Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 21, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet, philosopher)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts PlantFiles Pictures 148 posts Plant and Tree Identification 126 posts Daylilies 114 posts Texas Gardening 105 posts Northeast Gardening 104 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 92 posts Bird Watching 89 posts Australian Gardening 80 posts Pets 65 posts Clematis 64 posts Sewing and Quilting 56 posts Poultry and Livestock 55 posts Cacti and Succulents 52 posts Roses 50 posts Brugmansias 45 posts Tomatoes 40 posts Plant Trading 38 posts Vegetable Gardening 35 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 33 posts Photos 31 posts Bulbs 31 posts Trash to Treasure 30 posts Tropical Plants 28 posts Garden Talk 27 posts Seed Trading 26 posts Beginner Vegetables 26 posts Peonies 26 posts Mid-South Gardening 24 posts Recipes 23 posts Lilies 22 posts Morning Glories 20 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 19 posts Games 18 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 17 posts Irises 16 posts Beginner Flowers 15 posts Southwest Gardening 14 posts Propagation 14 posts Wildlife 14 posts Clean and Clutter-free 14 posts Sustainable Alternatives 13 posts Herbs 13 posts Canadian Gardening 13 posts Beginner Landscaping 13 posts Carolina Gardening 11 posts Bird Identification 11 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 10 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 10 posts Florida Gardening 8 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 8 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 8 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 8 posts Hostas 8 posts Strawbale Gardening 7 posts Annuals 7 posts Soil and Composting 7 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 7 posts Perennials 7 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 7 posts Accessible Gardening 6 posts Voting Booth 6 posts Hibiscus 6 posts Books, Movies, and TV 6 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 6 posts Garden Design 6 posts Insect and Spider Identification 5 posts Winter Sowing 5 posts Garden Art 5 posts Rocks, Minerals and Gems 5 posts Georgia Gardening 5 posts High Yield Gardening 4 posts Container Gardening 4 posts Cottage Gardening 4 posts Aroids 4 posts Weather 4 posts Market Growers 3 posts Gladiolas 3 posts Fuchsias 3 posts Vermicomposting 3 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Hypertufa and Concrete 3 posts Central Midwest Gardening 3 posts Michigan Gardening 3 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Home Decorating 2 posts Greenhouse 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Water Gardens 2 posts Homesteading 2 posts Bromeliads 2 posts Orchids 2 posts Grass and Bamboo 2 posts BirdFiles Pictures 2 posts Frugal Living 2 posts California Gardening 2 posts Peppers 1 post Equine Forum 1 post Fruits and Nuts 1 post Jokes & Humor 1 post Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post Rocky Mountain Gardening 1 post Cameras and Photography 1 post Furnishings 1 post Home Repairs and Maintenance 1 post Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 1 post Plumerias 1 post Gardening History 1 post Saving Seeds 1 post Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post Invasive Plants 1 post Beginner Fruit 1 post

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PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Terri1948 Comment Foamflower 'Pink Skyrocket' Tiarella Terri1948 Comment Foamflower 'Cygnet' Tiarella Terri1948 Comment Rue Anemone, Wood Anemone, Windflower, Crowfoot 'Betty Blake' Thalictrum thalictroides Ithiel Comment False Sunflower, Rough Heliopsis, Orange Sunflower, Ox-Eye Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra penpen Comment Brazos Penstemon, Gulf Coast Penstemon Penstemon tenuis eliasastro Comment Bolivian Nasturtium Tropaeolum tricolor PlantsAreNo1 Comment Garlic Mustard, Hedge Garlic, Jack by the Hedge Alliaria petiolata vossner Comment Japanese Plum 'Santa Rosa' Prunus salicina hortzoo Comment Aristolochia Aristolochia peruviana Dendros Comment Rose Easter Cactus Hatiora rosea JenDion Comment Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Dark Crystal' Iris Wustenfuchs Comment Tomato 'Mexico' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Dendros Comment Dragon Flower, Dragon Arum, Voodoo Lily, Black Lily Dracunculus vulgaris TropicalPatty Comment Radicalis Palm Chamaedorea radicalis nunaya Comment Creeping Bellflower, Rampion Bellflower, June Bell Campanula rapunculoides Kim_M Comment White-edged Princess Lily 'Variegata' Alstroemeria psittacina reuter98 Comment Dwarf Japanese Blueberry Tree 'Little Emperor' Elaeocarpus decipiens disterheft Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Hot Secret' Iris vossner Comment 'Thanksgiving Fest' Iris disterheft Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Alien Mist' Iris yakmon Comment Spearleaf Swampmallow, Pale Pavonia, Pale Texas Rosemallow, Pale Rock Rose, Fairy Hibiscus Pavonia hastata bookreader451 Comment Floribunda Rose 'Betty Boop' Rosa tukeemike Comment Cilantro 'Delfino' Coriandrum sativum sanchal Comment Crown Imperial Fritillaria Fritillaria imperialis PedricksCorner Comment Fuchsia 'Gay Time' Fuchsia PedricksCorner Comment Fuchsia 'Gertrude' Fuchsia PedricksCorner Comment Fuchsia 'Graffe Witte' Fuchsia PedricksCorner Comment Fuchsia 'Hap Hazard' Fuchsia Psycho_Bill Image Cutleaf Japanese Maple, Threadleaf Japanese Maple 'Crimson Queen' (Acer palmatum var. dissectum) Kell Image 'Happy Young Lady ' (Cotyledon ) Kell Image 'Happy Young Lady ' (Cotyledon ) Kell Image Echeveria 'Blue' (Echeveria elegans) Kell Image Echeveria 'Blue' (Echeveria elegans) Kell Image Echeveria 'Blue' (Echeveria elegans) Kell