Dave's Garden Newsletter for March 1, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Allen Lacy, American author, gardener)

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Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 223 posts PlantFiles Pictures 166 posts Pets 130 posts Games 125 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 95 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 84 posts Plant and Tree Identification 76 posts Daylilies 72 posts Bird Watching 71 posts Morning Glories 71 posts Poultry and Livestock 44 posts Tropical Plants 41 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 41 posts Clean and Clutter-free 38 posts Texas Gardening 36 posts Seed Trading 35 posts Sewing and Quilting 32 posts Florida Gardening 31 posts Photos 31 posts Homesteading 29 posts Orchids 29 posts Vegetable Gardening 28 posts High Yield Gardening 26 posts Cacti and Succulents 25 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 24 posts Peonies 23 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 22 posts Trash to Treasure 20 posts Beginner Landscaping 20 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 19 posts Tomatoes 18 posts Voting Booth 17 posts Australian Gardening 17 posts Plant Trading 15 posts Canadian Gardening 14 posts California Gardening 14 posts Carolina Gardening 14 posts Container Gardening 12 posts Herbs 11 posts Central Midwest Gardening 11 posts Propagation 11 posts Clematis 11 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 10 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 10 posts Insect and Spider Identification 10 posts Brugmansias 8 posts Southwest Gardening 8 posts Wildlife 7 posts Beginner Flowers 7 posts Agastaches and Salvias 7 posts Rocks, Minerals and Gems 7 posts Beginner Vegetables 7 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 7 posts Construction Zone: building, remodeling, additions 7 posts Roses 7 posts Bird Identification 7 posts Soil and Composting 7 posts Irises 6 posts Cooking 6 posts Seed Germination 6 posts Garden Talk 6 posts Fruits and Nuts 5 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 5 posts Heucheras and Friends 5 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 5 posts Begonias 4 posts Tropical Fruits 4 posts Caudiciforms 4 posts Bulbs 4 posts Japanese Maples 4 posts Cannas 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 3 posts Terrarium Gardening 3 posts Jokes & Humor 3 posts Greenhouse 3 posts Hostas 3 posts Weather 3 posts Cameras and Photography 3 posts Beekeeping 3 posts BugFiles Pictures 3 posts Plumerias 3 posts Sustainable Alternatives 3 posts Vermicomposting 2 posts Strawbale Gardening 2 posts Accessible Gardening 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Mid-South Gardening 2 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 2 posts BirdFiles Pictures 2 posts Orchid Cactus 2 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 2 posts Gingers 2 posts Classified Ads 2 posts Coneflowers 1 post Appliances 1 post Poppies 1 post Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 1 post Violas and Violettas 1 post Invasive Plants 1 post Cut Flowers and Floral Design 1 post Books, Movies, and TV 1 post Shady Gardens 1 post Winter Sowing 1 post Wildlife Gardening 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post Contests 1 post Native Plants and Wild Plants 1 post Ask-a-Gardener 1 post

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PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description estrail1rider Comment Waterlily '"Tan-Khwan" ' Nymphaea RosemaryK Comment Witch Hazel 'Twilight' Hamamelis x intermedia RayWard Comment Incense-Cedar 'Berrima Gold' Calocedrus decurrens Saviera Comment Pawpaw Asimina triloba HolyChickin Comment Powderpuff, Red Calliandra, Kaliandra Calliandra calothyrsus GuemesGardener Comment Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster 'Sonata Carmine' Cosmos bipinnatus grovespirit Comment Elephant Garlic Allium ampeloprasum kamerlau Comment Mexican Flame Vine, Orange Glow Vine Senecio confusus smurfwv Comment Elephant Foot Yam, Peony Leaf Voodoo Lily, Voodoo Lily 'Gajendra' Amorphophallus paeoniifolius SteveDrake Comment Plumose Dypsis Dypsis plumosa grovespirit Comment Broad Bean, Fava Bean 'Dwarf Prolific' Vicia faba sunkissed Image Azalea 'Red Ruffles' (Rhododendron ) sunkissed Image Azalea 'Ben Morrison' (Rhododendron ) sunkissed Image Azalea 'Ben Morrison' (Rhododendron ) sunkissed Image Dwarf Walter's Viburnum, Small-leaf Arrowwood 'Ms. Schiller's Delight' (Viburnum obovatum) sunkissed Image African Daisy 'Serenity White Bliss' (Osteospermum ) sunkissed Image Horned Violet, Tufted Pansy 'Blue Perfection' (Viola cornuta) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Gillette's Fluffy Red' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Gillette's