Dave's Garden Newsletter for June 25, 2008

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President (born 2/12/1809))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Daylilies 312 posts Northeast Gardening 278 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 255 posts Plant and Tree Identification 196 posts Southwest Gardening 145 posts Mid-South Gardening 136 posts Texas Gardening 120 posts Photos 111 posts Bird Watching 100 posts Pets 86 posts PlantFiles Pictures 85 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 83 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 74 posts Poultry and Livestock 73 posts Games 71 posts Lilies 70 posts Hostas 70 posts Roses 68 posts Brugmansias 64 posts Florida Gardening 64 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 63 posts Trash to Treasure 57 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 52 posts Cacti and Succulents 49 posts Equine Forum 48 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 46 posts Water Gardens 42 posts Perennials 42 posts Sustainable Alternatives 40 posts Cottage Gardening 39 posts Bug and Insect Identification 39 posts Vegetable Gardening 38 posts Tomatoes 37 posts Clematis 37 posts Plant Trading 36 posts Tiny Gardens 36 posts Tropical Plants 34 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 33 posts Recipes 29 posts Container Gardening 26 posts Coleus 25 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 24 posts Irises 23 posts Canadian Gardening 22 posts Dahlias 21 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 19 posts Beginner Vegetables 19 posts Herbs 19 posts Shady Gardens 19 posts DG Marketplace 19 posts Aroids 17 posts Coneflowers 17 posts Canning and Freezing 17 posts Happy Birthday 17 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 17 posts Beginner Houseplants 16 posts Hibiscus 16 posts Vines and Climbers 16 posts Wildlife 15 posts Fragrant Gardening 15 posts Japanese Maples 14 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 14 posts Voting Booth 13 posts Weather 13 posts Jokes & Humor 13 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 13 posts California Gardening 13 posts Gingers 12 posts Cameras and Photography 12 posts Morning Glories 12 posts Computer Talk 11 posts Orchids 10 posts Orchid Cactus 10 posts Daturas 9 posts Welcome Mat 9 posts Begonias 9 posts Farm Life 9 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 8 posts Plumerias 8 posts Australian Gardening 7 posts Parenting 7 posts 2008 Midwest Floods 7 posts Rhododendrons and Relatives 7 posts Propagation 7 posts Healthy Living 7 posts Tropical Fruits 7 posts Sewing and Quilting 7 posts Saving Seeds 7 posts Beginner Landscaping 7 posts Caudiciforms 7 posts Winter Sowing 6 posts Palms and Cycads 6 posts Bird Identification 6 posts Garden Products 6 posts Annuals 6 posts Strawbale Gardening 6 posts Central Midwest Gardening 6 posts Greenhouse 5 posts Seed Trading 5 posts Wildlife Gardening 5 posts BugFiles Pictures 5 posts Garden Design 5 posts Peppers 5 posts Heucheras and Friends 5 posts Georgia Gardening 5 posts Garden Shed 4 posts Garden Talk 4 posts Fruits and Nuts 4 posts Hydrangeas 4 posts Michigan Gardening 4 posts Beekeeping 4 posts Handyman 4 posts Beginner Flowers 4 posts Carolina Gardening 3 posts Grass and Bamboo 3 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 3 posts Invasive Plants 3 posts Hoyas 3 posts Bulbs 3 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 3 posts Market Growers 3 posts European Gardening 3 posts Artisans 3 posts Agastaches and Salvias 2 posts Peonies 2 posts Needle Arts 2 posts Cannas 2 posts Bromeliads 2 posts Clean and Clutter-free 2 posts Books, Movies, and TV 2 posts Soil and Composting 2 posts Homesteading 2 posts Bloom.com Photos 1 post Rock and Alpine Gardening 1 post Hypertufa and Concrete 1 post Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 