Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 19, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Richard Jefferies, British naturalist, novelist, and essayist (born 11/6/1887))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Plant and Tree Identification 157 posts Northeast Gardening 153 posts Daylilies 122 posts PlantFiles Pictures 98 posts Bird Watching 85 posts Southwest Gardening 79 posts Pets 78 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 63 posts Texas Gardening 61 posts Vegetable Gardening 56 posts Cacti and Succulents 46 posts Clematis 43 posts Games 41 posts Bulbs 40 posts Australian Gardening 37 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 36 posts Poultry and Livestock 35 posts Plant Trading 35 posts Irises 31 posts Peonies 30 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 29 posts Morning Glories 29 posts Mid-South Gardening 29 posts Sewing and Quilting 28 posts Roses 27 posts Trash to Treasure 27 posts Insect and Spider Identification 27 posts Photos 26 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 26 posts Carolina Gardening 25 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 23 posts Sustainable Alternatives 20 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 19 posts Tomatoes 19 posts Lilies 19 posts Beginner Flowers 17 posts Frugal Living 16 posts BugFiles Pictures 16 posts Tropical Plants 15 posts Brugmansias 14 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 14 posts Seed Trading 14 posts Equine Forum 14 posts Hibiscus 11 posts Propagation 10 posts Voting Booth 10 posts Hostas 10 posts Water Gardens 10 posts Palms and Cycads 9 posts Recipes 9 posts Garden Art 9 posts Strawbale Gardening 9 posts Beginner Vegetables 8 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 7 posts Garden Talk 7 posts Florida Gardening 7 posts Canadian Gardening 7 posts BirdFiles Pictures 7 posts Beginner Fruit 6 posts Wildlife 6 posts California Gardening 6 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 6 posts Orchid Cactus 6 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 5 posts Accessible Gardening 5 posts Weather 5 posts Caudiciforms 5 posts Cannas 5 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 5 posts Container Gardening 5 posts Beginner Landscaping 5 posts High Yield Gardening 5 posts Clean and Clutter-free 4 posts Annuals 4 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 4 posts Grass and Bamboo 4 posts Cooking 4 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 4 posts Terrarium Gardening 3 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 3 posts Georgia Gardening 3 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Gingers 3 posts Shady Gardens 3 posts Passifloras 3 posts Poppies 3 posts Books, Movies, and TV 3 posts Perennials 2 posts Ask-a-Gardener 2 posts Fragrant Gardening 2 posts Beekeeping 2 posts Herbs 2 posts Garden Design 2 posts Hydrangeas 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Winter Sowing 2 posts Japanese Maples 2 posts Farm Life 2 posts Ornamental Gourds 2 posts Organic Gardening 2 posts Dahlias 2 posts Bird Identification 1 post Aroids 1 post Market Growers 1 post Coleus 1 post Bromeliads 1 post Central Midwest Gardening 1 post Hypertufa and Concrete 1 post Peppers 1 post Vermicomposting 1 post Computer Talk 1 post Native Plants and Wild Plants 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description mjsponies Comment Red Mountain Sage, Fiery Sage Salvia darcyi jazzy1okc Comment Lily of the Nile, African Lily Agapanthus africanus BLOSSOMBUDDY Comment Henbit, Deadnettle Lamium amplexicaule blk_vegan Comment Tomato 'Amazon Chocolate' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Mimmie Comment Texas Mountain Laurel, Mescal Bean Calia secundiflora vossner Comment Miniature Rose 'Sweet Chariot' Rosa Gabrielle Comment Lenten Rose 'Red Lady' Helleborus x hybridus vossner Comment Dwarf Caladium, Angel Wings, Heart of Jesus 'Miss Muffett' Caladium Gabrielle Comment Lenten Rose 'Metallic Blue Lady' Helleborus x hybridus evansedits Comment Peregrina, Spicy Jatropha Jatropha integerrima joylily514 Comment Burkwood Viburnum Viburnum x burkwoodii delbertyoung56m Comment Castor Aralia, Castor-Aralia Kalopanax septemlobus delbertyoung56m Comment