Fluffy Red' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Gillette's White' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Gillette's White' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Governor Richard W. Leche' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Jean Lyne' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Madame Louis van Houtte' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Victory' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Victory' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia 'Mandalay Queen' (Camellia reticulata) palmbob Image Natal Plum (Carissa macrocarpa) palmbob Image Red Spike Ice Plant 'Red Spike' (Cephalophyllum ) palmbob Image Flowering Quince 'Nomura' (Chaenomeles ) palmbob Image Giant Coreopsis (Coreopsis gigantea) palmbob Image Giant Coreopsis (Coreopsis gigantea) palmbob Image Camphor Tree, Camphor Laurel (Cinnamomum camphora) palmbob Image Coquimbano (Copiapoa coquimbana) palmbob Image Blue China Fir 'Glauca' (Cunninghamia lanceolata) palmbob Image Kashmir Cypress (Cupressus cashmeriana) leisure500 Image African Violet 'Blue Dragon' (Saintpaulia ) palmbob Image Drago, Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco) palmbob Image Cycad (Encephalartos villosus) palmbob Image Lemon-flowered Gum, Lemon-flowered Mallee (Eucalyptus woodwardii) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia balsamifera) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia xanti) palmbob Image Chinese Juniper 'Femina' (Juniperus chinensis) palmbob Image Tree Cotton, Creole Cotton, Sea Island Cotton (Gossypium barbadense) palmbob Image Desert Cabbage, Paddle Plant, Flapjack Plant, Ice Sculpture Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe thyrsiflora) palmbob Image Desert Cabbage, Paddle Plant, Flapjack Plant, Ice Sculpture Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe thyrsiflora) palmbob Image Walking Kalanchoe, Cup Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe synsepala) palmbob Image Italian Cypress, Funeral Cypress, Mediterranean Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) palmbob Image Italian Cypress, Funeral Cypress, Mediterranean Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) palmbob Image Pearl Bluebush, Cotton Bush (Maireana sedifolia) palmbob Image Pearl Bluebush, Cotton Bush (Maireana sedifolia) palmbob Image Tufted Honey Flower (Melianthus comosus) palmbob Image Tufted Honey Flower (Melianthus comosus) palmbob Image Tufted Honey Flower (Melianthus comosus) palmbob Image Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) palmbob Image Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) palmbob Image Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) palmbob Image Chinese Magnolia (Michelia doltsopa) palmbob Image Oxalis 'Garnet' (Oxalis purpurea) palmbob Image Snowflake Sage 'Snowflake Sage' (Salvia chionophylla) palmbob Image Snowflake Sage 'Snowflake Sage' (Salvia chionophylla) palmbob Image Snowflake Sage 'Snowflake Sage' (Salvia chionophylla) palmbob Image (Scilla baurii) diggo1 Image Dwarf Peach 'Bonfire' (Prunus persica) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Goldmound' (Spiraea japonica) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Goldmound' (Spiraea japonica) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Goldmound' (Spiraea japonica) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Little Princess' (Spiraea japonica) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Little Princess' (Spiraea japonica) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Magic Carpet' (Spiraea japonica) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Magic Carpet' (Spiraea japonica) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Magic Carpet' (Spiraea japonica) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Magic Carpet' (Spiraea japonica) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Shirobana' (Spiraea japonica) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Shirobana' (Spiraea japonica) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Shirobana' (Spiraea japonica) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Shirobana' (Spiraea japonica) DaylilySLP Image Variegated Sweet Flag 'Variegatus' (Acorus calamus) DaylilySLP Image Variegated Sweet Flag 'Variegatus' (Acorus calamus) DaylilySLP Image Variegated Sweet Flag 'Variegatus' (Acorus calamus) DaylilySLP Image Variegated Sweet Flag 'Variegatus' (Acorus calamus) DaylilySLP Image Autumn Snakeroot, Black Cohosh, Bugbane 'Hillside Black Beauty' (Actaea simplex) DaylilySLP Image Autumn Snakeroot, Black Cohosh, Bugbane 'Hillside Black Beauty' (Actaea simplex) DaylilySLP Image Autumn Snakeroot, Black Cohosh, Bugbane 'Hillside Black Beauty' (Actaea simplex) DaylilySLP Image Autumn Snakeroot, Black