Dave's Garden Newsletter for January 9, 2009

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Frank Loesser, American songwriter (born 6/29/1910))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Games 280 posts Poultry and Livestock 187 posts Pets 164 posts Bird Watching 111 posts Northeast Gardening 110 posts Plant and Tree Identification 89 posts Mid-South Gardening 88 posts BirdFiles Pictures 86 posts Australian Gardening 64 posts Recipes 57 posts Florida Gardening 53 posts Daylilies 50 posts Southwest Gardening 49 posts Tomatoes 44 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 43 posts Orchids 41 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 40 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 40 posts Photos 39 posts PlantFiles Pictures 38 posts Wildlife 38 posts Roses 37 posts Cottage Gardening 37 posts Morning Glories 34 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 34 posts Coleus 33 posts Seed Trading 33 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 31 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 29 posts Texas Gardening 29 posts Brugmansias 28 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 27 posts Healthy Living 27 posts Weather 26 posts Fragrant Gardening 24 posts Irises 24 posts Vegetable Gardening 23 posts Clean and Clutter-free 22 posts Hostas 21 posts Canadian Gardening 20 posts Begonias 20 posts California Gardening 19 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 19 posts Cacti and Succulents 19 posts Winter Sowing 18 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 17 posts Voting Booth 16 posts Trash to Treasure 16 posts Cameras and Photography 15 posts Propagation 14 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 14 posts Sewing and Quilting 13 posts Beginner Vegetables 12 posts Equine Forum 12 posts Tropical Plants 12 posts Bulbs 11 posts Aroids 11 posts Palms and Cycads 11 posts Georgia Gardening 11 posts Home Decorating 11 posts Market Growers 11 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 10 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 10 posts Hoyas 10 posts Carolina Gardening 10 posts Coneflowers 9 posts Bird Identification 9 posts Happy Birthday 8 posts Books, Movies, and TV 8 posts Vines and Climbers 8 posts Farm Life 8 posts Container Gardening 7 posts Lilies 6 posts Orchid Cactus 6 posts Computer Talk 6 posts Tiny Gardens 6 posts Michigan Gardening 6 posts Sustainable Alternatives 6 posts Construction Zone: building, remodeling, additions 5 posts Bromeliads 5 posts Homesteading 5 posts Garden Products 5 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 5 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 4 posts Cannas 4 posts Cooking 4 posts Hibiscus 4 posts Perennials 3 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 3 posts Bloom.com Photos 3 posts Saving Seeds 3 posts Beginner Flowers 3 posts Greenhouse 3 posts DG Journals and Diaries 3 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 3 posts Gingers 3 posts Plumerias 3 posts Antiques and Collectibles 3 posts Dahlias 3 posts Hydrangeas 2 posts Parenting 2 posts Vermicomposting 2 posts PlantFiles How-to's 2 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 2 posts Soil and Composting 2 posts Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 2 posts Grass and Bamboo 2 posts Jokes & Humor 2 posts Beginner Houseplants 2 posts Peppers 2 posts Artisans 2 posts Wildlife Gardening 2 posts Camping, Hiking and Boating 2 posts Fruits and Nuts 2 posts Beekeeping 2 posts Beginner Landscaping 2 posts Hypertufa and Concrete 2 posts Hybridizers 2 posts Beauty and Fashion Tips 2 posts Electrical and Lighting 1 post Shady Gardens 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post Holidays and Special Events 1 post Strawbale Gardening 1 post Insect and Spider Identification 1 post Passifloras 1 post Peonies 1 post Plant Trading 1 post Floors and Coverings 1 post Seed Germination 1 post Japanese Maples 1 post Walls and Trim: paints, stains and faux finishes 1 post Water Gardens 1 post Garden Art 1 post Herbs 1 post Classified Ads 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description vossner Comment Aechmea, Bromeliad, Matchstick Plant Aechmea gamosepala pirl Comment Four O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Teatime' Mirabilis jalapa rebecca101 Comment Globe Candytuft, Common Candytuft 'Tall Mix' Iberis umbellata rebecca101 Comment Garland Chrysanthemum, Crown Daisy 'Primrose Gem' Chrysanthemum coronarium rebecca101 Comment Chinese Houses Collinsia bicolor rebecca101 Comment Snow on the Mountain Euphorbia marginata rebecca101 Comment Blue Flax Linum perenne Malus2006 Comment Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not, Perennial Forget-Me-Not Brunnera macrophylla MotherNature4 Comment 'Maria Veronica' Neoregelia rebecca101 Comment Baby Blue Eyes Nemophila menziesii rebecca101 