Dave's Garden Newsletter for January 17, 2012

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Stoic philosopher, writer, tutor)

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Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 132 posts PlantFiles Pictures 96 posts Games 78 posts Sewing and Quilting 59 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 56 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 45 posts Plant Identification 36 posts Pets 35 posts Beginner Vegetables 28 posts Australian Gardening 28 posts Mid-South Gardening 19 posts Perennials 19 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 18 posts Seed Trading 17 posts Greenhouse 17 posts Bird Watching 17 posts Cacti and Succulents 17 posts Vegetable Gardening 15 posts Daylilies 15 posts Winter Sowing 15 posts Lilies 14 posts Frugal Living 13 posts Texas Gardening 12 posts Recipes 11 posts Computer Talk 11 posts Shady Gardens 11 posts Clean and Clutter-free 11 posts Photos 10 posts Voting Booth 10 posts Clematis 9 posts Canadian Gardening 9 posts Brugmansias 8 posts Tomatoes 8 posts Weather 8 posts Hostas 8 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 7 posts Southwest Gardening 7 posts Orchids 6 posts Homesteading 6 posts Tropical Plants 6 posts Sustainable Alternatives 6 posts Plumerias 6 posts Equine Forum 5 posts Vermicomposting 5 posts Farm Life 5 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 5 posts Annuals 5 posts Beginner Landscaping 4 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 4 posts Beginner Houseplants 4 posts Trash to Treasure 4 posts Propagation 4 posts Poultry and Livestock 4 posts Insect and Spider Identification 4 posts BugFiles Pictures 4 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 4 posts Books, Movies, and TV 3 posts Bird Identification 3 posts Carolina Gardening 3 posts Florida Gardening 3 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 3 posts Accessible Gardening 3 posts Dahlias 3 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 3 posts Orchid Cactus 3 posts Carnivorous Plants 3 posts Jokes & Humor 3 posts Bulbs 3 posts Container Gardening 3 posts California Gardening 3 posts Roses 3 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Hoyas 2 posts Coleus 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Cooking 2 posts Beekeeping 1 post Caudiciforms 1 post Strawbale Gardening 1 post Water Gardens 1 post Cut Flowers and Floral Design 1 post Vines and Climbers 1 post High Yield Gardening 1 post BirdFiles Pictures 1 post Classified Ads 1 post Retirees 1 post Poppies 1 post Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 1 post Appliances 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description lonelion Comment Lobster Flower, Blue Coleus Plectranthus neochilus Hypatia10 Comment Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'City Slicker' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis moparman Comment Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Lady Vansittart' Camellia japonica CLScott Comment Japanese Raisin Tree, Honey Tree Hovenia dulcis gardengrammy8 Comment Asian Mayapple Podophyllum pleianthum palmbob Comment 'KwaZulu form' Aloe marlothii palmbob Comment Aloe maculata x striata palmbob Comment Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'C. M. Wilson' Camellia japonica palmbob Comment Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Haku-Tsuru' Camellia japonica fwfarm Comment Tomato 'Black Prince' Lycopersicon lycopersicum fwfarm Comment Hot Pepper 'Mucho Nacho' Capsicum annuum palmbob Comment Finger Aloe, Grey Sticks Cotyledon orbiculata var. oblonga iam_utopia Image Osage Orange, Bois d'arc, Bodock Tree, Horse Apple, Hedge Apple (Maclura pomifera) beckygardener Image Wood rose, Spanish Morning Glory, Yellow Morning Glory (Merremia tuberosa) beckygardener Image Wood rose, Spanish Morning Glory, Yellow Morning Glory (Merremia tuberosa) beckygardener Image Wood rose, Spanish Morning Glory, Yellow Morning Glory (Merremia tuberosa) beckygardener Image Wood rose, Spanish Morning Glory, Yellow Morning Glory (Merremia tuberosa) kniphofia Image European Mistletoe, Mistletoe (Viscum album) kniphofia Image European Mistletoe, Mistletoe (Viscum album) pirl Image Gloriosa Lily, Glory Lily 'Rothschildiana' (Gloriosa superba) pirl Image Gloriosa Lily, Glory Lily 'Rothschildiana' (Gloriosa superba) vossner Image Cycad, Multipinnate Cycad (Cycas debaoensis) vossner Image Cycad, Multipinnate Cycad (Cycas debaoensis) palmbob Image Knife Acacia, Knife Wattle (Acacia cultriformis) palmbob Image Knife Acacia, Knife Wattle (Acacia cultriformis) palmbob Image Knife Acacia, Knife Wattle (Acacia cultriformis) palmbob Image (Afrocarpus usambarensis) palmbob Image (Afrocarpus usambarensis) palmbob Image (Afrocarpus usambarensis) palmbob Image Queensland Kauri (Agathis robusta) palmbob Image Queensland Kauri (Agathis robusta) palmbob Image Queensland Kauri (Agathis robusta) palmbob Image Queensland Kauri (Agathis robusta) palmbob Image Agave (Agave albomarginata) palmbob