Dave's Garden Newsletter for January 25, 2012

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- John Gould, American author, humorist (born 10/22/1908))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 140 posts Pets 65 posts Australian Gardening 52 posts Plant Identification 45 posts PlantFiles Pictures 43 posts Bird Watching 39 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 38 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 36 posts Games 26 posts Photos 22 posts Tomatoes 22 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 19 posts Sewing and Quilting 18 posts Seed Trading 18 posts Lilies 16 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 15 posts Greenhouse 15 posts Recipes 15 posts Vegetable Gardening 14 posts Clematis 14 posts Tropical Plants 14 posts Mid-South Gardening 13 posts Brugmansias 13 posts Poultry and Livestock 12 posts Frugal Living 10 posts Beginner Flowers 10 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 10 posts Orchids 9 posts Accessible Gardening 9 posts Bird Identification 8 posts Texas Gardening 8 posts Books, Movies, and TV 6 posts Carolina Gardening 6 posts Daylilies 6 posts Orchid Cactus 6 posts Palms and Cycads 6 posts Water Gardens 6 posts Clean and Clutter-free 5 posts Florida Gardening 5 posts Morning Glories 5 posts Beginner Houseplants 5 posts Beginner Fruit 5 posts Soil and Composting 5 posts Insect and Spider Identification 4 posts Canadian Gardening 4 posts Retirees 4 posts Shady Gardens 4 posts Weather 4 posts Homesteading 4 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Perennials 3 posts Beekeeping 3 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 3 posts Voting Booth 3 posts Gardening by the Moon 2 posts Needle Arts 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Market Growers 2 posts Propagation 2 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 2 posts BirdFiles Pictures 2 posts Herbs 2 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 2 posts Fragrant Gardening 2 posts Begonias 1 post Trash to Treasure 1 post Home Decorating 1 post Georgia Gardening 1 post Happy Birthday 1 post Agastaches and Salvias 1 post Beginner Vegetables 1 post Southwest Gardening 1 post Cooking 1 post Central Midwest Gardening 1 post Hostas 1 post Garden Shed 1 post Hibiscus 1 post Annuals 1 post Beginner Landscaping 1 post Garden Talk 1 post Plant Trading 1 post Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 1 post Ohio River Valley Gardening 1 post Beauty and Fashion Tips 1 post Fruits and Nuts 1 post California Gardening 1 post High Yield Gardening 1 post Cacti and Succulents 1 post Kitchens 1 post Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 1 post

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PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description ViburnumValley Comment Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Skipjack' Ilex verticillata ViburnumValley Comment Winterberry holly, Black Alder 'Tiasquam' Ilex verticillata ViburnumValley Comment Winterberry holly, Black Alder 'Shortcake' Ilex verticillata Polno Comment Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Brunfelsia pauciflora ViburnumValley Comment Winterberry holly, Black alder 'Quitsa' Ilex verticillata ViburnumValley Comment Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Aquinnah' Ilex verticillata Nandy Comment Shasta Daisy 'Banana Cream' Leucanthemum x superbum petronius_ii Comment Hot Pepper 'Hot Paper Lantern' Capsicum chinense birder17 Comment Foxglove 'Candy Mountain' Digitalis purpurea yakmon Comment Necklace Pod Sophora tomentosa var. occidentalis ViburnumValley Comment Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Bright Horizon' Ilex verticillata dicentra63 Comment Rose Periwinkle, Cayenne Jasmine, Madagascar Periwinkle, Old Maid, Trailing Vinca 'Peach' Catharanthus roseus dicentra63 Comment Rose Periwinkle, Cayenne Jasmine, Madagascar Periwinkle, Old Maid, Vinca 'Merry-Go-Round Grape' Catharanthus roseus PhillyLover Comment Banana Shrub, Port Wine Magnolia Magnolia figo aunt_dinah_d Comment Apple 'Winter Sweet Paradise' Malus dicentra63 Comment English Marigold, Pot Marigold 'Apricot Twist' Calendula officinalis nana dicentra63 Comment California Poppy 'Peach Sorbet' Eschscholzia californica dicentra63 Comment Annual Phlox, Drummond's Phlox 'Promise® Peach' Phlox drummondii dicentra63 Comment Scarlet Sage, Scarlet Salvia, Red Sage, Red Salvia 'Salsa™ Salmon' Salvia splendens dicentra63 Comment Busy Lizzy, Buzzy Lizzy, Impatiens 'Sunny Lady Lilac Shimmer' Impatiens walleriana dicentra63 Comment Zinnia 'Pumila Salmon' Zinnia elegans saya Image Gallica Rose 'Complicata' (Rosa ) saya Image Gallica Rose 'Belle Isis' (Rosa ) saya Image Gallica Rose 'Belle Isis' (Rosa ) dabobo Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Astrobubbles' (Iris ) dabobo Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Astrobubbles' (Iris ) dabobo Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Astrobubbles' (Iris ) dabobo Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Bengal Tiger' (Iris ) dabobo Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Brindisi' (Iris ) dabobo Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Brindisi' (Iris ) dabobo Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Broken Dreams' (Iris ) dabobo Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Broken Dreams' (Iris ) dabobo Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Bubble Up' (Iris ) dabobo Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Bubble Up' (Iris ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Open Hearth' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Dwarf Gaillardia, Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Golden Goblin' (Gaillardia x grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Dwarf Gaillardia, Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Golden Goblin' (Gaillardia x grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Peperomia 'Variegata' (Peperomia scandens) DaylilySLP Image Peperomia 'Variegata' (Peperomia scandens) DaylilySLP Image Peperomia 'Variegata' (Peperomia scandens)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description springcolor Positive T's Flowers & Things greenco247 Positive Atomic Grow (High Yield Industries) Aiki Negative Porchswings.com BLE Negative Territorial Seed Company rich1955 Positive Ison's Nursery & Vineyard Wormslippers Positive Uncle Jim's Worm Farm sunandmoon Positive Summer Hill Seeds yardenman2118 Negative Bluestone Perennials walshee Negative Premium Plant Plugs (premiumplantplugs.com) letalou Neutral Whatcom Seed Company (Seedrack.com) DaveH Positive Dancing Oaks Nursery MWplantman Positive Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd. reeve1 Negative David Austin Roses (US) bluebuster77 Positive Heirloom Roses reeve1 Positive Easy to Grow Bulbs

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... January 25, 2012