Dave's Garden Newsletter for January 26, 2009

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- William Cowper, English poet (born 11/15/1731))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Poultry and Livestock 188 posts Pets 169 posts Northeast Gardening 159 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 122 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 107 posts Lilies 106 posts Games 106 posts Florida Gardening 98 posts Garden Talk 95 posts Texas Gardening 95 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 79 posts Daylilies 77 posts Roses 70 posts Bird Watching 69 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 68 posts Winter Sowing 66 posts Vegetable Gardening 65 posts Irises 64 posts Photos 60 posts Recipes 56 posts Sewing and Quilting 55 posts Mid-South Gardening 52 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 49 posts Southwest Gardening 47 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 46 posts BugFiles Pictures 42 posts Tomatoes 42 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 41 posts Voting Booth 39 posts Wildlife 37 posts Cottage Gardening 35 posts Plant and Tree Identification 34 posts Healthy Living 32 posts Australian Gardening 30 posts California Gardening 30 posts Dahlias 29 posts Weather 29 posts PlantFiles Pictures 29 posts Cacti and Succulents 27 posts Orchids 27 posts Hostas 26 posts Farm Life 25 posts Propagation 25 posts Seed Trading 23 posts Computer Talk 22 posts Perennials 22 posts Brugmansias 20 posts Happy Birthday 20 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 19 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 19 posts Retirees 19 posts BirdFiles Pictures 18 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 18 posts Sustainable Alternatives 17 posts Canadian Gardening 17 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 16 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 16 posts Trash to Treasure 15 posts Vacations and Travel 14 posts Equine Forum 14 posts Home Decorating 13 posts Seed Germination 13 posts Central Midwest Gardening 13 posts Water Gardens 13 posts Tropical Plants 12 posts Greenhouse 11 posts Garden Art 11 posts Antiques and Collectibles 11 posts Fruits and Nuts 11 posts Homesteading 10 posts Soil and Composting 10 posts Parenting 10 posts Container Gardening 9 posts Michigan Gardening 9 posts Hybridizers 9 posts Aroids 8 posts Coneflowers 8 posts Beginner Vegetables 8 posts Palms and Cycads 7 posts Carolina Gardening 7 posts Georgia Gardening 7 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 7 posts Morning Glories 7 posts Market Growers 7 posts PlantFiles How-to's 6 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 6 posts Books, Movies, and TV 5 posts Clean and Clutter-free 5 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 5 posts Frugal Living 5 posts Beginner Landscaping 5 posts Heucheras and Friends 4 posts Walls and Trim: paints, stains and faux finishes 4 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 4 posts Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 4 posts Hoyas 3 posts Artisans 3 posts Fragrant Gardening 3 posts Bird Identification 3 posts Strawbale Gardening 3 posts Beekeeping 3 posts Hibiscus 3 posts Vines and Climbers 3 posts Japanese Maples 3 posts Orchid Cactus 3 posts BugFiles How-to's 2 posts Herbs 2 posts Insect and Spider Identification 2 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 2 posts Wildlife Gardening 2 posts Cool Climate Gardening 2 posts Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 2 posts Passifloras 2 posts Hypertufa and Concrete 2 posts Cameras and Photography 2 posts Classified Ads 2 posts Jokes & Humor 1 post Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 1 post Rock and Alpine Gardening 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post European Gardening 1 post Bulbs 1 post Hydrangeas 1 post Gingers 1 post Cannas 1 post Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 1 post Coleus 1 post Beginner Flowers 1 post Woodworking 1 post Rhododendrons and Relatives 1 post Heirloom Vegetables 1 post Bloom.com Photos 1 post Upper Midwest Gardening 1 post Garden Products 1 post Tiny Gardens 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Kell Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Angelique' Rosa htop Comment Golden Dew Drop, Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry Duranta erecta htop Comment Mormon Tea, Joint Fir, Clapweed Ephedra antisyphilitica FrillyLily Comment Daylily 'Autumn Minaret' Hemerocallis FrillyLily Comment Daylily 'Baby Fresh' Hemerocallis baiissatva Comment Bitter Aloe, Red Aloe, Cape Aloe Aloe ferox FrillyLily Comment Daylily 'Beautiful Daydream' Hemerocallis FrillyLily Comment Daylily 'Beautiful Edgings' Hemerocallis htop Comment Stretchberry