Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 18, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Angelo Barlett Giamatti, former president, Yale; baseball commissioner (born 4/4/1938))

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Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 223 posts PlantFiles Pictures 188 posts Plant and Tree Identification 136 posts Daylilies 98 posts Pets 85 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 53 posts Cacti and Succulents 47 posts Bird Watching 47 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 37 posts Sewing and Quilting 36 posts Poultry and Livestock 36 posts Southwest Gardening 35 posts Games 34 posts Roses 34 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 33 posts Australian Gardening 31 posts Irises 31 posts Garden Talk 29 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 24 posts Clematis 24 posts Carolina Gardening 24 posts Photos 24 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 22 posts Frugal Living 22 posts Seed Trading 21 posts Texas Gardening 19 posts Vegetable Gardening 19 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 18 posts Plant Trading 15 posts Peonies 15 posts Tomatoes 15 posts Brugmansias 15 posts Sustainable Alternatives 15 posts Bulbs 14 posts Beginner Flowers 14 posts Tropical Plants 14 posts Insect and Spider Identification 13 posts Morning Glories 13 posts Caudiciforms 12 posts Propagation 11 posts Voting Booth 9 posts Florida Gardening 9 posts Canadian Gardening 9 posts Trash to Treasure 9 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 9 posts Strawbale Gardening 8 posts Homesteading 8 posts Accessible Gardening 7 posts Clean and Clutter-free 7 posts Garden Art 7 posts Beginner Landscaping 6 posts Michigan Gardening 6 posts High Yield Gardening 6 posts Soil and Composting 6 posts Orchid Cactus 6 posts Shady Gardens 6 posts Central Midwest Gardening 5 posts Seed Germination 5 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 5 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 5 posts Hostas 5 posts Equine Forum 5 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 5 posts California Gardening 4 posts Beginner Vegetables 4 posts Rocks, Minerals and Gems 4 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 4 posts Perennials 4 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 4 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 4 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 4 posts Lilies 3 posts Beginner Houseplants 3 posts Ask-a-Gardener 3 posts Garden Design 3 posts Hydrangeas 3 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 3 posts Bird Identification 3 posts Cooking 3 posts Mid-South Gardening 3 posts Palms and Cycads 3 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 2 posts Water Gardens 2 posts Vacations and Travel 2 posts BirdFiles Pictures 2 posts Herbs 2 posts Construction Zone: building, remodeling, additions 2 posts Peppers 2 posts Georgia Gardening 2 posts Recipes 2 posts Outdoor Living: porches, decks, patios, pools, etc 2 posts Home Decorating 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Wildlife 2 posts Agastaches and Salvias 1 post Beekeeping 1 post Fragrant Gardening 1 post Bromeliads 1 post Farm Life 1 post Terrarium Gardening 1 post Cameras and Photography 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post Hypertufa and Concrete 1 post Carnivorous Plants 1 post Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 1 post Garden Products 1 post Appliances 1 post Heirloom Vegetables 1 post Fuchsias 1 post Hibiscus 1 post Healthy Living 1 post Plumbing 1 post Self-contained Box Gardens 1 post Market Growers 1 post Fruits and Nuts 1 post Gingers 1 post Classified Ads 1 post Genealogy 1 post

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PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description cannagirl Comment Banana Canna 'Musifolia Grande' Canna ransom3 Comment Golden Rain Tree, Golden Raintree, Panicled Goldenraintree Koelreuteria paniculata elzbthc Comment Tomato 'Trophy' Lycopersicon lycopersicum sweetkate Comment Grape Hyacinth Muscari armeniacum nilly Comment Northern Bayberry Morella pensylvanica califaloha Comment Eastern Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Gardening3133 Comment Tomato 'Big Beef' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Shaunapie Comment Kentucky Coffee Tree, Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus RichNV Comment Redflower False Yucca, Red Yucca Hesperaloe parviflora billowen Comment Cliff Date Palm Phoenix rupicola 6crimms Comment Fuzzy Deutzia 'Flore-pleno' Deutzia scabra Gascoigne Comment Coneflower 'Firebird' Echinacea purpurea walksfarwoman54 Comment Confederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine Trachelospermum jasminoides tinkerbelle122 Comment Aloe Vera, Medicinal Aloe, Savila Aloe vera Ragusea Comment Tomato 'German Johnson Pink' Lycopersicon lycopersicum tinkerbelle122 Comment Green Desert Spoon, Green Sotol Dasylirion acrotrichum mrickett Comment Dwarf Wax Myrtle, Southern Bayberry Morella cerifera bmcdanel Comment Strawberry Hedgehog, Calico Cactus, Dagger-Spine Hedgehog, Engelmann's Hedgehog, Howe Hedgehog, Indi Echinocereus engelmannii Pegwesttx Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'War Chief' Iris CactusJordi Comment Echinocereus Echinocereus maritimus subsp. hancockii Californian Comment Zucchini, Courgette, Summer Squash 'Elite' Cucurbita pepo victorengel Comment Satsuma Orange, Unshu Orange 'Miho' Citrus reticulata subsp. unshiu carolbtx Comment Nuttall's Sensitive Briar, Cat's Claw Mimosa nuttallii Eileenannie Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Big Apple' Iris jmorth Comment Lily 'Bolero' Lilium