Dave's Garden Newsletter for December 3, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- John Bartlett, American editor, compiler of quotations (born 6/14/1820))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Games 98 posts Pets 92 posts Plant Identification 61 posts Northeast Gardening 51 posts Australian Gardening 46 posts PlantFiles Pictures 46 posts Cacti and Succulents 38 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 30 posts Bird Watching 29 posts Recipes 27 posts Southwest Gardening 25 posts Seed Trading 23 posts Sewing and Quilting 21 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 19 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 17 posts Photos 13 posts Bird Identification 12 posts Tomatoes 10 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 10 posts Poultry and Livestock 10 posts Daylilies 9 posts Clean and Clutter-free 8 posts Orchids 8 posts Perennials 8 posts Weather 8 posts Mid-South Gardening 8 posts Tropical Plants 8 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 7 posts Water Gardens 7 posts Winter Sowing 7 posts Canadian Gardening 6 posts Vegetable Gardening 6 posts Equine Forum 6 posts Beginner Houseplants 6 posts Hostas 6 posts Homesteading 5 posts Herbs 5 posts Brugmansias 5 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 5 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 5 posts Beginner Vegetables 4 posts Morning Glories 4 posts California Gardening 4 posts Voting Booth 4 posts Cannas 4 posts Appliances 4 posts Books, Movies, and TV 4 posts Clematis 4 posts BirdFiles Pictures 4 posts Palms and Cycads 4 posts Insect and Spider Identification 4 posts Begonias 3 posts Orchid Cactus 3 posts Central Midwest Gardening 3 posts Carolina Gardening 3 posts Texas Gardening 3 posts Home Decorating 3 posts Strawbale Gardening 3 posts Hybridizers 3 posts Garden Talk 3 posts Farm Life 2 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 2 posts Fragrant Gardening 2 posts Xeriscape Gardening 2 posts Ask-a-Gardener 2 posts Propagation 2 posts Frugal Living 2 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 2 posts Market Growers 2 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 2 posts Irises 2 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 2 posts Passifloras 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Plumerias 2 posts Jokes & Humor 2 posts Scrapbooking and Paper Crafts 1 post Georgia Gardening 1 post Cut Flowers and Floral Design 1 post Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 1 post Beginner Fruit 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Self-contained Box Gardens 1 post Woodworking 1 post Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 1 post Cameras and Photography 1 post High Yield Gardening 1 post Trash to Treasure 1 post Hydroponic Gardening 1 post Accessible Gardening 1 post Beekeeping 1 post Florida Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Farmerdill Comment Bell Pepper 'Cute Stuff Red' Capsicum annuum Farmerdill Comment Sweet Pepper 'Sweety' Capsicum annuum Farmerdill Comment Winter Squash/Pumpkin 'Crunchkin' Cucurbita pepo Farmerdill Comment Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Little Giant' Cucurbita pepo Farmerdill Comment Sweet Corn (SH2) 'Mirai 160Y' Zea mays var. rugosa Farmerdill Comment Sweet Corn (SH2) 'Mirai 315BC' Zea mays var. rugosa SuburbanNinja80 Comment Japanese Painted Fern 'Burgundy Lace' Athyrium niponicum var. pictum RosemaryK Comment Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Korean Fire' Camellia japonica RosemaryK Comment Hybrid camellia 'Ashton's Ballet' Camellia RosemaryK Comment Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Kuro Delight' Camellia japonica Suzy_Bee Comment Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'Purple Emperor' Buddleja davidii Kell Image Cigar Plant, Cigar Bush 'Starfire' (Cuphea lanceolata) 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 Big Bluestem, Turkeyfoot (Andropogon gerardii) DaylilySLP Image Big Bluestem, Turkeyfoot (Andropogon gerardii) DaylilySLP Image Big Bluestem, Turkeyfoot (Andropogon gerardii) DaylilySLP Image Red Lady Fern 'Lady in Red' (Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum) DaylilySLP Image Red Lady Fern 'Lady in Red' (Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum) DaylilySLP Image Red Lady Fern 'Lady in Red' (Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum) DaylilySLP Image Red Lady Fern 'Lady in Red' (Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Painted Fern 'Burgundy Lace' (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Painted Fern 'Burgundy Lace' (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Painted Fern 'Burgundy Lace' (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Painted Fern 'Burgundy Lace' (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum) DaylilySLP Image Feather Reed Grass 'Avalanche' (Calamagrostis acutiflora) DaylilySLP Image Feather Reed Grass 'Avalanche' (Calamagrostis acutiflora) DaylilySLP Image Feather Reed Grass 'Avalanche' (Calamagrostis acutiflora) DaylilySLP Image Feather Reed Grass 'Avalanche' (Calamagrostis acutiflora) DaylilySLP Image Clematis 'Comtesse De Bouchaud' (Clematis ) DaylilySLP Image Clematis 'Comtesse De Bouchaud' (Clematis ) DaylilySLP Image Clematis 'Comtesse De Bouchaud' (Clematis ) DaylilySLP Image Clematis 'Comtesse De Bouchaud' (Clematis ) kennedyh Image Needlewood (Hakea leucoptera) kennedyh Image Needlewood (Hakea leucoptera) kennedyh Image Needlewood (Hakea leucoptera) kennedyh Image Sugarwood (Myoporum platycarpum) kennedyh Image Coral Gum (Eucalyptus torquata) kennedyh Image Coral Gum (Eucalyptus torquata) kennedyh Image Coral Gum (Eucalyptus torquata) kennedyh Image Coral Gum (Eucalyptus torquata) kennedyh Image Coral Gum (Eucalyptus torquata) kennedyh Image Ice Plant, Crystalline Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) kennedyh Image Ice Plant, Crystalline Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) Kell Image Manchurian Lilac 'Miss Kim' (Syringa pubescens subsp. patula) Kell Image Manchurian Lilac 'Miss Kim' (Syringa pubescens subsp. patula) Kell Image Manchurian Lilac 'Miss Kim' (Syringa pubescens subsp. patula) Kell Image Creeping Phlox, Moss Phlox 'Emerald Blue' (Phlox subulata) Kell Image Creeping Phlox, Moss Phlox 'Emerald Blue' (Phlox subulata) Kell Image Creeping Phlox, Moss Phlox 'Emerald Blue' (Phlox subulata) Kell Image Creeping Phlox, Moss Phlox 'Emerald Blue' (Phlox subulata) Kell Image Creeping Phlox, Moss Phlox 'Emerald Blue' (Phlox subulata)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description WSM Negative Heartland Blueberries Tremayne Negative A&A Cycads brontyb Positive Thuja Gardens (formerly PlantsRus) TNR5683 Positive Uncle Jim's Worm Farm lensmancoins Positive Leaves and Petals Garden Center Duntamann2 Positive Pernell Gerver reeve1 Negative USA Seed Store

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... December 3, 2011