Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 16, 2013

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Lois L. Kaufman, American author)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Plant Identification 99 posts Northeast Gardening 82 posts Games 70 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 45 posts Pets 37 posts PlantFiles Pictures 36 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 33 posts Australian Gardening 32 posts Tropical Plants 25 posts Sewing and Quilting 23 posts Central Midwest Gardening 22 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 20 posts Vegetable Gardening 18 posts BugFiles Pictures 16 posts Texas Gardening 13 posts Recipes 12 posts Florida Gardening 12 posts Morning Glories 12 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 11 posts Propagation 10 posts Bird Identification 10 posts Beginner Flowers 9 posts Seed Trading 9 posts Cacti and Succulents 9 posts Beginner Landscaping 9 posts Seed Germination 8 posts Tomatoes 8 posts Clematis 8 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 8 posts Orchids 7 posts Southwest Gardening 7 posts Canadian Gardening 7 posts Daylilies 7 posts Brugmansias 6 posts Container Gardening 6 posts Cottage Gardening 5 posts Homesteading 5 posts Trash to Treasure 5 posts Jokes & Humor 5 posts Voting Booth 5 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 5 posts Appliances 5 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 5 posts Bulbs 4 posts Weather 4 posts Bird Watching 4 posts Happy Birthday 4 posts Carolina Gardening 3 posts Wildlife 3 posts Winter Sowing 3 posts Michigan Gardening 3 posts Vines and Climbers 3 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 2 posts Roses 2 posts Orchid Cactus 2 posts Beginner Fruit 2 posts Kitchens 2 posts Garden Talk 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 2 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 2 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 2 posts Vermicomposting 2 posts Beginner Vegetables 2 posts Ask-a-Gardener 2 posts Passifloras 2 posts Georgia Gardening 2 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 2 posts Poultry and Livestock 2 posts Equine Forum 2 posts Mid-South Gardening 1 post Plant Trading 1 post Garden Design 1 post Wildlife Gardening 1 post Clean and Clutter-free 1 post Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post Dahlias 1 post Lilies 1 post Poppies 1 post Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 1 post Frugal Living 1 post Perennials 1 post Vacations and Travel 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description TrumpetFlowerz Comment Butterfly Orchid Tree Bauhinia divaricata Seedfork Comment Daylily 'Strawberry Candy' Hemerocallis Orchider Comment Silver Spurge, Gopher Plant Euphorbia rigida blukila Comment Mini Impatiens, Firefly Impatiens 'Firefly Lavender '07' Impatiens JAMIESMITH Comment Arum Lily, Calla Lily 'Vermeer' Zantedeschia LGreen311 Comment Sweet Corn 'Blue Jade' Zea mays coastalzonepush Comment Foxy Lady Palm Wodyetia X Veitchia bifurcatum x arecina coastalzonepush Comment South American Foxtail Palm, Sumunqué Palm Syagrus sancona coastalzonepush Comment Rose Periwinkle, Cayenne Jasmine, Madagascar Periwinkle, Old Maid, Vinca Catharanthus roseus klrkkr Image Orchid Haiku Dawn 'Haiku Dawn ' (Brassolaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Glenn Maidment 'Glenn Maidment' (Brassolaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Edisto 'Edisto' (Brassolaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Abbeville 'Abbeville' (Brassolaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Brassolaeliocattleya Diamond Jubilee 'Diamond Jubilee' (Brassolaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Greenwich 'Elmhurst AM/AOS' (Brassolaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Brassolaeliocattleya Ports of Paradise 'Emerald Isle' (Brassolaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Glenn Maidment 'Glenn Maidment' (Brassolaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Hawaiian Lightning 'Hawaiian Lightning ' (Brassolaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Hawaiian Passion 'Hawaiian Passion' (Brassolaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Hunabu Victory 'Hunabu Victory' (Brassolaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Karbela Beauty 'Karbela Beauty' (Brassolaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Lawless Zauberflote 'Lawless Zauberflote' (Brassolaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Brassolaeliocattleya Meditation 'Meditation' (Brassolaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Memoria Anna Balmores 'Memoria Anna Balmores' (Brassolaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Memoria Crispin Rosales 'Memoria Crispin Rosales' (Brassolaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Mount Hood 'Mount Hood' (Brassolaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Mystic Lady 'Mystic Lady' (Brassolaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Ports of Paradise 'Ports of Paradise ' (Brassolaeliocattleya ) xxjohnxx Image Lady Banks Yellow Rose, Yellow Banksia 'Lutea' (Rosa banksiae) steadycam3 Image Broccoli 'Green Goliath' (Brassica oleracea) RosinaBloom Image Glossy Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora) RosinaBloom Image Glossy Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora) RosinaBloom Image Glossy Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora) RosinaBloom Image Shadblow Service Berry, Downy Serviceberry, Canadian Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis) RosinaBloom Image Shadblow Service Berry, Downy Serviceberry, Canadian Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis) RosinaBloom Image Shadblow Service Berry, Downy Serviceberry, Canadian Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description witta667 Positive Groco Seeds adadia Positive Artisan Seeds Old_Gardener Positive Camellia Forest Nursery rocketdog72 Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... February 16, 2013