Dave's Garden Newsletter for May 19, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Ogden Nash, "The Parsnip (1942))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 137 posts Daylilies 109 posts Plant and Tree Identification 85 posts Irises 75 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 73 posts Bird Watching 63 posts Texas Gardening 62 posts Games 54 posts Poultry and Livestock 50 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 49 posts Southwest Gardening 46 posts Pets 44 posts Sewing and Quilting 38 posts Morning Glories 34 posts Tomatoes 29 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 28 posts Cacti and Succulents 22 posts Hostas 21 posts PlantFiles Pictures 21 posts Clematis 21 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 20 posts Perennials 19 posts Cottage Gardening 19 posts Propagation 19 posts Roses 19 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 18 posts Mid-South Gardening 18 posts Homesteading 17 posts Australian Gardening 16 posts Brugmansias 15 posts Lilies 14 posts Bulbs 14 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 14 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 13 posts Tropical Plants 13 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 12 posts Vines and Climbers 11 posts Accessible Gardening 11 posts Plant Trading 10 posts Seed Trading 10 posts Bird Identification 10 posts Annuals 10 posts Vegetable Gardening 9 posts Insect and Spider Identification 8 posts Trash to Treasure 8 posts Orchids 8 posts Garden Talk 8 posts Florida Gardening 8 posts Clean and Clutter-free 8 posts Voting Booth 8 posts Photos 8 posts Greenhouse 7 posts Central Midwest Gardening 7 posts Cannas 7 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 7 posts Michigan Gardening 6 posts Garden Art 6 posts Aroids 6 posts Peonies 5 posts Weather 5 posts Canadian Gardening 5 posts Beginner Vegetables 4 posts Seed Germination 4 posts Water Gardens 4 posts Carolina Gardening 4 posts BirdFiles Pictures 4 posts Container Gardening 4 posts Equine Forum 4 posts Gardening History 4 posts Georgia Gardening 4 posts Strawbale Gardening 4 posts Coneflowers 3 posts Caudiciforms 3 posts Recipes 3 posts Wildlife 3 posts California Gardening 3 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 3 posts Hibiscus 3 posts Hydrangeas 3 posts Hoyas 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 2 posts Electrical and Lighting 2 posts Passifloras 2 posts Begonias 2 posts High Yield Gardening 2 posts Fruits and Nuts 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Tiny Gardens 2 posts Soil and Composting 2 posts Vermicomposting 2 posts BugFiles How-to's 2 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 1 post Rhododendrons and Relatives 1 post Bromeliads 1 post Plumerias 1 post Jokes & Humor 1 post Organic Gardening 1 post Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 1 post Computer Talk 1 post Appliances 1 post Gingers 1 post Home Decorating 1 post Basket Weaving 1 post DG Marketplace 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description BUFFY690 Comment Daylily 'Tar And Feather' Hemerocallis drecenra Comment Fibrous Rooted Begonia, Wax Begonia 'Super Olympia Red' Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum BlakeYamsley Comment Porcupine Orange, Thai Bai Makrut, Kaffir Lime Citrus hystrix Fires_in_motion Comment Arizona Cypress, Smooth Cypress, Smooth-barked Arizona Cypress 'Carolina Sapphire' Cupressus glabra CherokeeGreg Comment Canna Lily 'Australia' Canna x generalis dogdays Comment Pygmy Date Palm, Robellini Palm Phoenix roebelenii braun06 Comment Intersectional Peony, Itoh Peony 'Kopper Kettle' Paeonia gardeningaddict Comment Grandiflora Rose 'Dream Come True' Rosa CalyCat Comment Hosta 'Tokudama Aureonebulosa' Hosta elsbethpd Comment Daylily 'J.T. Davis' Hemerocallis Indie Comment Asiatic Lily 'Cancun' Lilium turtleheart Comment Snap Bean or Dry Bean 'Seneca' Phaseolus vulgaris MTVineman Comment Adenia Adenia fruticosa ms_greenjeans Comment Cut-leaved Anemone 'Annabella Deep