Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 30, 2010

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- William Shakespeare, English playwright, poet)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Games 172 posts Northeast Gardening 165 posts Plant and Tree Identification 161 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 154 posts Irises 138 posts Mid-South Gardening 121 posts Bird Watching 112 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 90 posts Daylilies 86 posts Florida Gardening 83 posts Texas Gardening 64 posts Pets 61 posts Morning Glories 58 posts Weather 57 posts Southwest Gardening 53 posts PlantFiles Pictures 41 posts Australian Gardening 40 posts Poultry and Livestock 40 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 33 posts California Gardening 33 posts Garden Talk 24 posts Herbs 22 posts Hostas 21 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 20 posts Winter Sowing 20 posts Vegetable Gardening 20 posts BirdFiles Pictures 19 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 19 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 19 posts Beginner Landscaping 18 posts Photos 17 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 16 posts Central Midwest Gardening 16 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 15 posts Plumerias 15 posts Equine Forum 14 posts Retirees 14 posts Bulbs 14 posts Propagation 13 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 13 posts Beginner Vegetables 13 posts Tomatoes 12 posts Recipes 12 posts Water Gardens 12 posts BugFiles Pictures 11 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 11 posts Happy Birthday 10 posts Computer Talk 10 posts Plant Trading 10 posts Agastaches and Salvias 10 posts Accessible Gardening 10 posts Trash to Treasure 9 posts Wildlife 9 posts Aroids 9 posts Lilies 9 posts Caudiciforms 9 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 9 posts Sewing and Quilting 8 posts Carolina Gardening 8 posts Peonies 8 posts Cottage Gardening 8 posts Orchids 7 posts Seed Germination 7 posts Dahlias 7 posts Beginner Flowers 7 posts Container Gardening 7 posts Fruits and Nuts 7 posts Coneflowers 7 posts Brugmansias 7 posts Needle Arts 6 posts Master Gardeners 6 posts Seed Trading 6 posts Tropical Plants 6 posts Hoyas 6 posts Rhododendrons and Relatives 6 posts Bird Identification 6 posts Homesteading 6 posts Insect and Spider Identification 6 posts Voting Booth 5 posts Cacti and Succulents 5 posts Bonsai 5 posts Shady Gardens 5 posts Perennials 5 posts Hibiscus 4 posts Begonias 4 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 4 posts Clematis 4 posts Passifloras 4 posts Carnivorous Plants 4 posts Roses 4 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 4 posts Market Growers 4 posts Michigan Gardening 3 posts Clean and Clutter-free 3 posts Garden Products 3 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 3 posts Wildlife Gardening 2 posts BugFiles How-to's 2 posts Artisans 2 posts Canadian Gardening 2 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 2 posts Cannas 2 posts Heucheras and Friends 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 2 posts Tiny Gardens 2 posts Construction Zone: building, remodeling, additions 2 posts Saving Seeds 2 posts Orchid Cactus 2 posts Antiques and Collectibles 2 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post Hypertufa and Concrete 1 post Georgia Gardening 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post Apartment Living 1 post Annuals 1 post Cut Flowers and Floral Design 1 post Strawbale Gardening 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post Greenhouse 1 post Hydroponic Gardening 1 post Poppies 1 post Home Decorating 1 post Grass and Bamboo 1 post Soil and Composting 1 post Frugal Living 1 post Organic Gardening 1 post Vines and Climbers 1 post Sustainable Alternatives 1 post Jokes & Humor 1 post Farm Life 1 post Garden Shed 1 post Homeschooling 1 post Parenting 1 post Cool Climate Gardening 1 post Healthy Living 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description kizilod Comment Bush Clover 'Little Buddy' Lespedeza bicolor Palomino33 Comment Dwarf Willow-Leaved Sunflower 'Table Mountain' Helianthus salicifolius palmtodd Comment Teddy Bear Palm, Redneck Palm Dypsis leptocheilos mbasden Comment Southern Plume, Georgia Plume Elliottia racemosa brwnails Comment Camassia 'Blue Danube' Camassia leichtlinii kristaemoser Comment Hollyhock 'Country Garden Mix' Alcea rosea stephenp Comment Dumbcane, Dumb Cane 'Camille' Dieffenbachia stephenp Comment Spanish Bayonet, Aloe Yucca, Spanish Dagger Yucca aloifolia Flower_addictnc Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Presby's Crown Jewel' Iris Elisabbeth Comment Society Garlic Tulbaghia violacea amberamber Comment Bishop's Weed, Goutweed, Ground Elder 'Variegatum' Aegopodium podagraria CassieMaas Comment Broomtops, Common Broom, European Broom, Irish Broom, Scotch Broom Cytisus scoparius funkisockmunki Comment Banana Croton 'Banana' Codiaeum variegatum ShirleyLuStudio Comment Cane Begonia, Angel Wing Begonia Begonia coccinea jeffhaines Comment Hairy Alumroot, Maple Leaf Alumroot 'Citronelle' Heuchera villosa Joan Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Bluid' Iris Rupeee Comment Bigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis 'Presto' Coreopsis grandiflora ExoticRainforest Comment Philodendron 'Lynette' Philodendron FlintMG Comment Creeping Charlie, Gill-over-Ground, Ground Ivy, Hedgemaids, Alehoof Glechoma hederacea boondoggle Comment Canna Lily 