Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 11, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Edgar A. Guest, American poet (born 8/20/1881))

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PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description fairygothmom Comment White Turtlehead, Balmony, Snake-head, Turtle Bloom, Fishmouth, Shell Flower, Bitter Herb Chelone glabra BUFFY690 Comment Bell Pepper 'Yolo Wonder' Capsicum annuum BUFFY690 Comment Mini Sweet Pepper 'Mini Belle Mix' Capsicum annuum Gardeningman Comment Eastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree Cercis canadensis wncwildflower1 Comment Showy Lady's Slipper Orchid, Queen's Lady's Slipper Cypripedium reginae arlenevero Comment Wild Water Plum, Water Jasmine Wrightia religiosa lwaits Comment Wandering Jew, Inch Plant Tradescantia zebrina CactusJordi Comment Thelocactus Thelocactus conothelos var. saussieri jackidee Comment False Lily of the Valley Speirantha convallarioides saltcedar Comment Meyer Lilac 'Palibin' Syringa meyeri wchick84 Comment False Banana, Red Abyssinian Banana, Wild Banana Ensete ventricosum mountainman72 Comment Asiatic Lily 'Grand Cru' Lilium mountainman72 Comment Yarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Appleblossom' Achillea millefolium sueroderus Comment Lantana 'Lucky Lemon Cream' Lantana camara ransom3 Comment Horsemint, Spotted Beebalm, Bee Balm Monarda punctata ransom3 Comment Sharp-pod Morning-glory, Wild Purple Morning Glory, Tievine Ipomoea cordatotriloba noshoooz Comment Spanish Flag, Firecracker Vine, Exotic Love Vine Ipomoea lobata Xenomorf Comment Mammillaria Mammillaria magnimamma var. krameri Jan_FL_zone8 Comment Lettuce 'New Red Fire' Lactuca sativa Jan_FL_zone8 Comment Lettuce 'Red Sails' Lactuca sativa Jan_FL_zone8 Comment Lettuce 'Black-Seeded Simpson' Lactuca sativa Kiyzersoze Image (Asystasia decipiens) Kiyzersoze Image (Asystasia decipiens) antaver Image Fuchsia 'Miss California' (Fuchsia ) Terri1948 Image Dutch Hyacinth 'Splendid Cornelia' (Hyacinthus orientalis) Terri1948 Image Dutch Hyacinth 'Splendid Cornelia' (Hyacinthus orientalis) Terri1948 Image Butterfly Daffodil 'Tiritomba' (Narcissus ) BUFFY690 Image Tung-Oil Tree, China Wood Oil Plant, Tung Nut (Vernicia fordii) Xenomorf Image Major Cholla, Buckhorn Cholla (Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. major) Xenomorf Image Major Cholla, Buckhorn Cholla (Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. major) Xenomorf Image Major Cholla, Buckhorn Cholla (Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. major) Xenomorf Image Major Cholla, Buckhorn Cholla (Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. major) Xenomorf Image Major Cholla, Buckhorn Cholla (Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. major) Xenomorf Image Major Cholla, Buckhorn Cholla (Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. major) Xenomorf Image Major Cholla, Buckhorn Cholla (Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. major) Xenomorf Image Major Cholla, Buckhorn Cholla (Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. major) Xenomorf Image Major Cholla, Buckhorn Cholla (Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. major) Xenomorf Image Little Leaf Palo Verde, Foothill Palo Verde (Parkinsonia microphylla) Xenomorf Image Little Leaf Palo Verde, Foothill Palo Verde (Parkinsonia microphylla) Xenomorf Image Little Leaf Palo Verde, Foothill Palo Verde (Parkinsonia microphylla) Xenomorf Image Little Leaf Palo Verde, Foothill Palo Verde (Parkinsonia microphylla) Xenomorf Image Texas Buckthorn, Gray Thorn, Lotebush (Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens) Xenomorf Image Texas Buckthorn, Gray Thorn, Lotebush (Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens) Xenomorf Image Texas Buckthorn, Gray Thorn, Lotebush (Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens) Xenomorf Image Texas Buckthorn, Gray Thorn, Lotebush (Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens) Xenomorf Image Texas Buckthorn, Gray Thorn, Lotebush (Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens) Xenomorf Image Berlandier's Wolfberry (Lycium berlandieri) Xenomorf Image Berlandier's Wolfberry (Lycium berlandieri) Xenomorf Image Berlandier's Wolfberry (Lycium