Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 19, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- "Kermit the Frog" - a muppet created by the late Jim Henson)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 151 posts PlantFiles Pictures 88 posts Bird Watching 70 posts Pets 60 posts Daylilies 55 posts Poultry and Livestock 53 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 52 posts Seed Trading 46 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 42 posts Clean and Clutter-free 38 posts Vegetable Gardening 38 posts Games 35 posts Cacti and Succulents 32 posts Plant and Tree Identification 31 posts Propagation 27 posts Beginner Flowers 26 posts Sewing and Quilting 25 posts Australian Gardening 24 posts Brugmansias 22 posts Bulbs 22 posts Southwest Gardening 21 posts Florida Gardening 20 posts Tropical Plants 19 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 19 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 19 posts Texas Gardening 17 posts Recipes 17 posts Equine Forum 15 posts Tomatoes 14 posts Canadian Gardening 14 posts Roses 13 posts Trash to Treasure 12 posts Bird Identification 12 posts Coleus 10 posts Computer Talk 10 posts Container Gardening 9 posts Homesteading 8 posts Dahlias 8 posts Photos 8 posts Seed Germination 8 posts Georgia Gardening 8 posts Orchids 8 posts Morning Glories 7 posts Central Midwest Gardening 7 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 7 posts Perennials 7 posts Winter Sowing 6 posts Japanese Maples 6 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 6 posts Accessible Gardening 6 posts Happy Birthday 6 posts Garden Talk 6 posts Irises 5 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 5 posts Carolina Gardening 5 posts Soil and Composting 5 posts Beginner Vegetables 5 posts Beginner Landscaping 4 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 4 posts Vermicomposting 4 posts Insect and Spider Identification 4 posts Peppers 4 posts Cooking 4 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 4 posts Retirees 4 posts Crafts and Decorating 4 posts Books, Movies, and TV 4 posts Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 3 posts Clematis 3 posts Begonias 2 posts Appliances 2 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 2 posts Garden Art 2 posts Hydrangeas 2 posts Michigan Gardening 2 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 2 posts Healthy Living 2 posts Annuals 2 posts Beekeeping 2 posts California Gardening 1 post Upper Midwest Gardening 1 post Shady Gardens 1 post Gladiolas 1 post Vacations and Travel 1 post International Trading 1 post Mid-South Gardening 1 post Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 1 post Rocky Mountain Gardening 1 post Caudiciforms 1 post Voting Booth 1 post Antiques and Collectibles 1 post Cool Climate Gardening 1 post Hybridizers 1 post Invasive Plants 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description keperman Comment artichoke 'Arad' cynara scolymus zaksmom1 Comment Passion Flower, Passionflower, Passion Vine, Passionvine 'Sherry' Passiflora boxcar_grower Comment Petunia 'Opera Supreme Lilac Ice' Petunia pointgarden Comment Hosta 'Blue Hawaii' Hosta Halibobo Comment Silk Oak, Silky Oak Grevillea robusta Xenomorf Comment Funny Bunny, Crested Bunny Ears, Monstrose Bunny Ears Opuntia microdasys f. monstrosus seattleblev Comment X Pachgerocereus X Pachgerocereus orcuttii palmbob Comment African Milk Bush - Green Euphorbia bicompacta mkjones Comment Meadow Foam, Poached Egg Plant, Fried Eggs Limnanthes douglasii Gulfstream17 Comment Queen’s Tears, Friendship Plant, Hardy Queen's Tears, Hardy Friendship Plant Billbergia nutans wimmer Comment Echeveria Echeveria purpusorum nrandel Comment Leatherleaf Viburnum Viburnum rhytidophyllum wimmer Comment Pencil Cactus, Milk Bush, Pencil Euphorbia, Rubber Hedge Euphorbia Euphorbia tirucalli dtmote Comment Narrowleaf California Fuchsia, Hoary Fuchsia, Hummingbird Trumpet 'Catalina' Epilobium canum PedricksCorner Comment Fuchsia 'Lillian Grace Paca' Fuchsia PedricksCorner Comment Fuchsia 'Lohn Der Liebe' Fuchsia PedricksCorner Comment Fuchsia 'Maria Landy' Fuchsia willow314 Comment Floribunda Rose 'Scentimental' Rosa victorengel Comment Queen's Wreath, Bluebird Vine, Sandpaper Vine Petrea volubilis Kell Image Guadalupe Palm (Brahea edulis) Kell Image Guadalupe Palm (Brahea edulis) DaylilySLP Image Mexican Heather, False Heather (Cuphea hyssopifolia) DaylilySLP Image Mexican Heather, False Heather (Cuphea hyssopifolia) DaylilySLP Image Mexican Heather, False Heather (Cuphea hyssopifolia) DaylilySLP Image Mexican Heather, False Heather (Cuphea hyssopifolia) DaylilySLP Image Ice Plant 'Mesa Verde' (Delosperma cooperi) DaylilySLP Image Ice Plant 'Mesa Verde' (Delosperma cooperi) DaylilySLP Image Red Mountain Ice Plant 'Red Mountain' (Delosperma dyeri) DaylilySLP Image Red Mountain Ice Plant 'Red Mountain' (Delosperma dyeri) DaylilySLP Image Northern Dragonhead, Siberian Dragon's Head 'Blue Dragon' (Dracocephalum ruyschiana) DaylilySLP Image Northern Dragonhead, Siberian Dragon's Head 'Blue Dragon' (Dracocephalum ruyschiana) DaylilySLP Image Northern Dragonhead, Siberian Dragon's Head 'Blue Dragon' (Dracocephalum ruyschiana) DaylilySLP Image Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Sunburst Yellow' (Gaillardia aristata) DaylilySLP Image Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Sunburst Yellow' (Gaillardia aristata) DaylilySLP Image Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Sunburst Yellow' (Gaillardia aristata) DaylilySLP Image Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Sunburst Yellow' (Gaillardia aristata) DaylilySLP Image Dusky Cranesbill, Mourning Widow 'Springtime' (Geranium phaeum) DaylilySLP Image Dusky Cranesbill, Mourning Widow 'Springtime' (Geranium phaeum) DaylilySLP Image Dusky Cranesbill, Mourning Widow 'Springtime' (Geranium phaeum) DaylilySLP Image Avens, Geum 'Lady Stratheden' (Geum ) DaylilySLP