1 post Frugal Living 1 post Bonsai 1 post Cooking 1 post Cars and Trucks 1 post Passifloras 1 post Xeriscape Gardening 1 post Beauty and Fashion Tips 1 post Garden Art 1 post Homeschooling 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description dakotaroser Comment Smoke Tree Cotinus coggygria joegee Comment Clustered Bellflower 'Superba' Campanula glomerata pcjmgreene Comment Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine Campsis radicans atrotasha Comment Morning Glory, Grannyvine 'Heavenly Blue' Ipomoea tricolor atrotasha Comment Sunflower 'Mammoth' Helianthus annuus Ahudson505 Comment Reeves Spirea, Double Bridal Wreath Spiraea Spiraea cantoniensis revlar Comment Bush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily 'Solomone Hybrid' Clivia miniata Bartramsgarden Comment Simpson's Stopper, Twinberry Myrcianthes fragrans maccionoadha Comment Plains Coreopsis, Calliopsis, Golden Tickseed Coreopsis tinctoria JoanJ Comment Border Bearded Iris 'Hula Hoop' Iris JaxFlaGardener Comment Mickey Mouse Taro, Mouse Cup, Pocket Plant, Yautia Amarilla 'Variegatum Monstrosum' Xanthosoma atrovirens gardenpom Comment Florida Privet, Florida Swamp Privet Forestiera segregata laylaysam Comment Moss Rose, Rose Moss Portulaca grandiflora Tir_Na_Nog Comment Canna Lily 'Phasion' Canna x generalis Corby149 Comment Purpletop Vervain, Brazilian Verbena, Upright Verbena Verbena bonariensis pamalamb Comment Lavender Moonvine Ipomoea turbinata blueberrybabe Comment Burgundy Gooseneck Loosestrife 'Beaujolais' Lysimachia atropurpurea skygreenleopard Comment Parsley Aralia 'Elegans' Polyscias fruticosa Malus2006 Comment Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus entiel Comment Shatterstone, Stone-breaker Herb Phyllanthus urinaria Malus2006 Comment Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree Liriodendron tulipifera Malus2006 Comment Eastern Wahoo, Spindle Tree, Indian Arrow Wood Euonymus atropurpurea Malus2006 Comment Azalea 'Mandarin Lights' Rhododendron skygreenleopard Comment Ming Aralia Polyscias fruticosa Malus2006 Comment Mountain Maple, White Maple, Moose Maple Acer spicatum Malus2006 Comment Mountain Silverbell, Carolina Silver Bell Halesia tetraptera pegngana Comment Raulston Allspice, Eastern Sweetshrub 'Venus' x Sinocalycalycanthus raulstonii Sorbusxkewensis Comment French Lavender (UK), Spanish Lavender (US) 'Kew Red' Lavandula stoechas Grasmussen Image Crimson Columbine (Aquilegia formosa) kudrick Image Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Erlicheer' (Narcissus ) jmlynn Image Royal Poinciana, Flamboyant Tree, Flame Tree, Peacock Flower, Gulmohar 'Supernova' (Delonix regia) Moby Image Asiatic Lily 'Trogon' (Lilium ) hem_iamy Image Daylily 'Destined To See' (Hemerocallis ) dwarfconifer Image Daylily 'Elizabeth Salter' (Hemerocallis ) tepelus Image Daylily 'Prickled Petals' (Hemerocallis ) cattjovi Image Daylily 'Sammy Russell' (Hemerocallis ) ericmg01 Image Variegated Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not 'Looking Glass' (Brunnera macrophylla) Cheesy Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Pink Flamingos' (Iris ) BoiseMGLVR Image Tomato 'Early Girl' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) cocoajuno Image Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Seattle' (Dahlia ) bamagirl35973 Image Dwarf Caladium, Angel Wings, Heart of Jesus 'Gingerland' (Caladium bicolor) deechicktwo Image Daylily 'Isolde' (Hemerocallis ) Pianolady2 Image Canadian Columbine, Wild Columbine 'Little Lanterns' (Aquilegia canadensis) kniphofia Image Dahlia 'Bishop of Oxford' (Dahlia ) kniphofia Image Foxglove 'Spice Island' (Digitalis ) kniphofia Image Flame Creeper, Flame Nasturtium (Tropaeolum speciosum) kniphofia Image Flame Creeper, Flame Nasturtium (Tropaeolum speciosum) southernappmtns Image Persistent Trillium (Trillium persistens) kniphofia Image