Rose' Anemone multifida PinkStar Comment Triumph Tulip 'Yellow Flight' Tulipa CanyonRoad Comment Common Lilac, French Lilac 'Krasavitsa Moskvy' Syringa vulgaris CanyonRoad Comment Common Lilac, French Lilac 'Marie Frances' Syringa vulgaris jimthzz Comment Pineapple Guava, Feijoa Acca sellowiana CanyonRoad Comment Alpine Clematis 'Willy' Clematis alpina redewater Comment Oriental Bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus wabisabi0214 Comment Oriental-Trumpet Lily, OT Hybrid, Orienpet Lily 'Anastasia' Lilium CanyonRoad Comment Zonal Geranium "First Yellow" 'First Yellow' Pelargonium x hortorum hutchygirl Comment Azalea 'Vuyk's Johanna' Rhododendron atcps Comment Chinese Dogwood 'Empress of China' Cornus angustata urbanteenfarmer Comment Tomato 'Cherokee Purple' Lycopersicon lycopersicum VWgarden Image Red Flowering Dogwood 'Cherokee Chief' (Cornus florida) VWgarden Image Red Flowering Dogwood 'Cherokee Chief' (Cornus florida) VWgarden Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'William Shakespeare 2000' (Rosa ) VWgarden Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'William Shakespeare 2000' (Rosa ) VWgarden Image Parrot Tulip 'Bright Parrot' (Tulipa ) VWgarden Image Parrot Tulip 'Bright Parrot' (Tulipa ) VWgarden Image Parrot Tulip 'Bright Parrot' (Tulipa ) VWgarden Image Grape Hyacinth 'Blue Spike' (Muscari armeniacum) VWgarden Image Darwin Hybrid Tulip 'Jaap Groot' (Tulipa ) BUFFY690 Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea 'Mini Penny' (Hydrangea macrophylla) sunkissed Image Spider Flower, Spider Legs, Grandfather's Whiskers (Cleome hassleriana) ragpics Image Bladderwort (Utricularia reniformis) ragpics Image Bladderwort (Utricularia reniformis)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description greentea31 Positive Tatiana's TOMATObase jtshippee Positive Katz Kuntry Kuttins flplumerialady Negative Direct Gardening Miclb Positive A Nearly Native Nursery muffinduncan Positive Direct Gardening rabbitfighter Positive Prairie Moon Nursery Clove Positive Mountain Orchids dirtmaker Positive MyPatriotSupply dirtmaker Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. dirtmaker Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds dirtmaker Positive Fedco Trees zcyberchase Positive Diane's Flower Seeds zcyberchase Negative Betterbee Inc. saba65 Negative American Greenhouses (HostaGardens Of Burr Ridge) athensbobcat Negative Four Seasons Nursery sagebird Positive High Country Gardens sagebird Negative Burgess Seed sagebird Positive High Country Roses Mima56 Positive Rose Franklin's Perennials & Herbs (Butterfly Bushes.com) starlady42 Positive Henry Field's Seed & Nursery charbrandt1 Negative Wayside Gardens FreakyBot Positive Direct Gardening naturemaiden Positive Wellspring Gardens Toni05 Positive Almost Eden Plants cogito Negative Bonsai Boy of New York wufflespring Negative Michigan Bulb otter6901 Negative Tomato Bob's Heirloom Tomatoes tjones16 Positive Thuja Gardens (formerly PlantsRus) dwang0725 Positive Dimeo Blueberry Farms debob Positive Made in the Shade Gardens mardij Negative Thompson and Morgan (US) Pallas1 Positive Bay Flora rebuild8 Negative Four Seasons Nursery SlimGenre Positive Forestfarm Jlmyers72 Neutral Garden Crossings LLC LoMCo Positive Sunlight Gardens hannah82 Positive Botanical Interests, Inc. hannah82 Positive Kartuz Greenhouses CaptPatrick Neutral Direct Gardening Toni05 Positive Aleya's Garden markshelly Positive Direct Gardening stormcloud Positive Garden Crossings LLC markshelly Positive Bluestone Perennials PLynneT Positive eFowl.com wallysgarden Negative Viola Valley Wildflowers Whirlwind2000 Positive In The Country Garden & Gifts kkirschbaum Positive Crownsville Nursery brickyard23 Positive Davidsans Japanese Maples jlc1445 Positive Santa Rosa Gardens unsightly Positive Burpee (W. Atlee Burpee) sstenstadvold Positive eFowl.com sherry_butcher Negative Dutch Gardens sherry_butcher Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

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