Image Echeveria 'Blue' (Echeveria elegans) Kell Image Blood Lily (Haemanthus coccineus) Kell Image Single Late Tulip 'Perestroika' (Tulipa ) disterheft Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Terra Del Fuoco' (Iris ) JAMIESMITH Image Floribunda Rose 'Margaret Merril' (Rosa ) jkom51 Image Rhododendron 'President Roosevelt' (Rhododendron ) plantladylin Image Chirita (Chirita tamiana) vossner Image Japanese Plum 'Santa Rosa' (Prunus salicina) Xenomorf Image Pelargonium (Pelargonium crithmifolium) Xenomorf Image Arizona Fishhook Cactus, Fishhook Pincushion, Graham's Fishhook, Lizard Catcher, Sunset Cactus (Mammillaria grahamii) floraphiliac Image Variegated Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu 'Irene Patterson' (Pittosporum tenuifolium) DaylilySLP Image Large Flowered Climbing Rose 'America' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Large Flowered Climbing Rose 'America' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Abraham Darby' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Abraham Darby' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Climbing Rose 'Autumn Sunset' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Climbing Rose 'Autumn Sunset' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Miniature Rose 'Baby Love' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Miniature Rose 'Baby Love' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Carefree Delight' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Carefree Delight' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Carefree Sunshine' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Carefree Sunshine' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Grandiflora Rose 'Crimson Bouquet' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Grandiflora Rose 'Crimson Bouquet' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Day Breaker' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Day Breaker' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Day Breaker' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Distant Drums' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Distant Drums' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Miniature Rose 'Denver's Dream' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Miniature Rose 'Denver's Dream' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Miniature Rose 'Denver's Dream' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Fame' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Fame' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Fame' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Drop Dead Red' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Drop Dead Red' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Drop Dead Red' (Rosa ) Xenomorf Image Variegated Thread leaf Agave 'Shiro Ito No Ohi' (Agave filifera subsp. schidigera) DaylilySLP Image Large-Flowered Climbing Rose 'Fourth of July' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Large-Flowered Climbing Rose 'Fourth of July' (Rosa ) chuckmemphis Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Awesome Alex' (Iris ) Xenomorf Image Conophytum (Conophytum pellucidum) Xenomorf Image Conophytum (Conophytum minimum) Kell Image Desert Cabbage, Paddle Plant, Flapjack Plant 'Fantastic' (Kalanchoe thyrsiflora) Kell Image Desert Cabbage, Paddle Plant, Flapjack Plant 'Fantastic' (Kalanchoe thyrsiflora) Kell Image Desert Cabbage, Paddle Plant, Flapjack Plant 'Fantastic' (Kalanchoe thyrsiflora) Kell Image Desert Cabbage, Paddle Plant, Flapjack Plant 'Fantastic' (Kalanchoe thyrsiflora) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Graham Thomas' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Graham Thomas' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Golden Celebration' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Golden Celebration' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'George Burns' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'George Burns' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'George Burns' (Rosa ) floraphiliac Image Crocosmia 'Lucifer' (Crocosmia ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Gemini' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Gemini' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Judy Garland' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Judy Garland' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Judy Garland' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Kordesii Rose 'John Cabot' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Kordesii Rose 'John Cabot' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Miniature Climbing Rose, Climbing Patio Rose 'Jeanne La Joie' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Miniature Climbing Rose, Climbing Patio Rose 'Jeanne La Joie' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Miniature Climbing Rose, Climbing Patio Rose 'Jeanne La Joie' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Hot Cocoa' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Hot Cocoa' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Lasting Love' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Lasting Love' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Lady Emma Hamilton' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Lady Emma Hamilton' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Lady Emma Hamilton' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Kiss Me' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Kiss Me' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Kiss Me' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Kardinal' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Kardinal' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Kardinal' (Rosa ) sunkissed Image Lantana 