Dave's Garden Newsletter for May 29, 2009

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Lois L. Kaufman, American author)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Plant and Tree Identification 223 posts Northeast Gardening 210 posts Hibiscus 204 posts Daylilies 146 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 132 posts Hostas 124 posts Southwest Gardening 101 posts Bird Watching 96 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 95 posts Pets 93 posts Roses 93 posts Games 93 posts Poultry and Livestock 91 posts Clematis 91 posts Florida Gardening 83 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 80 posts Irises 79 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 72 posts Cacti and Succulents 68 posts Photos 65 posts Morning Glories 59 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 57 posts California Gardening 57 posts Coneflowers 54 posts Mid-South Gardening 48 posts Texas Gardening 41 posts Tomatoes 36 posts Weather 34 posts Accessible Gardening 32 posts Vegetable Gardening 32 posts Lilies 30 posts Hoyas 30 posts Orchids 29 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 29 posts Peonies 29 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 29 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 27 posts Tropical Plants 25 posts Recipes 25 posts Bird Identification 25 posts Australian Gardening 24 posts Container Gardening 24 posts Healthy Living 23 posts Sewing and Quilting 23 posts Canadian Gardening 23 posts Wildlife 22 posts Brugmansias 21 posts Water Gardens 20 posts Michigan Gardening 19 posts Seed Trading 19 posts Garden Art 19 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 18 posts Beginner Vegetables 18 posts PlantFiles Pictures 18 posts Market Growers 17 posts Cottage Gardening 16 posts Fragrant Gardening 15 posts Coleus 15 posts Propagation 15 posts Carolina Gardening 14 posts Beginner Flowers 14 posts Perennials 14 posts Books, Movies, and TV 14 posts Hydrangeas 13 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 13 posts Seed Germination 13 posts Vines and Climbers 13 posts Beginner Houseplants 13 posts Bulbs 13 posts Japanese Maples 12 posts Computer Talk 11 posts Plant Trading 11 posts Sustainable Alternatives 11 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 10 posts Garden Talk 10 posts Hypertufa and Concrete 10 posts Fruits and Nuts 10 posts Antiques and Collectibles 9 posts Cameras and Photography 9 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 9 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 9 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 9 posts Trash to Treasure 9 posts Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 8 posts Insect and Spider Identification 8 posts Hybridizers 8 posts Caregivers 8 posts Organic Gardening 8 posts Cooking 8 posts Agastaches and Salvias 8 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 7 posts Strawbale Gardening 7 posts Crafts and Decorating 7 posts Georgia Gardening 7 posts Heirloom Vegetables 6 posts Beginner Landscaping 6 posts Orchid Cactus 6 posts Happy Birthday 5 posts Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 5 posts DG Marketplace 4 posts Home Decorating 4 posts BugFiles Pictures 4 posts Passifloras 4 posts Farm Life 4 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 4 posts Cannas 4 posts Retirees 4 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 4 posts Bromeliads 3 posts Hydroponic Gardening 3 posts Clean and Clutter-free 3 posts Vacations and Travel 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts BirdFiles Pictures 3 posts Electrical and Lighting 3 posts Shady Gardens 3 posts Wildlife Gardening 3 posts Palms and Cycads 2 posts Bloom.com Photos 2 posts Grass and Bamboo 2 posts Winter Sowing 2 posts Heating and Cooling Systems 2 posts Peppers 2 posts Rock and Alpine Gardening 2 posts Kitchens 2 posts Begonias 2 posts Caudiciforms 2 posts Garden Design 2 posts Voting Booth 1 post Test 1 post Poppies 1 post Mums and Asters 1 post Mosaics and Stained Glass 1 post Central Midwest Gardening 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Beekeeping 1 post Daturas 1 post Plumerias 1 post Entertaining 1 post Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post Annuals 1 post Bonsai 1 post Welcome Home 1 post Plumbing 1 post Homesteading 1 post Vermicomposting 1 post Soil and Composting 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description kassy_51 Comment Easter Lily Lilium longiflorum mspark Comment Tomato 'Stupice' Lycopersicon lycopersicum faithiep Comment Texas Sage, Texas Ranger, Cenizo, Barometer Bush, Silverleaf, Purple Sage 'Bertstar Dwarf' Leucophyllum frutescens angsaidso Comment Citrosa Geranium, Mosquito Plant, Deodorizer Plant, Citronella Plant Pelargonium citrosum Elizabethtown Comment Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Cherry Supreme' Iris Txplantlady Comment Daylily 'Chili Spice' Hemerocallis gapchwillow Comment Virginia Spiderwort, Widow's-Tears 'Zwanenburg Blue' Tradescantia x andersoniana mjsponies Comment Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine Campsis radicans gapchwillow Comment Variegated Yellowtwig Dogwood, Yellow Twig Dogwood 'Silver and Gold' Cornus