Flame Creeper, Flame Nasturtium (Tropaeolum speciosum) Kell Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy 'Side Show Purple' (Osteospermum ) Kell Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy 'Side Show Purple' (Osteospermum ) Kell Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy 'Side Show Purple' (Osteospermum ) Kell Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy 'Side Show Purple' (Osteospermum ) bootandall Image Hottentot Fig, Cape Fig, Fig Marigold, Highway Iceplant (Carpobrotus edulis) bootandall Image Hottentot Fig, Cape Fig, Fig Marigold, Highway Iceplant (Carpobrotus edulis) kniphofia Image Star of Persia (Allium christophii) cactus_lover Image Creeping Juniper, Trailing Juniper, Creeping Savin Juniper, Creeping Cedar (Juniperus horizontalis) cactus_lover Image Red Cedar Juniper, Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) cactus_lover Image Bishopwood, Javawood, Javanese Bishopwood, Bischofia, Toog Tree (Bischofia javanica) cactus_lover Image Hop Bush, A'ali'i, Laumpuaye, Hopseed Bush, Togovao (Dodonaea viscosa) cactus_lover Image Hop Bush, A'ali'i, Laumpuaye, Hopseed Bush, Togovao (Dodonaea viscosa) cactus_lover Image Phalsa, Falsa (Grewia subinaequalis) cactus_lover Image Phalsa, Falsa (Grewia subinaequalis) cactus_lover Image Butterfly Pea, Blue Pea Vine (Clitoria ternatea) cactus_lover Image Butterfly Pea, Blue Pea Vine (Clitoria ternatea) cactus_lover Image European Plum, Damson, Bullace (Prunus domestica) cactus_lover Image European Plum, Damson, Bullace (Prunus domestica) Farmerdill Image Southern Pea, Cowpea 'Quickpick' (Vigna unguiculata) Farmerdill Image Southern Pea, Cowpea 'Quickpick' (Vigna unguiculata) Farmerdill Image Watermelon 'Kleckley's Sweet' (Citrullus lanatus) kniphofia Image Centaurea (Centaurea cheiranthifolia) Farmerdill Image Watermelon 'Florida Giant' (Citrullus lanatus) kniphofia Image Yellow Hardhead, Bighead Knapweed, Giant Knapweed, Armenian Basketflower, Lemon Fluff Knapweed (Centaurea macrocephala) kniphofia Image Hawk weed, Hawkweed, Fox and Cubs, Orange Hawkweed, Devil's Paintbrush, Grim-the-Collier, Red Daisy (Pilosella aurantiaca) kniphofia Image Tibetan Blue Poppy (Meconopsis betonicifolia) kniphofia Image Giant Scabious, Yellow Scabious (Cephalaria gigantea) kniphofia Image Giant Scabious, Yellow Scabious (Cephalaria gigantea) kniphofia Image Giant Himalayan Lily (Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense) kniphofia Image Giant Himalayan Lily (Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense) kniphofia Image Giant Himalayan Lily (Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense) kennedyh Image Mitchell Bertya (Bertya mitchellii) kennedyh Image Mitchell Bertya (Bertya mitchellii) kennedyh Image Douglas' Buckwheat (Eriogonum douglasii) kennedyh Image Douglas' Buckwheat (Eriogonum douglasii) kennedyh Image Sun Spurge, Mad Woman's Milk, Wart Weed (Euphorbia helioscopia)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Man99204 Negative Gilbert H. Wild and Son cmsobx Positive Antique Rose Emporium tmtouch Negative Nature Hills Nursery rosa18 Positive Amity Rose & Garden Nursery (Amity Heritage Roses) ronaldiacocca Negative Yardiac.com Robert22 Negative Autumn Ridge Nursery DotnToTo Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery lovesdaylilies Positive Fragrant Fields LindaCA Positive Accents for Home and Garden (Pepper's Greenhouse) juanwillis Positive Tree Peony Garden juanwillis Positive Evermay Nursery juanwillis Positive Garden Vision Voltz Positive Bouncing Bear Botanicals CurtF Positive Herter Nursery 4ubugs Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants vasue Positive Silver Star Vinery BrazosGourd Negative B & T Grower Supply, Inc. cornea503 Positive Four Seasons Nursery sjp8987 Positive Brad's Buds and Blooms

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... June 25, 2008