Dave's Garden Newsletter for March 26, 2010

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PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description plant_tender Comment Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine Campsis radicans plant_tender Comment Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia tropicdude Comment Dwarf Bottlebrush 'Little John' Callistemon viminalis tropicdude Comment Dyckia Dyckia choristaminea tropicdude Comment Dyckia Dyckia velascana KFK4090 Comment Annual Lion's Ear, Devil's Pincushion Leonotis nepetifolia Sylvanmaid Comment Plumbago, Cape Leadwort Plumbago auriculata northfront Comment Foxtail Fern 'Meyersii' Asparagus densiflorus northfront Comment Chinese Fan Palm, Fountain Palm Livistona chinensis CJRichards51 Comment Cat's Claw Macfadyena unguis-cati Sneirish Comment Orchid Iris, Reticulate Iris 'George' Iris histrioides dixielol Comment Pride of Barbados, Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Peacock Flower, flamboyan-de-jardin Caesalpinia pulcherrima ahaddock Comment Giant Ornamental Beet 'Bull's Blood' Beta vulgaris ahaddock Comment Beet 'Early Wonder' Beta vulgaris toofewanimals Comment Daylily 'Tuscawilla Snowdrift' Hemerocallis BajaBlue Comment Pink Texas Skullcap 'Texas Rose' Scutellaria suffrutescens Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Flora 27' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Flora 44' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Flora 555' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Harvestika' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Truckload' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'MRC 202' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Cherry Bloom' Lycopersicon lycopersicum kjay Comment Lilac 'Betsy Ross' Syringa emily11 Comment Bloodflower, Swallow-wort, Butterfly Weed, Mexican Milkweed, Scarlet Milkweed 'Silky Deep Red' Asclepias curassavica digforrestdig Comment Ceylon Gooseberry, Ketembilla Dovyalis hebecarpa otter47 Comment Border Forsythia 'Spring Glory' Forsythia x intermedia angelam Comment Black apple Planchonella australis otter47 Comment Species Tulip Tulipa saxatilis otter47 Comment Leadwort, Hardy Blue Plumbago Ceratostigma plumbaginoides otter47 Comment Edging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia Lobelia erinus otter47 Comment Perennial Wallflower 'Bowles' Mauve' Erysimum otter47 Comment California Flannel Bush, California Fremontia Fremontodendron californicum plantsonthepoint Comment Alexandrian Laurel, Poet's Laurel Danae racemosa pixie62560 Image Reticulated Iris 'Spring Time' (Iris reticulata) pixie62560 Image Orchid Iris, Reticulate Iris 'Lady Beatrix Stanley' (Iris histrioides) lindseyp Image Triumph Tulip 'New Design' (Tulipa ) kniphofia Image Spurge 'Despina' (Euphorbia ) Sneirish Image Orchid Iris, Reticulate Iris 'George' (Iris histrioides) Sneirish Image Orchid Iris, Reticulate Iris 'George' (Iris histrioides) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Higher Love' (Hemerocallis ) kniphofia Image Buttercup Winterhazel (Corylopsis pauciflora) Gardening_Jim Image Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Pink Silk' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Trumpet Daffodil, Neon Daffodil 'Trumpet Warrior' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Daffodil 'Ara' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Calgary' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Faith' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Daffodil 'Fellows Favorite' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Long-Cupped Narcissus, Large-Cupped Daffodil 'Gigantic Star' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Golden Echo' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Triandrus Narcissus, Triandrus Daffodil, Angel's Tears 'Katie Heath' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Pappy George' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Miniature Jonquilla Daffodil 'Pipit' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Romy' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'White Lion' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Daffodil 'Stella' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Daffodil 'Wisley' (Narcissus ) leisure500 Image Forsythia 'New Hampshire Gold' (Forsythia ) leisure500 Image Star Magnolia 'Royal Star' (Magnolia stellata) toofewanimals Image Daylily 'Tuscawilla Snowdrift' (Hemerocallis ) Gardening_Jim Image Daphne 'Eternal Fragrance' (Daphne x transatlantica) Gardening_Jim Image Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Cheerfulness' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Lemon Glow' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Split-cupped Narcissus, Split-corona Daffodil, Butterfly Narcissus 'Flyer' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Split-Cupped Narcissus, Split-Corona Daffodil, 'Buff Belle' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'My Story' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Van Sion' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Short-cupped Narcissus, Small-cupped Daffodil 'Mint Julep' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Trumpet Daffodil, Trumpet Narcissus 'Empress of Ireland' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Manly' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Precocious' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Poeticus Narcissus, Poet's Daffodil 'Milan' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Daffodil 'Wave' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Pistachio' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Daffodil 'Pink Wonder' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Rupicola Daffodil (Narcissus rupicola) Gardening_Jim Image Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Fidelity' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Split-cupped Narcissus, Split-corona Daffodil, Butterfly Narcissus 'Mary Gay Lirette' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Daffodil 'Blazing Star' (Narcissus ) Gardening_Jim Image Split-cupped Narcissus, Split-corona Daffodil, Butterfly Narcissus 'Sovereign' (Narcissus )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description audreed Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants agastachegrl Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. hconnelly Positive Dixondale Farms wandygirl Positive Tom Clothier's Garden wandygirl Positive Viola Valley Wildflowers msorganicfarm Negative Henry Field's Seed & Nursery Co. (Canada) ChiTown Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Hanktx767 Positive Womack Nursery Co. kent706 Negative Summerstone Nursery lostfive Negative Uncle Jim's Worm Farm Juaning01 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. YoyoMa Neutral Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) greyandamy Negative Thompson and Morgan (US) Toni05 Positive Accents for Home and Garden (Pepper's Greenhouse) towdogs Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. DGRich53 Positive GenericSeeds.com jms452 Neutral Marshalls Seeds cindiNC Positive Chamblee's Rose Nursery Toni05 Positive Aloha Hoyas nomibird Positive Cricket Hill Garden Peony Heaven nomibird Positive High Country Gardens Doug9345 Positive Sand Hill Preservation Center Doug9345 Positive eFlowerGarden mziemke32 Neutral Michigan Bulb audreymarmot Positive Evergreen Nursery ilovebees3 Negative Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company Gascoigne Positive Bamboo Garden Nursery

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... March 26, 2010