Dave's Garden Newsletter for December 21, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Annie Dillard, American author)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts PlantFiles Pictures 105 posts Games 104 posts Northeast Gardening 77 posts Pets 67 posts Plant Identification 55 posts Cacti and Succulents 36 posts Recipes 33 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 32 posts Perennials 31 posts Tropical Plants 24 posts Photos 24 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 18 posts Computer Talk 18 posts Vegetable Gardening 18 posts Australian Gardening 18 posts Weather 17 posts Daylilies 17 posts Bird Watching 16 posts Equine Forum 16 posts Tomatoes 14 posts Sewing and Quilting 13 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 12 posts Seed Trading 10 posts Trash to Treasure 10 posts Orchids 8 posts Mid-South Gardening 8 posts Bird Identification 7 posts Southwest Gardening 7 posts Sustainable Alternatives 7 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 6 posts Canadian Gardening 6 posts Poultry and Livestock 6 posts Happy Birthday 6 posts Propagation 5 posts Water Gardens 5 posts Florida Gardening 5 posts Roses 5 posts Morning Glories 5 posts Central Midwest Gardening 5 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 4 posts Texas Gardening 4 posts Container Gardening 4 posts BirdFiles Pictures 4 posts Beginner Flowers 4 posts Voting Booth 4 posts California Gardening 3 posts Brugmansias 3 posts Georgia Gardening 3 posts Cars and Trucks 3 posts Coleus 3 posts Caudiciforms 3 posts Beginner Landscaping 2 posts Hibiscus 2 posts Tiny Gardens 2 posts Clean and Clutter-free 2 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 2 posts Winter Sowing 2 posts Strawbale Gardening 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 2 posts Homesteading 2 posts Memory Garden 2 posts Vermicomposting 2 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 2 posts Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 2 posts Beginner Houseplants 2 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 1 post DG Marketplace 1 post Irises 1 post Bromeliads 1 post Antiques and Collectibles 1 post Hoyas 1 post Frugal Living 1 post Accessible Gardening 1 post Michigan Gardening 1 post Bulbs 1 post Garden Art 1 post Plumerias 1 post Appliances 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description duncanroadfish Comment Stemless Lady's Slipper, Moccasin Flower Cypripedium acaule Farmerdill Comment Onion 'Centerstone' Allium cepa freweeln Comment Fuchsia 'Dark Eyes' Fuchsia Farmerdill Comment Broccoli 'Paraiso' Brassica oleracea Farmerdill Comment Chinese Cabbage, Napa, Michihli, Wong Bok 'Spring Crisp' Brassica rapa var. pekinensis Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Tiara' Brassica oleracea var. capitata plant_man_dan Comment Downy Rattlesnake Plantain, Adder's Violet Goodyera pubescens Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Avatar' Cucumis melo Farmerdill Comment Broccoli 'Green Gold' Brassica oleracea Sultana Comment Limequat X Citrofortunella floridana ascorbate Comment Apple 'Gragg' Malus x domestica sandersh Comment Campbell Maple Acer campbellii subsp. sinense OSuzannah Comment Watermelon 'Shiny Boy' Citrullus lanatus JonthanJ Comment Eulalia, Maiden Grass, Zebra Grass, Chinese Silvergrass 'Gracillimus' Miscanthus sinensis Kell Image Marguerite Daisy 'LaRita Dark Pink' (Argyranthemum ) Kell Image Marguerite Daisy 'LaRita Dark Pink' (Argyranthemum ) Kell Image Marguerite Daisy 'LaRita Dark Pink' (Argyranthemum ) Kell Image Marguerite Daisy 'LaRita Dark Pink' (Argyranthemum ) Kell Image Marguerite Daisy 'LaRita Dark Pink' (Argyranthemum ) Kell Image Marguerite Daisy 'LaRita Lime' (Argyranthemum ) Kell Image Marguerite Daisy 'LaRita Lime' (Argyranthemum ) Kell Image Marguerite Daisy 'LaRita Lime' (Argyranthemum ) Kell Image Marguerite Daisy 'LaRita Lime' (Argyranthemum ) Kell Image Marguerite Daisy 'LaRita Lime' (Argyranthemum ) Kell Image Marguerite Daisy 'LaRita Lime' (Argyranthemum ) Kell Image Marguerite Daisy 'LaRita Lime' (Argyranthemum ) Kell Image Marguerite Daisy 'LaRita Lime' (Argyranthemum ) Kell Image Hawaiian Ti Plant, Good Luck Plant, Ti Plant 'Miss Andrea' (Cordyline fruticosa) Kell Image Haworthia-leaved Aloe (Aloe haworthioides) Kell Image Haworthia-leaved Aloe (Aloe haworthioides) Kell Image Cuphea 'Flamenco Cha Cha' (Cuphea ) AnniesAnnuals Image Clary Sage, Muscatel Sage 'Piemont' (Salvia sclarea) pirl Image Dwarf Caladium, Angel Wings, Heart of Jesus 'Gingerland' (Caladium ) turektaylor Image Harlequin Flower (Sparaxis grandiflora) turektaylor Image Red Hot Poker 'Peachy Cheeks' (Kniphofia ) pirl Image Asiatic Lily 'Forever Susan' (Lilium ) pirl Image Asiatic Lily 'Forever Susan' (Lilium ) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Spinneret' (Hemerocallis ) pirl Image Asiatic Lily 'Forever Susan' (Lilium ) pirl Image Asiatic Lily 'Sweet Kiss' (Lilium ) pirl Image Asiatic Lily 'Sweet Kiss' (Lilium ) pirl Image Asiatic Lily 'Sweet Kiss' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Little Bluestem 'Blue Heaven' (Schizachyrium scoparium) DaylilySLP Image Little Bluestem 'Blue Heaven' (Schizachyrium scoparium) DaylilySLP Image Little Bluestem 'Blue Heaven' (Schizachyrium scoparium) DaylilySLP Image Little Bluestem 'Blue Heaven' (Schizachyrium scoparium) DaylilySLP Image Ural False Spiraea 'Sem' (Sorbaria sorbifolia) DaylilySLP Image Ural False Spiraea 'Sem' (Sorbaria sorbifolia) DaylilySLP Image Ural False Spiraea 'Sem' (Sorbaria sorbifolia) DaylilySLP Image Ural False Spiraea 'Sem' (Sorbaria sorbifolia) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'South Seas' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'South Seas' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'South Seas' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'When My Sweetheart Returns' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'When My Sweetheart Returns' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'When My Sweetheart Returns' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'You Are My Sunshine' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'You Are My Sunshine' (Hemerocallis )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Barbara777 Negative Breck's Bulbs vgshea Negative Jackson & Perkins audwoman Positive Santa Rosa Gardens audwoman Positive Hallson Gardens waltsc Negative Wild Birds Forever

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

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