow Crested Fern 'Angustata Crispa' (Dryopteris affinis) DaylilySLP Image Narrow Crested Fern 'Angustata Crispa' (Dryopteris affinis) DaylilySLP Image Thick-stemmed Wood Fern (Dryopteris crassirhizoma) DaylilySLP Image Thick-stemmed Wood Fern (Dryopteris crassirhizoma) DaylilySLP Image Thick-stemmed Wood Fern (Dryopteris crassirhizoma) DaylilySLP Image Thick-stemmed Wood Fern (Dryopteris crassirhizoma) DaylilySLP Image Shaggy Shield Fern (Dryopteris cycadina) DaylilySLP Image Shaggy Shield Fern (Dryopteris cycadina) DaylilySLP Image Shaggy Shield Fern (Dryopteris cycadina) DaylilySLP Image Shaggy Shield Fern (Dryopteris cycadina) DaylilySLP Image Slender Crested Male Fern 'Linearis Polydactyla' (Dryopteris filix-mas) DaylilySLP Image Slender Crested Male Fern 'Linearis Polydactyla' (Dryopteris filix-mas) DaylilySLP Image Slender Crested Male Fern 'Linearis Polydactyla' (Dryopteris filix-mas) DaylilySLP Image Slender Crested Male Fern 'Linearis Polydactyla' (Dryopteris filix-mas) DaylilySLP Image Male Fern 'Parsley' (Dryopteris filix-mas) DaylilySLP Image Male Fern 'Parsley' (Dryopteris filix-mas) DaylilySLP Image Male Fern 'Parsley' (Dryopteris filix-mas) DaylilySLP Image Male Fern 'Parsley' (Dryopteris filix-mas) DaylilySLP Image Mexican Male Fern (Dryopteris pseudofilix-mas) DaylilySLP Image Mexican Male Fern (Dryopteris pseudofilix-mas) DaylilySLP Image Mexican Male Fern (Dryopteris pseudofilix-mas) DaylilySLP Image Mexican Male Fern (Dryopteris pseudofilix-mas) DaylilySLP Image Scaly Buckler Fern (Dryopteris remota) DaylilySLP Image Scaly Buckler Fern (Dryopteris remota) DaylilySLP Image Scaly Buckler Fern (Dryopteris remota) DaylilySLP Image Scaly Buckler Fern (Dryopteris remota) DaylilySLP Image Tokyo Wood Fern (Dryopteris tokyoensis) DaylilySLP Image Tokyo Wood Fern (Dryopteris tokyoensis) DaylilySLP Image Tokyo Wood Fern (Dryopteris tokyoensis) DaylilySLP Image Fatsia, Paperplant 'Spider's Web' (Fatsia japonica) DaylilySLP Image Fatsia, Paperplant 'Spider's Web' (Fatsia japonica) DaylilySLP Image Fatsia, Paperplant 'Spider's Web' (Fatsia japonica) DaylilySLP Image Fatsia, Paperplant 'Spider's Web' (Fatsia japonica) DaylilySLP Image Fatsia, Paperplant 'Spider's Web' (Fatsia japonica) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Autumn Leaves' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Autumn Leaves' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Autumn Leaves' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Autumn Leaves' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Fire Chief' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Fire Chief' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Fire Chief' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Fire Chief' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Heuchera 'Midas Touch' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Heuchera 'Midas Touch' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Heuchera 'Midas Touch' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Heuchera 'Midas Touch' (Heuchera )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description merrymath Neutral Vincent Gardens Plantmum6 Positive Pedricks Corner pukasand Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery ChicoGardener Negative Growquest Growers (also dba Olive-Trees.net and Surf & Sierra Wholesale Nurseries, LLC) summersolstice Negative Cherry Gal (CherryGal.com) crazyzeus1 Positive Classy Groundcovers GenevaMorgan Negative Laurel's Heirloom Tomato Plants tomtkitty Neutral Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. LadyAmethyst Positive Garden Harvest Supply tardis Positive Almost Eden Plants gracesplants Negative Burgess Seed Cbw47 Positive Easy to Grow Bulbs sandnsea2 Positive Santa Rosa Gardens cherrykist Positive Exotic Hibiscus jahlive2011 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. KenyaPurrz Positive The Violet Showcase brg4q Positive Burnt Ridge Nursery gracesplants Neutral Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) ladyblue3000 Positive Bonsai of Brooklyn Pallura Positive Michigan Bulb loustrk Positive Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company mojo4 Positive Uncle Jim's Worm Farm hairyjo Positive Select Seeds Antique Flowers hairyjo Neutral Thompson and Morgan (US) ladybearscout60 Positive Van Engelen, Inc. jlively Negative Outsidepride.com NANCYLOUISE1 Positive Laurel's Heirloom Tomato Plants

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

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