Dave's Garden Newsletter for March 1, 2010

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Reginald Farrer, 19th Century British author, gardener)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 272 posts Games 159 posts Poultry and Livestock 101 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 83 posts PlantFiles Pictures 77 posts Bird Watching 72 posts Australian Gardening 71 posts Plant and Tree Identification 67 posts Pets 53 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 51 posts Southwest Gardening 51 posts Garden Talk 44 posts Texas Gardening 40 posts Sewing and Quilting 35 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 31 posts Florida Gardening 29 posts Seed Germination 27 posts Mid-South Gardening 27 posts Photos 27 posts Cacti and Succulents 27 posts Vegetable Gardening 25 posts Recipes 23 posts Bulbs 22 posts Cottage Gardening 20 posts Irises 19 posts Weather 19 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 19 posts Daylilies 18 posts Voting Booth 18 posts Bird Identification 17 posts Annuals 17 posts Brugmansias 17 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 16 posts Shady Gardens 16 posts Winter Sowing 16 posts Canadian Gardening 15 posts Carolina Gardening 14 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 13 posts Greenhouse 13 posts Propagation 13 posts Perennials 13 posts Healthy Living 12 posts Roses 12 posts Tropical Plants 12 posts Peonies 11 posts Cars and Trucks 11 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 11 posts Seed Trading 11 posts Sustainable Alternatives 10 posts Frugal Living 10 posts Cooking 10 posts California Gardening 9 posts Equine Forum 9 posts Clean and Clutter-free 9 posts Homesteading 8 posts Lilies 8 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 8 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 8 posts Hostas 7 posts Strawbale Gardening 7 posts Water Gardens 7 posts Books, Movies, and TV 7 posts Japanese Maples 7 posts Container Gardening 7 posts Happy Birthday 7 posts Cameras and Photography 6 posts Garden Art 6 posts Beginner Flowers 6 posts Beginner Vegetables 5 posts Poppies 5 posts Fruits and Nuts 5 posts Michigan Gardening 5 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 5 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 5 posts Jokes & Humor 5 posts Coleus 4 posts Tomatoes 4 posts Trash to Treasure 4 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 4 posts Central Midwest Gardening 4 posts Market Growers 4 posts Coneflowers 3 posts Cannas 3 posts Antiques and Collectibles 3 posts BirdFiles Pictures 3 posts Begonias 3 posts Orchids 3 posts Heirloom Vegetables 3 posts Welcome Mat 2 posts Vines and Climbers 2 posts Hibiscus 2 posts Camping, Hiking and Boating 2 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 2 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 2 posts Home Decorating 2 posts Fuchsias 2 posts Georgia Gardening 2 posts Computer Talk 2 posts Retirees 2 posts Accessible Gardening 2 posts Beauty and Fashion Tips 2 posts Herbs 2 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 2 posts Palms and Cycads 2 posts Scrapbooking and Paper Crafts 1 post Beginner Landscaping 1 post Heucheras and Friends 1 post Dahlias 1 post Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 1 post Soil and Composting 1 post Welcome Home 1 post Garden Products 1 post Homeschooling 1 post Classified Ads 1 post Farm Life 1 post DG Marketplace 1 post Morning Glories 1 post Plant Trading 1 post International Trading 1 post Artisans 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description CoconutFreak Comment High Plateau Coconut Palm, Hardy Coconut Palm Beccariophoenix alfredii paracelsus Comment Mandrake, Devil's Apple, Dudaim, Love Apple Mandragora officinarum janineings Comment Gungurru Eucalyptus caesia TropiSocal_dave Comment Tower Tree Schizolobium parahyba purplesun Comment Leyland Cypress X Cupressocyparis