Cohosh, Bugbane 'Hillside Black Beauty' (Actaea simplex) DaylilySLP Image Anise Hyssop, Licorice Mint 'Golden Jubilee' (Agastache foeniculum) DaylilySLP Image Anise Hyssop, Licorice Mint 'Golden Jubilee' (Agastache foeniculum) DaylilySLP Image Anise Hyssop, Licorice Mint 'Golden Jubilee' (Agastache foeniculum) DaylilySLP Image Golden Marguerite, Ox-eye Chamomile, Dyer's Chamomile 'Charme' (Anthemis tinctoria) DaylilySLP Image Golden Marguerite, Ox-eye Chamomile, Dyer's Chamomile 'Charme' (Anthemis tinctoria) DaylilySLP Image Golden Marguerite, Ox-eye Chamomile, Dyer's Chamomile 'Charme' (Anthemis tinctoria) DaylilySLP Image Golden Marguerite, Ox-eye Chamomile, Dyer's Chamomile 'Charme' (Anthemis tinctoria) DaylilySLP Image Golden Marguerite, Ox-eye Chamomile, Dyer's Chamomile 'Charme' (Anthemis tinctoria) DaylilySLP Image Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'White Profusion' (Buddleja davidii) DaylilySLP Image Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'White Profusion' (Buddleja davidii) DaylilySLP Image Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'White Profusion' (Buddleja davidii) DaylilySLP Image Variegated Feather Reed Grass 'Overdam' (Calamagrostis acutiflora) DaylilySLP Image Variegated Feather Reed Grass 'Overdam' (Calamagrostis acutiflora) DaylilySLP Image Variegated Feather Reed Grass 'Overdam' (Calamagrostis acutiflora) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Custard Candy' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Custard Candy' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Red Cadet' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Red Cadet' (Hemerocallis ) mjsponies Image Double Flowering Tuberose, Rajanigandha 'The Pearl' (Polianthes tuberosa) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Atlantis' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Atlantis' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Cathedral Windows' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Cathedral Windows' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Cathedral Windows' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Smooth Hydrangea, Wild Hydrangea, Sevenbark 'Invincibelle Spirit' (Hydrangea arborescens) DaylilySLP Image Smooth Hydrangea, Wild Hydrangea, Sevenbark 'Invincibelle Spirit' (Hydrangea arborescens) DaylilySLP Image Smooth Hydrangea, Wild Hydrangea, Sevenbark 'Invincibelle Spirit' (Hydrangea arborescens) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea 'Homigo' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea 'Homigo' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea 'Homigo' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Mariesii Variegata' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Mariesii Variegata' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Mariesii Variegata' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Big Leaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Midnight Duchess' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Big Leaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Midnight Duchess' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Big Leaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Midnight Duchess' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Big Leaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Midnight Duchess' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Together' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Together' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Together' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) DaylilySLP Image Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) DaylilySLP Image Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) DaylilySLP Image Shasta Daisy 'Aglaya' (Leucanthemum x superbum) DaylilySLP Image Shasta Daisy 'Aglaya' (Leucanthemum x superbum) DaylilySLP Image Shasta Daisy 'Aglaya' (Leucanthemum x superbum) DaylilySLP Image Shasta Daisy 'Aglaya' (Leucanthemum x superbum)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description flagulfcoast Positive Goodwin Creek Gardens sharonmi Neutral Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) NBerryman Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) bsharf Positive Oakes Daylilies Msla Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. dirttiger Positive Swallowtail Garden Seeds kschlub Positive Tomato Bob's Heirloom Tomatoes Maridian88 Positive Willhite Seed Inc. Maridian88 Positive Tomato Growers Supply Co. mrs_colla Negative Heirloom Roses ken1147 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. shauss Negative Raintree Nursery thshadow Positive Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company shauss Positive Burlington Rose Nursery

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... March 1, 2011