Dave's Garden Newsletter for May 6, 2010

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Charles Dickens, English novelist (born 2/7/1812))

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Forum Posts Plant and Tree Identification 201 posts Northeast Gardening 186 posts Bird Watching 135 posts Mid-South Gardening 119 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 89 posts Daylilies 80 posts Irises 78 posts PlantFiles Pictures 77 posts Southwest Gardening 71 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 64 posts Pets 53 posts Games 52 posts Vegetable Gardening 44 posts Sewing and Quilting 40 posts Poultry and Livestock 35 posts Beginner Vegetables 35 posts Tomatoes 33 posts Hostas 32 posts Florida Gardening 31 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 30 posts Australian Gardening 29 posts Plant Trading 29 posts Texas Gardening 28 posts Cacti and Succulents 28 posts Garden Talk 28 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 27 posts Dahlias 25 posts Coneflowers 23 posts Herbs 23 posts Cottage Gardening 23 posts Recipes 22 posts Central Midwest Gardening 22 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 22 posts Water Gardens 21 posts California Gardening 20 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 16 posts Plumerias 16 posts Photos 16 posts Insect and Spider Identification 16 posts Wildlife 15 posts Hoyas 15 posts Peonies 14 posts Tropical Plants 14 posts Shady Gardens 14 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 14 posts Orchids 13 posts Lilies 13 posts Clematis 13 posts Winter Sowing 13 posts Roses 13 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 12 posts Vines and Climbers 12 posts Weather 12 posts Strawbale Gardening 12 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 11 posts Propagation 11 posts BirdFiles Pictures 10 posts Homesteading 10 posts Container Gardening 10 posts Perennials 10 posts Happy Birthday 9 posts Morning Glories 9 posts Market Growers 9 posts BugFiles Pictures 8 posts Computer Talk 8 posts Beginner Landscaping 7 posts Fruits and Nuts 7 posts Seed Trading 7 posts Beginner Flowers 7 posts Needle Arts 6 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 6 posts Books, Movies, and TV 6 posts Wildlife Gardening 6 posts Frugal Living 6 posts Soil and Composting 5 posts Hydrangeas 5 posts Hibiscus 5 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 5 posts Cannas 5 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 5 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 5 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 5 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 5 posts Rhododendrons and Relatives 5 posts Canadian Gardening 4 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 4 posts Orchid Cactus 4 posts Michigan Gardening 4 posts Voting Booth 4 posts Bird Identification 4 posts Poppies 4 posts Bulbs 4 posts Jokes & Humor 4 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Georgia Gardening 3 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 3 posts Gladiolas 3 posts Accessible Gardening 3 posts Coleus 3 posts Garden Products 3 posts Passifloras 3 posts BugFiles How-to's 2 posts Greenhouse 2 posts Retirees 2 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 2 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 2 posts Begonias 2 posts Farm Life 2 posts Caudiciforms 2 posts Bromeliads 2 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 2 posts Cameras and Photography 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post Trash to Treasure 1 post Hybridizers 1 post Annuals 1 post Gardening History 1 post Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 1 post Brugmansias 1 post Bonsai 1 post Heucheras and Friends 1 post Equine Forum 1 post Mosaics and Stained Glass 1 post Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 1 post Sustainable Alternatives 1 post Garden Design 1 post Carolina Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description zillabug Comment Bigleaf Ligularia, Leopard Plant, Golden Groundsel 'Desdemona' Ligularia dentata Clary Comment Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'Lochinch' Buddleja fallowiana murchik Comment Spotted Wandering Jew Tinantia pringlei akcrafter Comment Jacob's Ladder Polemonium caeruleum murchik Comment Strawberry Begonia, Strawberry Geranium, Roving Sailor Saxifraga stolonifera vossner Comment Strawberry Begonia, Strawberry Geranium, Roving Sailor Saxifraga stolonifera vossner Comment 'Banana Cream' Leucanthemum x superbum vossner Comment Shrub Rose 'Basye's Purple Rose' Rosa Mrs_Ed Comment Miniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Chickee' Iris alzone7 Comment Variegated Greenstem Forsythia 'Citrus Swizzle' Forsythia viridissima JPinSacramento Comment Ae-Ae, Banana, Pisang, Plantain Musa paradisiaca JMarowelli Comment Clematis 'Sugar Candy' Clematis vossner Comment Asiatic Lily 'Matrix' Lilium motherhen4 Comment Floribunda Rose 'International Herald Tribune' Rosa evelyn206 Comment Poor Man's Orchid Schizanthus pinnatus ANGELIC316 Comment Hybrid Tea Rose, Large-flowered Rose 'Camelot' Rosa imapigeon Comment Miniature Rose 'Snow Ruby' Rosa ellarosa Comment Rambler Rose 'Felicite et Perpetue' Rosa runnow Comment Cunninghamia, China-fir, China Fir Cunninghamia lanceolata atcps Comment Japanese Maple 'Boskoop Glory' Acer palmatum atcps Comment Korean Maple Acer pseudosieboldianum atcps Comment Pink-flower Indigo Indigofera amblyantha Tigertail17 Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Yaquina Blue' Iris Cotesa Comment Large-leaf Fame Flower, Fameflower, Largeflower Fameflower, Rockpink, Flame Flower, Flameflower Talinum calycinum plantladylin Comment Scentless Mock Orange Philadelphus inodorus Margui622 Comment Weeping Bottle Brush 'Hannah Ray' Callistemon viminalis kento Comment Rice-Paper Tree Tetrapanax papyrifer GwenJ Comment Brown's Honeysuckle, Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle 'Dropmore Scarlet' Lonicera x brownii hoogie Comment Bishop's Weed, Goutweed, Ground Elder 'Variegatum' Aegopodium podagraria lemon_tree Comment Geranium, Cranesbill 'Rozanne' Geranium kniphofia Image Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla conjuncta) kniphofia Image Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla conjuncta) kniphofia Image Blue Eyed Mary, Navelwort 'Starry Eyes' (Omphalodes cappadocica) Maxsmomma Image Miniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Chartres' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Miniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Chartres' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Miniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Chartres' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Miniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Chartres' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Border Bearded Iris 'Young