Dave's Garden Newsletter for October 25, 2012

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Mark Van Doren, Pulitzer prize-winning poet (born 6/13/1894))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Games 87 posts Plant Identification 85 posts Sewing and Quilting 78 posts Pets 40 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 40 posts Northeast Gardening 39 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 29 posts Seed Trading 22 posts Australian Gardening 19 posts Perennials 17 posts Vegetable Gardening 15 posts Southwest Gardening 15 posts Daylilies 14 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 14 posts Morning Glories 11 posts Tomatoes 11 posts Orchids 11 posts Cacti and Succulents 11 posts PlantFiles Pictures 9 posts Fragrant Gardening 9 posts Photos 8 posts Mid-South Gardening 7 posts Texas Gardening 7 posts Bird Watching 7 posts Weather 7 posts Orchid Cactus 6 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 6 posts Dahlias 6 posts Happy Birthday 5 posts BirdFiles Pictures 5 posts Bulbs 5 posts Florida Gardening 4 posts Clematis 4 posts Hypertufa and Concrete 4 posts Clean and Clutter-free 4 posts Equine Forum 4 posts BugFiles Pictures 4 posts Plant Trading 4 posts Gingers 4 posts Canadian Gardening 4 posts Hostas 4 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 4 posts Tropical Plants 4 posts Carolina Gardening 4 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 4 posts Insect and Spider Identification 3 posts Accessible Gardening 3 posts Agastaches and Salvias 3 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 3 posts Sustainable Alternatives 3 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 3 posts Camping, Hiking and Boating 2 posts Central Midwest Gardening 2 posts Homesteading 2 posts Recipes 2 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 2 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 2 posts Beginner Vegetables 2 posts Books, Movies, and TV 2 posts Trash to Treasure 2 posts Soil and Composting 2 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Voting Booth 1 post Irises 1 post Container Gardening 1 post Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post Peonies 1 post Needle Arts 1 post Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 1 post Brugmansias 1 post Antiques and Collectibles 1 post Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 1 post Crafts and Decorating 1 post Shady Gardens 1 post Hydroponic Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description vossner Comment Blue Honeysuckle, Edible Honeysuckle, Bearberry Honeysuckle, Honeyberry Lonicera caerulea var. edulis vossner Comment Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Violet Filli' Lagerstroemia vossner Comment Monterey Cypress, Lemon Cypress 'Wilma Goldcrest' Cupressus macrocarpa BayAreaTropics Comment Echeveria Echeveria setosa jackstangle Comment Grandiflora Rose 'Tournament of Roses' Rosa Noodles Comment Purple Moor Grass 'Skyracer' Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea RosinaBloom Comment Fig Marigold ''Cameo'' mesembryanthemum sunbal Comment Chayote, Chayote Squash, Vegetable Pear, Choko, Chaco, Choco, Madeira Marrow 'White-fruited' Sechium edule Domehomedee Comment Balfour's Touch Me Not, Balfour's Impatien, Poor Man's Orchid Impatiens balfourii RosinaBloom Comment Perennial wallflower ''Lilac Joy'' Erysimum ms_greenjeans Image Hairy Toad Lily 'Variegata' (Tricyrtis hirta)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description hardyinokc Positive High Country Gardens daddyksinger Positive Empress Tree Nurseries (aka Fast Growing Trees, Paulownia Supply & fastgrowingtree.com) LadyAssassin Neutral Hortico Nurseries Inc. LadyAssassin Positive Veseys cheekylady Positive Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs TrinityRanch Negative Eden Brothers Seed Company mh52 Positive Carter's Cool Plants betsyr42 Positive Niche Gardens clantonnaomi Positive Camellia Forest Nursery trudyh Positive Clifton's Flower & Garden Center nancyelatimer Positive White Flower Farm BeulahRanch Negative Willis Orchard Company vifferx Neutral Annie's Annuals and Perennials vifferx Positive Bountiful Gardens juhur7 Positive Gurney's Seed & Nursery

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... October 25, 2012