Dave's Garden Newsletter for September 1, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Thomas Jefferson, 3rd US President)

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Forum Posts Daylilies 154 posts Northeast Gardening 147 posts PlantFiles Pictures 96 posts Plant Identification 86 posts Pets 56 posts Bird Watching 36 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 33 posts Mid-South Gardening 33 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 31 posts Poultry and Livestock 30 posts Australian Gardening 30 posts Morning Glories 29 posts Games 28 posts Seed Trading 28 posts Cacti and Succulents 28 posts Tomatoes 24 posts Recipes 22 posts Sewing and Quilting 22 posts Southwest Gardening 21 posts Vegetable Gardening 21 posts Hostas 20 posts Beginner Vegetables 20 posts Clematis 20 posts Photos 14 posts Roses 13 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 13 posts Wildlife 12 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 12 posts Orchids 12 posts Trash to Treasure 12 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 11 posts Insect and Spider Identification 11 posts Weather 10 posts Central Midwest Gardening 10 posts Books, Movies, and TV 10 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 10 posts Container Gardening 9 posts Georgia Gardening 9 posts Homesteading 8 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 8 posts Rocks, Minerals and Gems 8 posts Texas Gardening 8 posts Tropical Plants 8 posts Perennials 8 posts Cottage Gardening 7 posts Brugmansias 7 posts Garden Talk 7 posts Equine Forum 6 posts Coneflowers 6 posts Jokes & Humor 6 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 6 posts Florida Gardening 5 posts Happy Birthday 5 posts Irises 5 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 4 posts Peonies 4 posts Canadian Gardening 4 posts Garden Art 3 posts Voting Booth 3 posts Propagation 3 posts Clean and Clutter-free 3 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 3 posts Bird Identification 3 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 2 posts California Gardening 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Construction Zone: building, remodeling, additions 2 posts Peppers 2 posts Beginner Landscaping 2 posts Beekeeping 2 posts Gingers 2 posts Carolina Gardening 2 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 2 posts Frugal Living 1 post Appliances 1 post Shady Gardens 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post Begonias 1 post Water Gardens 1 post Heirloom Vegetables 1 post Herbs 1 post Ask-a-Gardener 1 post Cannas 1 post Hibiscus 1 post Plant Trading 1 post Vermicomposting 1 post Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 1 post Garden Products 1 post Caudiciforms 1 post Bulbs 1 post