berlandieri) Xenomorf Image Arizona Queen of the Night, Deer Horn Cactus, Reina de la Noche, Night Blooming Cereus (Peniocereus greggii var. transmontanus) Xenomorf Image Arizona Queen of the Night, Deer Horn Cactus, Reina de la Noche, Night Blooming Cereus (Peniocereus greggii var. transmontanus) Xenomorf Image Arizona Queen of the Night, Deer Horn Cactus, Reina de la Noche, Night Blooming Cereus (Peniocereus greggii var. transmontanus) Xenomorf Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria mazatlanensis) Xenomorf Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria mazatlanensis) Xenomorf Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria mazatlanensis) Xenomorf Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria mazatlanensis) Xenomorf Image Ball Cactus, Cream Cactus, Cream Pincushion, Flat Cream Pincushion, Heyder's Nipple Cactus (Mammillaria heyderi) Xenomorf Image Ball Cactus, Cream Cactus, Cream Pincushion, Flat Cream Pincushion, Heyder's Nipple Cactus (Mammillaria heyderi) Xenomorf Image Ball Cactus, Cream Cactus, Cream Pincushion, Flat Cream Pincushion, Heyder's Nipple Cactus (Mammillaria heyderi) Xenomorf Image Ball Cactus, Cream Cactus, Cream Pincushion, Flat Cream Pincushion, Heyder's Nipple Cactus (Mammillaria heyderi) Xenomorf Image Bird's-nest Cactus (Thelocactus rinconensis) Xenomorf Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria hahniana subsp. bravoae) Xenomorf Image Thelocactus (Thelocactus tulensis subsp. buekii) Xenomorf Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria zephyranthoides) Xenomorf Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria haageana subsp. elegans) Xenomorf Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria haageana subsp. elegans) Xenomorf Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria fraileana) Xenomorf Image Rainbow Pincushion (Mammillaria rhodantha subsp. mollendorffiana) Xenomorf Image Rainbow Pincushion (Mammillaria rhodantha subsp. mollendorffiana) DaylilySLP Image Oriental Lily 'Kurni' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Oriental Lily 'Kurni' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Oriental Lily 'Kurni' (Lilium ) Xenomorf Image Thelocactus (Thelocactus hexaedrophorus subsp. lloydii) DaylilySLP Image Oriental Lily 'Kurni' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Oriental Lily 'Marcanti' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Oriental Lily 'Marcanti' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Oriental Lily 'Marcanti' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Oriental Lily 'Marcanti' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Dragon's Head Bamboo, Hardy Dragon Bamboo 'Rufa' (Fargesia dracocephala) DaylilySLP Image Dragon's Head Bamboo, Hardy Dragon Bamboo 'Rufa' (Fargesia dracocephala) DaylilySLP Image Dragon's Head Bamboo, Hardy Dragon Bamboo 'Rufa' (Fargesia dracocephala) DaylilySLP Image Dragon's Head Bamboo, Hardy Dragon Bamboo 'Rufa' (Fargesia dracocephala) DaylilySLP Image Oswego Tea, Beebalm, Bee Balm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant 'Pardon My Pink' (Monarda didyma) DaylilySLP Image Oswego Tea, Beebalm, Bee Balm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant 'Pardon My Pink' (Monarda didyma) DaylilySLP Image Oswego Tea, Beebalm, Bee Balm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant 'Pardon My Pink' (Monarda didyma) DaylilySLP Image Fire Chief Globe Arborvitae 'Congabe' (Thuja occidentalis) DaylilySLP Image Fire Chief Globe Arborvitae 'Congabe' (Thuja occidentalis) DaylilySLP Image Fire Chief Globe Arborvitae 'Congabe' (Thuja occidentalis) DaylilySLP Image Fire Chief Globe Arborvitae 'Congabe' (Thuja occidentalis) Farmerdill Image Radish 'Pink Beauty' (Raphanus sativus) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Golden Zebra' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Golden Zebra' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Golden Zebra' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Golden Zebra' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Dwarf Oleander 'Dwarf Pink Ice' (Nerium oleander) DaylilySLP Image Dwarf Oleander 'Dwarf Pink Ice' (Nerium oleander) DaylilySLP Image Dwarf Oleander 'Dwarf Pink Ice' (Nerium oleander) DaylilySLP Image Dwarf Oleander 'Dwarf Pink Ice' (Nerium