'Pink Sunburst' Canna x generalis RussMartin4154 Comment Tomato 'Peerless' Lycopersicon lycopersicum JohnTS71 Comment Japanese Privet, Waxleaf Privet 'Variegatum' Ligustrum japonicum nomosno Comment Kalanchoe 'Modoc' Kalanchoe carnea Gundy03130 Comment Solomon's Seal Polygonatum biflorum ralar Comment Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma Kniphofia uvaria monniemon Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Meitravia' Rosa killdawabbit Image Rhododendron 'Genesis I' (Rhododendron ) sharondippity Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Ramblin' Rose' (Iris ) Calif_Sue Image Walking Kalanchoe, Cup Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe synsepala) Calif_Sue Image Walking Kalanchoe, Cup Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe synsepala) Calif_Sue Image Walking Kalanchoe, Cup Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe synsepala) sharondippity Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Here's Heaven' (Iris ) sharondippity Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Scarlet Embers' (Iris ) sharondippity Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Stars and Stripes' (Iris ) AlabamaIronman Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy 'Trade Winds White '06' (Osteospermum ) AlabamaIronman Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy 'Tradewinds Yellow Bicolor' (Osteospermum ) Shelly221 Image Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Professor Einstein' (Narcissus ) Calif_Sue Image Passion Flower Clematis (Clematis florida var. sieboldiana) RamblerZ4b Image Privet Honeysuckle (Lonicera pileata) AnnOWL Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Through the Clouds' (Iris ) amscram Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Mariesii Variegata' (Hydrangea macrophylla) amscram Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Mariesii Variegata' (Hydrangea macrophylla) Mrs_Morris Image Tree Peony 'Yao Huang' (Paeonia suffruticosa) Mrs_Morris Image Tree Peony 'Yao Huang' (Paeonia suffruticosa) Moby Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Fantasy Fling' (Iris ) Flower_addictnc Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Presby's Crown Jewel' (Iris ) eclayne Image Greigii Tulip 'Double Red Riding Hood' (Tulipa greigii) Farmerdill Image Broccoli 'Windsor' (Brassica oleracea) Farmerdill Image Broccoli 'Castle Dome' (Brassica oleracea) Farmerdill Image Cabbage 'Tendersweet' (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description kizilod Positive The Peony Farm joycerogers0713 Positive Cottage Farms loriann1850 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. ksarich Positive Easy to Grow Bulbs jeffweit Negative TomatoGiant.com DJFLAVIN Negative Arizona Aquatic Gardens Jack01 Negative KT Botanicals bobcauthen Positive Just Fruits and Exotics nanny_56 Positive Westbourne Daylilies bobcauthen Positive A Nearly Native Nursery nanny_56 Positive Daylily Place Juttah Positive B & B Cactus Farm, Inc. greyslate Neutral White Flower Farm greyslate Positive Davidsans Japanese Maples greyslate Positive Mendocino Maples Nursery greyslate Positive Brushwood Nursery mrs_colla Neutral Fry Road Nursery greyslate Positive Raintree Nursery pigmonster Positive Siberian Iris Gardens kbp922 Positive Garden Crossings LLC SwimmingJewel Positive High Country Gardens kbp922 Positive Hallson Gardens TroubleX2 Positive Daylily Place TroubleX2 Positive Rinkland Daylilies Pinetucky Positive Gebhart's Farm and Geenhouse (GebhartGreenhouse.com) TroubleX2 Positive Daylilies By The Pond kbp922 Neutral White Flower Farm joep218 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. dechome Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery CarolMcMillan Positive Nature Hills Nursery VAgardener2 Positive Sand Hill Preservation Center cramsey1 Positive Berries Unlimited jequita1 Positive Romence Gardens & Greenhouses VAgardener2 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. VAgardener2 Positive Seed Savers Exchange braun06 Positive Bloom River Gardens braun06 Positive Fairweather Gardens ex_woodchuck Positive Great Garden Plants braun06 Positive Klehm's Song Sparrow Perennial Farm blackdogga Positive Four Winds Growers kentstar Positive Garden Crossings LLC kimberly_8900 Positive Smokey's Gardens sherriseden Positive Prairie Moon Nursery Lazarus2 Negative Autumn Ridge Nursery (aka autumnridgenursery.com) WeeklyWeeder Positive Spring Valley Roses DianaT Positive Santa Rosa Gardens l_m_stephenson Positive Bluestone Perennials cicada Positive Busby's Daylily Garden g_whizz Positive Sparra's Nest 3gFarm Negative Pense Nursery sab66 Positive Classy Groundcovers NBT Positive Eden Brothers Seed Company new282 Negative Wayside Gardens obscurity2 Positive Richter's Herb Specialists sherriseden Positive Klehm's Song Sparrow Perennial Farm justpassinthru Negative Roguelands Heirloom Vegetable Seeds Company (seedfest.co.uk) Bobbette Negative Jackson & Perkins bseminoffsmith Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. ctychix Negative Jackson & Perkins DaylilyGardener Positive Brushwood Nursery pondlady2000 Positive Sooner Plant Farm (home of Imagine Backyard Trees®) Dblowe Positive Blanchette Gardens sandy_8b Positive Willhite Seed Inc.

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description melody Positive Weeds of the South sallyg Positive Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Perennials sallyg Positive Taylor's Guide to Perennials

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... April 30, 2010