Dave's Garden Newsletter for May 16, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Charles Dudley Warner, American writer, editor)

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Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 197 posts Plant and Tree Identification 157 posts PlantFiles Pictures 135 posts Daylilies 123 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 89 posts Texas Gardening 83 posts Pets 66 posts Hostas 56 posts Irises 51 posts Tomatoes 47 posts Sewing and Quilting 46 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 46 posts Games 44 posts Cacti and Succulents 39 posts Photos 36 posts Poultry and Livestock 33 posts Bird Watching 30 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 30 posts Seed Trading 27 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 26 posts Bulbs 22 posts Southwest Gardening 22 posts Clean and Clutter-free 21 posts Cottage Gardening 21 posts Clematis 20 posts Vegetable Gardening 20 posts Mid-South Gardening 20 posts Voting Booth 18 posts Propagation 18 posts Bird Identification 18 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 18 posts Roses 18 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 17 posts Lilies 17 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 16 posts Beginner Vegetables 15 posts Recipes 15 posts Garden Talk 15 posts Australian Gardening 15 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 14 posts Tropical Plants 14 posts Homesteading 14 posts Trash to Treasure 14 posts Peonies 14 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 14 posts Morning Glories 13 posts Perennials 12 posts Herbs 12 posts Dahlias 12 posts Hibiscus 11 posts Beginner Flowers 10 posts Insect and Spider Identification 10 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 10 posts Water Gardens 9 posts Strawbale Gardening 9 posts Canadian Gardening 9 posts Georgia Gardening 9 posts Central Midwest Gardening 8 posts Equine Forum 7 posts Accessible Gardening 7 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 7 posts California Gardening 7 posts Vines and Climbers 6 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 6 posts Hydrangeas 6 posts Begonias 6 posts Wildlife 5 posts Farm Life 5 posts Beginner Landscaping 5 posts Computer Talk 4 posts High Yield Gardening 4 posts Xeriscape Gardening 4 posts Orchid Cactus 4 posts Frugal Living 4 posts Ask-a-Gardener 4 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 4 posts Weather 4 posts Carolina Gardening 3 posts Beginner Houseplants 3 posts Florida Gardening 3 posts Michigan Gardening 3 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Poppies 3 posts Brugmansias 3 posts Greenhouse 3 posts Agastaches and Salvias 3 posts Dianthus 3 posts Vermicomposting 3 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 3 posts Annuals 3 posts BirdFiles Pictures 3 posts Organic Gardening 2 posts Market Growers 2 posts Jokes & Humor 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Soil and Composting 2 posts Bromeliads 2 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 2 posts Fruits and Nuts 2 posts Garden Design 2 posts Cooking 2 posts Classified Ads 2 posts Wildlife Gardening 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts International Trading 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Retirees 1 post Heucheras and Friends 1 post Apartment Living 1 post Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 1 post Welcome Mat 1 post Orchids 1 post Welcome Home 1 post Rocks, Minerals and Gems 1 post Container Gardening 1 post Plant Trading 1 post Grass and Bamboo 1 post

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PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Terri1948 Comment Avens, Geum 'Lemon Drops' Geum Munga Comment Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Plants4myPots Comment Chandelier Plant, Mother of Thousands Kalanchoe delagoensis Geliza Comment Rambling Rose 'Paul's Himalayan Musk' Rosa LeslieT Comment Bleeding Heart Vine, Glory Bower 'Delectum' Clerodendrum thomsoniae mamedee Comment Evergreen Wisteria Millettia reticulata rosewood513 Comment Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia horsefethers Comment Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Just_Grow_It Comment Vanilla Orchid 'Variegata' Vanilla planifolia Donne51 Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Los Banos' Iris akdebs Comment Colts' Foot, Butterbur, Coughwort, Horsehoof Tussilago farfara Goangora Comment Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree Liriodendron tulipifera SaffronMonsoon Comment Encore Azalea 'Autumn Princess' Rhododendron SaffronMonsoon Comment Appleblossom Grass 'Pink Cloud' Oenothera lindheimeri chuck7701 Comment Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant Euphorbia milii kizilod Comment Lily Flowering Tulip 'White Triumphator' Tulipa braun06 Comment Canna Lily 'Tropicanna Black' Canna x generalis cedar18 Comment China Pinks, Chinese Pinks, Dianthus 'Corona Cherry Magic' Dianthus x chinensis vossner Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Girona' Rosa vossner Comment Coneflower 'Powwow Wild Berry' Echinacea purpurea oldbluehouse Comment Osage Orange, Bois d'arc, Bodock Tree, Horse Apple, Hedge Apple Maclura pomifera Capester Comment Broomtops, Common Broom, European Broom, Irish Broom, Scotch Broom Cytisus scoparius wodesorel Comment Garden Petunia 'Balcony Mix' Petunia pendula ms_greenjeans Comment Heartleaf Brunnera, Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not 'Emerald Mist' Brunnera macrophylla ms_greenjeans Comment Bleeding Heart 'Gold Heart' Dicentra spectabilis ms_greenjeans Comment Lungwort, Bethlehem Sage, Jerusalem Sage 'Majeste' Pulmonaria fernfarmer Comment Mexican orange Choisya ternata jimoconifer Comment Piedmont Azalea, Pinxter Azalea, Wild Azalea, Sweet Mountain Azalea, Wild Honeysuckle 'Varnadoe Phlox Pink' Rhododendron canescens Jeanio1111 Comment Bleeding Heart Vine, Glory Bower 'Delectum' Clerodendrum thomsoniae dontruman Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Heirloom' Rosa mary879 Comment Hosta 'May' Hosta holly47 Comment Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia TexasGeek Comment Peruvian Daffodil Hymenocallis festalis swampette05 Comment Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Superba' Astilbe chinensis CeVe Comment Mexican Sunflower Tithonia rotundifolia balaitalisai Comment Ruby Leaf, Parrot Leaf, Calico Plant, Joy Weed Alternanthera brasiliana rweiler Comment Salvia, Sage 'Mystic Spires Blue' Salvia lorrkin Comment Brazilian Pepper Tree Schinus terebinthifolius Little_things Image Zebra Leaf Aloe (Aloe zebrina) Little_things Image Graskop Aloe (Aloe alooides) Little_things Image (Hereroa nelii) Little_things Image Huernia (Huernia hystrix) Little_things Image Zebra Leaf Aloe (Aloe zebrina) Little_things Image Astroloba (Astroloba foliolosa) Little_things Image Aloe (Aloe ortholopha) Little_things Image Aloe (Aloe comptonii) Little_things Image Aloe (Aloe pretoriensis) wiggiej Image Hosta 'August Moon' (Hosta ) Little_things Image Aloe (Aloe canarina) Little_things Image Ice Plant (Delosperma crassuloides) Little_things Image Ice Plant (Delosperma lavisiae) wiggiej Image Hosta 'Fireworks' (Hosta ) Little_things Image Chasmatophyllum (Chasmatophyllum nelii) f8vnz Image Dragon Flower, Dragon Arum, Voodoo Lily, Black Lily (Dracunculus vulgaris) Little_things Image Clanwilliam Aloe (Aloe comosa) Little_things Image Gold Tooth Aloe, Spider Aloe (Aloe x spinosissima) Little_things Image Lebombo Aloe, Gazaland Aloe (Aloe spicata) Little_things Image Coral Aloe (Aloe striata) Little_things Image (Aloe ferox x tharskii) Little_things Image (Aloe thraskii x ferox x speciosa) Geliza Image Rambling Rose 'Paul's Himalayan Musk' (Rosa ) Geliza Image Rambling Rose 'Paul's Himalayan Musk' (Rosa ) barbara272 Image Gaudy Jack, Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema sikokianum) Sheila_FW Image Louisiana Blue Phlox, Woodland Phlox, Wild Sweet William, Wild Blue Phlox 'Blue Moon' (Phlox divaricata) Sheila_FW Image Garden Phlox 'John Fanick' (Phlox paniculata) Sheila_FW Image Garden Phlox 'John Fanick' (Phlox paniculata) Donne51 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Los Banos' (Iris ) Xenomorf Image Desert Rose 'Calypso' (Adenium ) Xenomorf Image Desert Rose 'Calypso' (Adenium ) Xenomorf Image Desert Rose 'Calypso' (Adenium ) Xenomorf Image Desert Rose 'Calypso' (Adenium ) Xenomorf Image Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Xenomorf Image Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Xenomorf Image Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Xenomorf Image Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Xenomorf Image Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Xenomorf Image Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Xenomorf Image Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Xenomorf Image Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Xenomorf Image Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Xenomorf