leylandii purplesun Comment Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia Camellia japonica rinomanfroni Comment Sweet Violet, English Violet, Garden Violet 'Rosea' Viola odorata ladybug_pc Comment Orange Hummingbird Mint, Jewel of the Sierra Madre, Hyssop 'Apricot Sunrise' Agastache ahaddock Comment Radish 'Easter Egg' Raphanus sativus bonehead Comment Corkscrew Hazel, Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick 'Contorta' Corylus avellana econobot Comment Corkscrew Hazel, Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick 'Contorta' Corylus avellana prestonpaints Comment Corkscrew Hazel, Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick 'Contorta' Corylus avellana buggycrazy Comment Corkscrew Hazel, Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick 'Contorta' Corylus avellana vivspatzek Comment Corkscrew Hazel, Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick 'Contorta' Corylus avellana vossner Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Monal' Narcissus lingoch Comment Hybrid Rugosa Rose 'Therese Bugnet' Rosa BajaBlue Comment Hot Pepper 'Sayula' Capsicum annuum AverageGardener Comment Dwarf Bottlebrush 'Little John' Callistemon viminalis ejanelli Comment Corkscrew Hazel, Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick 'Contorta' Corylus avellana TiKingMaui Comment Hawaiian Ti Plant, Good Luck Plant, Ti Plant Cordyline fruticosa tathisri Image Yellow Mussaenda (Mussaenda flava) tathisri Image Fancy-leafed Caladium, Angel Wings, Heart of Jesus 'Starburst' (Caladium ) tathisri Image Climbing Oleander (Strophanthus gratus) tathisri Image Climbing Oleander (Strophanthus gratus) ginger749 Image Silky Geebung (Persoonia sericea) tathisri Image Trailing Watermelon Begonia (Pellionia repens) tathisri Image Trailing Watermelon Begonia (Pellionia repens) tathisri Image Mascarene Island Leafflower (Phyllanthus tenellus) tathisri Image Mascarene Island Leafflower (Phyllanthus tenellus) tathisri Image Mascarene Island Leafflower (Phyllanthus tenellus) tathisri Image Mascarene Island Leafflower (Phyllanthus tenellus) tathisri Image Crested Oleander Spurge, Hedge Euphorbia, Indian Spurge Tree (Euphorbia neriifolia f. cristata) tathisri Image Palmita, Cola de Palma (Xiphidium caeruleum) tathisri Image Palmita, Cola de Palma (Xiphidium caeruleum) tathisri Image Palmita, Cola de Palma (Xiphidium caeruleum) tathisri Image Yellow Buttercups, Yellow Alder, Sage Rose (Turnera ulmifolia var. elegans) tathisri Image Cat's Whiskers, Java Tea (Orthosiphon aristatus) tathisri Image Cat's Whiskers, Java Tea (Orthosiphon aristatus) tathisri Image Rose Cactus, Leaf Cactus (Pereskia bleo) tathisri Image Flame Violet 'Selby's Best' (Episcia ) tathisri Image Ledebouria, Squill 'Sunny Smile' (Ledebouria humifusa) tathisri Image Ledebouria, Squill 'Sunny Smile' (Ledebouria humifusa) tathisri Image Wild Water Plum, Water Jasmine (Wrightia religiosa) tathisri Image Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'White Ball' (Buddleja davidii) vossner Image Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Monal' (Narcissus ) kennedyh Image Liverwort (Chiloscyphus semiteres) kennedyh Image Liverwort (Chiloscyphus semiteres) kennedyh Image Liverwort (Chiloscyphus semiteres) kennedyh Image Liverwort (Chiloscyphus semiteres) kennedyh Image Liverwort (Chiloscyphus semiteres) BayAreaTropics Image Camphor Tree, Camphor Laurel (Cinnamomum camphora) cactus_lover Image Century Plant 'Mediopicta' (Agave angustifolia) cactus_lover Image Century Plant 'Mr. Woodrow' (Agave angustifolia) cactus_lover Image Century Plant 'Mediopicta' (Agave angustifolia) brentas Image Giant Star Potato Tree (Solanum macranthum) cactus_lover Image Bishop's Miter, Bishop's Cap, Mitra, Bonete de Obispo (Astrophytum myriostigma var. onzuka) cactus_lover Image Century Plant 'Mr. Woodrow' (Agave angustifolia) Elena_k Image Hairy Alumroot, Maple Leaf Alumroot 