Dave's Garden Newsletter for January 22, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Eleanor Perenyi, American author)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 150 posts PlantFiles Pictures 116 posts Bird Watching 92 posts Plant and Tree Identification 67 posts Mid-South Gardening 66 posts Pets 61 posts Daylilies 57 posts Sewing and Quilting 54 posts Vegetable Gardening 53 posts Clean and Clutter-free 41 posts Cacti and Succulents 39 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 35 posts Bird Identification 35 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 34 posts Seed Trading 33 posts Southwest Gardening 23 posts Texas Gardening 23 posts Recipes 19 posts Wildlife 19 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 17 posts Florida Gardening 15 posts Beginner Vegetables 15 posts Begonias 14 posts Tomatoes 14 posts Garden Talk 14 posts Photos 14 posts Orchids 13 posts Propagation 12 posts Beginner Houseplants 11 posts Tropical Plants 11 posts Homesteading 11 posts Brugmansias 11 posts Poultry and Livestock 11 posts Coleus 11 posts Books, Movies, and TV 10 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 9 posts Weather 9 posts Farm Life 9 posts Clematis 9 posts Australian Gardening 8 posts Winter Sowing 8 posts Rock and Alpine Gardening 8 posts Vermicomposting 7 posts Trash to Treasure 7 posts Carolina Gardening 7 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 6 posts Central Midwest Gardening 6 posts Equine Forum 5 posts Bulbs 5 posts Caudiciforms 5 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 5 posts Container Gardening 5 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 5 posts Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 5 posts Perennials 4 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 4 posts Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 4 posts Happy Birthday 4 posts California Gardening 3 posts Canadian Gardening 3 posts Beekeeping 3 posts Plant Trading 3 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 3 posts Irises 3 posts Shady Gardens 3 posts Cooking 3 posts Sustainable Alternatives 3 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 2 posts Fruits and Nuts 2 posts Games 2 posts Cameras and Photography 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Healthy Living 2 posts Heirloom Vegetables 2 posts Soil and Composting 2 posts Beginner Landscaping 2 posts Garden Art 2 posts Organic Gardening 2 posts Carnivorous Plants 2 posts Roses 2 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 1 post Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post Genealogy 1 post Invasive Plants 1 post Tiny Gardens 1 post Jokes & Humor 1 post Ask-a-Gardener 1 post BirdFiles Pictures 1 post Furnishings 1 post Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 1 post Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 1 post Seed Germination 1 post Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post Lilies 1 post Accessible Gardening 1 post Native Plants and Wild Plants 1 post Voting Booth 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description dvangogh Comment Cape Honeysuckle Tecomaria capensis DaylilySLP Comment Lilac, Dwarf Lilac 'Penda' Syringa seekerb62 Comment Esperanza, Texas Yellow Bells 'Sunrise' Tecoma stans vossner Comment Sweet Box Sarcococca confusa seekerb62 Comment Yellow Elder, Trumpetbush, Ginger-Thomas, Gold Star Esperanza 'Gold Star' Tecoma stans dvangogh Comment Laurel Sumac Malosma laurina dvangogh Comment Silky Thread Grass, Mexican Feather Grass, Mexican Needle Grass, Pony Tails Stipa tenuissima lovethisplant Comment Dragon Wing Begonia 'Dragon Wing Red' Begonia sunkissed Comment Variegated Devil's Backbone, Japanese Poinsettia, Slipper Spurge, Redbird Cactus, Christmas Candle 'Variegatus' Euphorbia tithymaloides sunkissed Comment Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Byers Hardy Lavender' Lagerstroemia indica cece71 Comment Black-Eyed Susan Vine Thunbergia alata anyoltime Comment Creeping Thyme, Mother of Thyme, Wild Thyme Thymus serpyllum NativesOnly Comment Armenian Mallow Althaea armeniaca sunkissed Comment Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm, Drake Elm 'Drake' Ulmus parvifolia Fortuna Comment Blue Potato Bush, Paraguay Nightshade, Blue Lycianthes Lycianthes rantonnetii