Image Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Xenomorf Image Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Xenomorf Image Chanar, Chilean Palo Verde, Kumbaru (Geoffroea decorticans) Xenomorf Image Chanar, Chilean Palo Verde, Kumbaru (Geoffroea decorticans) Xenomorf Image Chanar, Chilean Palo Verde, Kumbaru (Geoffroea decorticans) Xenomorf Image Chanar, Chilean Palo Verde, Kumbaru (Geoffroea decorticans) Xenomorf Image Chanar, Chilean Palo Verde, Kumbaru (Geoffroea decorticans) Xenomorf Image Cenizo, Chihuahuan Sage (Leucophyllum laevigatum) Xenomorf Image Cenizo, Chihuahuan Sage (Leucophyllum laevigatum) Xenomorf Image Cenizo, Chihuahuan Sage (Leucophyllum laevigatum) Xenomorf Image Cenizo, Chihuahuan Sage (Leucophyllum laevigatum) Xenomorf Image Desert Rosemarymint, Hoary Rosemarymint (Poliomintha incana) Xenomorf Image Desert Rosemarymint, Hoary Rosemarymint (Poliomintha incana) Xenomorf Image Desert Rosemarymint, Hoary Rosemarymint (Poliomintha incana) Xenomorf Image Guayule (Parthenium argentatum) Xenomorf Image Guayule (Parthenium argentatum) Xenomorf Image Guayule (Parthenium argentatum) Xenomorf Image Guayule (Parthenium argentatum) Farmerdill Image Sweet Potato 'Covington' (Ipomoea batatas) Farmerdill Image Sweet Corn (SH2) 'Mirai 421W' (Zea mays var. rugosa) Kell Image Jonaskop Silver Conebush, conebush (Leucadendron nervosum) Kell Image Jonaskop Silver Conebush, conebush (Leucadendron nervosum) Kell Image Jonaskop Silver Conebush, conebush (Leucadendron nervosum) Kell Image Jonaskop Silver Conebush, conebush (Leucadendron nervosum) Kell Image Jonaskop Silver Conebush, conebush (Leucadendron nervosum) Kell Image Jonaskop Silver Conebush, conebush (Leucadendron nervosum) Kell Image Jonaskop Silver Conebush, conebush (Leucadendron nervosum) Kell Image Jonaskop Silver Conebush, conebush (Leucadendron nervosum) Kell Image Jonaskop Silver Conebush, conebush (Leucadendron nervosum) Kell Image Jonaskop Silver Conebush, conebush (Leucadendron nervosum) Kell Image Jonaskop Silver Conebush, conebush (Leucadendron nervosum) Kell Image Jonaskop Silver Conebush, conebush (Leucadendron nervosum)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description colocasia Positive Naylor Creek Nursery maland Positive Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company cookden Positive Homestead Division of Sunnybrook Farms skidbump Positive Dimeo Blueberry Farms Get_growing Neutral High Country Gardens gigamel Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery pointgarden Positive Mr Fancy Plants Nursery montaragardener Negative Sexy Bloomers (South Creek Nursery of Palmyra) bibbykitty Positive Garden Harvest Supply AlannaTiernan Negative Heirloom Acres Seeds hassler701 Positive Edmunds' Roses spanknjenn Positive Four Seasons Nursery DoBeMe Positive Two Green Thumbs Miniature Garden Center janmalysz Negative KPR - Gardeners Club Slovakia pirl Positive McClure & Zimmerman Quality Flowerbulb Brokers NewgardenR Negative MeyerLemonTree.com irline Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery hatchingbunnies Positive Sweet Corn Organic Nursery NewgardenR Negative KeyLimePieTree.com farmgirlshelley Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. lalvarad Positive Direct Gardening farmgirlshelley Negative Privett Hatchery chelsea363 Negative Michigan Bulb T_Kezar Positive Gurney's Seed & Nursery PinetopPlanter Positive Bluestone Perennials 1230981 Positive Sporebank (Sporebank.com) PinetopPlanter Positive Roots and Rhizomes PinetopPlanter Positive Select Seeds Antique Flowers Mirhaven Positive St. Clare Heirloom Seeds paperdoll53 Positive Dimeo Blueberry Farms dattilo0691 Positive Summerstone Nursery bbetv Positive Flora Exotica parkits Positive Garden Harvest Supply skfla500 Positive The Sample Seed Shop gsteinbe Neutral McClure & Zimmerman Quality Flowerbulb Brokers sg02194864 Positive Great Garden Plants robbiestorbeck Positive New Hampshire Hostas mbhughes Positive Romence Gardens & Greenhouses 7kris16tow Positive Nature Hills Nursery Goldberry80 Neutral Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) ds99ds Negative Tennessee Wholesale Nursery (D & T Wholesale Nursery) brianog Negative Greenmantle Nursery brickyard23 Positive Avant Gardens Bella30127 Neutral Direct Gardening kymcmillon Positive The Blueberry Patch iykim Positive Forestfarm iykim Negative Direct Gardening iykim Positive Bloom River Gardens

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... May 16, 2011