Image Avens, Geum 'Lady Stratheden' (Geum ) DaylilySLP Image Avens, Geum 'Mrs. Bradshaw' (Geum ) DaylilySLP Image Avens, Geum 'Mrs. Bradshaw' (Geum ) DaylilySLP Image Avens, Geum 'Mrs. Bradshaw' (Geum ) DaylilySLP Image Edging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia 'Techno Blue' (Lobelia ) DaylilySLP Image Edging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia 'Techno Blue' (Lobelia ) DaylilySLP Image Edging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia 'Techno Blue' (Lobelia ) DaylilySLP Image Edging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia 'Techno Blue' (Lobelia ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Cardinal Flower, Hybrid Lobelia 'Fan Blue' (Lobelia x speciosa) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Cardinal Flower, Hybrid Lobelia 'Fan Blue' (Lobelia x speciosa) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Cardinal Flower, Hybrid Lobelia 'Fan Blue' (Lobelia x speciosa) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Cardinal Flower, Hybrid Lobelia 'Fan Blue' (Lobelia x speciosa) DaylilySLP Image Garden Stock, Ten-week Stock, Gillyflower (Matthiola incana) DaylilySLP Image Garden Stock, Ten-week Stock, Gillyflower (Matthiola incana) DaylilySLP Image Garden Stock, Ten-week Stock, Gillyflower (Matthiola incana) DaylilySLP Image Garden Stock, Ten-week Stock, Gillyflower (Matthiola incana) DaylilySLP Image Appleblossom Grass 'Siskiyou Pink' (Oenothera lindheimeri) DaylilySLP Image Appleblossom Grass 'Siskiyou Pink' (Oenothera lindheimeri) DaylilySLP Image Egyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas 'Butterfly Deep Pink' (Pentas lanceolata) DaylilySLP Image Egyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas 'Butterfly Red' (Pentas lanceolata) DaylilySLP Image Egyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas 'Butterfly White' (Pentas lanceolata) DaylilySLP Image Egyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas 'Butterfly White' (Pentas lanceolata) DaylilySLP Image Threadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Moonbeam' (Coreopsis verticillata) DaylilySLP Image Threadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Moonbeam' (Coreopsis verticillata) DaylilySLP Image Threadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Moonbeam' (Coreopsis verticillata) DaylilySLP Image Threadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Zagreb' (Coreopsis verticillata) DaylilySLP Image Threadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Zagreb' (Coreopsis verticillata) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Easy Wave Pink' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Easy Wave Pink' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Easy Wave Pink' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Easy Wave Pink' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Easy Wave Shell Pink' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Easy Wave Shell Pink' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Easy Wave Shell Pink' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Easy Wave Shell Pink' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Supertunia Bordeaux' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Supertunia Bordeaux' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Supertunia Bordeaux' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Supertunia Bordeaux' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Supertunia Raspberry Blast' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Supertunia Raspberry Blast' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Supertunia Raspberry Blast' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Supertunia Raspberry Blast' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Miniature Petunia 'Supertunia Royal Velvet' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Miniature Petunia 'Supertunia Royal Velvet' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Miniature Petunia 'Supertunia Royal Velvet' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Miniature Petunia 'Supertunia Royal Velvet' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Miniature Petunia 'Supertunia White' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Miniature Petunia 'Supertunia White' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Miniature Petunia 'Supertunia White' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Miniature Petunia 'Supertunia White' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Wave Blue' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Wave Blue' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Wave Blue' (Petunia ) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Wave Blue' (Petunia ) Kell Image Variegated New Zealand Laurel 'Variegata' (Corynocarpus laevigata) Kell Image Variegated New Zealand Laurel 'Variegata' (Corynocarpus laevigata) Kell Image Variegated New Zealand Laurel 'Variegata' (Corynocarpus laevigata)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description ocimum_nate Negative Green Thumb Palms (Greenthumbpalms.com) basic55 Positive Pond Megastore Starwolf13 Positive Territorial Seed Company reeve1 Negative Wayside Gardens hairyjo Positive Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) hairyjo Positive Summer Hill Seeds hairyjo Positive Thompson and Morgan (US) Blueberryfan1 Positive Dimeo Blueberry Farms mstella Positive Texas Water Lilies TeddyG4 Positive St. Clare Heirloom Seeds ChuckP Positive Burpee (W. Atlee Burpee) ChuckP Positive Specialty Perennials savemefromit Neutral Cider Hill Nursery savemefromit Negative Willis Orchard Company HARRY_N_UCKLES Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. MeghanB Positive Seed Savers Exchange jaeson7 Negative Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description mstella Positive Raising Beautiful Dahlias the Easy Way

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... February 19, 2011