Dave's Garden Newsletter for September 17, 2012

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Penelope Hobhouse, English gardener, writer)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Games 147 posts Plant Identification 91 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 61 posts Northeast Gardening 49 posts Pets 32 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 31 posts PlantFiles Pictures 28 posts Tomatoes 25 posts Sewing and Quilting 22 posts Australian Gardening 17 posts Daylilies 15 posts Cacti and Succulents 15 posts Canadian Gardening 11 posts Voting Booth 11 posts Texas Gardening 11 posts Insect and Spider Identification 11 posts Seed Trading 9 posts Florida Gardening 9 posts Bird Watching 9 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 8 posts Shady Gardens 8 posts Southwest Gardening 8 posts Morning Glories 8 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 8 posts Tropical Plants 8 posts Beginner Flowers 8 posts Mid-South Gardening 7 posts Poppies 7 posts Soil and Composting 6 posts Clematis 6 posts Orchids 6 posts Recipes 6 posts Central Midwest Gardening 6 posts Beginner Vegetables 6 posts Happy Birthday 6 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 5 posts Classified Ads 5 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 4 posts Vegetable Gardening 4 posts Vines and Climbers 4 posts Equine Forum 4 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 4 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 4 posts Homesteading 4 posts Roses 4 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 4 posts Beginner Landscaping 3 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 3 posts Weather 3 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 3 posts Perennials 3 posts Photos 3 posts Beginner Houseplants 3 posts High Yield Gardening 3 posts Coleus 3 posts Greenhouse 2 posts Gardening by the Moon 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Crafts and Decorating 2 posts Ornamental Gourds 2 posts Seed Germination 2 posts BirdFiles Pictures 2 posts Jokes & Humor 1 post Container Gardening 1 post Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 1 post Strawbale Gardening 1 post Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 1 post Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 1 post Carolina Gardening 1 post Healthy Living 1 post Brugmansias 1 post Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 1 post Hydroponic Gardening 1 post Passifloras 1 post Hibiscus 1 post Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post BugFiles How-to's 1 post Ask-a-Gardener 1 post Vermicomposting 1 post Japanese Maples 1 post Trash to Treasure 1 post Annuals 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Gardeningnurse Comment Malabar Spinach, Red Vine Spinach, Creeping Spinach, Climbing Spinach Basella rubra herrderringe Comment Eastern White Pine 'Blue Shag' Pinus strobus herrderringe Comment Paperbark Maple, Paper Bark Maple Acer griseum KanapahaLEW Comment Aromatic Aster, Fall Aster Symphyotrichum oblongifolium athenssandy Comment Hoya, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower Hoya serpens sshort Comment Malabar Spinach, Red Vine Spinach, Creeping Spinach, Climbing Spinach Basella rubra Cougiecat Comment Malabar Spinach, Red Vine Spinach, Creeping Spinach, Climbing Spinach Basella rubra kpienaar Comment Malabar Spinach, Red Vine Spinach, Creeping Spinach, Climbing Spinach Basella rubra golfgranny58 Comment Hoya, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower Hoya serpens izzysgran Comment Malabar Spinach, Red Vine Spinach, Creeping Spinach, Climbing Spinach Basella rubra ladygold Comment Vitex, Chaste Tree, Lilac Chaste Tree, Monk's Pepper 'Montrose Purple' Vitex agnus-castus billure Comment Coprosma 'Purpurea' Coprosma cunninghamii gardenpackrat Comment Bleeding Heart Vine, Glory Bower Clerodendrum thomsoniae cotatiman Comment Desert Bird of Paradise, Yellow Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia gilliesii mariangriffith Comment Malabar Spinach, Red Vine Spinach, Creeping Spinach, Climbing Spinach Basella rubra txboy65 Comment Hoya, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower Hoya serpens manza Comment Chinese Flame Tree, Bougainvillea Golden Rain Tree, Southern Goldenraintree Koelreuteria bipinnata DonnaLMcC Comment Cardinal Climber Ipomoea sloteri ratgurl Comment Coast Redwood Sequoia sempervirens jimtomczak Comment Crocosmia 'Emberglow' Crocosmia floridaheat Comment Malabar Spinach, Red Vine Spinach, Creeping Spinach, Climbing Spinach Basella rubra woof99 Comment Crocosmia 'Lucifer' Crocosmia Xenomorf Image Agave (Agave pendula) Xenomorf Image Agave (Agave colorata x zebra) Xenomorf Image Agave (Agave chazaroi) Xenomorf Image Dwarf Butterfly Agave (Agave isthmensis) Xenomorf Image Foxtail Agave, Dragon-Tree Agave, Spineless Agave (Agave attenuata) Xenomorf Image Astrophytum (Astrophytum caput-medusae) Xenomorf Image Copiapoa (Copiapoa tenuissima f. monstrose) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Craig Green' (Hemerocallis ) Xenomorf Image Copiapoa (Copiapoa tenuissima) Xenomorf Image Copiapoa (Copiapoa tenuissima) Xenomorf Image Frailea (Frailea mammifera) Xenomorf Image Turbinicarpus (Turbinicarpus alonsoi) Xenomorf Image Pygmy Barrel Cactus, Chartreuse Pineapple Cactus, Johnson's Pineapple Cactus, Pink Viznagita (Echinomastus johnsonii) Xenomorf Image Geohintonia (Geohintonia mexicana) brentas Image Zinnia 'Profusion Orange' (Zinnia ) brentas Image Zinnia 'Profusion Orange' (Zinnia ) lcrites Image Japanese Hardy Orange, Bitter Orange 'Flying Dragon' (Poncirus trifoliata) scirpidiella Image Mountain Kangaroo Apple (Solanum linearifolium) DaylilySLP Image Old Fashioned Weigela 'Ghost' (Weigela florida) DaylilySLP Image Old Fashioned Weigela 'Ghost' (Weigela florida)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Rollandh Positive DAS Farms (dasfarms.com) Rollandh Positive Niche Gardens Rollandh Positive Rarefind Nursery (Rare Find Nursery) puttytat Negative Autumn's Folly Farm puttytat Positive C and T Iris Patch tomtkitty Positive Brent & Becky's Bulbs Maschil Negative Trade Winds Fruit Giulianna Positive Victory Seed Company Calico67 Positive High Country Roses nancyanne Positive Arid Lands Greenhouses Diner852 Negative Whatcom Seed Company (Seedrack.com)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

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