Dave's Garden Newsletter for January 15, 2012

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Forum Posts PlantFiles Pictures 131 posts Northeast Gardening 84 posts Games 69 posts Plant Identification 69 posts Pets 54 posts Cacti and Succulents 48 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 36 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 30 posts Sewing and Quilting 30 posts Bird Watching 24 posts Australian Gardening 23 posts Recipes 17 posts Vegetable Gardening 16 posts Orchids 16 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 15 posts Beginner Houseplants 15 posts Daylilies 15 posts Beginner Flowers 14 posts Homesteading 13 posts Southwest Gardening 12 posts Photos 12 posts Poultry and Livestock 12 posts Water Gardens 11 posts Florida Gardening 11 posts California Gardening 10 posts Seed Trading 9 posts Canadian Gardening 9 posts Happy Birthday 9 posts Orchid Cactus 8 posts Texas Gardening 8 posts Clematis 8 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 8 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 7 posts Mid-South Gardening 7 posts Accessible Gardening 7 posts Winter Sowing 6 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 6 posts Aroids 6 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 6 posts Plumerias 6 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 6 posts Weather 5 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 5 posts Market Growers 5 posts Saving Seeds 5 posts Brugmansias 5 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 5 posts Beginner Vegetables 4 posts Vermicomposting 4 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 4 posts Begonias 4 posts Propagation 4 posts Palms and Cycads 3 posts Roses 3 posts Hostas 3 posts Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 2 posts Clean and Clutter-free 2 posts Plant Trading 2 posts Georgia Gardening 2 posts Heucheras and Friends 2 posts Bird Identification 2 posts Vines and Climbers 2 posts Computer Talk 2 posts Seed Germination 2 posts Tomatoes 2 posts Shady Gardens 2 posts Garden Design 2 posts Voting Booth 2 posts Equine Forum 2 posts Carolina Gardening 2 posts Morning Glories 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post Insect and Spider Identification 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post Beginner Fruit 1 post Bulbs 1 post Hoyas 1 post Sustainable Alternatives 1 post Soap and Candle-making 1 post BirdFiles Pictures 1 post Frugal Living 1 post Retirees 1 post Heirloom Vegetables 1 post Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 1 post Beginner Landscaping 1 post Dahlias 1 post Central Midwest Gardening 1 post Garden Talk 1 post Hydroponic Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Bloomfly22 Comment Florist's Cyclamen Cyclamen persicum cookiepress Comment Cucumber 'Himangi.' Cucumis sativus magnoliafreakWI Comment Magnolia 'Red Baron' Magnolia strawberryhill Comment Garlic Chives, Oriental Garlic, Nira, Chinese Chives, Chinese Leek, Flat Chives Allium tuberosum vossner Comment Cycad, Multipinnate Cycad Cycas debaoensis coastalzonepush Comment Flame of the Woods, Scarlet Jungle Flame 'Nora Grant' Ixora coccinea coastalzonepush Comment Ixora, Jungle Geranium 'Maui Red' Ixora coccinea moparman Comment common camellia 'Daikagura' camellia japonica jerseyluvem Comment Leatherwood 'Carousel' Eucryphia lucida moparman Comment Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'La Peppermint' Camellia japonica Meehlticket Comment Osage Orange, Bois d'arc, Bodock Tree, Horse Apple, Hedge Apple Maclura pomifera 2QandLearn Comment Yellow Bulbine, Orange Bulbine 'Tiny Tangerine' Bulbine frutescens Kell Image Bird's Nest Banksia, Baxter's Banksia (Banksia baxteri) Kell Image Bird's Nest Banksia, Baxter's Banksia (Banksia baxteri) Kell Image Bird's Nest Banksia, Baxter's Banksia (Banksia baxteri) Kell Image Bird's Nest Banksia, Baxter's Banksia (Banksia baxteri) Kell Image Bird's Nest Banksia, Baxter's Banksia (Banksia baxteri) Kell Image Bird's Nest Banksia, Baxter's Banksia (Banksia baxteri) Kell Image Bird's Nest Banksia, Baxter's Banksia (Banksia baxteri) 11ducks Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Come Running' (Iris ) 11ducks Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Colortart' (Iris ) DaylilySLP Image Anise Hyssop, Licorice Mint 'Golden Jubilee' (Agastache foeniculum) DaylilySLP Image Anise Hyssop, Licorice Mint 'Golden Jubilee' (Agastache foeniculum) DaylilySLP Image Orange Hummingbird Mint, Jewel of the Sierra Madre, Hyssop 'Apricot Sprite' (Agastache aurantiaca) DaylilySLP Image Orange Hummingbird Mint, Jewel of the Sierra Madre, Hyssop 'Apricot Sprite' (Agastache aurantiaca) DaylilySLP Image Orange Hummingbird Mint, Jewel of the Sierra Madre, Hyssop 'Apricot Sprite' (Agastache aurantiaca) pirl Image Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Oregon Marmalade' (Iris ensata) DaylilySLP Image Mountain Garlic 'Summer Beauty' (Allium senescens subsp. montanum) DaylilySLP Image Mountain Garlic 'Summer Beauty' (Allium senescens subsp. montanum) DaylilySLP Image Mountain Garlic 'Summer Beauty' (Allium senescens subsp. montanum) DaylilySLP Image Mountain Garlic 'Summer Beauty' (Allium senescens subsp. montanum) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Big Blue' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Big Blue' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Big Blue' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Chantilly Ruffles' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Chantilly Ruffles' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Double Old Ivory' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Double Old Ivory' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Double Old Ivory' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Coneflower 'Firebird' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Coneflower 'Firebird' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Coneflower 'Firebird' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Eastern Purple Coneflower 'Gum Drop' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Eastern Purple Coneflower 'Gum Drop' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Eastern Purple Coneflower 'Gum Drop' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Eastern Purple Coneflower 'Gum Drop' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Coneflower 'Magnus Superior' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Coneflower 'Magnus Superior' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Coneflower 'Magnus Superior' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Coneflower 