Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 27, 2009

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Norman Mailer, American novelist (born 1/21/1923))

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Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 240 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 149 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 142 posts PlantFiles Pictures 141 posts Games 135 posts Poultry and Livestock 131 posts Southwest Gardening 118 posts Bird Watching 99 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 95 posts Pets 88 posts Daylilies 83 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 83 posts Texas Gardening 80 posts California Gardening 68 posts Sewing and Quilting 68 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 67 posts Mid-South Gardening 54 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 54 posts Florida Gardening 50 posts Water Gardens 48 posts Equine Forum 45 posts Australian Gardening 43 posts Clematis 40 posts Cacti and Succulents 39 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 36 posts Roses 35 posts Winter Sowing 35 posts Cottage Gardening 32 posts Recipes 32 posts Hoyas 31 posts Vegetable Gardening 31 posts Morning Glories 30 posts Coleus 30 posts Garden Talk 28 posts Bulbs 28 posts Plant and Tree Identification 28 posts Computer Talk 27 posts Seed Germination 26 posts Photos 25 posts Trash to Treasure 25 posts Tomatoes 24 posts Hostas 23 posts Weather 22 posts Farm Life 22 posts Brugmansias 22 posts Fragrant Gardening 21 posts Healthy Living 21 posts Voting Booth 20 posts Seed Trading 20 posts Soil and Composting 20 posts Wildlife 17 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 16 posts Greenhouse 16 posts Peppers 16 posts Lilies 16 posts Georgia Gardening 16 posts Beginner Vegetables 15 posts Happy Birthday 15 posts Perennials 15 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 14 posts Propagation 14 posts Books, Movies, and TV 14 posts Orchids 14 posts Fruits and Nuts 14 posts Vines and Climbers 13 posts Peonies 12 posts Clean and Clutter-free 12 posts Plant Trading 12 posts Carolina Gardening 12 posts Annuals 12 posts Michigan Gardening 11 posts Ornamental Gourds 11 posts Strawbale Gardening 11 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 11 posts Beginner Landscaping 10 posts Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 9 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 9 posts BirdFiles Pictures 9 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 9 posts Market Growers 8 posts Rock and Alpine Gardening 8 posts Palms and Cycads 8 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 8 posts Cool Climate Gardening 8 posts Jokes & Humor 7 posts Beginner Flowers 7 posts Vacations and Travel 7 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 7 posts Cameras and Photography 7 posts Canadian Gardening 6 posts Daturas 6 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 6 posts Beginner Houseplants 5 posts Home Budgets and Finances 5 posts Dahlias 5 posts Master Gardeners 5 posts Cannas 5 posts Tropical Plants 5 posts Welcome Mat 5 posts Central Midwest Gardening 5 posts Irises 5 posts Garden Products 4 posts Heirloom Vegetables 4 posts Gardening by the Moon 4 posts Orchid Cactus 4 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 4 posts Sustainable Alternatives 4 posts Container Gardening 3 posts Mail Call! 3 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 3 posts Antiques and Collectibles 3 posts BugFiles Pictures 3 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 3 posts Parenting 2 posts Beekeeping 2 posts Organic Gardening 2 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 2 posts Hybridizers 2 posts BugFiles How-to's 2 posts Aroids 1 post Test 1 post Bromeliads 1 post Beauty and Fashion Tips 1 post Mums and Asters 1 post Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 1 post Needle Arts 1 post Shady Gardens 1 post Upper Midwest Gardening 1 post Crafts and Decorating 1 post DG Marketplace 1 post Bloom.com Photos 1 post Gardening History 1 post Carnivorous Plants 1 post Passifloras 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description lycodad Comment Tomato 'New Yorker' Lycopersicon lycopersicum lycodad Comment Tomato 'Starfire' Lycopersicon lycopersicum lycodad Comment Tomato 'Roma' Lycopersicon lycopersicum aardvark7 Comment Flowering Pear, Callery Pear 'Bradford' Pyrus calleryana chuck7701 Comment Jerusalem Thorn, Palo Verde, Retama, Horse Bean, Lluvia de Oro Parkinsonia aculeata themoonhowl Comment Brazilian Snapdragon 'Caribbean Blue' Otacanthus wendymadre Comment Antique, Hybrid Perpetual, Old Garden Rose 'General Jacqueminot' Rosa Aslander Comment Orbea Orbea semitubiflora giftgas Comment Wintercreeper Euonymus 'Wolong Ghost' Euonymus fortunei giftgas Comment Variegated Greater Periwinkle 'Variegata' Vinca major wagtail Comment Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Chromatella' Nymphaea x marliacea giftgas Comment Japanese Honeysuckle 'Hall's Prolific' Lonicera japonica zill999 Comment Snake Plant 'Manolin' Sansevieria trifasciata giftgas Comment Lover's Ivy 'Sweetheart' Hedera helix txlady Comment Butterfly Iris, Wild Iris Dietes grandiflora giftgas Comment Algerian Ivy 'Ravensholst' Hedera canariensis hyer1972 Comment Hens and Chicks 'Rouge' Sempervivum giftgas Comment Aralia Ivy, Fat Headed Lizzy, Tree