Dave's Garden Newsletter for June 26, 2012

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Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 138 posts Games 112 posts Plant Identification 103 posts PlantFiles Pictures 68 posts Daylilies 67 posts Sewing and Quilting 52 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 49 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 49 posts Hostas 42 posts Vegetable Gardening 36 posts Pets 33 posts Texas Gardening 28 posts Tropical Plants 27 posts Florida Gardening 23 posts Australian Gardening 20 posts Beginner Vegetables 17 posts Photos 17 posts Insect and Spider Identification 17 posts Cacti and Succulents 16 posts Water Gardens 15 posts Southwest Gardening 14 posts Bird Watching 13 posts Container Gardening 13 posts Canadian Gardening 12 posts Roses 12 posts Irises 11 posts Tomatoes 10 posts Wildlife 10 posts Fragrant Gardening 10 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 9 posts Poultry and Livestock 9 posts Trash to Treasure 8 posts Aroids 7 posts Voting Booth 7 posts Recipes 6 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 6 posts Garden Design 6 posts Beginner Houseplants 5 posts Clematis 5 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 5 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 5 posts Beginner Fruit 5 posts Garden Art 5 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 5 posts Central Midwest Gardening 5 posts Annuals 4 posts Soil and Composting 4 posts Irrigation Systems 4 posts Shady Gardens 4 posts Strawbale Gardening 4 posts Weather 4 posts Georgia Gardening 4 posts Morning Glories 4 posts Plant Trading 4 posts Happy Birthday 4 posts Homesteading 4 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 4 posts High Yield Gardening 3 posts Perennials 3 posts Organic Gardening 3 posts Carolina Gardening 3 posts Bulbs 3 posts Peppers 3 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 3 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Mid-South Gardening 3 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 2 posts Brugmansias 2 posts Fruits and Nuts 2 posts Lilies 2 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 2 posts Bird Identification 2 posts Gardening by the Moon 2 posts Orchids 2 posts Vines and Climbers 2 posts Tiny Gardens 1 post African Violets and Gesneriads 1 post Coneflowers 1 post Seed Trading 1 post Hybridizers 1 post Appliances 1 post Ohio River Valley Gardening 1 post Poppies 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post European Gardening 1 post Ask-a-Gardener 1 post Accessible Gardening 1 post Beginner Landscaping 1 post Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Jokes & Humor 1 post Herbs 1 post Saving Seeds 1 post Welcome Mat 1 post Palms and Cycads 1 post Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 1 post Caudiciforms 1 post Rhododendrons and Relatives 1 post Garden Talk 1 post

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PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description caitlinsgarden Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Equalizer' Iris olddude Comment Neoregelia 'Hanibal Lector' Neoregelia susansconi Comment Daylily 'Peacock Maiden' Hemerocallis Clary Comment Snow-In-Summer Cerastium tomentosum palmbob Comment Dypsis leucomalla tyler70006 Comment Jalap, High John the Conqueror Ipomoea purga r_doll Comment Abutilon, Flowering Maple 'Tiger Eye' Abutilon HangNail Comment Japanese Holly, Boxleaf Holly, Box-leaved Holly 'Sky Pencil' Ilex crenata jemfire Comment Western Chokecherry Prunus virginiana var. demissa Cathar Comment Tomato 'Mr. Stripey' Lycopersicon lycopersicum jemfire Comment Toyon, California Holly, Christmasberry Heteromeles arbutifolia var. cerina jemfire Comment Rat-tail Radish, Serpent Radish Raphanus sativus var. caudatus magnowack Comment Clematis 'Orange Peel' Clematis tibetana subsp. vernayi plant_alot Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'Princess Alexandra of Kent' Rosa Eleonora69 Comment Lecheso Stemmadenia galeottiana plant_alot Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'Wisley 2008' Rosa elevatorman2 Comment Ornamental Pepper 'Black Pearl' Capsicum annuum plant_alot Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Tahitian Sunset' Rosa PerennialConnection Comment Rosemary 'Gorizia' Rosmarinus officinalis plant_alot Comment Floribunda Rose, Cluster-flowered Rose 'Julia Child' Rosa JohnnyK Comment Dichondra, Kidneyweed 'Silver Falls' Dichondra argentea shelagh38 Comment Plantain Thrift, Pinkball Thrift 'Joystick Red Shades' Armeria pseudarmeria palmbob Image Apple-ring Acacia, Ana Tree, Winter Thorn (Acacia