Dave's Garden Newsletter for May 10, 2011

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Forum Posts Plant and Tree Identification 278 posts Northeast Gardening 158 posts Texas Gardening 109 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 102 posts Daylilies 86 posts Bird Watching 71 posts PlantFiles Pictures 51 posts Poultry and Livestock 48 posts Vegetable Gardening 40 posts Cacti and Succulents 39 posts Pets 38 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 36 posts Games 36 posts Morning Glories 34 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 33 posts Hostas 32 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 31 posts Irises 29 posts Mid-South Gardening 28 posts Tropical Plants 28 posts Southwest Gardening 28 posts Australian Gardening 26 posts Carolina Gardening 26 posts Florida Gardening 26 posts Cottage Gardening 24 posts Georgia Gardening 24 posts Beginner Flowers 23 posts Roses 22 posts Photos 20 posts Recipes 19 posts Insect and Spider Identification 18 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 17 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 17 posts Beginner Vegetables 17 posts Clematis 17 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 16 posts Propagation 15 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 15 posts Sewing and Quilting 15 posts Cannas 14 posts Voting Booth 14 posts Peonies 14 posts Homesteading 13 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 13 posts Tomatoes 12 posts Bird Identification 12 posts Trash to Treasure 12 posts Central Midwest Gardening 12 posts Lilies 12 posts Plant Trading 11 posts Orchids 11 posts Canadian Gardening 10 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 10 posts Water Gardens 9 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 9 posts Garden Art 8 posts Computer Talk 7 posts Fruits and Nuts 7 posts Caudiciforms 7 posts Agastaches and Salvias 7 posts Beginner Landscaping 7 posts Garden Talk 7 posts Artisans 6 posts Winter Sowing 6 posts Container Gardening 6 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 5 posts BugFiles Pictures 5 posts Orchid Cactus 5 posts Fragrant Gardening 5 posts Bulbs 5 posts Weather 4 posts Needle Arts 4 posts Sustainable Alternatives 4 posts Equine Forum 4 posts Welcome Mat 3 posts Perennials 3 posts California Gardening 3 posts Plumerias 3 posts Bromeliads 3 posts Hibiscus 3 posts Coleus 3 posts Beginner Houseplants 3 posts Tiny Gardens 3 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 3 posts Seed Germination 2 posts Brugmansias 2 posts Annuals 2 posts Dahlias 2 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 2 posts Greenhouse 2 posts Vines and Climbers 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Beginner Fruit 2 posts High Yield Gardening 2 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 2 posts Strawbale Gardening 1 post Classified Ads 1 post Begonias 1 post Wildlife Gardening 1 post Carnivorous Plants 1 post Soil and Composting 1 post Peppers 1 post Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 1 post Passifloras 1 post Accessible Gardening 1 post African Violets and Gesneriads 1 post Apartment Living 1 post Outdoor Living: porches, decks, patios, pools, etc 1 post Clean and Clutter-free 1 post Hydrangeas 1 post

