Dave's Garden Newsletter for January 28, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Jane Grey Cannon Swisshelm, American author (born 12/6/1815))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Daylilies 211 posts Northeast Gardening 174 posts PlantFiles Pictures 69 posts Pets 67 posts Bird Watching 58 posts Plant and Tree Identification 56 posts Games 56 posts Clean and Clutter-free 51 posts Seed Trading 49 posts Poultry and Livestock 46 posts Sewing and Quilting 41 posts Vegetable Gardening 39 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 35 posts Homesteading 31 posts Bird Identification 31 posts Garden Talk 27 posts Propagation 27 posts Recipes 27 posts Mid-South Gardening 24 posts Antiques and Collectibles 20 posts Australian Gardening 18 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 18 posts Organic Gardening 16 posts Photos 15 posts Beginner Landscaping 15 posts Coleus 14 posts Beginner Vegetables 14 posts Water Gardens 14 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 13 posts Insect and Spider Identification 13 posts Annuals 13 posts Florida Gardening 12 posts Tomatoes 12 posts Weather 11 posts Seed Germination 11 posts Trash to Treasure 11 posts Orchids 11 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 10 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 9 posts Winter Sowing 8 posts Texas Gardening 8 posts California Gardening 8 posts BugFiles Pictures 8 posts Garden Art 7 posts Computer Talk 6 posts Beginner Houseplants 6 posts BirdFiles Pictures 6 posts Carolina Gardening 6 posts Lilies 6 posts Poppies 6 posts Cacti and Succulents 6 posts Southwest Gardening 5 posts Healthy Living 5 posts Books, Movies, and TV 5 posts Beginner Flowers 5 posts Clematis 5 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 5 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 4 posts Needle Arts 4 posts Shady Gardens 4 posts Canadian Gardening 4 posts Roses 4 posts Equine Forum 4 posts Tropical Plants 4 posts Bulbs 4 posts Soil and Composting 4 posts Hypertufa and Concrete 3 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Aroids 3 posts Wildlife 3 posts Cooking 3 posts Perennials 3 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 3 posts Greenhouse 2 posts Irises 2 posts Jokes & Humor 2 posts Ask-a-Gardener 2 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 2 posts Heucheras and Friends 2 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 2 posts Accessible Gardening 2 posts Sustainable Alternatives 2 posts Hibiscus 2 posts Carnivorous Plants 1 post Outdoor Living: porches, decks, patios, pools, etc 1 post Fuchsias 1 post Bromeliads 1 post Central Midwest Gardening 1 post Vermicomposting 1 post Brugmansias 1 post Agastaches and Salvias 1 post Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 1 post Tiny Gardens 1 post Morning Glories 1 post Voting Booth 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description NWSeattleite Comment Coral Bark Japanese Maple 'Sango-kaku' Acer palmatum sunkissed Comment Pygmy Date Palm, Robellini Palm Phoenix roebelenii DBuckmaster Comment Mexican Flame Vine, Orange Glow Vine Senecio confusus sunkissed Comment Dwarf Yaupon Holly 'Schillings Dwarf' Ilex vomitoria AuburnR Comment Hubricht's Blue Star, Narrow Leaf Blue Star, Arkansas Amsonia, Arkansas Bluebell Amsonia hubrichtii Dave_in_Devon Comment Dieffenbachia 'Sterling' Dieffenbachia annlof Comment Snake Plant, Mother-in-Law's Tongue Sansevieria trifasciata Kell Image Blue Gum, Tasmanian Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus) Kell Image Blue Gum, Tasmanian Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus) Kell Image Blue Gum, Tasmanian Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus) Kell Image Blue Gum, Tasmanian Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus) Kell Image Blue Gum, Tasmanian Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus) Kell Image Blue Gum, Tasmanian Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus) Kell Image Blue Gum, Tasmanian Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Maple 'Red Pygmy' (Acer palmatum) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Maple 'Red Pygmy' (Acer palmatum) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Maple 'Red Pygmy' (Acer palmatum) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Maple 'Red Pygmy' (Acer palmatum) DaylilySLP Image European Wild Ginger (Asarum europaeum) DaylilySLP Image European Wild Ginger (Asarum europaeum) DaylilySLP Image European Wild Ginger (Asarum europaeum) DaylilySLP Image Bigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise' (Coreopsis grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Bigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise' (Coreopsis grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Bigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise' (Coreopsis grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Bigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise' (Coreopsis grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Deutzia, Pride of Rochester 'Nikko' (Deutzia crenata) DaylilySLP Image Deutzia, Pride of Rochester 'Nikko' (Deutzia crenata) DaylilySLP Image Deutzia, Pride of Rochester 'Nikko' (Deutzia crenata) DaylilySLP Image Slender Deutzia 'Duncan' (Deutzia gracilis) DaylilySLP Image Slender Deutzia 'Duncan' (Deutzia gracilis) DaylilySLP Image Yellow Foxglove (Digitalis grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Yellow Foxglove (Digitalis grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Yellow Foxglove (Digitalis grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Yellow Foxglove (Digitalis grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Foxglove 'Foxy Mix' (Digitalis purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Foxglove 'Foxy Mix' (Digitalis purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Foxglove 'Foxy Mix' (Digitalis purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Arizona Sun' (Gaillardia ) DaylilySLP Image Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Arizona Sun' (Gaillardia ) DaylilySLP Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Smart' (Iris ) DaylilySLP Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Smart' (Iris ) DaylilySLP Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Smart' (Iris ) DaylilySLP Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Stairway to Heaven' (Iris ) DaylilySLP Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Stairway to Heaven' (Iris ) DaylilySLP Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Stairway to Heaven' (Iris ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Mediovariegata' (Hosta undulata) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Mediovariegata' (Hosta undulata) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Mediovariegata' (Hosta undulata) DaylilySLP Image Oriental Spruce 'Skylands' (Picea orientalis) DaylilySLP Image Oriental Spruce 'Skylands' (Picea orientalis) DaylilySLP Image Oriental Spruce 'Skylands' (Picea orientalis) DaylilySLP Image Oriental Spruce 'Skylands' (Picea orientalis) DaylilySLP Image Austrian Pine, Black Pine, European Black Pine 'Oregon Green' (Pinus nigra) DaylilySLP Image Austrian Pine, Black Pine, European Black Pine 'Oregon Green' (Pinus nigra) DaylilySLP Image Austrian Pine, Black Pine, European Black Pine 'Oregon Green' (Pinus nigra) DaylilySLP Image Austrian Pine, Black Pine, European Black Pine 'Oregon Green' (Pinus nigra) DaylilySLP Image Austrian Pine, Black Pine, European Black Pine 'Oregon Green' (Pinus nigra) DaylilySLP Image Cinquefoil, Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Pink Beauty' (Potentilla fruticosa) DaylilySLP Image Cinquefoil, Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Pink Beauty' (Potentilla fruticosa) DaylilySLP Image Cinquefoil, Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Pink Beauty' (Potentilla fruticosa) DaylilySLP Image Cinquefoil, Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Pink Beauty' (Potentilla fruticosa) DaylilySLP Image Cinquefoil, Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Pink Beauty' (Potentilla fruticosa) Kell Image Cootamundra Wattle, Purple Fern Leaf Acacia, Bailey's Purple Acacia 'Purpurea' (Acacia baileyana) CactusJordi Image Austrocylindropuntia (Austrocylindropuntia pachypus) succulento Image Aloe (Aloe dorotheae) vossner Image Amaryllis 'Bogota' (Hippeastrum cybister) NWSeattleite Image Coral Bark Japanese Maple 'Sango-kaku' (Acer palmatum)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description summerwynde Negative Pinetree Garden Seeds pughr Positive Simmons Berry Farm summerwynde Positive Totally Tomatoes summerwynde Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds summerwynde Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. summerwynde Positive Jung Seed summerwynde Positive McClure & Zimmerman Quality Flowerbulb Brokers summerwynde Positive Vermont Bean Seed Company summerwynde Positive Nichols Garden Nursery LooneyLinda Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. LooneyLinda Positive Diane's Flower Seeds LooneyLinda Positive Gleckler Seedsmen SherrySKennedy Positive Everwilde Farms, Inc. LooneyLinda Positive Swallowtail Garden Seeds LooneyLinda Positive Tatiana's TOMATObase SherrySKennedy Positive Howe Seeds SherrySKennedy Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Eweforia Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Ludwigsfriend Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Landstander Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. smurfwv Negative The Silent Seed cannabinatea Positive Bountiful Gardens cannabinatea Positive Sand Hill Preservation Center pianoboy121 Neutral Hirt's Gardens (formerly Hirt's Greenhouse & Flowers)

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... January 28, 2011