'Caramel' (Heuchera villosa) Captleemo Image China Doll, Serpent Tree, Emerald Tree (Radermachera sinica) DMgardener Image Mexican Sunflower 'Torch' (Tithonia rotundifolia) Clary Image Silver Birch, Warty Birch, European White Birch, Irish Beith (Betula pendula) kniphofia Image Cypress Spurge, Bonaparte's Crown, Graveyard Moss (Euphorbia cyparissias) ginger749 Image Silky Geebung (Persoonia sericea) gone2seed Image Amaryllis 'Rembrandt Van Rijn' (Hippeastrum ) maryleek Image Confederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) kniphofia Image Early Crocus, Tommasini's Crocus, Snow Crocus, Tommies 'Ruby Giant' (Crocus tommasinianus) mgarr Image Trailing Guinea Flower (Hibbertia dentata) mrs_colla Image Eastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree 'Forest Pansy' (Cercis canadensis) tathisri Image Firecracker Shrub, Mexican Firebush, Scarlet Bush, Hummingbird Bush (Hamelia patens) ReneeFraser Image China Doll, Serpent Tree, Emerald Tree (Radermachera sinica) Ravens444 Image Minnie Royal Cherry 'Minnie Royal' (Prunus avium) SudieGoodman Image Parlor Palm, Parlour Palm (Chamaedorea elegans) plantaholic186 Image Bugle, Bugleweed, Carpet Bugle 'Valfredda' (Ajuga reptans) SCBegoniaGuy Image Brassidium Golden Gamine (Brassidium ) oldroselover Image China Rose 'Rival de Paestum' (Rosa ) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Nosferatu' (Hemerocallis ) vossner Image Catchweed Bedstraw, Sticky Willy, Goose Grass, Cleavers (Galium aparine) BayAreaTropics Image Camphor Tree, Camphor Laurel (Cinnamomum camphora) Captleemo Image China Doll, Serpent Tree, Emerald Tree (Radermachera sinica) DMgardener Image Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) mgarr Image Baby Rubber Plant, Blunt-leaved Peperomia, Marble Peperomia, Pepper Face 'Variegata' (Peperomia obtusifolia) Clary Image Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) Ravens444 Image Cathedral Window Haworthia 'Variegata' (Haworthia cymbiformis) mrs_colla Image Japanese Maple 'Butterfly' (Acer palmatum) ginger749 Image Wallangarra Wattle (Acacia adunca) oldroselover Image Floribunda Rose 'Scentimental' (Rosa ) plantaholic186 Image Glory-of-the-Snow (Chionodoxa forbesii) vossner Image Tazetta Narcissus, Paperwhite Daffodil, Paperwhites 'Avalanche' (Narcissus ) tathisri Image Wood Sorrel, False Shamrock 'Atropurpurea' (Oxalis triangularis subsp. papilionaceae) ReneeFraser Image China Doll, Serpent Tree, Emerald Tree (Radermachera sinica) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Chinese Scribe' (Hemerocallis )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description aimeej Positive High Country Roses Northgirl Negative Heirloom Acres Seeds carpenterlady Positive Knapp's Fresh Vegies carpenterlady Positive Seed Savers Exchange carpenterlady Positive Seeds of Change carpenterlady Positive Pinetree Garden Seeds carpenterlady Positive Terra Time & Tide Hot Pepper Seeds Drahkk Negative eSeeds.com Drahkk Positive Pinetree Garden Seeds Drahkk Positive Harris Seeds senlac Negative Roguelands Heirloom Vegetable Seeds Company (seedfest.co.uk) oldbarn Positive Meyer Seed International, Inc. sjjones Positive A Nearly Native Nursery TX_gardener Positive High Country Gardens skyramaenga Positive Murray McMurray Hatchery PamelaQ Positive Wild Ginger Farm PamelaQ Positive Stokes Seeds cholgreenhouse Positive Growquest Growers (also dba Olive-Trees.net and Surf & Sierra Wholesale Nurseries, LLC) nbaird Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. terri_emory Positive Marianna's Heirloom Seeds (formerly Pomodori di Marianna) jhaw225 Positive Coenosium Gardens greyandamy Negative Thompson and Morgan (US)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description Niere Positive The Winter Harvest Handbook Niere Positive Garden Primer Caedi25 Positive Wicked Plants: A Book of Botanical Atrocities

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... March 1, 2010