Surprise Lily, Magic Lily, Resurrection Lily, Naked Lady Lycoris squamigera delbertyoung56m Comment Japanese Kerria, Japanese Rose, Easter Rose Kerria japonica delbertyoung56m Comment Virginia Bluebells, Virginia Cowslip, Lungwort Oysterleaf Mertensia virginica PedricksCorner Comment Fuchsia 'Dotti' Fuchsia PedricksCorner Comment Fuchsia 'Embroidery' Fuchsia PedricksCorner Comment Fuchsia 'Freedom' Fuchsia RayFromPA Comment Sacred Jasmine, Pikake, Asiatic Jasmine 'Maid of Orleans' Jasminum sambac Terri1948 Comment Auricula, Primula 'Shaun' Primula auricula Terri1948 Comment Carnation 'Dover' Dianthus Terri1948 Comment Phlox 'Bonita' Phlox subulata Terri1948 Comment Creeping Phlox 'Amazing Grace' Phlox subulata vossner Comment Bell Pepper 'Golden Summer' Capsicum annuum rf6824 Comment Panama Hat Plant, Carludovica Palm Carludovica palmata JudyVorfeld Comment Argentine Giant Echinopsis candicans lascal1 Comment Tomato 'Sekai Ichi' Lycopersicon ycopersicum lascal1 Comment Tomato 'Riesentraube' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Lilyofthenight Comment Zocoxochitl Pencil cactus ECHINOCEREUS Echinocerteus poselgeri GardenDroid Comment False Spirea, Japanese Astilbe, Star Astilbe 'Pink Lightning' Astilbe simplicifolia mjsponies Image Red Mountain Sage, Fiery Sage (Salvia darcyi) mjsponies Image Red Mountain Sage, Fiery Sage (Salvia darcyi) mjsponies Image Red Mountain Sage, Fiery Sage (Salvia darcyi) Xenomorf Image Boophane, Boophone (Boophone haemanthoides) Xenomorf Image Jatropha (Jatropha cathartica) Xenomorf Image Jatropha (Jatropha cathartica) disterheft Image Tall Bearded Iris 'In Town' (Iris ) Xenomorf Image Monadenium, Euphorbia (Euphorbia magnifica) Xenomorf Image Monadenium, Euphorbia (Euphorbia magnifica) Xenomorf Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia aeruginosa) Xenomorf Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia aeruginosa) BLOSSOMBUDDY Image Henbit, Deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule) Xenomorf Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia schoenlandii) Xenomorf Image Spiny Milk Barrel (Euphorbia horrida var. noorsveldensis) Xenomorf Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia officinarum) poplarcreek Image Daylily 'Infield Fly Rule' (Hemerocallis ) Xenomorf Image Sand Lettuce, Bluff Lettuce, Coastal Dudleya (Dudleya caespitosa) Xenomorf Image Sand Lettuce, Bluff Lettuce, Coastal Dudleya (Dudleya caespitosa) virginiarose Image Highbush Blueberry 'Chippewa' (Vaccinium corymbosum) Xenomorf Image Silver Dollar Plant (Dudleya brittonii) Xenomorf Image Dudleya (Dudleya attenuata var. orcutti) Xenomorf Image Arizona Chalk Lettuce, Life-forever (Dudleya pulverulenta subsp. arizonica) Xenomorf Image Arizona Chalk Lettuce, Life-forever (Dudleya pulverulenta subsp. arizonica) Xenomorf Image Dudleya (Dudleya attenuata var. orcutti) vossner Image Hybrid Musk Rose 'Daybreak' (Rosa ) vossner Image Floribunda Rose 'Grace Abounding' (Rosa ) vossner Image Miniature Rose 'Sweet Chariot' (Rosa ) vossner Image Miniature Rose 'Sweet Chariot' (Rosa ) Loonie1 Image Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) vossner Image Prairie Gentian, Lisianthus, Texas Bluebell 'Florida Blue' (Eustoma grandiflorum) plantladylin Image Lantana (Lantana camara) plantladylin Image Peacock Flower, Bicolor Iris, Evergreen Iris, Spanish Iris, African Iris (Dietes bicolor) plantladylin Image Peacock Flower, Bicolor Iris, Evergreen Iris, Spanish Iris, African Iris (Dietes bicolor) Xenomorf Image Elephant's Foot (Dioscorea elephantipes) Xenomorf Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia sakarahaensis) Xenomorf Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia sakarahaensis) Xenomorf Image Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant (Euphorbia milii) Xenomorf Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia francoisii) Xenomorf Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia francoisii) Xenomorf Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia francoisii) vossner Image Prostrate Rosemary, Creeping Rosemary 'Prostratus' (Rosmarinus officinalis) vossner Image Prostrate Rosemary, Creeping Rosemary 'Prostratus' (Rosmarinus officinalis) vossner Image Giant Leopard Plant 'Gigantea' (Farfugium