Image Agave (Agave albomarginata) palmbob Image Foxtail Agave, Dragon-Tree Agave, Spineless Agave 'Nova' (Agave attenuata) palmbob Image Sisal (Agave sisalana) palmbob Image Agave 'Variegata' (Agave tequilana) palmbob Image Octopus Agave 'Stained Glass' (Agave vilmoriniana) palmbob Image Wylliespoort Aloe (Aloe angelica) palmbob Image Torch Aloe, Tree Aloe, Mountain Bush Aloe, Krantz Aloe (Aloe arborescens) palmbob Image Torch Aloe, Tree Aloe, Mountain Bush Aloe, Krantz Aloe (Aloe arborescens) palmbob Image Torch Aloe, Tree Aloe, Mountain Bush Aloe, Krantz Aloe (Aloe arborescens) palmbob Image Aloe 'David Verity' (Aloe ) palmbob Image Aloe 'David Verity' (Aloe ) palmbob Image Aloe 'Kujo' (Aloe ) palmbob Image Flat-flowered Aloe (Aloe marlothii) palmbob Image Flat-flowered Aloe (Aloe marlothii) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe mawii) palmbob Image (Aloe maculata x striata) palmbob Image (Aloe maculata x striata) palmbob Image (Aloe maculata x striata) palmbob Image (Aloe maculata x striata) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe millotii) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe mutabilis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe x principis (arborescens x ferox)) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe x principis (arborescens x ferox)) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe x principis (arborescens x ferox)) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe x principis (arborescens x ferox)) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe rabaiensis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe occidentalis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe rivierei) palmbob Image Aloe 'Sophie' (Aloe ) palmbob Image Tilt-head Aloe (Aloe speciosa) palmbob Image iKhalana (Aloe tenuior) palmbob Image Dune Aloe (Aloe thraskii) palmbob Image Dune Aloe (Aloe thraskii) palmbob Image Dune Aloe (Aloe thraskii) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe vaombe) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe vaombe) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe vaotsanda) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe vaotsanda) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe vaotsanda) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe vaotsanda) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe vaotsanda) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe acutissima) palmbob Image Broad Leaf Apple (Angophora subvelutina) palmbob Image Broad Leaf Apple (Angophora subvelutina) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'C. M. Wilson' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Coronation' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Hybrid Camellia 'Felice Harris' (Camellia reticulata x sasanqua) palmbob Image Camellia 'Duc de Brabant' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Haku-Tsuru' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Camellia 'Swan Lake' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'White Peony' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'White Peony' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Camellia 'Latifolia Variegated' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Laurie Bray' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Laurie Bray' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Mme Jannoch' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Mrs. Charles Cobb' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Mrs. Josephine M Hearn' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Mrs. Josephine M Hearn' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Mrs. Josephine M Hearn' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Floss Silk Tree (Ceiba speciosa) palmbob Image Floss Silk Tree (Ceiba speciosa) palmbob Image Chinotto Orange 'Chinotto' (Citrus aurantium) palmbob Image Chinotto Orange 'Chinotto' (Citrus aurantium) palmbob Image Chinotto Orange 'Chinotto' (Citrus aurantium) palmbob Image Finger Aloe, Grey Sticks (Cotyledon orbiculata var. oblonga) palmbob Image Finger Aloe, Grey Sticks (Cotyledon orbiculata var. oblonga) palmbob Image Finger Aloe, Grey Sticks (Cotyledon orbiculata var. oblonga)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description WillysWoodPile Positive Double Helix Farms Sherilou Positive Gleckler Seedsmen melody Positive Select Seeds Antique Flowers bbetv Positive AgroHaitai Ltd. bbetv Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds LaurelsFarm Positive Amishland Heirloom Seeds claire25 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. claire25 Positive Olympia Orchids claire25 Positive Bluestone Perennials ubergardener Neutral DNT Tree Farm (also dba DNT Nursery) fwfarm Positive Sturdi-built Greenhouse Mfg. DavesGarden0302 Negative Mr Fancy Plants Nursery DavesGarden0302 Neutral Victory Seed Company DavesGarden0302 Negative Turtle Tree Seed dave12122 Positive Bluestone Perennials

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... January 17, 2012