Oriental DaylilySLP Image Scarlet Hedge Nettle, Scarlet Hedgenettle, Seven-up Plant, Texas Betony, Texas Woundwort (Stachys coccinea) DaylilySLP Image Scarlet Hedge Nettle, Scarlet Hedgenettle, Seven-up Plant, Texas Betony, Texas Woundwort (Stachys coccinea) DaylilySLP Image Scarlet Hedge Nettle, Scarlet Hedgenettle, Seven-up Plant, Texas Betony, Texas Woundwort (Stachys coccinea) DaylilySLP Image Meyer Lilac 'Palibin' (Syringa meyeri) DaylilySLP Image Meyer Lilac 'Palibin' (Syringa meyeri) DaylilySLP Image Meyer Lilac 'Palibin' (Syringa meyeri) DaylilySLP Image Common Meadow Rue (Thalictrum flavum) DaylilySLP Image Common Meadow Rue (Thalictrum flavum) DaylilySLP Image Common Meadow Rue (Thalictrum flavum) DaylilySLP Image Meadow Rue 'Evening Star' (Thalictrum ichangense) DaylilySLP Image Meadow Rue 'Evening Star' (Thalictrum ichangense) DaylilySLP Image Meadow Rue 'Evening Star' (Thalictrum ichangense) DaylilySLP Image Virginia Spiderwort, Golden Spiderwort 'Sweet Kate' (Tradescantia x andersoniana) DaylilySLP Image Virginia Spiderwort, Golden Spiderwort 'Sweet Kate' (Tradescantia x andersoniana) DaylilySLP Image Mullein 'Temptress Purple' (Verbascum ) DaylilySLP Image Mullein 'Temptress Purple' (Verbascum ) DaylilySLP Image Creeping Speedwell 'Crater Lake Blue' (Veronica austriaca subsp. teucrium) DaylilySLP Image Creeping Speedwell 'Crater Lake Blue' (Veronica austriaca subsp. teucrium) DaylilySLP Image Creeping Speedwell 'Crater Lake Blue' (Veronica austriaca subsp. teucrium) DaylilySLP Image Creeping Veronica 'New Century' (Veronica ) DaylilySLP Image Creeping Veronica 'New Century' (Veronica ) DaylilySLP Image Creeping Veronica 'New Century' (Veronica ) DaylilySLP Image Prostrate Speedwell, Harebell Speedwell 'Trehane' (Veronica prostrata) DaylilySLP Image Prostrate Speedwell, Harebell Speedwell 'Trehane' (Veronica prostrata) DaylilySLP Image Prostrate Speedwell, Harebell Speedwell 'Trehane' (Veronica prostrata) mrickett Image Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) mrickett Image Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) wiggiej Image African Violet 'ChantaSpring' (Saintpaulia ) wiggiej Image African Violet 'Morgan's Stampede Rose' (Saintpaulia ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Dark Shadows' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Dark Shadows' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Dark Shadows' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Clovelly' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Clovelly' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Clovelly' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Clovelly' (Hosta ) Xenomorf Image Zebra Haworthia 'Big Band' (Haworthia fasciata) Xenomorf Image Haworthia (Haworthia venosa) Xenomorf Image Aloe (Aloe mcloughlinii) Xenomorf Image Aloe (Aloe juvenna) Xenomorf Image Aloe (Aloe dhufarensis) Xenomorf Image Black-spined Aloe (Aloe melanacantha) Xenomorf Image Silver Squill, Violet Squill (Ledebouria socialis) Xenomorf Image Silver Squill, Violet Squill (Ledebouria socialis) Xenomorf Image Silver Squill, Violet Squill (Ledebouria socialis) Xenomorf Image Silver Squill, Violet Squill (Ledebouria socialis) Ravens444 Image Aloe 'Christmas Carol' (Aloe ) Xenomorf Image Large-leaf Squill (Ledebouria pauciflora) chels580 Image Hellebore 'Brandywine Hybrids' (Helleborus ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Fat Cat' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Fat Cat' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Fat Cat' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Dixie Chickadee' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Dixie Chickadee' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Dixie Chickadee' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Hush Puppie' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Hush Puppie' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Hush Puppie' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'June Fever' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'June Fever' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'June Fever' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'June Fever' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Kifukurin' (Hosta kikutii) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Kifukurin' (Hosta kikutii) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Kifukurin' (Hosta kikutii) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'King of Spades' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'King of Spades' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'King of Spades' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'King of Spades' (Hosta ) Kell Image Japanese Maple 'Mikazuki' (Acer palmatum) Kell Image Japanese Maple 'Mikazuki' (Acer palmatum) Kell Image Japanese Maple 'Mikazuki' (Acer palmatum) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Lakeside Cupcake' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Lakeside Cupcake' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Lakeside Cupcake' (Hosta ) CactusJordi Image Echinocereus (Echinocereus maritimus subsp. hancockii) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Lakeside Down Sized' (Hosta ) CactusJordi Image Echinocereus (Echinocereus maritimus subsp. hancockii) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Lakeside Down Sized' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Lakeside Down Sized' (Hosta ) sharondippity Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Erotic Touch' (Iris ) CactusJordi Image Echinocereus (Echinocereus maritimus subsp. hancockii) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Lakeside Elfin