japonicum) Xenomorf Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia bupleurifolia) Xenomorf Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia bupleurifolia) Xenomorf Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia bupleurifolia) vossner Image Floribunda Rose, Grandiflora Rose 'Queen Elizabeth' (Rosa ) Xenomorf Image Giant Barrel Cactus, Biznaga Gigante (Echinocactus platyacanthus) Xenomorf Image Giant Barrel Cactus, Biznaga Gigante (Echinocactus platyacanthus) vossner Image Louisiana Iris 'Sit In' (Iris ) virginiarose Image Lucky Bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana) virginiarose Image False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Deutschland' (Astilbe x arendsii) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Northern Exposure' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Northern Exposure' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Northern Exposure' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pandora's Box' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pandora's Box' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pandora's Box' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pilgrim' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pilgrim' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pineapple Juice' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pineapple Juice' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pineapple Juice' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pineapple Punch' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pineapple Punch' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pineapple Punch' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pineapple Punch' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pixie Vamp' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pixie Vamp' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pixie Vamp' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pizzazz' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pizzazz' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pizzazz' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Rainbow's End' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Rainbow's End' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Rainbow's End' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Sugar and Spice' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Sugar and Spice' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Sugar and Spice' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Sugar and Spice' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Twilight' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Twilight' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Twilight' (Hosta ) Minime8484 Image Lady Finger Cactus (Echinocereus pentalophus) Minime8484 Image Agosteña, Pitaya, Porcupine Hedgehog, Sanjuanera, Straw-colored Hedgehog, Spiney Strawberry Hedgehog (Echinocereus stramineus)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description bryana Negative Endless Summer Flower Farm adoglover2 Negative Direct Gardening suburbanprairie Positive Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company suzy_qu3 Positive R.H. Shumway Seeds mad_cat Neutral Raintree Nursery Fred1007 Negative Misty Acres Nursery mamamichelle Neutral Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs mamamichelle Positive Peekskill Nurseries mamamichelle Positive Wahmhoff Farms Nursery magicj423 Positive Nature Hills Nursery prentisspg Positive Almost Eden Plants plumeria79 Positive Almost Eden Plants plumeria79 Positive Gardino Nursery LDB60 Positive Jung Seed crazy_for_abies Positive Annie's Annuals and Perennials crazy_for_abies Positive Forestfarm Toni05 Positive Shoal Creek Succulents missionfancy Negative Gilbert H. Wild and Son dkelle11 Positive Burgess Seed chilmarkgardener Negative Dimeo Blueberry Farms laspasturas Positive The Sample Seed Shop Mikeys16 Positive Tomato Girl (Tomato Baby Company) Eyesaque Positive Vincent Gardens ho0424 Neutral Zoysia Farm Nurseries mrs_colla Positive Hortus Botanicus kevininthegorge Positive Grandpa's Orchard, LLC

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... April 19, 2011