Ivy 'Angyo Star' X Fatshedera lizei giftgas Comment San Pedro Macho Echinopsis peruviana giftgas Comment Woolly Morning Glory, Woodrose, Silver Elephant Creeper, Hawaiian Baby Woodrose Argyreia nervosa patience888 Image Daylily 'Solomon's Robes' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Solar Music' (Hemerocallis ) TheRoseGirl Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Betty Sheffield' (Camellia japonica) TheRoseGirl Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Betty Sheffield' (Camellia japonica) LH1 Image Big Bluestem 'Silver Sunrise' (Andropogon gerardii) LH1 Image Big Bluestem 'Silver Sunrise' (Andropogon gerardii) LH1 Image Big Bluestem 'Silver Sunrise' (Andropogon gerardii) Kell Image Crested Echeveria 'Pappy's Rose' (Echeveria ) TwoWillies Image Chalice Vine (Solandra grandiflora) TwoWillies Image Chalice Vine (Solandra grandiflora) TwoWillies Image Chalice Vine (Solandra grandiflora) TwoWillies Image Chalice Vine (Solandra grandiflora) dmj1218 Image Large Cup Daffodil 'Taffy' (Narcissus ) violabird Image Japanese Camellia 'Kramer's Beauty' (Camellia japonica) violabird Image Japanese Camellia 'Kramer's Beauty' (Camellia japonica) violabird Image Japanese Camellia 'Kramer's Beauty' (Camellia japonica) ceedub Image Hoya (Hoya limoniaca) kennedyh Image Tantoon Tea Tree, Yellow Tea Tree (Leptospermum polygalifolium) kennedyh Image Tantoon Tea Tree, Yellow Tea Tree (Leptospermum polygalifolium) kennedyh Image Prickly Tea-tree (Leptospermum continentale) kennedyh Image Alpine Tea Tree (Leptospermum rupestre) kennedyh Image Alpine Tea Tree (Leptospermum rupestre) patience888 Image Daylily 'Something Bold' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Something Superb' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Song Without Words' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Sonic Bloom' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Soul Food' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'South Sea Enchantment' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Bold Buccaneer' (Hemerocallis ) joeswife Image Grandiflora Rose 'Golden Eagle' (Rosa ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Carnival' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Cherries and Cream' (Hemerocallis ) joeswife Image Grandiflora Rose 'Golden Eagle' (Rosa ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Citrus Kick' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Cool Deal' (Hemerocallis ) joeswife Image Grandiflora Rose 'Golden Eagle' (Rosa ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Cotton Candy' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Discovery' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Double Edge' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Dragon Prince' (Hemerocallis ) joeswife Image Rose 'Caribia' (Rosa ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Early Bird' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Eye Declare' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Fantasy Flight' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Firestarter' (Hemerocallis ) joeswife Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Double Delight' (Rosa ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Gator Eye' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Golden Thimble' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Heavenly Frills' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Hot Topic' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Krinkles' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Passion Released' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Peach Fringe' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Perfect Angel' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Picotee Prince' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Pink Lady' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Raspberry Mist' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Ruffles' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Scrambled' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Sensation' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Shiner' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Snow Angel' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Spice Girl' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Sprawler' (Hemerocallis ) Kell Image Summer Daisy, Marguerite Daisy 'Madeira Crested Primrose' (Argyranthemum ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Sunshine' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Surprise Purple' (Hemerocallis ) Kell Image Summer Daisy, Marguerite Daisy 'Madeira Crested Primrose' (Argyranthemum ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Sweetness' (Hemerocallis ) Kell Image Summer Daisy, Marguerite Daisy 'Madeira Crested Primrose' (Argyranthemum ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Tiny Perfection' (Hemerocallis ) Kell Image Summer Daisy, Marguerite Daisy 'Madeira Crested Primrose' (Argyranthemum ) Kell Image Summer Daisy, Marguerite Daisy 'Madeira Crested Primrose' (Argyranthemum ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spalding Memories' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spanish Legend' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spanish Snowbird' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spanish Wedding