Dave's Garden Newsletter for November 5, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- -- Thomas Alva Edison, American scientist, inventor (born 2/11/1847))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Games 120 posts PlantFiles Pictures 89 posts Australian Gardening 76 posts Cacti and Succulents 65 posts Pets 56 posts Plant Identification 55 posts Sewing and Quilting 42 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 40 posts Northeast Gardening 35 posts Bird Watching 32 posts Orchids 26 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 25 posts Beginner Flowers 22 posts Photos 22 posts Recipes 21 posts Daylilies 20 posts Lilies 20 posts Trash to Treasure 17 posts Hoyas 17 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 14 posts Seed Trading 14 posts Frugal Living 13 posts Vegetable Gardening 11 posts Bird Identification 11 posts California Gardening 10 posts Brugmansias 10 posts Mid-South Gardening 9 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 9 posts Dahlias 9 posts Vines and Climbers 9 posts Morning Glories 9 posts Clean and Clutter-free 9 posts BugFiles Pictures 8 posts Voting Booth 8 posts Texas Gardening 7 posts Tropical Plants 7 posts Cameras and Photography 7 posts Poultry and Livestock 7 posts Books, Movies, and TV 6 posts Insect and Spider Identification 6 posts Beginner Vegetables 6 posts Garden Art 5 posts Florida Gardening 5 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 5 posts Cottage Gardening 5 posts Computer Talk 5 posts Herbs 4 posts Shady Gardens 4 posts Georgia Gardening 4 posts Equine Forum 4 posts Perennials 4 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 3 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 3 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 3 posts Southwest Gardening 3 posts Accessible Gardening 3 posts Roses 3 posts Peppers 2 posts Central Midwest Gardening 2 posts Canadian Gardening 2 posts Hybridizers 2 posts Hydrangeas 2 posts Caudiciforms 2 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Antiques and Collectibles 2 posts Propagation 2 posts Soil and Composting 2 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 2 posts Crafts and Decorating 2 posts Beginner Landscaping 1 post High Yield Gardening 1 post Native Plants and Wild Plants 1 post Contests 1 post Upper Midwest Gardening 1 post Garden Design 1 post Sustainable Alternatives 1 post Jokes & Humor 1 post Cooking 1 post Appliances 1 post Annuals 1 post Beginner Fruit 1 post Winter Sowing 1 post Ask-a-Gardener 1 post Dianthus 1 post Fragrant Gardening 1 post Grass and Bamboo 1 post Cut Flowers and Floral Design 1 post Vermicomposting 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post Brewing and Fermenting 1 post Outdoor Living: porches, decks, patios, pools, etc 1 post Hypertufa and Concrete 1 post Pacific Northwest Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Jamsteri Comment Star Fruit Averrhoa carambola kahuna1342 Comment Red Maple, Scarlet Maple 'Frank Jr.' Acer rubrum sharonjean42 Comment Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant Euphorbia milii sunflowerlee Comment Hoya, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower Hoya carnosa XemaSab Comment Baby Sage, Blackcurrant Sage, Cherry Sage, Delta Sage, Graham's Sage, Little Leaf Sage 'Hot Lips' Salvia x jamensis XemaSab Comment Mexican Bush Sage Salvia leucantha XemaSab Comment Pineapple Sage Salvia elegans XemaSab Comment Blue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage Salvia guaranitica XemaSab Comment Ceanothus, California Lilac 'Ray Hartman' Ceanothus XemaSab Comment Shrub Marigold, Mexican Bush Marigold, Mount Lemmon Marigold, Copper Canyon Daisy Tagetes lemmonii XemaSab Comment Rough-stemmed Goldenrod 'Fireworks' Solidago rugosa XemaSab Comment Goldenrod 'Wichita Mountains' Solidago Kell Image Drumsticks, Rose Cone Flower (Isopogon formosus) Kell Image Drumsticks, Rose Cone Flower (Isopogon formosus) Kell Image Drumsticks, Rose Cone Flower (Isopogon formosus) Kell Image Candelabra Tree, Naboom (Euphorbia ingens) Kell Image Candelabra Tree, Naboom (Euphorbia ingens) Kell Image Candelabra Tree, Naboom (Euphorbia ingens) Kell Image Prickly Pear, Barbary Fig (Opuntia ficus-indica var. decumana) Kell Image Prickly Pear, Barbary Fig (Opuntia ficus-indica var. decumana) Kell Image Prickly Pear, Barbary Fig (Opuntia ficus-indica var. decumana) DaylilySLP Image Hinoki False Cypress 'Nana' (Chamaecyparis obtusa) DaylilySLP Image Hinoki False Cypress 'Nana' (Chamaecyparis obtusa) DaylilySLP Image Hinoki False Cypress 'Nana' (Chamaecyparis obtusa) DaylilySLP Image Clematis 'Arabella' (Clematis ) DaylilySLP Image Clematis 'Arabella' (Clematis ) DaylilySLP Image Clematis 'Arabella' (Clematis ) DaylilySLP Image Clematis 'Bonanza' (Clematis ) DaylilySLP Image Clematis 'Bonanza' (Clematis ) DaylilySLP Image Clematis 'Gillian Blades' (Clematis ) DaylilySLP Image Clematis 'Gillian Blades' (Clematis ) DaylilySLP Image Early, Large-flowered Clematis 'Ice Blue' (Clematis ) DaylilySLP Image Early, Large-flowered Clematis 'Ice Blue' (Clematis ) DaylilySLP Image Weeping Beech 