albida) palmbob Image Apple-ring Acacia, Ana Tree, Winter Thorn (Acacia albida) palmbob Image Apple-ring Acacia, Ana Tree, Winter Thorn (Acacia albida) palmbob Image (Dypsis leucomalla) palmbob Image (Dypsis leucomalla) palmbob Image Bullhorn, Bull's Horn (Acacia cornigera) palmbob Image Bullhorn, Bull's Horn (Acacia cornigera) palmbob Image Bullhorn, Bull's Horn (Acacia cornigera) palmbob Image Monkey Thorn (Acacia galpinii) palmbob Image Monkey Thorn (Acacia galpinii) palmbob Image Monkey Thorn (Acacia galpinii) palmbob Image Ankle thorn, Brack thorn (Acacia robusta) palmbob Image Ankle thorn, Brack thorn (Acacia robusta) palmbob Image Ankle thorn, Brack thorn (Acacia robusta) palmbob Image Ankle thorn, Brack thorn (Acacia robusta) palmbob Image Al Somar, Umbrella Thorn Acacia (Acacia tortilis) palmbob Image Al Somar, Umbrella Thorn Acacia (Acacia tortilis) palmbob Image Al Somar, Umbrella Thorn Acacia (Acacia tortilis) palmbob Image Paurotis Palm, Everglades Palm, Silver Saw Palmetto, Saw Cabbage Palm (Acoelorrhaphe wrightii) palmbob Image Paurotis Palm, Everglades Palm, Silver Saw Palmetto, Saw Cabbage Palm (Acoelorrhaphe wrightii) palmbob Image Desert Agave (Agave deserti) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe aculeata) palmbob Image (Albizia brevifolia) palmbob Image (Albizia brevifolia) palmbob Image Rock Palm, Desert Palm, Sombrero Palm, Blue Rock Palm (Brahea dulcis) palmbob Image Bismarck Palm, Bismark Palm (Bismarckia nobilis) palmbob Image Bismarck Palm, Bismark Palm (Bismarckia nobilis) palmbob Image Bismarck Palm, Bismark Palm (Bismarckia nobilis) palmbob Image Bismarck Palm, Bismark Palm (Bismarckia nobilis) palmbob Image Bismarck Palm, Bismark Palm (Bismarckia nobilis) r_doll Image Abutilon, Flowering Maple 'Tiger Eye' (Abutilon ) vossner Image Magnolia 'Jane' (Magnolia ) DoGooder Image Begonia 'Million Kisses Devotion' (Begonia ) nanny_56 Image Daylily 'Willie Markus' (Hemerocallis ) bootandall Image Gunnera (Gunnera prorepens) dfa Image Daylily 'Cantique' (Hemerocallis ) dfa Image Daylily 'Apache War Dance' (Hemerocallis ) dfa Image Daylily 'Strawberry Lace' (Hemerocallis ) dfa Image Daylily 'Grape Magic' (Hemerocallis ) dfa Image Daylily 'Barbary Corsair' (Hemerocallis ) dfa Image Daylily 'Antique Rose' (Hemerocallis ) dfa Image Daylily 'Prairie Blossoms' (Hemerocallis ) palmbob Image Droopy Blue Hesper Palm (Brahea armata var. clara) palmbob Image Pride of Barbados, Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Peacock Flower, flamboyan-de-jardin (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) palmbob Image Pride of Barbados, Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Peacock Flower, flamboyan-de-jardin (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) palmbob Image Chamaedorea, Pacaya (Chamaedorea brachypoda) palmbob Image Hardy Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea microspadix) palmbob Image Radicalis Palm (Chamaedorea radicalis) palmbob Image Bamboo Palm, Reed Palm, Seifriz's Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii) dfa Image Daylily 'Double Me' (Hemerocallis ) Dosetaker Image Tomato 'Jolly Elf' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Dosetaker Image Snap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Greencrop' (Phaseolus vulgaris) Kell Image Echeveria (Echeveria x imbricata) Kell Image Agave (Agave celsii var. albicans) Kell Image Manfreda 'Macho Mocha' (X Mangave ) Kell Image Manfreda 'Macho Mocha' (X Mangave ) Kell Image Manfreda 'Macho Mocha' (X Mangave ) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe microstigma) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe microstigma) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe microstigma) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe microstigma)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Robluvshostas Positive HostasDirect Inc. E63 Negative Star Nursery, Inc. tzei_yang Positive J.L. Hudson, Seedsman jedoody Positive Empress Tree Nurseries (aka Fast Growing Trees, Paulownia Supply & fastgrowingtree.com) jane_stevens9 Positive Romence Gardens & Greenhouses picealuver Positive Plants of the Southwest hairyjo Negative Hardyplants.com 10MeadowsWay Positive Classy Groundcovers AnneH757 Positive Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs (dutchbulbs.com) rich_webb Positive Nature Hills Nursery alfredlee Negative Shady Lane Poultry JanaJP Negative Ladybug Daylilies mc003 Positive Casita Azul (ILoveHostas.net) jjsges1 Negative Empress Tree Nurseries (aka Fast Growing Trees, Paulownia Supply & fastgrowingtree.com)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... June 26, 2012