'Magnus Superior' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Coneflower 'Now Cheesier' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Coneflower 'Now Cheesier' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Flamingo Fantasy' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Flamingo Fantasy' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Flamingo Fantasy' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Flamingo Fantasy' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Gentian 'Royal Blue' (Gentiana makinoi) DaylilySLP Image Gentian 'Royal Blue' (Gentiana makinoi) DaylilySLP Image Gentian 'Royal Blue' (Gentiana makinoi) DaylilySLP Image Gentian 'Royal Blue' (Gentiana makinoi) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Going Bananas' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Going Bananas' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Binoche' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Binoche' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Binoche' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Binoche' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Binoche' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Aurora Borealis' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Aurora Borealis' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Bright Lights' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Brother Stefan' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Brother Stefan' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Brother Stefan' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Cutting Edge' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Cutting Edge' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Erie Magic' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Erie Magic' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Love Pat' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Super Bowl' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Super Bowl' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Halcyon' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Halcyon' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Liberty' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Liberty' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Sum & Substance' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Sum & Substance' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Sum & Substance' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Spreading Rush 'Carmen's Grey' (Juncus patens) DaylilySLP Image Spreading Rush 'Carmen's Grey' (Juncus patens) DaylilySLP Image Spreading Rush 'Carmen's Grey' (Juncus patens) DaylilySLP Image Spreading Rush 'Carmen's Grey' (Juncus patens) DaylilySLP Image Giant Catmint 'Dawn to Dusk' (Nepeta grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Giant Catmint 'Dawn to Dusk' (Nepeta grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Giant Catmint 'Dawn to Dusk' (Nepeta grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Giant Catmint 'Dawn to Dusk' (Nepeta grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Giant Catmint 'Dawn to Dusk' (Nepeta grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Black Velvet' (Petunia x hybrida) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Black Velvet' (Petunia x hybrida) DaylilySLP Image Petunia 'Black Velvet' (Petunia x hybrida) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Pitcher Plant 'Dana's Delight' (Sarracenia ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Pitcher Plant 'Dana's Delight' (Sarracenia ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Pitcher Plant 'Dana's Delight' (Sarracenia ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Pitcher Plant 'Dana's Delight' (Sarracenia ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Siloam Peony Display' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Siloam Peony Display' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Della Mae' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Della Mae' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Gold Medallion' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Gold Medallion' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Gold Medallion' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Summer Jubilee' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Summer Jubilee' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Summer Jubilee' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Sha Na Na' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Sha Na Na' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Longiflorum-Asiatic (L.A.) Hybrid Lily 'Eyeliner' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Longiflorum-Asiatic (L.A.) Hybrid Lily 'Eyeliner' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Asiatic Lily 'Orange Art' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Asiatic Lily 'Orange Art' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Asiatic Lily 'Orange Art' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Asiatic Lily 'Orange Art' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Asiatic Lily 'Tiny Puppet' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Asiatic Lily 'Tiny Puppet' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Asiatic Lily 'Tiny Puppet' (Lilium ) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe hoffmannii) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe hoffmannii) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe hoffmannii) palmbob Image Noble Aloe, Zimbabwe Aloe (Aloe excelsa) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe megalacantha) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe macrosiphon)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description yukons_mom Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants petasities Positive Plantation Products, Inc. wildflowerhoney Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. wildflowerhoney Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds LeeInIowa Positive The Strawberry Store oldCTgardener Positive High Country Gardens sheepwrecked Neutral Bluestone Perennials joefalkner Positive Florida Hill Nursery lolmewz Neutral Four Seasons Nursery tomtkitty Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. AZPHATMAN Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds chris_gordon Positive Oregon Exotics Nursery Lazydaisy153 Negative Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs (dutchbulbs.com)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... January 15, 2012