'Purpurea Pendula' (Fagus sylvatica) DaylilySLP Image Weeping Beech 'Purpurea Pendula' (Fagus sylvatica) DaylilySLP Image Weeping Beech 'Purpurea Pendula' (Fagus sylvatica) DaylilySLP Image Copper European Beech 'Riversii' (Fagus sylvatica) DaylilySLP Image Copper European Beech 'Riversii' (Fagus sylvatica) DaylilySLP Image Copper European Beech 'Riversii' (Fagus sylvatica) DaylilySLP Image Cranesbill 'Cambridge Blue' (Geranium x cantabrigiense) DaylilySLP Image Cranesbill 'Cambridge Blue' (Geranium x cantabrigiense) DaylilySLP Image Cranesbill 'Cambridge Blue' (Geranium x cantabrigiense) DaylilySLP Image Cranesbill 'Cambridge Blue' (Geranium x cantabrigiense) DaylilySLP Image Bloody Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'Elke' (Geranium sanguineum) DaylilySLP Image Bloody Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'Elke' (Geranium sanguineum) DaylilySLP Image Bloody Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'Elke' (Geranium sanguineum) DaylilySLP Image Greyleaf Geranium, Grayleaf Geranium 'Purple Pillow' (Geranium cinereum) DaylilySLP Image Greyleaf Geranium, Grayleaf Geranium 'Purple Pillow' (Geranium cinereum) DaylilySLP Image Greyleaf Geranium, Grayleaf Geranium 'Purple Pillow' (Geranium cinereum) puttytat Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Scene in Pink' (Iris ) puttytat Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Stolen Gold' (Iris ) DaylilySLP Image Cranesbill 'Karmina' (Geranium x cantabrigiense) DaylilySLP Image Cranesbill 'Karmina' (Geranium x cantabrigiense) DaylilySLP Image Cranesbill 'Karmina' (Geranium x cantabrigiense) DaylilySLP Image Rock Rose, Sun Rose 'Hartswood Ruby' (Helianthemum ) DaylilySLP Image Rock Rose, Sun Rose 'Hartswood Ruby' (Helianthemum ) DaylilySLP Image Rock Rose, Sun Rose 'Hartswood Ruby' (Helianthemum ) DaylilySLP Image Hardy Gloxinia (Incarvillea delavayi) DaylilySLP Image Hardy Gloxinia (Incarvillea delavayi) DaylilySLP Image Hardy Gloxinia (Incarvillea delavayi) DaylilySLP Image Bromeliad 'Tiffany' (Vriesea ) DaylilySLP Image Bromeliad 'Tiffany' (Vriesea ) DaylilySLP Image Bromeliad 'Tiffany' (Vriesea ) DaylilySLP Image Striped Giant Reed 'Variegata' (Arundo donax) DaylilySLP Image Striped Giant Reed 'Variegata' (Arundo donax) DaylilySLP Image Striped Giant Reed 'Variegata' (Arundo donax) DaylilySLP Image Striped Giant Reed 'Variegata' (Arundo donax) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Visions' (Astilbe chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Visions' (Astilbe chinensis) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, Japanese Astilbe, Star Astilbe 'Pink Lightning' (Astilbe simplicifolia) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, Japanese Astilbe, Star Astilbe 'Pink Lightning' (Astilbe simplicifolia) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, Japanese Astilbe, Star Astilbe 'Pink Lightning' (Astilbe simplicifolia) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, Japanese Astilbe, Star Astilbe 'Hennie Graafland' (Astilbe simplicifolia) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, Japanese Astilbe, Star Astilbe 'Hennie Graafland' (Astilbe simplicifolia) DaylilySLP Image False Spirea, Japanese Astilbe, Star Astilbe 'Hennie Graafland' (Astilbe simplicifolia) DaylilySLP Image Bigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise' (Coreopsis grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Bigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise' (Coreopsis grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Bigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis 'Sunfire' (Coreopsis grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Bigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis 'Sunfire' (Coreopsis grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Bigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis 'Sunfire' (Coreopsis grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Cosmic Eye' (Coreopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Cosmic Eye' (Coreopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Cosmic Eye' (Coreopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) DaylilySLP Image Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) DaylilySLP Image Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) DaylilySLP Image Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) DaylilySLP Image Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) DaylilySLP Image Coneflower 'Mistral' (Echinacea ) DaylilySLP Image Coneflower 'Mistral' (Echinacea )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description GrowerGuy123 Positive Legg Creek Farm jonreed_tx Negative Wild Things Grow trudyh Positive Legg Creek Farm YenGardener Positive Santa Rosa Gardens lorissaw Positive Carter and Holmes Orchids Laaz Neutral Glasshouse Works dave12122 Positive Santa Rosa Gardens kmat59 Negative Farmer Seed and Nursery Virginiaplants Positive Willis Orchard Company dominator_1320 Negative Summerstone Nursery rfrazer72 Positive KT Botanicals

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... November 5, 2011