Prince' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Chanted' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Chanted' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Concertina' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Concertina' (Iris ) hemlady Image Daylily 'Renaissance Maiden' (Hemerocallis ) Maxsmomma Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Quartzlight' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Citoyen' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Citoyen' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Just Teasing' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Just Teasing' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Coffee Whispers' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Coffee Whispers' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Rapture in Blue' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Green and Gifted' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Green and Gifted' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Electric Shock' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Electric Shock' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Citoyen' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Citoyen' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Tall Bearded iris 'Polish Princess' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Lady Friend' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Intermediate Bearded 'Precious Joy' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Intermediate Bearded 'Precious Joy' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Chubby Cheeks' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Patacake' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Oklahoma Bandit' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Border Bearded Iris 'Marmalade Skies' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Puddy Tat' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Captive' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Captive' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Leprechaun's Delight' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Blast' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Blast' (Iris ) Maxsmomma Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Folk Art' (Iris ) dancingbear27 Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Pugzilla' (Iris ) dancingbear27 Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Pugzilla' (Iris ) joannacay Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Champagne Elegance' (Iris ) joannacay Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Champagne Elegance' (Iris ) joannacay Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Champagne Elegance' (Iris ) joannacay Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Champagne Elegance' (Iris ) joannacay Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Champagne Elegance' (Iris ) joannacay Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Champagne Elegance' (Iris ) joannacay Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Stitch Witch' (Iris ) joannacay Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Stitch Witch' (Iris ) joannacay Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Sugar Blues' (Iris ) joannacay Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Sugar Blues' (Iris ) joannacay Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Sugar Blues' (Iris ) joannacay Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Sugar Blues' (Iris ) joannacay Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Sugar Blues' (Iris ) joannacay Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Sugar Blues' (Iris ) Xenomorf Image Pride of Barbados, Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Peacock Flower, flamboyan-de-jardin (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) Xenomorf Image Aaron's Beard Prickly Pear, Duraznillo Blanco, Nopal Blanco, Nopal, Colorado, Nopal Duraznillo (Opuntia leucotricha) Xenomorf Image Aaron's Beard Prickly Pear, Duraznillo Blanco, Nopal Blanco, Nopal, Colorado, Nopal Duraznillo (Opuntia leucotricha) Xenomorf Image Aaron's Beard Prickly Pear, Duraznillo Blanco, Nopal Blanco, Nopal, Colorado, Nopal Duraznillo (Opuntia leucotricha) Xenomorf Image Aaron's Beard Prickly Pear, Duraznillo Blanco, Nopal Blanco, Nopal, Colorado, Nopal Duraznillo (Opuntia leucotricha) Xenomorf Image Opuntia (Opuntia sulphurea) Xenomorf Image Opuntia (Opuntia sulphurea) Xenomorf Image Opuntia (Opuntia engelmannii var. subarmata) Xenomorf Image Opuntia (Opuntia engelmannii var. subarmata)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description sassy4u Negative Rich Farm Garden Supply sthinton Positive White Flower Farm purpureum Positive Irrigation Direct Ayla69 Positive Colorblends (Schipper & Co. USA) Ayla69 Positive Davidsans Japanese Maples naturespirits Positive Waters Blueberry Farm genielassie Neutral LilyBLOOMS Aquatic Gardens genielassie Positive Mountain Crest Gardens swans1983 Negative Brushwood Nursery daveman Positive The Sample Seed Shop dparker Positive Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) dparker Positive Garden Crossings LLC KandDFarms Positive Doyle's Thornless Blackberry stone_garden Neutral Rogue Valley Roses ratlover1 Neutral Le Jardin du Gourmet (Artistic Gardens) ratlover1 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. obscurity2 Positive Jung Seed dwc47 Positive High Country Roses Chezca Neutral Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) lincolnitess Positive Graceful Gardens JudeHochHill Positive Tsugawa Nursery bjplack Positive Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company bjplack Positive LoneWillow Farm PinetopPlanter Positive Sand Mountain Herbs Flower_addictnc Neutral Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) frahnzone5 Positive Garden Crossings LLC frahnzone5 Positive Seneca Hill Perennials trackinsand Positive Edelweiss Perennials oldroselover Positive Countryside Roses Stash442 Negative Summerstone Nursery TNsloth Positive Nourse Farms Inc. gemres Positive Ambergate Gardens tpeterson Positive Garden Crossings LLC ladyinpink Negative Big Dipper Farm gemini63 Positive Wright Gardens anappleaday Positive Bay Flora philipm1652 Negative McClure & Zimmerman Quality Flowerbulb Brokers anappleaday Positive Easy to Grow Bulbs EffieH Positive Fry Road Nursery YvonneMal Neutral Sooner Plant Farm (home of Imagine Backyard Trees®) onewish1 Positive Garden Harvest Supply npatrick7 Positive W.W. NURSERIES PullmanGardener Negative Silver Star Vinery star67 Negative Roberta's Inc. organicguy Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. whtsituya Negative Plants in the Mail (associated w/Patron Gardens) Gerris2 Positive Davidsans Japanese Maples LadyMLA Positive Merrifield Garden Center Brittanicals Negative Royal Dutch cherry24 Negative Stargazer Perennials

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... May 6, 2010