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PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description O_Town Comment Balsam Apple, Cundeamor Momordica balsamina Xenomorf Comment Astridia Astridia longifolia ms_greenjeans Comment Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Paris' Heuchera ms_greenjeans Comment Toad Lily 'Samurai' Tricyrtis formosana dennyboy34 Comment Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Dynamite' Lagerstroemia indica GeoFan49 Comment Cane Begonia, Angel Wing Begonia Begonia coccinea mlml Comment Tower of Jewels, Pride of Tenerife, Tajinaste, Taginaste Echium pininana eliasastro Comment Dwarf Magnolia, Cempaka Telur, Cempaka Gondok, Coconut Magnolia Magnolia coco themikesmom Comment Bearded Iris 'Germanica ' Iris germanica [domesticated] DonShirer Comment Winter Squash 'Carnival' Cucurbita pepo ReetPetite Comment Marguerite Daisy, Summer Daisy, Cobbity Daisy, Paris Daisy 'Butterfly' Argyranthemum themikesmom Comment Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Arizona Sun' Gaillardia Xenomorf Comment Giant Pigface, Sally-my-handsome, Sour Fig Carpobrotus acinaciformis Xenomorf Comment Sea Fig, Ice Plant Carpobrotus chilensis Shelly221 Comment Daylily 'Frankly Scarlet' Hemerocallis tanagerdunn Comment Melon 'Tularosa Market Melon' Cucumis melo Groundwork94 Comment Shredded Umbrella Plant Syneilesis aconitifolia jgrode Comment Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Luna Red' Hibiscus moscheutos Kell Image Pink Melaleuca, Showy Honey-myrtle (Melaleuca nesophila) Kell Image Pink Melaleuca, Showy Honey-myrtle (Melaleuca nesophila) Kell Image Pink Melaleuca, Showy Honey-myrtle (Melaleuca nesophila) Kell Image Pink Melaleuca, Showy Honey-myrtle (Melaleuca nesophila) Kell Image Pink Melaleuca, Showy Honey-myrtle (Melaleuca nesophila) Kell Image Pink Melaleuca, Showy Honey-myrtle (Melaleuca nesophila) Kell Image Pink Melaleuca, Showy Honey-myrtle (Melaleuca nesophila) Kell Image Pink Melaleuca, Showy Honey-myrtle (Melaleuca nesophila) Kell Image Pink Melaleuca, Showy Honey-myrtle (Melaleuca nesophila) Kell Image Pink Melaleuca, Showy Honey-myrtle (Melaleuca nesophila) Kell Image Pink Melaleuca, Showy Honey-myrtle (Melaleuca nesophila) Kell Image Pink Melaleuca, Showy Honey-myrtle (Melaleuca nesophila) Kell Image Pink Melaleuca, Showy Honey-myrtle (Melaleuca nesophila) KimchiMonger Image Jabily, Elephant Tree (Operculicarya decaryi) sunkissed Image Beach Morning Glory, Railroad Vine, Bayhops, Goat's Foot Creeper (Ipomoea pes-caprae) AnnieHayes Image Persian Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus rotundifolius) AnnieHayes Image (Aeonium decorum var. guarimarense) ms_greenjeans Image Tube Clematis 'Alan Bloom' (Clematis heracleifolia) ms_greenjeans Image Tube Clematis 'Alan Bloom' (Clematis heracleifolia) AnnieHayes Image (Eryngium alternatum) AnnieHayes Image (Eryngium alternatum) ms_greenjeans Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Paris' (Heuchera ) AnnieHayes Image Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Giant Exhibition Magma' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) AnnieHayes Image Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Giant Exhibition Palisandra' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) ms_greenjeans Image Toad Lily 'Samurai' (Tricyrtis formosana) AnnieHayes Image (Cuphea aequipetala) AnnieHayes Image (Cuphea aequipetala) AnnieHayes Image 'Wine Red' (Cuphea nelsonii ) AnnieHayes Image (Cuphea oreophila) AnnieHayes Image (Cuphea oreophila) cabincreeknursery Image Red Maple, Rocky Mountain Maple (Acer glabrum) AnnieHayes Image 'Starfire Pink' (Cuphea x ignea) AnnieHayes Image Gamboos Cabbage Tree (Cussonia gamtoosensis) AnnieHayes Image Forest Cabbage Tree (Cussonia sphaerocephala) AnnieHayes Image (Cyclopia pubescens) AnnieHayes Image 'Azul' (Cynoglossum amabile) AnnieHayes Image 'Big Yellow Moon' (Cotula lineariloba) AnnieHayes Image 'Dark Side of the Sun' (Dahlia ) AnnieHayes Image 'Lotus' (Dahlia ) AnnieHayes Image 'Mixed Colors' (Dahlia coccinea) AnnieHayes Image 'Orange Hybrids' (Dahlia coccinea) AnnieHayes Image 'Bishop’s Children' (Dahlia x hybrida) AnnieHayes Image 'Bishop’s Children' (Dahlia x hybrida) AnnieHayes Image (Delosperma floribunda ) AnnieHayes Image 'Sweethearts' (Delphinium elatum) GerBo Image Queen of the Night, Andes Organ Pipe, Hedge Cactus (Cereus hildmannianus) GerBo Image Queen of the Night, Andes Organ Pipe, Hedge Cactus (Cereus hildmannianus) GerBo Image Queen of the Night, Andes Organ Pipe, Hedge Cactus (Cereus hildmannianus) AnnieHayes Image 'Island Bush Poppy' (Dendromecon rigida ssp. harfordii) AnnieHayes Image 'Island Bush Poppy' (Dendromecon rigida ssp. harfordii) AnnieHayes Image 'Flore Pleno Roseus' (Dianthus plumarius) AnnieHayes Image 'Hercules' (Dianthus plumarius) AnnieHayes Image 'Hercules' (Dianthus plumarius) AnnieHayes Image 'Pinkerton' (Dianthus plumarius) AnnieHayes Image 'Purpleton' (Dianthus plumarius) AnnieHayes Image Willow Leaf Foxglove, Dusty Foxglove, Sunset Foxglove (Digitalis obscura) AnnieHayes Image 'Pele' (Drosanthemum speciosum) eliasastro Image Dwarf Magnolia, Cempaka Telur, Cempaka Gondok, Coconut Magnolia (Magnolia coco) AnnieHayes Image 'The Hub' (Eriogonum ) AnnieHayes Image 'The Hub' (Eriogonum ) AnnieHayes Image 'Mills College Form' (Eriogonum ) AnnieHayes Image 'Mills College Form' (Eriogonum ) AnnieHayes Image Wicker Buckwheat (Eriogonum vimineum) AnnieHayes Image 'Dwarf' (Euphorbia characias ) AnnieHayes Image 'Fanfare' (Fuchsia ) AnnieHayes Image 'Ruddy Rodney' (Fuchsia ) AnnieHayes Image 'Rys' (Fuchsia ) AnnieHayes Image 'Venezuela' (Fuchsia ) AnnieHayes Image Sea Poppy, Horned Poppy, Yellow Horned Poppy (Glaucium flavum) AnnieHayes Image 'Iran' (Glaucium ) AnnieHayes Image 'Bronze' (x Graptosedum ) AnnieHayes Image 'Double White' (Helichrysum bracteatum) AnnieHayes Image 'Japanese Silver-Leaf' (Helianthus annuus) AnnieHayes Image 'Red Courtesan' (Helianthus annuus) AnnieHayes Image (Impatiens gomphophylla) AnnieHayes Image 'Congo Cockatoo' (Impatiens niamniamensis) AnnieHayes Image 'Mexico' (Ipomoea ) AnnieHayes Image Bamboo Iris 'Chengdu' (Iris confusa) AnnieHayes Image Bamboo Iris 'Chengdu' (Iris confusa) AnnieHayes Image Bamboo Iris 'Chengdu' (Iris confusa) themikesmom Image Bearded Iris 'Germanica ' (Iris germanica [domesticated]) themikesmom Image Bearded Iris 'Germanica ' (Iris germanica [domesticated]) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Heartbeat Away' (Iris ) MechelleT Image Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Electric Lime' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) MechelleT Image Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Electric Lime' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) MechelleT Image Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Indian Summer' (Solenostemon scutellarioides)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description purplekayak Positive Schreiner's Iris Gardens dawgsfan1965 Negative Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd. Lui Positive KT Botanicals michelline Positive Carter's Cool Plants matildaj Positive Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs (dutchbulbs.com) Ambros86 Positive Gurney's Seed & Nursery Peaches777 Positive KT Botanicals coolnigh Neutral Jung Seed knife977 Positive Growquest Growers (also dba Olive-Trees.net and Surf & Sierra Wholesale Nurseries, LLC) psychloman Positive Edelweiss Perennials worrall235 Positive Gilbert H. Wild and Son Fragrant_fan Negative Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd. jerrytate Positive Cacti.com airedaleacres Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery Johnboy369 Positive Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd. salmon1a Negative Berries Unlimited

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... September 1, 2011