Forestiera pubescens var. glabrifolia Marilynbeth Comment Lavender 'Goodwin Creek Grey' Lavandula Marilynbeth Comment French Lavender (UK), Spanish Lavender (US) 'Bella Rose' Lavandula stoechas Marilynbeth Comment French Lavender (UK), Spanish Lavender (US) 'Bella Purple' Lavandula stoechas palmbob Comment Euphorbia Euphorbia aggregata NatureWalker Comment Tomato 'Camp Joy' Lycopersicon lycopersicum NatureWalker Comment Tomato 'Aunt Ruby's Yellow Cherry' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Dedda Comment Variegated Tapioca 'Variegata' Manihot esculenta toofewanimals Comment Clematis 'Polish Spirit' Clematis viticella vossner Comment Peach 'Tropic Snow' Prunus persica reynolds357 Comment Tomato 'Goliath Red' Lycopersicon lycopersicum janecarol2 Comment Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Dolchica' Spiraea x bumalda StolenMoments Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'Tamora' Rosa Mainer Comment Daylily 'Tigerling' Hemerocallis Mainer Comment Daylily 'Tuscawilla Tigress' Hemerocallis Mainer Comment Daylily 'Vanilla Fluff' Hemerocallis Mainer Comment Daylily 'Vintage Bordeaux' Hemerocallis Mainer Comment Daylily 'When My Sweetheart Returns' Hemerocallis Mainer Comment Daylily 'Wind Chimes' Hemerocallis wormfood Comment Agave Agave parviflora cakegarden Comment Rambling Rose 'Ramblin' Red' Rosa wormfood Comment Smooth Agave, Dwarf Century Plant 'Variegata' Agave desmettiana twogrnthmbs Comment Shantung Maple, Purpleblow Maple Acer truncatum wormfood Comment Shoebutton Ardisia Ardisia elliptica Mainer Comment Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Avanelle' Iris Mainer Comment Border Bearded Iris 'Bermuda Triangle' Iris ben773 Comment Coneflower 'Virgin' Echinacea purpurea Mainer Comment Blue Flag, Dagger Flower, Water Iris, Liver Lily 'Between the Lines' Iris versicolor wormfood Comment Lemon Ball, Golden Ball, Yellow Tower Parodia leninghausii Mainer Comment Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Blue Doll' Iris Mainer Comment Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Blue Eyed Blond' Iris Mainer Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Blue Shimmer' Iris Mainer Comment Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Boo' Iris tsully Comment Jagged Lavender, Fern Leaf Lavender Lavandula pinnata 2ndChance Image Split Rock Plant, Liver Plant, Stone Plant 'Royal Flush' (Pleiospilos nelii) Joan Image Potato 'Haida' (Solanum tuberosum) ladygardener1 Image Cowslip Primrose, Cowslip, St. Peter's Keys, Palsywort, Tisty-Tosty, Cowflops, Culver Keys (Primula veris) ladygardener1 Image Pansy 'Velour Blue Bronze' (Viola ) ladygardener1 Image Crimson Columbine (Aquilegia formosa) ladygardener1 Image Hybrid Columbine 'McKana's Giant' (Aquilegia ) ladygardener1 Image Corn Poppy, Field Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) palmbob Image Noble Aloe, Zimbabwe Aloe (Aloe excelsa) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe acutissima) palmbob Image Aloe 'Black Beauty' (Aloe ) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe hardyi) palmbob Image Aloe 'Little Spikey' (Aloe ) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe vanbalenii) palmbob Image Red Edge Echeveria, Lipstick Echeveria (Echeveria agavoides) palmbob Image Echeveria (Echeveria subrigida) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia aggregata) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia hamata) Kell Image Rooiwortel (Dilatris pillansii) Kell Image Rooiwortel (Dilatris pillansii) kennedyh Image Celery Pine, New Zealand Celery Pine (Phyllocladus trichomanoides) kennedyh Image Celery Pine, New Zealand Celery Pine (Phyllocladus trichomanoides) kennedyh Image English Pea (Pisum sativum) kennedyh Image English Pea (Pisum sativum) kennedyh Image English Pea (Pisum sativum) SusanLouise Image Autumn Sage, Cherry Sage, Gregg's Sage, Texas Sage 'Black Cherry' (Salvia x greggii)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description stormyla Positive Pap's Pretty Posies & Nursery angel_tree_baby Positive Brad's Buds and Blooms dheck1961 Positive Heirloom Acres Seeds GIGO Negative Trees that Please Nursery and Tree Farm debi_z Neutral Buggy Crazy NerdyGardener Positive Jung Seed frahnzone5 Positive Silver Star Vinery borntogarden1 Positive Bluestone Perennials sskuehne Positive Arizona Cactus Sales lmalarkey Positive Bluestone Perennials Brassrail Negative Uncle Jim's Worm Farm lovemychickens Positive Murray McMurray Hatchery Chamelaux Positive Victory Seed Company ConGar Positive Totally Tomatoes tcacyarbro Neutral Willis Orchard Company

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description cannabinatea Neutral Hibiscus: Hardy and Tropical Plants for the Garden

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... January 26, 2009