Dave's Garden Newsletter for March 3, 2013

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Dorothy Frances Gurney, poet)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Games 92 posts Northeast Gardening 80 posts PlantFiles Pictures 79 posts Plant Identification 67 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 34 posts Texas Gardening 33 posts Pets 24 posts Sewing and Quilting 22 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 22 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 21 posts Australian Gardening 18 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 17 posts Irises 16 posts Florida Gardening 14 posts Morning Glories 12 posts Tropical Plants 11 posts Propagation 10 posts Beginner Landscaping 9 posts Weather 9 posts Tomatoes 9 posts Southwest Gardening 8 posts Gardening by the Moon 8 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 8 posts Vegetable Gardening 8 posts Trash to Treasure 8 posts Canadian Gardening 8 posts Water Gardens 7 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 7 posts Soil and Composting 7 posts Cacti and Succulents 7 posts Brugmansias 6 posts Happy Birthday 6 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 6 posts Orchids 6 posts Mid-South Gardening 5 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 4 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 4 posts Central Midwest Gardening 4 posts Crafts and Decorating 4 posts Beginner Vegetables 4 posts Bird Watching 4 posts Bulbs 4 posts Plant Trading 4 posts Insect and Spider Identification 4 posts Beginner Houseplants 3 posts Shady Gardens 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Garden Talk 3 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 3 posts Computer Talk 3 posts Strawbale Gardening 3 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Recipes 3 posts Photos 2 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Carolina Gardening 2 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 2 posts Beekeeping 2 posts Garden Design 2 posts Greenhouse 1 post Invasive Plants 1 post Retirees 1 post Organic Gardening 1 post Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 1 post Hostas 1 post Ornamental Gourds 1 post Container Gardening 1 post Begonias 1 post Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 1 post Accessible Gardening 1 post California Gardening 1 post High Yield Gardening 1 post Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 1 post Georgia Gardening 1 post Garden Showcase 1 post Hydroponic Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description joraines Comment Umbrella Plant, Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Palm Cyperus involucratus joraines Comment Bronze Fennel 'Rubrum' Foeniculum vulgare joraines Comment Pickerel Weed Pickerel Rush Pontederia cordata joraines Comment Shrub Rose 'Knockout' Rosa strange2u Comment Cucumber 'Syrian Kittaa Cucumber Melon' Cucumis sativis pniksch Comment Kangaroo Vine, Kangaroo Ivy Cissus antarctica 80s_child Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'First Prize' Rosa bepah Comment Aeonium Aeonium nobile LovesAGarden Comment Tomato 'Bush Goliath' Lycopersicon lycopersicum PlumeriaD Comment Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'City Slicker' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis domhaze0505 Comment Adenium Adenium arabicum RosemaryK Comment Tea Plant Camellia sinensis strange2u Comment Eggplant 'Burkina Faso' Solanum aethiopicum RosemaryK Comment Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Black Magic' Camellia japonica RosemaryK Comment Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Glen 40 Variegated' Camellia japonica goldandsylvan Comment Cornflower, Bachelor's Button Centaurea cyanus goldandsylvan Comment Hollyhock 'The Watchman' Alcea rosea var. nigra guygee Comment Pandanus, Screwpine Pandanus sanderi Cville_Gardener Image Cousin It Yucca 'Cousin It' (Yucca recurvifolia) purplesun Image Shantung Maple, Purpleblow Maple (Acer truncatum) purplesun Image Fuinque, Romerillo (Lomatia ferruginea) purplesun Image Stramma, Mauritania Grass, Rope Grass, Dis Grass (Ampelodesmos mauritanicus) purplesun Image Japanese Grey-bark Elm, Japanese Zelkova (Zelkova serrata) purplesun Image Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) purplesun Image Oriental Plane Tree (Platanus orientalis) purplesun Image Silver Banksia (Banksia marginata) purplesun Image Mountain rock fig (Ficus glumosa) purplesun Image Mexican Fan Palm, Skyduster (Washingtonia robusta) purplesun Image Cry Baby, Cockspur, Fireman's Cap Tree, Brazillian Coral Tree (Erythrina crista-galli) purplesun Image Chinese Pearl-Bloom