oleander) DaylilySLP Image Dwarf Oleander 'Dwarf Pink Ice' (Nerium oleander) DaylilySLP Image Egyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas 'Northern Lights® Lavender' (Pentas lanceolata) DaylilySLP Image Egyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas 'Northern Lights® Lavender' (Pentas lanceolata) DaylilySLP Image Egyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas 'Northern Lights® Lavender' (Pentas lanceolata) DaylilySLP Image New York Aster, Michaelmas Daisy 'Celeste' (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii) DaylilySLP Image New York Aster, Michaelmas Daisy 'Celeste' (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii) DaylilySLP Image New York Aster, Michaelmas Daisy 'Celeste' (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii) DaylilySLP Image New York Aster, Michaelmas Daisy 'Celeste' (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii) DaylilySLP Image Dianthus, Cheddar Pink, Pinks 'Pomegranate Kiss' (Dianthus ) DaylilySLP Image Dianthus, Cheddar Pink, Pinks 'Pomegranate Kiss' (Dianthus ) DaylilySLP Image Dianthus, Cheddar Pink, Pinks 'Pomegranate Kiss' (Dianthus ) DaylilySLP Image Showy Stonecrop 'Pink Bomb' (Hylotelephium spectabile) DaylilySLP Image Showy Stonecrop 'Pink Bomb' (Hylotelephium spectabile) DaylilySLP Image Showy Stonecrop 'Pink Bomb' (Hylotelephium spectabile) DaylilySLP Image Dwarf Red Pine 'Morel' (Pinus resinosa ) DaylilySLP Image Dwarf Red Pine 'Morel' (Pinus resinosa ) DaylilySLP Image Dwarf Red Pine 'Morel' (Pinus resinosa ) DaylilySLP Image Dwarf Red Pine 'Morel' (Pinus resinosa ) DaylilySLP Image Dianthus, Cheddar Pink, Pinks 'Dragon Fruit' (Dianthus ) DaylilySLP Image Dianthus, Cheddar Pink, Pinks 'Dragon Fruit' (Dianthus ) DaylilySLP Image Dianthus, Cheddar Pink, Pinks 'Dragon Fruit' (Dianthus ) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Jazzy Ursula' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Jazzy Ursula' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Jazzy Ursula' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Jazzy Ursula' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Big Brother Fern (Deparia pycnosora) DaylilySLP Image Big Brother Fern (Deparia pycnosora) DaylilySLP Image Big Brother Fern (Deparia pycnosora) DaylilySLP Image Big Brother Fern (Deparia pycnosora) DaylilySLP Image Big Brother Fern (Deparia pycnosora) DaylilySLP Image Polypody Fern 'Bifido Multifidum' (Polypodium vulgare) DaylilySLP Image Polypody Fern 'Bifido Multifidum' (Polypodium vulgare) DaylilySLP Image Polypody Fern 'Bifido Multifidum' (Polypodium vulgare) DaylilySLP Image Polypody Fern 'Bifido Multifidum' (Polypodium vulgare) DaylilySLP Image Asiatic Lily 'Tango Black Spider' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Asiatic Lily 'Tango Black Spider' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Asiatic Lily 'Tango Black Spider' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Asiatic Lily 'Tango Black Spider' (Lilium )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description summer8 Positive Quality Maples and More jamesr8 Positive Willow Creek Gardens Z_Hongo Negative KPR - Gardeners Club Slovakia bmitchell Positive Cackle Hatchery SteveGubkin Negative One Green World (Northwoods Nursery) SteveGubkin Positive Raintree Nursery engine3 Positive Gurney's Seed & Nursery DennisFinley Neutral Growquest Growers (also dba Olive-Trees.net and Surf & Sierra Wholesale Nurseries, LLC) dan2k Positive Chumley Cycads Gen_Maximus57 Neutral Gurney's Seed & Nursery Gen_Maximus57 Positive Nurseryman.com grace13114 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. MConkling Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. JAMIESMITH Positive American Meadows texag93 Positive Weeks Berry Nursery tooner2 Negative Summerstone Nursery gracesplants Positive Murray McMurray Hatchery gracesplants Positive Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company ToolbeltsWife Positive bamabots.com russ9673 Positive Arrowhead Dahlias tomniss Positive Katz Kuntry Kuttins steve22802 Positive Easy to Grow Bulbs SuzzeQ2 Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery GenevaMorgan Negative Laurel's Heirloom Tomato Plants Coreyville Positive New Hampshire Hostas

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... April 11, 2011