Dave's Garden Newsletter for September 15, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Vita Sackville-West, English novelist, poet, gardener)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 138 posts PlantFiles Pictures 94 posts Plant Identification 94 posts Recipes 56 posts Sewing and Quilting 45 posts Pets 42 posts Games 42 posts Australian Gardening 32 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 31 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 27 posts Bird Watching 27 posts Trash to Treasure 24 posts Morning Glories 23 posts Texas Gardening 22 posts Photos 22 posts Orchids 21 posts Perennials 18 posts Mid-South Gardening 18 posts Poultry and Livestock 17 posts Tropical Plants 15 posts Computer Talk 15 posts Water Gardens 15 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 14 posts Cacti and Succulents 14 posts Caudiciforms 13 posts Weather 12 posts Irises 12 posts Vegetable Gardening 12 posts Daylilies 11 posts Propagation 11 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 10 posts Hostas 10 posts Central Midwest Gardening 10 posts Canadian Gardening 9 posts Beginner Vegetables 9 posts Tomatoes 9 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 7 posts Georgia Gardening 7 posts Brugmansias 7 posts Homesteading 7 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 7 posts Insect and Spider Identification 7 posts Southwest Gardening 7 posts Mums and Asters 6 posts Walls and Trim: paints, stains and faux finishes 6 posts Accessible Gardening 6 posts Roses 6 posts Frugal Living 5 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 5 posts Clematis 5 posts Needle Arts 5 posts Hibiscus 5 posts Seed Trading 5 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 4 posts Annuals 4 posts Happy Birthday 4 posts Container Gardening 4 posts Equine Forum 4 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 4 posts Beginner Flowers 3 posts Plant Trading 3 posts Beginner Landscaping 3 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 3 posts Bird Identification 3 posts Coleus 3 posts Hoyas 2 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 2 posts Soil and Composting 2 posts Wildlife 2 posts Hypertufa and Concrete 2 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 2 posts Heucheras and Friends 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Cooking 2 posts Clean and Clutter-free 2 posts Peonies 2 posts Coneflowers 2 posts Passifloras 1 post Gingers 1 post Michigan Gardening 1 post Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 1 post Strawbale Gardening 1 post Classified Ads 1 post Agastaches and Salvias 1 post Construction Zone: building, remodeling, additions 1 post Garden Art 1 post Voting Booth 1 post Poppies 1 post Daturas 1 post Jokes & Humor 1 post Plumerias 1 post Upper Midwest Gardening 1 post Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post Saving Seeds 1 post Hunting and Fishing 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description DonShirer Comment Tomato 'Beefmaster' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Xenomorf Comment Conophytum Conophytum hians iguanamom Comment Tropical Almond Tree Terminalia catappa Xenomorf Comment Conophytum Conophytum jucundum GOGsupporter Comment Tomato 'Pantano Romanesco' Lycopersicon lycopersicum acactus Comment Pachypodium Pachypodium rosulatum var. gracilius JustPlainLucy Comment Carrion Plant, Carrion Flower, Starfish Plant, Toad Plant, Zulu Giant Stapelia gigantea achnatherum Comment Securinega, Fountain Hardhack Securinega suffruticosa Fydo Comment Aleppo Pine Pinus halepensis nsobgyn Comment Eggplant 'Ping Tung' Solanum melongena var. esculentum BayAreaTropics Comment Cycad Macrozamia johnsonii laughingwillow Comment Stictocardia, Hawaiian Sunset Vine, Hawaiian Bells Stictocardia beraviensis dayliliesofmine Comment Daylily 'Final Touch' Hemerocallis dayliliesofmine Comment Daylily 'Bayou Bride' Hemerocallis dayliliesofmine Comment Daylily 'Steve Trimmer' Hemerocallis Cibarius Comment French Marigold 'Jolly Jester' Tagetes patula dayliliesofmine Comment Daylily 'Mokan Butterfly' Hemerocallis dayliliesofmine Comment Daylily 'Peacock Maiden' Hemerocallis saltcedar Comment Lemon Yellow Rosemallow Hibiscus calyphyllus plantgnome1 Comment Viridiflora Tulip 'Deirdre' Tulipa saltcedar Comment Rain Lily, Rainlily Zephyranthes citrina saltcedar Comment Chocolate Plant Pseuderanthemum alatum Xenomorf Comment Hardy Living Stone Aloinopsis spathulata Kell Image Grevillea 'Mason's Hybrid' (Grevillea ) Kell Image Grevillea 'Mason's Hybrid' (Grevillea ) Kell Image Grevillea 'Mason's Hybrid' (Grevillea ) Kell Image Grevillea 'Mason's Hybrid' (Grevillea ) Kell Image Grevillea 'Mason's Hybrid' (Grevillea ) Kell Image Grevillea 'Mason's Hybrid' (Grevillea ) Kell Image Grevillea 'Mason's Hybrid' (Grevillea ) Kell Image Grevillea 'Mason's Hybrid' (Grevillea ) Kell Image Grevillea 'Mason's Hybrid' (Grevillea ) Kell Image Grevillea 'Mason's Hybrid' (Grevillea ) Kell Image Grevillea 'Mason's Hybrid' (Grevillea ) Kell Image Grevillea 'Mason's Hybrid' (Grevillea ) Kell Image Grevillea 'Mason's Hybrid' (Grevillea ) wiggiej Image Episcia, Flame Violet 'Scarlett Ribbon' (Episcia ) mjsponies Image Button Orchid 'Pebble Beach' (Dischidia nummularia) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Bi-Eyed Baby' (Hemerocallis ) jbgregg Image White Texas Star Hibiscus 'Alba' (Hibiscus coccineus) Kell Image Grevillea (Grevillea levis) Kell Image Grevillea (Grevillea levis) Kell Image Grevillea (Grevillea levis) Kell Image Grevillea (Grevillea levis) Kell Image Grevillea (Grevillea levis) Kell Image Grevillea (Grevillea levis) Kell Image Grevillea (Grevillea levis) Kell Image Grevillea (Grevillea levis) Kell Image Grevillea (Grevillea levis) Kell Image Grevillea (Grevillea levis) Kell Image Grevillea (Grevillea levis) sunkissed Image Desert Petunia, Florida Bluebells, Mexican Petunia, Mexican Blue Bells 'Mexican Carpet' (Ruellia tweediana) sunkissed Image Hummingbird Sage, Texas Sage, Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea) Sneirish Image African Violet 'Optimara Chico' (Saintpaulia ) sunkissed Image Hawaiian Ti Plant, Good Luck Plant, Ti Plant (Cordyline fruticosa) growin Image Red Twist Heliconia 'Red Twist' (Heliconia tortuosa) growin Image Sand Palm (Livistona humilis) growin Image Sand Palm (Livistona humilis) growin Image Maya Palm (Chamaedorea hooperiana) growin Image Palm (Chamaedorea benziei) growin Image Palm (Chamaedorea benziei) growin Image Hardy Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea microspadix) growin Image Hardy Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea microspadix) growin Image Pritchardia (Pritchardia lanigera) growin Image Bird Catcher Tree 'Variegata' (Pisonia umbellifera) growin Image Chamaedorea Palm 'Irving Cantor' (Chamaedorea pochutlensis x graminifolia) growin Image Chamaedorea Palm 'Irving Cantor' (Chamaedorea pochutlensis x graminifolia) growin Image Brazilian Needle Palm, Saho Palm (Trithrinax brasiliensis) growin Image Brazilian Needle Palm, Saho Palm (Trithrinax brasiliensis) growin Image Umbrella Palm, Big Mountain Palm (Hedyscepe canterburyana) growin Image Brazilian Needle Palm, Saho Palm (Trithrinax brasiliensis) growin Image Belmore Sentry Palm, Curly Palm (Howea belmoreana) growin Image Belmore Sentry Palm, Curly Palm (Howea belmoreana) growin Image Chilean Wine Palm, Coquito de Chile (Jubaea chilensis) growin Image Pati Queen Palm (Syagrus botryophora) growin Image Puya (Puya ferruginea) growin Image Puya (Puya ferruginea) growin Image Carandilla (Trithrinax schizophylla) growin Image Carandilla (Trithrinax schizophylla) growin Image Austrocylindropuntia (Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica) growin Image Cleistocactus (Cleistocactus fieldianus subsp. samnensis) growin Image Toothpick Cactus, Argentine Toothpick (Stetsonia coryne) Xenomorf Image Golden Torch, Torch Cactus, White Torch Cactus (Echinopsis spachiana) growin Image Alpataco (Prosopis alpataco) growin Image Andean Silver-Leaf Sage (Salvia discolor) growin Image Rock Purslane (Calandrinia grandiflora) growin Image Denmoza (Denmoza rhodacantha) growin Image Peruvian Old Man Cactus (Espostoa lanata) growin Image Cassava, Tapioca, Manioc, Yuca (Manihot carthagenensis) growin Image Lobster Claw, Parrot's Beak (Heliconia schiedeana) growin Image Clustering Pygmy Date Palm (Phoenix roebelenii var. reasoneri) growin Image Bird's Nest Fern, Crow's Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus) growin Image Bird's Nest Fern, Crow's Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus) growin Image Hardy Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea microspadix) growin Image Hardy Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea microspadix) growin Image Norfolk Island Palm (Rhopalostylis baueri) growin Image Rootspine Palm, Guáguara Palm, Broom Palm, Silver Star Palm (Cryosophila warscewiczii) growin Image Guaimbê-da-folha-ondulada (Philodendron undulatum) growin Image Guaimbê-da-folha-ondulada (Philodendron undulatum) growin Image Toddy Palm, Fishtail Wine Palm, Jaggery Palm (Caryota urens) growin Image Toddy Palm, Fishtail Wine Palm, Jaggery Palm (Caryota urens) growin Image Dwarf Palmetto, Bluestem Palmetto, Blue Palm (Sabal minor) growin Image Dwarf Palmetto, Bluestem Palmetto, Blue Palm (Sabal minor)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description hsvbg Positive Shaw's Sunshine Gardens ycn4chin Positive Hem Haven Daylily Nursery (edaylilies.com) jeannette_w Positive Sprainbrook Nursery's Gardening Things graylantana Positive Gardensoyvey.com IndaShade Positive Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd. ekconrad Positive Jung Seed LindaDoc Positive Santa Rosa Gardens Sheboogie Negative Gautam Global 85Tate Positive Garden Gate WilsonCWW Positive High Country Gardens AS Positive Classy Groundcovers esteve59 Positive Hosta Liners LyndaT13 Positive Paz Growers ibewgirl Positive John Rice's Thoroughbred Daylilies Vcrosstx Positive Yucca Do Nursery

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... September 15, 2011