sericea Txplantlady Comment Daylily 'Spacecoast White Out' Hemerocallis figaro52 Comment Historic Iris 'Gracchus' Iris variegata manchild Comment Cathedral Bells, Cup and Saucer Vine Cobaea scandens jackfrost Comment Swiss Chard 'Fordhook Giant' Beta vulgaris var. cicla Aezarien Comment Jumpseed, Virginia Knotweed 'Lance Corporal' Persicaria virginiana var. filiformis Aezarien Comment Hosta 'Francee' Hosta Aezarien Comment Hosta 'Sea Thunder' Hosta tattooedkoi Comment Devil's Trumpet, Thorn Apple, Jimson Weed, Jamestown Weed Datura seraticaula rebelee Comment Mealy Cup Sage, Mealycup Sage 'Evolution' Salvia farinacea carpathiangirl Comment Pachypodium Pachypodium rosulatum outdoorlover Comment Beefsteak Plant Perilla frutescens carpathiangirl Comment Star of Lundi, Lundi Star Pachypodium saundersii fourzoner Comment Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria ToulaBoula Comment Scarlet Spiderling, Red Spiderling Boerhavia coccinea shelly80504 Comment Hybrid Hummingbird Mint 'Desert Sunrise' Agastache shelly80504 Comment Curlicue Sage, Curlicue Wormwood 'Seafoam' Artemisia versicolor shelly80504 Comment Karl Foerster's Feather Reed Grass, Feather Reed Grass 'Karl Foerster' Calamagrostis acutiflora shelly80504 Comment Twinspur 'Coral Canyon' Diascia integerrima shelly80504 Comment English Lavender 'Mitcham Gray' Lavandula angustifolia shelly80504 Comment Penstemon 'Red Rocks' Penstemon x mexicali tscarff Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Stairway to Heaven' Iris tscarff Comment Hosta 'Guacamole' Hosta shelly80504 Comment Russian Sage 'Blue Spire' Perovskia atriplicifolia shelly80504 Comment Silky Spike Melic Grass, Hairy Melic Melica ciliata tscarff Comment Jewels of Opar, Fame Flower 'Limon' Talinum paniculatum shelly80504 Comment Prairie Dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis appublic Comment Lyreleaf Sage, Cancer Weed 'Purple Volcano' Salvia lyrata Biker1 Comment Avens 'Red Dragon' Geum SW_gardener Comment Miniature Rose 'Angel Wings' Rosa chinensis saya Comment Triumph Tulip 'Hemisphere' Tulipa EffieH Comment Celandine Poppy, Wood Poppy Stylophorum diphyllum RussMartin4154 Image Tomato 'Blue' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) jackfrost Image Swiss Chard 'Fordhook Giant' (Beta vulgaris var. cicla) kennedyh Image Queensland Silver Wattle, Pearl Acacia (Acacia podalyriifolia) kennedyh Image Queensland Silver Wattle, Pearl Acacia (Acacia podalyriifolia) kennedyh Image Queensland Silver Wattle, Pearl Acacia (Acacia podalyriifolia) kennedyh Image Queensland Silver Wattle, Pearl Acacia (Acacia podalyriifolia) kennedyh Image Queensland Silver Wattle, Pearl Acacia (Acacia podalyriifolia) Farmerdill Image Winter Squash, Acorn Squash 'Tay Belle PM' (Cucurbita pepo) Farmerdill Image Summer Squash Zucchini 'Freckles' (Cucurbita pepo)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Selene001 Positive VermiTechnology Unlimited not2witty Positive WildThings Rescue Nursery rlfoster Negative Spring River Nurseries Inc georgiagardens Negative A-Z Tree & Shrub Wholesale Tennessee Nursery ikgilbert Positive Alpen Gardens bigmike825 Positive Kelly Nurseries rixjeep Negative Outdoor Distributors kyhan5 Positive Hallson Gardens needjacks Negative Summerstone Nursery carolrees Neutral Koi Garden Club Karldan Positive Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs georgiadw Positive Classy Groundcovers bedouin Positive Walnut Creek Nursery rooso Positive Willis Orchard Company pollywill Positive Walnut Creek Nursery Norabelle Positive Wilkerson Mill Gardens (Hydrangea.com) kenzgarden Positive Garden Shop Online maddie61 Negative Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) elliemaescottag Negative Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) trackinsand Neutral Stargazer Perennials mcmize Positive Garden Harvest Supply rlpalbion Negative Nature Hills Nursery SteveInNC Negative Outdoor Distributors pineviewplanter Positive Garden Harvest Supply scout_dakota Positive Gurney's Seed & Nursery Kimbrah Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. elkcounty Negative Wayside Gardens scout_dakota Neutral Jung Seed Kimbrah Positive Bountiful Gardens pilgrim317 Positive Dwarf Citrus (formerly Acorn Springs Farms) pilgrim317 Positive Four Winds Growers pilgrim317 Positive Going Bananas Bonheur Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants flordelis Positive SRQHoyas riv Negative Wayside Gardens scooterdad Positive Chadick Farms JAGS21 Negative Misty Acres Nursery Jim_C Negative Neuton Mowers sandpoms Positive Forestfarm sandpoms Negative Nature Hills Nursery lovelyiris Negative Solas Gardens chipper3 Negative Roberta's Inc. MAVIS1 Negative Pond Megastore bbd2004 Positive Great Garden Plants elkcounty Positive Rarefind Nursery (Rare Find Nursery) lporiet Negative Nature Hills Nursery tpeterson Negative Koi Garden Club vaveronica Negative Yardiac.com crashbandiscoot Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) jardinomane Negative Spring Garden Canada

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description escreamer Positive Pull Up Your Agapanthus, Your Aster is Showing

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... May 29, 2009