Comment Zinnia 'Lavender Queen' Zinnia elegans rebecca101 Comment California Poppy 'Purple Gleam' Eschscholzia californica Joan Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Morocco Rose' Iris Joan Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Naranja' Iris Kell Comment Variegated Century Plant 'Marginata' Agave americana Joy Comment Daylily 'Mule Ears' Hemerocallis NatureWalker Comment Cabbage 'Shetland' Brassica oleracea L. rebecca101 Comment Marigold 'Safari Red' Tagetes patula rebecca101 Comment Hollyhock 'Queeny Purple' Alcea rosea Joan Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'China Maid' Iris Joan Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Far West' Iris MotherNature4 Comment Bull's Eye Begonia Begonia conchifolia rebecca101 Comment Snapdragon 'Golden Monarch' Antirrhinum majus rebecca101 Comment Stock, Gillyflower 'Vintage Red' Matthiola incana MotherNature4 Comment 'Eclipse' Calathea DMersh Comment Silver Dollar Prickly Pear, Dinner Plate Cactus Opuntia robusta rebecca101 Comment Love-in-a-Mist 'Miss Jekyll' Nigella damascena JerusalemCherry Comment Snake Plant 'Banded Nelsonii' Sansevieria Trifasciata rebecca101 Comment Annual Phlox, Drummond's Phlox 'Coral Reef' Phlox drummondii rebecca101 Comment Russell Lupin, Russell Lupine 'Dwarf Lulu Mixed' Lupinus polyphyllus rebecca101 Comment California Poppy 'Jersey Cream' Eschscholzia californica ViburnumValley Comment David Viburnum Viburnum davidii tempetreehugger Comment Purple Allamanda, Rubber Vine Cryptostegia grandiflora tempetreehugger Comment King Palm, Bangalow Palm, Piccabeen Palm Archontophoenix cunninghamiana Lala_Jane Image Bachelor's Button, Cornflower 'Blue Boy' (Centaurea cyanus) tropicsofohio Image Brazoria Palmetto Palm, Texas Palmetto Palm 'Brazoria' (Sabal x texensis) turektaylor Image Dusty Miller, Native Wormwood, White Sage, Louisiana Sagewort 'Valerie Finnis' (Artemisia ludoviciana) Lala_Jane Image Baby's Breath 'Covent Garden' (Gypsophila elegans) Lala_Jane Image Flowering Tobacco 'Perfume Red' (Nicotiana ) Lala_Jane Image Bellflower Beardtongue, Beardlip 'Lilac Frost' (Penstemon campanulatus) cactus_lover Image Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant 'Aureo-variegata' (Euphorbia milii) Lala_Jane Image Five Spot, Baby 'Black' Eyes 'Penny Black' (Nemophila menziesii) Lala_Jane Image Sweet Pea 'Miss Willmott' (Lathyrus odoratus) angele Image Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia) turektaylor Image Giant Leopard Plant 'Gigantea' (Farfugium japonicum) Metrosideros Image Mauna Loa Clermontia, 'oha wai (Clermontia montis-loa) waterfaller1 Image Echeveria 'Perle von Nurnberg' (Echeveria ) Metrosideros Image Mauna Loa Clermontia, 'oha wai (Clermontia montis-loa) Metrosideros Image Mauna Loa Clermontia, 'oha wai (Clermontia montis-loa) Metrosideros Image Smallflower Clermontia, 'oha wai (Clermontia parviflora) Metrosideros Image Smallflower Clermontia, 'oha wai (Clermontia parviflora) Metrosideros Image Smallflower Clermontia, 'oha wai (Clermontia parviflora) cactus_lover Image Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant 'Lipstick' (Euphorbia milii) cactus_lover Image Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant 'Lipstick' (Euphorbia milii) cactus_lover Image Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant 'Kao mongkhon' (Euphorbia milii) cactus_lover Image Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant 'Diamond Ring' (Euphorbia milii) cactus_lover Image Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant 'Mongkhon Thaksin' (Euphorbia milii) cactus_lover Image Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant 'Salmon' (Euphorbia milii) cactus_lover Image Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant 'Salmon' (Euphorbia milii) cactus_lover Image Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant 'Salmon' (Euphorbia milii) cactus_lover Image Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant 'Duang Itsaree' (Euphorbia milii) cactus_lover Image Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant 'Duj doen' (Euphorbia milii) cactus_lover Image Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant 'Chiang Mai' (Euphorbia milii) kennedyh Image Sea Bean (Mucuna gigantea) kennedyh Image Sea Bean (Mucuna gigantea) kennedyh Image Sea Bean (Mucuna gigantea) kennedyh Image Sea Bean (Mucuna gigantea) kennedyh Image Sea Bean (Mucuna gigantea) kennedyh Image Sea Bean (Mucuna gigantea)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description cferren Positive Uncle Jim's Worm Farm briefescapes Negative Wormman's Worm Farm daveputnam Positive Cycads-n-Palms.com mdicarlo65 Positive Summer Hill Seeds marytine Negative Dutch Gardens cics Positive Seeds From Italy kencctt Positive Heirloom Acres Seeds amazondoc Negative Burpee (W. Atlee Burpee)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... January 9, 2009