Tree (Poliothyrsis sinensis) purplesun Image Idesia (Idesia polycarpa) purplesun Image Pineapple Broom (Argyrocytisus battandieri) purplesun Image California Fan Palm (Washingtonia filifera) purplesun Image Radal (Lomatia hirsuta) purplesun Image Avellanillo (Lomatia dentata) purplesun Image Asiatic Yellowwood, Amur Maackia (Maackia amurensis) purplesun Image Candle Bush, Empress Candle Plant, Candletree, Candelabra Bush, Ringworm Tree, Candlestick Cassia (Senna alata) purplesun Image Early Black Wattle, Green Wattle (Acacia decurrens) purplesun Image Chinese Parasol Tree, Varnish Tree (Firmiana simplex) purplesun Image Chubese Toona, Chinese Cedrela, Chinese Mahogany (Cedrela sinensis) purplesun Image Chinese Wild Yam, Cinnamon Vine (Dioscorea oppositifolia) purplesun Image White Stinkwood (Celtis africana) purplesun Image Brazilian Rose Wood, Green Ebony (Jacaranda mimosifolia) purplesun Image Square Bamboo (Chimonobambusa quadrangularis) purplesun Image Kalkora Mimosa Tree (Albizia kalkora) purplesun Image Bo Tree, Sacred Fig, Bodhi Tree, Pipal, Peepul, Bo-Tree Fig (Ficus religiosa) purplesun Image Parry's Agave (Agave parryi) purplesun Image Formosa Sweetgum, Sweet Gum (Liquidambar formosana) purplesun Image Chinese Chaste Tree, Huang Ping (Vitex negundo) altagardener Image Fragrant Persian Stonecress (Aethionema schistosum) RosinaBloom Image Himalayan Hemlock (Tsuga dumosa) RosinaBloom Image Himalayan Hemlock (Tsuga dumosa) RosinaBloom Image Himalayan Hemlock (Tsuga dumosa) RosinaBloom Image Himalayan Hemlock (Tsuga dumosa) Dandelion3 Image Wonga-Wonga Vine 'Golden Showers' (Pandorea pandorana) RosinaBloom Image Cut-leaved Crabapple, Cutleaf Crabapple (Malus toringoides) RosinaBloom Image Cut-leaved Crabapple, Cutleaf Crabapple (Malus toringoides) RosinaBloom Image Cut-leaved Crabapple, Cutleaf Crabapple (Malus toringoides) RosinaBloom Image Cut-leaved Crabapple, Cutleaf Crabapple (Malus toringoides) RosinaBloom Image Cut-leaved Crabapple, Cutleaf Crabapple (Malus toringoides) RosinaBloom Image Ubame Oak (Quercus phillyraeoides) RosinaBloom Image Ubame Oak (Quercus phillyraeoides) RosinaBloom Image Ubame Oak (Quercus phillyraeoides) RosinaBloom Image Ubame Oak (Quercus phillyraeoides) mommiest Image Hot Pepper 'Black Hungarian' (Capsicum annuum) pniksch Image African Asparagus Fern, Bridal Creeper, Smilax (Asparagus asparagoides) RosinaBloom Image Japanese Persimmon, Oriental Persimmon, Sharon Fruit, Kaki (Diospyros kaki) RosinaBloom Image Japanese Persimmon, Oriental Persimmon, Sharon Fruit, Kaki (Diospyros kaki) RosinaBloom Image Japanese Persimmon, Oriental Persimmon, Sharon Fruit, Kaki (Diospyros kaki) RosinaBloom Image Japanese Persimmon, Oriental Persimmon, Sharon Fruit, Kaki (Diospyros kaki) RosinaBloom Image Silver Dollar Gum (Eucalyptus cinerea) RosinaBloom Image Silver Dollar Gum (Eucalyptus cinerea) RosinaBloom Image Silver Dollar Gum (Eucalyptus cinerea) RosinaBloom Image Silver Dollar Gum (Eucalyptus cinerea) RosinaBloom Image Hoptree, Stinking Ash, Wafer Ash (Ptelea trifoliata) RosinaBloom Image Hoptree, Stinking Ash, Wafer Ash (Ptelea trifoliata) RosinaBloom Image Hoptree, Stinking Ash, Wafer Ash (Ptelea trifoliata) RosinaBloom Image Hoptree, Stinking Ash, Wafer Ash (Ptelea trifoliata) RosinaBloom Image Hoptree, Stinking Ash, Wafer Ash (Ptelea trifoliata) RosinaBloom Image Hoptree, Stinking Ash, Wafer Ash (Ptelea trifoliata) RosinaBloom Image Sweet Michelia 'Silver Cloud' (Magnolia doltsopa) RosinaBloom Image Sweet Michelia 'Silver Cloud' (Magnolia doltsopa) RosinaBloom Image Parrotiopsis (Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana) RosinaBloom Image Parrotiopsis (Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana) RosinaBloom Image Parrotiopsis (Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana) RosinaBloom Image Parrotiopsis (Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana) mygardens Image Sweet Autumn Clematis, Sweet Autumn Virgin's Bower, Japanese Clematis (Clematis terniflora) pniksch Image New Zealand Flax 'Sundowner' (Phormium tenax)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description broozer Positive Vintage Hill Farm AmanitaM Positive Tee Dee Cacti Minime8484 Negative Cactus King dan_souza Positive Pepper Joe's Inc. Mtika Positive Empress Tree Nurseries (aka Fast Growing Trees, Paulownia Supply & fastgrowingtree.com) seamsso Positive Growquest Growers (also dba Olive-Trees.net and Surf & Sierra Wholesale Nurseries, LLC) malika1 Positive Pernell Gerver scheherezade Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Tikaani Neutral Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... March 3, 2013