Fire' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Lakeside Elfin Fire' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Lakeside Elfin Fire' (Hosta ) CactusJordi Image Echinocereus (Echinocereus maritimus subsp. hancockii) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Lakeside Hoola Hoop' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Lakeside Hoola Hoop' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Lakeside Hoola Hoop' (Hosta ) sharondippity Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Thornbird' (Iris ) Pegwesttx Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Orelio' (Iris ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Lakeside Old Smokey' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Lakeside Old Smokey' (Hosta ) Pegwesttx Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Orelio' (Iris ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Lakeside Old Smokey' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Lakeside Old Smokey' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Liberty' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Liberty' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Liberty' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Lime Smoothie' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Lime Smoothie' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Lime Smoothie' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Little Sunspot' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Little Sunspot' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Little Sunspot' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Little Treasure' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Little Treasure' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Little Treasure' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Little Treasure' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Midnight Ride' (Hosta ) floraphiliac Image Phormium, New Zealand Flax 'Black Adder' (Phormium ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Niagara Falls' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Niagara Falls' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Niagara Falls' (Hosta ) sharondippity Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Sugar Magnolia' (Iris ) sharondippity Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Cherub Choir' (Iris ) duncan85 Image Argentine Giant (Echinopsis candicans) duncan85 Image Argentine Giant (Echinopsis candicans) lindseys71 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Saddle Up' (Iris ) Eileenannie Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Moroccan Magic' (Iris ) Eileenannie Image Tall Bearded Iris 'My Generation' (Iris ) lindseys71 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Triple Whammy' (Iris ) lindseys71 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Lullaby of Spring' (Iris ) duncan85 Image Argentine Giant (Echinopsis candicans) lindseys71 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Pink Quartz' (Iris ) Eileenannie Image Arilbred Iris 'Genetic Artist' (Iris ) Eileenannie Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Shock and Awe' (Iris ) Eileenannie Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Pop Idol' (Iris ) Eileenannie Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Secret Recipe' (Iris ) Eileenannie Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Cherry Web' (Iris ) Eileenannie Image Arilbred Iris 'Brash And Bold' (Iris ) Eileenannie Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Big Apple' (Iris ) jmorth Image Summer Snowflake, Snowbell, Dewdrop 'Gravetye Giant' (Leucojum aestivum) jmorth Image Summer Snowflake, Snowbell, Dewdrop 'Gravetye Giant' (Leucojum aestivum) jmorth Image Triumph Tulip 'Prinses Irene' (Tulipa ) jmorth Image Asiapet Lily 'Champagne' (Lilium ) jmorth Image Asiatic Lily 'Firestar' (Lilium ) jmorth Image Asiatic Lily 'Tigerplay' (Lilium ) jmorth Image Lily 'Bolero' (Lilium Oriental) jmorth Image Lily 'Bolero' (Lilium Oriental)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description lilypadlady Negative Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs lilypadlady Positive Shaw's Sunshine Gardens retpsp Negative JoeBonsai montaragardener Negative Sexy Bloomers (South Creek Nursery of Palmyra) SCsunshine2011 Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) oswald Positive Maple Valley Orchards ablesq5678 Positive Garden Harvest Supply Z_Hongo Negative KPR - Gardeners Club Slovakia thahalibutt Negative Sunshine Flower Bulb kjd Positive Edelweiss Perennials daytontoby Positive Petals from the Past, Inc. dano2222 Negative Garden Harvest Supply pattidey Neutral Shepard Iris Garden patriciodiez Positive Gronomics Gardens moosetracks924 Negative Four Seasons Nursery HostaHost Positive Dutch Gardens artathart Negative Murray McMurray Hatchery 0471 Negative Direct Gardening katheris Positive Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) mossyshade Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery msjw Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) sseiber6 Neutral Gardener's Choice fATTCAKESbABE Neutral Direct Gardening tinkerbelle122 Neutral Specialty Perennials plantlady51 Positive Michigan Bulb vkirchner Positive Grandpa's Orchard, LLC mocatmom Positive Silver Star Vinery moflowers Positive Summer Hill Seeds hepster Negative Gardening How-To (National Home Gardening Club) Grnjns71 Positive Aloha Tropicals FrogPrince Positive Great Garden Plants SanP Positive Womack Nursery Co. goodenough Positive Henry Field's Seed & Nursery SanP Negative Willis Orchard Company skipv8 Positive Sunny Slope Chrysanthemum Gardens

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... April 18, 2011