Gown' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Sparkling Champagne' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spegiel' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Suburban Barbara Huff' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Suburban Wrennetta' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spice Hunter' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Spotted Fever' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Stack The Deck' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Stargate Portal' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Stars Over Alabama' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Statutory Gripe' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Stop Your Sobbing' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Strange Eyes' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Strawberry Jazz' (Hemerocallis ) palmbob Image Apple-ring Acacia, Ana Tree, Winter Thorn (Acacia albida) palmbob Image Apple-ring Acacia, Ana Tree, Winter Thorn (Acacia albida) palmbob Image Apple-ring Acacia, Ana Tree, Winter Thorn (Acacia albida) palmbob Image Apple-ring Acacia, Ana Tree, Winter Thorn (Acacia albida) palmbob Image Snowy River Wattle (Acacia boormanii) palmbob Image Snowy River Wattle (Acacia boormanii) palmbob Image Whitethorn acacia (Acacia constricta) palmbob Image Whitethorn acacia (Acacia constricta) tropicbreeze Image Sandstone Pandanus (Pandanus basedowii) tropicbreeze Image Screwpalm, Pandanus (Pandanus spiralis) Buckeyesnblooms Image Daylily 'Santiago' (Hemerocallis ) Buckeyesnblooms Image Daylily 'Atlanta Moonlight' (Hemerocallis ) Buckeyesnblooms Image Daylily 'Bahama Butterscotch' (Hemerocallis ) Buckeyesnblooms Image Daylily 'Bandit Man' (Hemerocallis ) Buckeyesnblooms Image Daylily 'Claiborne Watkins Dawes' (Hemerocallis ) Buckeyesnblooms Image Daylily 'Claiborne Watkins Dawes' (Hemerocallis ) Buckeyesnblooms Image Daylily 'Fairmont' (Hemerocallis ) Buckeyesnblooms Image Daylily 'Peach Cobbler' (Hemerocallis ) Buckeyesnblooms Image Daylily 'Sand Sandals' (Hemerocallis ) Buckeyesnblooms Image Daylily 'Sand Sandals' (Hemerocallis ) Betja Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Priscilla of Corinth' (Iris ) palmbob Image Clay Wattle, Flat Wattle, Queen Wattle (Acacia glaucoptera) palmbob Image Clay Wattle, Flat Wattle, Queen Wattle (Acacia glaucoptera) carambola Image Dracaena, Zebra Striped Dragon Tree (Dracaena goldieana) TheRoseGirl Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Betty Sheffield' (Camellia japonica) Aslander Image Huernia (Huernia longituba) cactus_lover Image Fairy Washboard (Haworthia limifolia) Aslander Image Orbea (Orbea melanantha) Aslander Image Orbea (Orbea semitubiflora) kennedyh Image Austral Ladies Tresses, Chinese Ladies Tresses, Nejibana (Spiranthes sinensis) kennedyh Image Austral Ladies Tresses, Chinese Ladies Tresses, Nejibana (Spiranthes sinensis) kennedyh Image Austral Ladies Tresses, Chinese Ladies Tresses, Nejibana (Spiranthes sinensis) kennedyh Image Austral Ladies Tresses, Chinese Ladies Tresses, Nejibana (Spiranthes sinensis) kennedyh Image Austral Ladies Tresses, Chinese Ladies Tresses, Nejibana (Spiranthes sinensis) kennedyh Image Austral Ladies Tresses, Chinese Ladies Tresses, Nejibana (Spiranthes sinensis) hyer1972 Image Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Bronco' (Sempervivum ) giftgas Image Algerian Ivy 'Ravensholst' (Hedera canariensis) hyer1972 Image Hens and Chicks 'Rouge' (Sempervivum ) giftgas Image Lover's Ivy 'Sweetheart' (Hedera helix) giftgas Image Lover's Ivy 'Sweetheart' (Hedera helix) giftgas Image Aralia Ivy, Fat Headed Lizzy, Tree Ivy 'Angyo Star' (X Fatshedera lizei) olmpiad Image Southern Maidenhair Fern, Common Maidenhair Fern, Venus Hairfern, Venus's Hair (Adiantum capillus-veneris) jackfrost Image Lettuce 'Sanguine Ameliore' (Lactuca sativa) CactusJordi Image Fishhook Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus tiburonensis) CactusJordi Image Fishhook Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus tiburonensis)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description leahrenee1 Positive Kartuz Greenhouses wanderful Positive Daniel's Specialty Nursery SRQHoyas Positive Aloha Hoyas cmayes71 Positive The Tasteful Garden kaled Positive High Country Gardens lizbal4 Positive Almost Eden Plants aclosecall Negative Pinetree Garden Seeds linlin Positive Hughes Water Gardens (thewatergardenshop.com) twigsnberries Negative Misty Acres Nursery eickenho Positive B & T Grower Supply, Inc. chefj Negative Jung Seed chefj Positive Breck's Bulbs Bvieta Positive Garden Harvest Supply DontLikePark Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) krista_co123 Positive Easy to Grow Bulbs hmsladyredhead Positive Garden Store-N-More SonomaWine Positive Sustainable Seed Company SonomaWine Negative Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. bbrookrd Positive S&W Greenhouse Homegardenfan Positive Uncle Jim's Worm Farm melvatoo Positive Garden Store-N-More krazy8 Positive Garden Store-N-More savanah2233 Positive Sustainable Seed Company

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description dirt_in_ozone7b Positive Plant Propagation dirt_in_ozone7b Positive Just Weeds - History, Myths and Uses dirt_in_ozone7b Positive Gardening With Weeds

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... February 27, 2009