'Dallas Red' (Lantana camara) 2angelboys Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Mr. Lincoln' (Rosa ) MsMaati Image Torch Ginger, Wax Flower 'Red Torch' (Etlingera elatior) Sanandreyas70 Image Amaryllis 'Charisma' (Hippeastrum ) Sanandreyas70 Image Minature Amaryllis 'Fairy Tale' (Hippeastrum ) Sanandreyas70 Image Hardy Amaryllis, St. Joseph's Lily (Hippeastrum x johnsonii) Sanandreyas70 Image Hardy Amaryllis, St. Joseph's Lily (Hippeastrum x johnsonii) Kim_M Image Wittmanniana Peony (Paeonia wittmanniana) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Legends' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Legends' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Lilian Austin' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Lilian Austin' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Livin' Easy' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Livin' Easy' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Love and Peace' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Love and Peace' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Mary Rose' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Mary Rose' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose, Cluster-flowered Rose 'Moondance' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose, Cluster-flowered Rose 'Moondance' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose, Cluster-flowered Rose 'Moondance' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Moonstone' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Moonstone' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'New Zealand' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'New Zealand' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'New Zealand' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Large Flowered Climbing Rose 'Purple Splash' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Large Flowered Climbing Rose 'Purple Splash' (Rosa ) Kell Image Petunia, Portunia® Petunias 'Portunia® Papaya' (Petunia x hybrida) DaylilySLP Image Large Flowered Climbing Rose 'Purple Splash' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Large Flowered Climbing Rose 'Purple Splash' (Rosa ) KaylyRed Image Hosta 'Lakeside Paisley Print' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose, Grandiflora Rose 'Queen Elizabeth' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose, Grandiflora Rose 'Queen Elizabeth' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose, Grandiflora Rose 'Queen Elizabeth' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Grandiflora Rose 'Rock & Roll' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Grandiflora Rose 'Rock & Roll' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Grandiflora Rose 'Rock & Roll' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Saint Cecilia' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Saint Cecilia' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Large Flowered Climbing Rose 'Sky's the Limit' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Large Flowered Climbing Rose 'Sky's the Limit' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Large Flowered Climbing Rose 'Sky's the Limit' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Grandiflora Rose 'Strike It Rich' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Grandiflora Rose 'Strike It Rich' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Grandiflora Rose 'Strike It Rich' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Super Hero' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Super Hero' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Grandiflora Rose 'Sweet Fragrance' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Grandiflora Rose 'Sweet Fragrance' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Sunrise Sunset' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Sunrise Sunset' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Shrub Rose 'Sunrise Sunset' (Rosa ) Farmerdill Image English Pea 'Premium' (Pisum sativum)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Melerica Positive Oakes Daylilies caterino1 Positive John Scheepers, Inc. imanseau Positive Direct Gardening Marymame Positive Made in the Shade Gardens ablesq5678 Positive Bluestone Perennials plantladylin Positive Marble Branch Farms MissJeanne Neutral Forestfarm pmabreu Positive Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs pmabreu Positive Bluestone Perennials Pandasmom Positive Katz Kuntry Kuttins CrispyCritter Negative White River Source bostonbound2 Positive Evermay Nursery nanny_56 Positive Westbourne Daylilies jbrickm Positive Garden Harvest Supply RichinRichmond Positive Johnson Nursery jbrickm Positive Cross Country Nurseries RichinRichmond Negative Easy to Grow Bulbs RichinRichmond Positive Burnt Ridge Nursery MNWildflower Positive Gardens Alive! CrispyCritter Positive McKenzie Farms Nursery fred40 Positive Gurney's Seed & Nursery hmiller1987 Positive Santa Rosa Gardens caudill_23 Neutral Direct Gardening daylilys1575 Positive Daylilies By The Pond Flower321 Positive St. Clare Heirloom Seeds daylilys1575 Positive Miss Becky's Lily Farm katiegirl021 Positive Plant Delights Nursery Kariyak Negative Brighter Blooms Nursery GGlynnD Positive Gardener's Choice kdhith Positive Easy to Grow Bulbs fATTCAKESbABE Positive Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) speirantha Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery kdhith Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds GAguy Negative Greenwood Nursery kdhith Negative Direct Gardening aji59 Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants aji59 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. jennf77 Positive Taylor Greenhouses

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... April 21, 2011