Dave's Garden Newsletter for June 20, 2012

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Doug Larson)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Plant Identification 154 posts Northeast Gardening 116 posts Games 108 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 49 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 42 posts PlantFiles Pictures 42 posts Texas Gardening 33 posts Vegetable Gardening 32 posts Southwest Gardening 23 posts Australian Gardening 23 posts Pets 20 posts Recipes 20 posts Sewing and Quilting 19 posts Voting Booth 17 posts Bird Watching 17 posts Florida Gardening 16 posts Georgia Gardening 16 posts Hostas 16 posts Daylilies 15 posts Tomatoes 15 posts Beginner Vegetables 12 posts Photos 12 posts Insect and Spider Identification 12 posts Memory Garden 11 posts Tropical Plants 10 posts Water Gardens 10 posts Orchids 10 posts Herbs 9 posts BirdFiles Pictures 9 posts Morning Glories 9 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 8 posts Beginner Fruit 8 posts Cacti and Succulents 8 posts Central Midwest Gardening 8 posts Bird Identification 7 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 7 posts Mid-South Gardening 7 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 7 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 7 posts Bromeliads 6 posts Organic Gardening 6 posts Trash to Treasure 6 posts Palms and Cycads 6 posts Perennials 6 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 6 posts Lilies 6 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 5 posts Container Gardening 5 posts Clematis 5 posts Poppies 5 posts Aroids 5 posts Canadian Gardening 5 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 5 posts Irises 5 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 4 posts Poultry and Livestock 4 posts Weather 4 posts Roses 4 posts Coleus 4 posts Soil and Composting 4 posts Hydrangeas 4 posts Brugmansias 4 posts BugFiles Pictures 4 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Fruits and Nuts 3 posts Plumerias 3 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Seed Germination 2 posts Fragrant Gardening 2 posts Carolina Gardening 2 posts Propagation 2 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 2 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 2 posts Strawbale Gardening 2 posts Bulbs 1 post Clean and Clutter-free 1 post Woodworking 1 post Irrigation Systems 1 post Cooking 1 post California Gardening 1 post Vermicomposting 1 post Beginner Flowers 1 post Annuals 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post Passifloras 1 post Market Growers 1 post Ohio River Valley Gardening 1 post Appliances 1 post Beginner Landscaping 1 post Home Repairs and Maintenance 1 post Healthy Living 1 post Frugal Living 1 post Tropical Fruits 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description maisie303 Comment Pigeon Berry, Bloodberry, Rouge Plant, Baby Pepper, Coral Berry Rivina humilis sshort Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Whisper' Rosa smallville Comment Tea Viburnum Viburnum setigerum wormfood Comment False Aralia Schefflera elegantissima AAS_NGB Comment Canna Lily 'Tropical Rose' Canna x generalis cargarden Comment Golden Chain Tree Laburnum anagyroides texaslady62 Comment Leadwort, Hardy Blue Plumbago Ceratostigma plumbaginoides wrayres Comment Japanese Plum 'Ozark Premier' Prunus salicina bmonet Comment Yunnan Bauhinia Bauhinia yunnanensis Krootie Comment Pink Sorrel Oxalis articulata catt0es Comment Cissus Cissus tuberosa sunshimmer Comment Floribunda Rose 'Rainbow Sorbet' Rosa strange2u Comment Hybrid Crack Willow 'Basfordiana' Salix x rubens DaylilySLP Image Elephant Ear, Taro 'Lime Aide' (Colocasia esculenta) DaylilySLP Image Elephant Ear, Taro 'Lime Aide' (Colocasia esculenta) DaylilySLP Image Elephant Ear, Taro 'Lime Aide' (Colocasia esculenta) DaylilySLP Image Elephant Ear, Taro 'Lime Aide' (Colocasia esculenta) DaylilySLP Image Taro, Elephant Ear 'Mojito' (Colocasia esculenta) DaylilySLP Image Taro, Elephant Ear 'Mojito' (Colocasia esculenta) DaylilySLP Image Taro, Elephant Ear 'Mojito' (Colocasia esculenta) DaylilySLP Image Martagon Lily 'Claude Shride' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Martagon Lily 'Claude Shride' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Martagon Lily 'Claude Shride' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Martagon Lily 'Claude Shride' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Asiatic Lily 'Crimson Pixie' (Lilium ) shorthog Image Shrubby St. Johns Wort, Cinnamon Stick (Hypericum prolificum) alexsbuddy Image Tomato 'Lemon Boy' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) alexsbuddy Image Tomato 'Lemon Boy' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) DaylilySLP Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum '3D Pink' (Osteospermum ecklonia) DaylilySLP Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum '3D Pink' (Osteospermum ecklonia) DaylilySLP Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum '3D Pink' (Osteospermum ecklonia) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Pretty Much Picasso' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Pretty Much Picasso' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Pretty Much Picasso' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Easy Wave White' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Easy Wave White' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Easy Wave White' (Petunia ) saya Image Old Garden Rose 'Maxima' (Rosa x alba) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Dixie Rooster' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Mardi Gras Ball' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Mardi Gras Ball' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Westbourne Gift From God' (Hemerocallis ) shorthog Image Blackberry Lily, Leopard Lily 'Freckle Face' (Belamcanda chinensis) Kell Image Sun Rose, Orchid Rock Rose (Cistus x purpureus) Kell Image Sun Rose, Orchid Rock Rose (Cistus x purpureus)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description stingrays1 Positive Made in the Shade Gardens happymommy11 Negative Michigan Bulb happymommy11 Positive Burpee (W. Atlee Burpee) lindaMI Negative Kelly Nurseries dcamz31 Positive Eden Brothers Seed Company JustPlumerias Positive JustPlumeriaS ZBestGal Positive IDeal Garden Markers cherry_bloss Positive American Meadows Theplantpusher Negative JustPlumeriaS flynnt Negative Burgess Seed tgiforever Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery yumabase Neutral American Meadows Pali Positive Flora Exotica npollard Negative Brighter Blooms Nursery Nordlaw1 Negative Simmons Berry Farm Nordlaw1 Positive Hidden Springs Nursery Old_Gardener Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) juhur7 Positive Greener Earth Nursery mouserut Negative Gardens Alive!

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... June 20, 2012