Dave's Garden Newsletter for November 10, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Emily Dickinson, American poet)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Games 230 posts Cacti and Succulents 76 posts PlantFiles Pictures 75 posts Northeast Gardening 71 posts Sewing and Quilting 40 posts Plant Identification 38 posts Pets 35 posts Australian Gardening 34 posts Brugmansias 25 posts Tropical Plants 24 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 21 posts Bird Watching 21 posts Clematis 18 posts Photos 18 posts Recipes 18 posts Peppers 16 posts Southwest Gardening 15 posts Mid-South Gardening 14 posts Daylilies 11 posts Beginner Flowers 11 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 11 posts Insect and Spider Identification 11 posts Voting Booth 10 posts Lilies 10 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 10 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 9 posts Equine Forum 9 posts Plant Trading 8 posts Vegetable Gardening 8 posts Seed Trading 8 posts Texas Gardening 8 posts Propagation 8 posts Herbs 8 posts Bulbs 8 posts Accessible Gardening 8 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 7 posts Floors and Coverings 7 posts Perennials 7 posts Container Gardening 6 posts Wildlife 6 posts Homesteading 6 posts Annuals 5 posts Bird Identification 5 posts Central Midwest Gardening 5 posts Fragrant Gardening 5 posts Grass and Bamboo 5 posts Weather 5 posts Soil and Composting 5 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 5 posts Canadian Gardening 5 posts Poultry and Livestock 4 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 4 posts Cooking 4 posts Orchids 4 posts Cameras and Photography 4 posts Trash to Treasure 4 posts Caudiciforms 4 posts Begonias 4 posts Beginner Vegetables 3 posts Tiny Gardens 3 posts Cottage Gardening 3 posts Carolina Gardening 3 posts Outdoor Living: porches, decks, patios, pools, etc 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Water Gardens 3 posts Frugal Living 2 posts Rocks, Minerals and Gems 2 posts Georgia Gardening 2 posts Michigan Gardening 2 posts Japanese Maples 2 posts Orchid Cactus 2 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 2 posts Tomatoes 2 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 2 posts Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 2 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 2 posts Plumerias 2 posts Garden Art 1 post Beginner Fruit 1 post Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post Fruits and Nuts 1 post Garden Talk 1 post Winter Sowing 1 post Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 1 post Crafts and Decorating 1 post Ask-a-Gardener 1 post Cannas 1 post Clean and Clutter-free 1 post Genealogy 1 post Roses 1 post Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 1 post Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 1 post Sustainable Alternatives 1 post Hydroponic Gardening 1 post Native Plants and Wild Plants 1 post Beekeeping 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Medicineshow Comment Geum 'Koi' Geum coccineum sunkissed Comment Mexican Sunflower, Bolivian Sunflower, Marigold Tree Tithonia diversifolia pointgarden Comment Butterfly Bush 'Blue Chip' Buddleja davidii DonnaMack Comment Hardy Salvia Salvia nemorosa subsp. tesquicola moosewood Comment Fritillary, Fritillaria, Michael's Flower Fritillaria michailovskyi pirl Comment Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Greywoods Social Butterfly' Iris ensata pirl Comment Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Greywoods Dark Desire' Iris ensata pirl Comment Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Howard D. Brooks' Iris Ensata pointgarden Comment Big Leaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Midnight Duchess' Hydrangea macrophylla pointgarden Comment Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Nigra' Hydrangea macrophylla ogon Comment Chamise, Greasewood Adenostoma fasciculatum var. prostratum ogon Comment Arching Ceanothus Ceanothus arcuatus ogon Comment Bush Chinquapin Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. minor vossner Comment Forsythia Sage Salvia madrensis mcvirginia Comment Autumn Sage, Cherry Sage, Gregg's Sage, Texas Sage Salvia greggii AnnabelleLee Comment Scarlet Passion Flower, Passionflower, Red Granadilla, Maracujá-poranga, Passion Vine, Passionvine Passiflora coccinea Joy Image Daylily 'Trahlyta' (Hemerocallis ) Joy Image Daylily 'Ice Cream Parlor' (Hemerocallis ) Joy Image Daylily 'Simply Jane' (Hemerocallis ) Joy Image Daylily 'Julie Newmar' (Hemerocallis ) Joy Image Daylily 'Zada Mae' (Hemerocallis ) Joy Image Daylily 'Stars Over Alabama' (Hemerocallis ) kennedyh Image White Kunzea, Tick Bush (Kunzea ambigua) Joy Image Daylily 'Butterfly Kisses' (Hemerocallis ) sunkissed Image Bleeding Heart Vine, Glory Bower 'Delectum' (Clerodendrum thomsoniae) sunkissed Image Bleeding Heart Vine, Glory Bower 'Delectum' (Clerodendrum thomsoniae) sunkissed Image Bleeding Heart Vine, Glory Bower 'Delectum' (Clerodendrum thomsoniae) sunkissed Image Mexican Sunflower, Bolivian Sunflower, Marigold Tree (Tithonia diversifolia) DonnaMack Image Hardy Salvia (Salvia nemorosa subsp. tesquicola) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Climbing Hydrangea 'Roseum' (Schizophragma hydrangeoides) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Climbing Hydrangea 'Roseum' (Schizophragma hydrangeoides) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Climbing Hydrangea 'Roseum' (Schizophragma hydrangeoides) DaylilySLP Image Lamb's Ear (Stachys byzantina) DaylilySLP Image Lamb's Ear (Stachys byzantina) DaylilySLP Image Lamb's Ear (Stachys byzantina) DaylilySLP Image Lamb's Ear (Stachys byzantina) DaylilySLP Image Stokes' Aster, Stokes Aster, Cornflower Aster 'Honeysong Purple' (Stokesia laevis) DaylilySLP Image Stokes' Aster, Stokes Aster, Cornflower Aster 'Honeysong Purple' (Stokesia laevis) DaylilySLP Image Stokes' Aster, Stokes Aster, Cornflower Aster 'Honeysong Purple' (Stokesia laevis) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Tree Lilac 'Ivory Silk' (Syringa reticulata) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Tree Lilac 'Ivory Silk' (Syringa reticulata) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Tree Lilac 'Ivory Silk' (Syringa reticulata) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Tree Lilac 'Ivory Silk' (Syringa reticulata) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Yew 'Monloo' (Taxus cuspidata) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Yew 'Monloo' (Taxus cuspidata) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Yew 'Monloo' (Taxus cuspidata) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Yew 'Monloo' (Taxus cuspidata) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Yew 'Monloo' (Taxus cuspidata) DaylilySLP Image Canadian Hemlock, Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) DaylilySLP Image Canadian Hemlock, Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) DaylilySLP Image Canadian Hemlock, Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) DaylilySLP Image Canadian Hemlock, Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) DaylilySLP Image Canadian Hemlock, Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Cowgirl2mk Positive Bountiful Gardens riceke Positive Heirloom Roses wufflespring Negative Heirloom Acres Seeds Eric_OH Neutral Heirloom Acres Seeds mysticsoaps Positive KT Botanicals joshua71 Positive University Scientific Corporation Mom_of_Four Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery bella_trix Positive Sand Hill Preservation Center bella_trix Positive Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs bella_trix Positive Seed Savers Exchange jerrytate Positive High Country Gardens bella_trix Negative Dimeo Blueberry Farms jmjd Positive Easy to Grow Bulbs frankman Positive A Nearly Native Nursery erinout Negative Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description Bourret Positive Dirr's Encyclopedia of Trees & Shrubs fritill Positive Alliums: The Ornamental Onions

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... November 10, 2011