Dave's Garden Newsletter for November 10, 2007

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, British novelist, poet (born 11/8/1831))

Forum Photo of the Day   Subject: OT- Baseball bat Sanseveiria By ricfl

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PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description ltalent Comment Lavender Mist Meadow Rue Thalictrum rochebrunianum pixilated Comment Meadow Salsify, Oyster Plant, Yellow Goat's Beard, Jack-Go-To-Bed-At-Noon Tragopogon pratensis Cretaceous Comment Tree Fern Cyathea exilis wetdogfarm Comment Canada Beach-head Iris Iris setosa var. canadensis jemcd9603 Comment Windowleaf, Ceriman, Split-leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit Monstera deliciosa wetdogfarm Comment Thalictrum diffusiflorum Suze_ Comment Wax Bean 'Dragon Tongue' Phaseolus vulgaris Suze_ Comment French Filet 'Triomphe de Farcy' Phaseolus vulgaris Suze_ Comment French Filet 'Tavera' Phaseolus vulgaris Suze_ Comment Wax Bean 'Brittle Wax' Phaseolus vulgaris ginger749 Image Fringed Wattle (Acacia fimbriata) hemlady Image Daylily 'Wholebunchalotta' (Hemerocallis ) Kell Image Miniature Rose, Patio Rose 'Nickelodeon' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Charisma' (Rosa ) Kell Image Yerba Mansa, Lizard Tail (Anemopsis californica) Kell Image Yerba Mansa, Lizard Tail (Anemopsis californica) ltalent Image Lavender Mist Meadow Rue (Thalictrum rochebrunianum) Kaelkitty Image Mesembryanthemum, Vygie (Erepsia pillansii) Kaelkitty Image Mesembryanthemum, Vygie (Erepsia pillansii) Kaelkitty Image Mesembryanthemum, Vygie (Erepsia pillansii) mimianvy Image Stromanthe 'Tricolor' (Stromanthe sanguinea) mimianvy Image Princess Flower, Glory Flower 'Athens Blue' (Tibouchina ) mimianvy Image Princess Flower, Glory Flower 'Athens Blue' (Tibouchina ) victorgardener Image Japanese Maple 'Aratama' (Acer palmatum) victorgardener Image Japanese Maple 'Aratama' (Acer palmatum) victorgardener Image Japanese Maple 'Shidava Gold' (Acer palmatum) victorgardener Image Maple-Leaf Viburnum, Possumhaw, Dockmackie, Flowering Maple, Arrowwood, Guelder-Rose, Squashberry (Viburnum acerifolium) victorgardener Image Purple Ninebark 'Summer Wine' (Physocarpus opulifolius) victorgardener Image Oakleaf Hydrangea 'Snow Queen' (Hydrangea quercifolia) Kell Image Grandiflora Rose 'Cherry Parfait' (Rosa ) Kell Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Color Magic' (Rosa ) Kell Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Royal Amethyst' (Rosa ) ginger749 Image Fringed Wattle (Acacia fimbriata) ginger749 Image Fringed Wattle (Acacia fimbriata) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Day Breaker' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Day Breaker' (Rosa ) ginger749 Image Fringed Wattle (Acacia fimbriata) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Disneyland Rose' (Rosa ) Kell Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Double Delight' (Rosa ) Kell Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Double Delight' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Fancy Talk' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Fancy Talk' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'French Lace' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'French Lace' (Rosa ) bootandall Image Willow-leaved Hakea 'Gold Medal' (Hakea salicifolia) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Iceberg' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Iceberg' (Rosa ) Kell Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Ingrid Bergman' (Rosa ) Kell Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Ingrid Bergman' (Rosa ) bootandall Image Willow-leaved Hakea 'Gold Medal' (Hakea salicifolia) bootandall Image 'Ai Nor' (Clematis ) Kell Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Invitation' (Rosa ) Kell Image China Rose 'Irene Watts' (Rosa ) bootandall Image Bourbon Rose 'Madame Lauriol de Barny' (Rosa ) bootandall Image Bourbon Rose 'Madame Lauriol de Barny' (Rosa ) Kell Image Miniature Rose 'Jean Kenneally' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Kiss of Fire' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Kiss of Fire' (Rosa ) Laura_Order Image Dragon Flower, Dragon Arum, Voodoo Lily (Dracunculus vulgaris) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Laughter Lines' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Laughter Lines' (Rosa ) Laura_Order Image Dragon Flower, Dragon Arum, Voodoo Lily (Dracunculus vulgaris) bootandall Image Tea Rose 'Lady Roberts' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Laughter Lines' (Rosa ) bootandall Image Floribunda Rose 'Lavender Pinocchio' (Rosa ) bootandall Image Climbing Tea Rose 'Sombreuil' (Rosa ) bootandall Image China Rose 'Irene Watts' (Rosa ) kniphofia Image Mountain Flax, Wharariki 'Cream Delight' (Phormium cookianum) bootandall Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Mrs Fred Danks' (Rosa ) kniphofia Image Sweet Box (Sarcococca confusa) n2birds Image Fernleaf Full Moon Maple, Japanese Maple 'Filicifolium' (Acer japonicum) n2birds Image Fernleaf Full Moon Maple, Japanese Maple 'Filicifolium' (Acer japonicum) n2birds Image Fernleaf Full Moon Maple, Japanese Maple 'Filicifolium' (Acer japonicum) skimper Image Japanese Morning Glory 'Seiun' (Ipomoea nil) Xenomorf Image White Floss Silk Tree (Chorisia insignis) Xenomorf Image White Floss Silk Tree (Chorisia insignis) Xenomorf Image White Floss Silk Tree (Chorisia insignis) Xenomorf Image Echinopsis (Echinopsis thelegona) Xenomorf Image Echinopsis (Echinopsis thelegona) Xenomorf Image Echinopsis (Echinopsis thelegona) Kaelkitty Image Native Poplar, Native Bleeding Heart (Omalanthus populifolius) Kaelkitty Image Native Poplar, Native Bleeding Heart (Omalanthus populifolius) mgarr Image Switch Grass, Wand Panic Grass 'Shenandoah' (Panicum virgatum) mgarr Image Giant Blue Switchgrass, Tall Switch Grass, Wand Panic Grass 'Cloud Nine' (Panicum virgatum) growin Image Euphorbia, Spurge 'Helena's Blush' (Euphorbia ) growin Image Euphorbia, Spurge 'Helena's Blush' (Euphorbia ) growin Image Spurge 'Redwing' (Euphorbia ) growin Image Spurge 'Redwing' (Euphorbia ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Mardi Gras' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Mardi Gras' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Mardi Gras' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Mardi Gras' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Mardi Gras' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose, Cluster-flowered Rose 'Marina' (Rosa ) Kell Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Marijke Koopman' (Rosa ) Kell Image Hybrid Tea Rose, Large-flowered Rose 'Marmalade' (Rosa ) Kell Image Hybrid Tea Rose, Large-flowered Rose 'Marmalade' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Matangi' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Melflor' (Rosa ) Kell Image Floribunda Rose 'Melflor' (Rosa ) kennedyh Image Trim Sun Orchid (Thelymitra peniculata) kennedyh Image Trim Sun Orchid (Thelymitra peniculata) kennedyh Image Trim Sun Orchid (Thelymitra peniculata) Kell Image Hybrid Tea Rose, Large-flowered Rose 'Mikado' (Rosa ) Kell Image Hybrid Tea Rose, Large-flowered Rose 'Mikado' (Rosa ) Kell Image Hybrid Tea Rose, Large-flowered Rose 'Mikado' (Rosa ) kennedyh Image Trim Sun Orchid (Thelymitra peniculata) kennedyh Image Trim Sun Orchid (Thelymitra peniculata) kennedyh Image Trim Sun Orchid (Thelymitra peniculata) mgarr Image Large-flowered Climber 'New Dawn' (Rosa ) Suze_ Image French Filet 'Tavera' (Phaseolus vulgaris) Suze_ Image Wax Bean 'Dragon Tongue' (Phaseolus vulgaris) Suze_ Image Wax Bean 'Brittle Wax' (Phaseolus vulgaris) Suze_ Image French Filet 'Triomphe de Farcy' (Phaseolus vulgaris)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Lushfan Positive Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs DY427 Negative Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs DY427 Positive Blue Ridge Daylilies derwydn Positive Welp Hatchery pyracantha Negative Breck's Bulbs pollyk Positive Paw Paw Everlast Label Company Nigella Positive Perfect Plant, LLC mmin Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants hotshoes48 Positive Shrub Coat (Division of Beaver Landscaping Inc.) Rene10 Positive John Scheepers, Inc. jeanne_h Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... November 10, 2007