hortulaninobili Comment Tomato 'Zapotec Pink Pleated' Lycopersicon lycopersicum JeremyandBea Comment Banana Pepper 'Sweet Banana' Capsicum annuum dcornelius Comment Tomato 'Hillbilly' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Californian Comment Tomato 'Brandywine (Sudduth Strain)' Lycopersicon lycopersicum JeremyandBea Comment Tomato 'Cluster Grande' Lycopersicon lycopersicum dcarlton Comment Floribunda Rose, Cluster-flowered Rose 'Julia Child' Rosa rshadlow Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Rosalie Figge' Iris rshadlow Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Days of Summer' Iris JohannsGarden Comment California Huckleberry, Evergreen Huckleberry Vaccinium ovatum a_griebel Comment Desert Rose Adenium obesum a_griebel Comment Banyan Tree, Ban Yan Ficus benghalensis DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Anthony Meilland' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Anthony Meilland' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Anthony Meilland' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Bolero' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Bolero' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Bolero' (Rosa ) DMersh Image Missouri Foxtail Cactus, Yellow PIncushion Cactus (Escobaria missouriensis) DaylilySLP Image Climbing Rose 'Brite Eyes' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Climbing Rose 'Brite Eyes' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Climbing Rose 'Brite Eyes' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Cinco de Mayo' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Cinco de Mayo' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Cinco de Mayo' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Easy Does It' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Easy Does It' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Easy Does It' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Gertrude Jekyll' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Gertrude Jekyll' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Gertrude Jekyll' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Large Flowered Climbing Rose 'Morning Magic' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Large Flowered Climbing Rose 'Morning Magic' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Large Flowered Climbing Rose 'Morning Magic' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Pink Promise' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Pink Promise' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Pink Promise' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Scentimental' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'Scentimental' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Secret' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Secret' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Secret' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Sweet Promise' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Sweet Promise' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Sweet Promise' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Tamora' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Tamora' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Tamora' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'The Charlatan' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Floribunda Rose 'The Charlatan' (Rosa ) Kell Image Leucadendron, Yellow Star, Gum Leaf Conebush (Leucadendron eucalyptifolium) Kell Image Leucadendron, Yellow Star, Gum Leaf Conebush (Leucadendron eucalyptifolium) Kell Image Leucadendron, Yellow Star, Gum Leaf Conebush (Leucadendron eucalyptifolium) Kell Image Leucadendron, Yellow Star, Gum Leaf Conebush (Leucadendron eucalyptifolium) Kell Image Leucadendron, Yellow Star, Gum Leaf Conebush (Leucadendron eucalyptifolium) Kell Image Leucadendron, Yellow Star, Gum Leaf Conebush (Leucadendron eucalyptifolium) DaylilySLP Image Lilac, Dwarf Lilac 'Penda' (Syringa ) DaylilySLP Image Lilac, Dwarf Lilac 'Penda' (Syringa ) DaylilySLP Image Lilac, Dwarf Lilac 'Penda' (Syringa ) DaylilySLP Image Lilac 'Declaration' (Syringa ) DaylilySLP Image Lilac 'Declaration' (Syringa ) DaylilySLP Image Lilac 'Declaration' (Syringa ) DaylilySLP Image Lilac 'Declaration' (Syringa ) vossner Image Sweet Box (Sarcococca confusa) vossner Image Sweet Box (Sarcococca confusa) altagardener Image (Lupinus lepidus var. utahensis ) altagardener Image (Onobrychis argyrea) Fahastra Image Sansevieria (Sansevieria francisii) BayAreaTropics Image Spineless Yucca, Giant Yucca (Yucca guatemalensis) sunkissed Image Variegated Devil's Backbone, Japanese Poinsettia, Slipper Spurge, Redbird Cactus, Christmas Candle 'Variegatus' (Euphorbia tithymaloides) DaylilySLP Image Common Lilac, French Lilac 'Monge' (Syringa vulgaris) DaylilySLP Image Common Lilac, French Lilac 'Monge' (Syringa vulgaris) DaylilySLP Image Common Lilac, French Lilac 'Monge' (Syringa vulgaris) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Lilac (Syringa x chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Lilac (Syringa x chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Viola 'Angel Amber Kiss' (Viola ) DaylilySLP Image Viola 'Angel Amber Kiss' (Viola ) DaylilySLP Image Viola 'Angel Amber Kiss' (Viola ) DaylilySLP Image Bedding Pansy, Horned Pansy, Horned Violet, Tufted Pansy 'Black Magic' (Viola cornuta) sunkissed Image Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Byers Hardy Lavender' (Lagerstroemia indica) sunkissed Image Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Byers Hardy Lavender' (Lagerstroemia indica) sunkissed Image Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Byers Hardy Lavender' (Lagerstroemia indica) sunkissed Image Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) sunkissed Image Passion Flower, Passionflower, Passion Vine, Passionvine 'Lady Margaret' (Passiflora ) sunkissed Image Blue Passion Flower, Hardy Passionflower, Passion Vine, Passionvine 'Blue Crown' (Passiflora caerulea) sunkissed Image Blue Passion Flower, Hardy Passionflower, Passion Vine, Passionvine 'Blue Crown' (Passiflora caerulea) sunkissed Image Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm, Drake Elm 'Drake' (Ulmus parvifolia) hortulaninobili Image Tomato 'Zapotec Pink Pleated' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) JeremyandBea Image Tomato 'Cluster Grande' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) palmbob Image Aechmea, Bromeliad (Aechmea ornata) palmbob Image (Aechmea triangularis) palmbob Image Aeonium, Giant Velvet Rose (Aeonium canariense) palmbob Image Aeonium, Giant Velvet Rose (Aeonium canariense) palmbob Image Aeonium (Aeonium castello-paivae) palmbob Image Aeonium (Aeonium virgineum) palmbob Image Aeonium (Aeonium virgineum) palmbob Image (Aloe dawei) palmbob Image (Aloe dawei) palmbob Image Wolkberg Aloe (Aloe vryheidensis) carolina_gardener Image Japanese flowering apricot 'Toji bai' (Prunus Mume) greenthumb99 Image Pussytoes 'Devil's Tower' (Antennaria dioica) greenthumb99 Image Hairy Wood Mint (Blephilia hirsuta) greenthumb99 Image Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) greenthumb99 Image Tick Trefoil (Desmodium nudiflorum) greenthumb99 Image Tick Trefoil (Desmodium nudiflorum) greenthumb99 Image Perennial Wallflower 'Apricot Twist' (Erysimum ) greenthumb99 Image Ghost Fern 'Ghost' (Athyrium ) greenthumb99 Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Hercules' (Heuchera ) greenthumb99 Image Foamflower, Foam Flower (Tiarella wherryi) altagardener Image (Marmoritis complanatum) altagardener Image Northern Gentian (Gentianella amarella) a_griebel Image Banyan Tree, Ban Yan (Ficus benghalensis) Kell Image Pincushion Flower Leucospermum 'Tango' (Leucospermum )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description onedaylily Positive Prairie Moon Nursery seedboy Positive St. Clare Heirloom Seeds jhar5956 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. LeeLeeRob Positive Piccadilly Farm njp16 Negative 1888Orchids.com ROUNDSPRING Negative Gardening How-To (National Home Gardening Club) donnasgardens Positive Idlewild Farm, Inc. Georgebb Positive Bay Laurel Nursery loonybin Positive Texas Tomato Cage bambiatthelake Positive Bayou City Heirloom Bulbs wannamakalily Negative Willis Orchard Company wannamakalily Positive Aren't I Pretty Daylilies Reddoorfarms Positive Southern Exposure Seed Exchange mrs_colla Positive Annie's Annuals and Perennials terrirat Positive Willis Orchard Company

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... January 22, 2011