Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Alexander Smith, poet)

Forum Photo of the Day   Subject: OK fess up, who is going on a diet this month? By kell

PlantFiles Photo of the Day   Starburst Bush, Shooting Star Clerodendrum quadriloculare By htop

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PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description mrporl Comment Jerusalem Sage, Sticky Jerusalem Sage Phlomis russeliana DawnRain Comment Dwarf Chenille, Firetail Acalypha pendula Farmerdill Comment Sweet Corn (Se) 'Chantilly' Zea mays var. rugosa Farmerdill Comment Sweet Corn (Se) 'Sugar Queen' Zea mays var. rugosa Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'GVS 51661' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'HA - 3073' Lycopersicon lycopersicum TREEHUGR Comment Surinam Cherry Eugenia uniflora smiln32 Comment Fruitless Sweetgum, Seedless Sweet Gum 'Rotundiloba' Liquidambar styraciflua smiln32 Comment Japanese Zelkova 'Goblin' Zelkova serrata cacti_lover Comment Jacaranda, Bignonia Jacaranda mimosifolia smiln32 Comment Japanese Zelkova 'Aurea' Zelkova serrata smiln32 Comment Japanese Zelkova 'Goshiki' Zelkova serrata smiln32 Comment Japanese Zelkova 'Halka' Zelkova serrata smiln32 Comment Japanese Zelkova 'Village Green' Zelkova serrata smiln32 Comment Japanese Zelkova 'Green Veil' Zelkova serrata smiln32 Comment Japanese Zelkova 'Illinois Hardy' Zelkova serrata smiln32 Comment Japanese Zelkova 'Musashino' Zelkova serrata smiln32 Comment Japanese Zelkova 'Parkview' Zelkova serrata smiln32 Comment Japanese Zelkova 'Spring Grove' Zelkova serrata smiln32 Comment Japanese Zelkova 'Green Vase' Zelkova serrata NativePlantFan9 Comment Surinam Cherry Eugenia uniflora lmelling Comment Hosta 'Alvatine Taylor' Hosta RLina Comment Night-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus Epiphyllum oxypetalum lmelling Comment Hosta 'August Moon' Hosta Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'JB 110' Lycopersicon lycopersicum lmelling Comment Hosta 'Beatrice' Hosta Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Maestro' Pisum sativum lmelling Comment Hosta 'Big Daddy' Hosta Farmerdill Comment Snow Pea, Oriental Pea 'Dwarf Grey Sugar' Pisum sativum lmelling Comment Hosta 'Big John' Hosta Farmerdill Comment Snow Pea, Oriental Pea 'Oregon Giant' Pisum sativum Farmerdill Comment Southern Pea, Cowpea 'Magnolia Blackeye' vigna unguiculata Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Laxton's Progress' Pisum sativum Farmerdill Comment Snow Pea, Oriental Pea 'Mammoth Melting Sugar' Pisum sativum Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Spring' Pisum sativum Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Pretty' Pisum sativum Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Garden' Pisum sativum Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Burpeeana Early' Pisum sativum Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Survivor' Pisum sativum Farmerdill Comment Snow Pea, Oriental Pea 'Snowbird' Pisum sativum Farmerdill Comment Snap Pea 'Super Snappy' Pisum sativum Farmerdill Comment Snap Pea 'Sugar Snap' Pisum sativum Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Top Pod' Pisum sativum Farmerdill Comment Snow Pea, Oriental Pea 'Dwarf White Sugar' pisum sativum Farmerdill Comment Snap Pea 'Sugar Daddy' pisum sativum janetplanet Comment Philodendron Gigantium Philodendron janetplanet Comment Windowleaf, Ceriman, Split-leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit Monstera deliciosa smiln32 Comment River Birch 'Tecumseh Compact' Betula nigra smiln32 Comment River Birch 'Heritage®' Betula nigra smiln32 Comment River Birch 'Little King' Betula nigra NativePlantFan9 Comment Giant Philodendron 'Variegated' Philodendron giganteum Abbyflower Comment Chinese Foxglove Rehmannia elata Xenomorf Image Spotted Spurge, Spotted Sandmat, Prostrate Spurge (Chamaesyce maculata) palmbob Image Cliff Date Palm (Phoenix rupicola) Todd_Boland Image Clustered Bellflower 'Superba' (Campanula glomerata) htop Image Starburst Bush, Shooting Star (Clerodendrum quadriloculare) John_Benoot Image Old Garden Rose, Eglanteria Rose 'Hebe's Lip' (Rosa ) bootandall Image Calla Lily 'Florex Gold' (Zantedeschia ) Patrick_F Image Corn salad, Mache, Lamb's Lettuce (Valerianella locusta) victorgardener Image Meadowsweet, Queen of the Meadow 'Aurea' (Filipendula ulmaria) Kylecawaza Image Senegal Date Palm, African Wild Date Palm (Phoenix reclinata) stamen Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Strawberry Romance' (Rosa ) gretaduck Image Hosta 'Masquerade' (Hosta ) TREEHUGR Image Texas Muhly Grass, Florida Muhly Grass 'Regal Mist' (Muhlenbergia capillaris) ocimum_nate Image Aspen 'Erecta' (Populus tremula) Floridian Image Inkberry, Beachberry, Gullfeed, Half Flower, Waxy Bush (Scaevola plumieri) mgarr Image Willow-leaved Cestrum (Cestrum parqui) Sugarbean1 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Chenedolle' (Iris ) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Oreo' (Iris ) daylily970 Image Variegated Tickseed 'Tequila Sunrise©' (Coreopsis hybrid) rh3708 Image Texas Prickly Pear, Englemann's Prickly Pear (Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri) JefeQuicktech Image Hybrid Tuberous Begonia (Begonia x tuberhybrida) tinora_art Image Daylily 'Becky Sharp' (Hemerocallis ) mns2lv4ever Image Rose Fountain Grass, Purple Fountain Grass 'Rubrum' (Pennisetum setaceum) okus Image Cocoa Tree, Cacao (Theobroma cacao) bentleygardens Image Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily 'Candlelight™' (Kniphofia uvaria) mrporl Image Gold-Striped Hakone Grass, Golden Japanese Forest Grass 'Aureola' (Hakonechloa macra) lmelling Image Hosta 'Fortunei Albomarginata' (Hosta ) nightowl2 Image Clematis 'General Sikorski' (Clematis ) butterflybyrob Image Walking Iris, Twelve Apostles (Neomarica caerulea) rshadlow Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Roz' (Iris ) giancarlo Image Fishtail Palm (Caryota mitis) cacti_lover Image Paramount Hybrid 'Los Angeles' (Echinopsis hybrid) frostweed Image Frostweed, Indian Tobacco (Verbesina virginica) CharlesF Image Heart Leaf Philodendron (Philodendron scandens ssp. oxycardium) el_seed Image Japanese Painted Fern 'Burgundy Lace' (Athyrium niponicum) kniphofia Image Amaryllis 'Baby Star' (Hippeastrum ) berowra1 Image Echium (Echium boissieri) kennedyh Image Hillside Sedge (Carex incomitata) onalee Image Love-Lies-Bleeding 'Intense Purple' (Amaranthus Hybridus) swinnes Image Clematis 'Ramona' (Clematis )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description alicewho Positive J.L. Hudson, Seedsman jcangemi Negative National Home Gardening Club (also dba North American Membership Group Inc) schmerna Positive Garden Trails langbr Positive Hallson Gardens langbr Neutral Brent & Becky's Bulbs forestfern Neutral Top Tropicals LLC Dave1969 Positive Hill Top Aquatic Gardens (aka Hilltopwatergardens.com) mad4roses Negative National Home Gardening Club (also dba North American Membership Group Inc) rumpleteazeramk Positive Nature Hills Nursery sylvi74 Positive eFlowerGarden bama Positive Willhite Seed Inc. nevadagdn Neutral Pinetree Garden Seeds tabasco Positive Van Engelen, Inc. tabasco Positive Brent & Becky's Bulbs flowerlady70ks Positive Joy Creek Nursery dglomski Positive Acorn Springs Farms Salamiboy1 Positive Nature Hills Nursery kansasbug Positive Nature Hills Nursery geocape Positive Peaceful Valley Farm Supply

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description mickgene Positive Growing Roses Organically: Your Guide to Creating an Easy-Care Garden Full of Fragrance and Beauty lmelling Positive The Hosta Handbook SacredSource Positive The Vegetable Gardener's Bible: Discover Ed's High-Yield W-O-R-D System for All North American Gardening Regions

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... January 4, 2005