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PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Baretta11 Comment Pitayita Mammillaria solisioides hardycactusro Comment Pinkava's Prickly Pear Opuntia pinkavae outdoorlover Comment Russian Sage 'Blue Spire' Perovskia atriplicifolia Terri1948 Comment Avens, Geum 'Bell Bank' Geum munchkin44 Comment Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Sarah Bernhardt' Paeonia lactiflora milgarden11 Comment Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Hoochie Coochie' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis louie2 Comment Miniature Rose 'Incognito' Rosa braun06 Comment Purple Wintercreeper Euonymus 'Coloratus' Euonymus fortunei louiser Comment Echinopsis 'Haku Jo' Echinopsis jsh2y Comment Winter Squash 'Pink Banana' Cucurbita maxima dave_in_nova Comment Plumeria 'Penang Peach' Plumeria rubra SuburbanNinja80 Comment Spanish Bayonet, Aloe Yucca, Spanish Dagger Yucca aloifolia postpunkgirl Comment Sundrops, Texas Primrose, Berlandier's Sundrops Calylophus berlandieri ogon Comment Edging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'Regatta Midnight Blue' Lobelia erinus tizhmslf Comment Ric Rac Orchid Cactus, Fishbone Cactus, St. Anthony's Rick-Rack Selenicereus anthonyanus humidcontntl Comment Purple Beautyberry Callicarpa dichotoma bungalow1056 Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria' Rosa bungalow1056 Comment Rose 'Captain Christy' Rosa bungalow1056 Comment Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose 'Madame Caroline Testout' Rosa bungalow1056 Comment Old Garden Rose 'Gruss an Teplitz' Rosa SissieJeep Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Indian Chief' Iris SissieJeep Comment Hellebore 'Royal Heritage Strain' Helleborus AnitTina Comment Eggplant 'Purple Excel' Solanum melongena var. esculentum laura10801 Comment Erigeron, Fleabane 'Azure Fairy' Erigeron RxAngel Comment Echeveria 'Pinky' 'Pinky' Echeveria shaviana RxAngel Comment Plaid Cactus 'friedrichii ' Gymnocalycium mihanovichii wendymadre Comment Border Forsythia Forsythia x intermedia RxAngel Comment Mammillaria Crest 'cristata ' Mammillaria pilcayensis blm1067 Comment Japanese Clerodendrum, Peanut Butter Shrub, Harlequin Glory Bower Clerodendrum trichotomum saya Image Eastern Bluestar, Woodland Blue Star, Willow Amsonia, Blue Dogbane (Amsonia tabernaemontana) saya Image Eastern Bluestar, Woodland Blue Star, Willow Amsonia, Blue Dogbane (Amsonia tabernaemontana) pixie62560 Image Double Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Wirosa' (Tulipa ) pixie62560 Image Double Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Wirosa' (Tulipa ) pixie62560 Image Double Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Wirosa' (Tulipa ) pixie62560 Image Fuchsia 'Shadow Dancer Rosella' (Fuchsia ) pixie62560 Image Fuchsia 'Shadow Dancer Rosella' (Fuchsia ) Moby Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Doxa' (Iris ) Moby Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Doxa' (Iris ) merigold Image Triumph Tulip 'Negrita' (Tulipa ) dave_in_nova Image Plumeria 'Penang Peach' (Plumeria rubra) PedricksCorner Image Fuchsia 'Blue Lagoon' (Fuchsia ) BigOHort Image Acerola, Barbados Cherry, West Indian Cherry, Wild Crapemyrtle (Malpighia emarginata) BigOHort Image Acerola, Barbados Cherry, West Indian Cherry, Wild Crapemyrtle (Malpighia emarginata) postpunkgirl Image Sundrops, Texas Primrose, Berlandier's Sundrops (Calylophus berlandieri) postpunkgirl Image Sundrops, Texas Primrose, Berlandier's Sundrops (Calylophus berlandieri) postpunkgirl Image Sundrops, Texas Primrose, Berlandier's Sundrops (Calylophus berlandieri) ragpics Image Gale Of The Wind (Phyllanthus niruri subsp. lathyroides) Leehallfae Image Himalayan Blue Poppy, Tibetan Blue Poppy (Meconopsis betonicifolia) hawkarica Image Painted Fingernail Bromeliad (Neoregelia spectabilis) gringo Image Poppy 'King Kong' (Papaver orientale) Kell Image Hardy Century Plant (Agave obscura) Kell Image Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) Kell Image Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) Kell Image Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) Kell Image Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) Kell Image Darwin Barberry, Darwin's Berberis (Berberis darwinii) Kell Image Darwin Barberry, Darwin's Berberis (Berberis darwinii) Kell Image Darwin Barberry, Darwin's Berberis (Berberis darwinii) Kell Image Machairophyllum (Machairophyllum bijlii) Kell Image Machairophyllum (Machairophyllum bijlii)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description JoaoCJ Negative Vreeken's Zaden JoaoCJ Positive Rühlemann's Kräuter & Duftpflanzen Pfg Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery Thientang Positive Frankie's Nursery moored Positive Premium Plant Plugs (premiumplantplugs.com) wwdorn Positive St. Clare Heirloom Seeds MalcyG Negative Chris Bowers & Sons Whispering Trees Nurseries englishvintner Neutral Gurney's Seed & Nursery GeorgeandMisty Negative Henry Field's Seed & Nursery Co. (Canada) bleeps Positive Sarracenia Northwest englishvintner Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds flower36child Negative Garden Harvest Supply Z_Hongo Negative KPR - Gardeners Club Slovakia flower36child Positive Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd. DougD Negative Empress Tree Nurseries (aka Fast Growing Trees, Paulownia Supply & fastgrowingtree.com) distantkin Neutral Vincent Gardens pmabreu Positive Whitman Farms kennig Positive The Silent Seed jerimiah74 Neutral Harris Seeds DLMenzel Negative Direct Gardening klondike_yukon Positive The Silent Seed augenwink Positive Pernell Gerver augenwink Positive Brent & Becky's Bulbs Pitcom Neutral Dimeo Blueberry Farms wufflespring Positive Chili Pepper Institute (New Mexico State University) wufflespring Negative Michigan Bulb ldy_gardenermd Positive Superior Nursery and Garden Cenmter (Mid Atlantic Natives) Sassamel Positive Chili Pepper Institute (New Mexico State University) Sassamel Negative Jung Seed coldgoosie Positive Martha's Secrets Pitcom Positive St. Clare Heirloom Seeds eliasastro Negative Le Jardin du Pic-Vert crazy4brugs Positive Bluegrass Daylily Gardens eliasastro Positive Le Jardin Naturel MrsLarge Negative Michigan Bulb AmandaW Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. wired1000 Negative Uncle Jim's Worm Farm borealrose Positive Nourse Farms Inc. StarCityLady Negative Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) borealrose Positive Raintree Nursery quarteracre Positive Hummingbird Farm sspinney Positive Dimeo Blueberry Farms mandyhoye509 Negative Willis Orchard Company wyldeflwr Positive Superior Nursery and Garden Cenmter (Mid Atlantic Natives) dread_gazebo Positive Direct Gardening ginalove294 Negative Great Garden Plants ginalove294 Neutral Gorge Top Gardens (also dba perennial-gardening.com) ginalove294 Positive Brushwood Nursery maryknollpi Negative Direct Gardening ginalove294 Positive Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs (dutchbulbs.com) gregr18 Negative Dimeo Blueberry Farms kymcmillon Positive Jackson & Perkins Matera_the_Mad Positive J.L. Hudson, Seedsman cicada Positive Leo Schordje RUBYS Neutral Roots and Rhizomes just_spring Negative Direct Gardening LiveAndLearn Negative Direct Gardening devinevegan Positive Bountiful Gardens

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... May 10, 2011