Dave's Garden Newsletter for March 12, 2013

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Mason Cooley, American aphorist)

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PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description MtnMam Comment Narrow-leaved Cotton Grass Eriophorum angustifolium Cville_Gardener Comment Amaryllis 'Matterhorn' Hippeastrum Cville_Gardener Comment Cypress Spurge, Bonaparte's Crown, Graveyard Moss 'Fen's Ruby' Euphorbia cyparissias Cville_Gardener Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Ingrid Bergman' Rosa jocy1220 Comment Natal Plum Carissa macrocarpa wagtail Comment Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Colorado' Nymphaea wagtail Comment Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Dauben' Nymphaea x daubenyana wagtail Comment Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Mayla' Nymphaea wagtail Comment Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Joey Tomocik' Nymphaea wagtail Comment Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Tina' Nymphaea gigi3683 Comment Christmas Heliconia Heliconia angusta attila Comment Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Nuccio's Pearl' Camellia japonica wagtail Comment Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Green Smoke' Nymphaea wagtail Comment Hardy Waterlily: 'Pink Beauty' Nymphaea hybrid camrichdesigns Comment African Daisy Arctotis stoechadifolia wagtail Comment Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Laydekeri Alba' Nymphaea wagtail Comment Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Colorata' Nymphaea wagtail Comment Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Stellata Rosea' Nymphaea Karmikael Comment Hybrid Kordesii Rose 'John Cabot' Rosa sladeofsky Comment Lenten Rose 'Golden Sunrise' Helleborus x hybridus sladeofsky Comment Helleborus 'HGC Pink Frost' Helleborus pniksch Comment Climbing Fig Ficus punctata Cville_Gardener Image Amaryllis 'Matterhorn' (Hippeastrum ) Cville_Gardener Image Amaryllis 'Matterhorn' (Hippeastrum ) DaylilySLP Image Larkspur, Candle Delphinium 'Aurora Lavender' (Delphinium elatum) DaylilySLP Image Larkspur, Candle Delphinium 'Aurora Lavender' (Delphinium elatum) DaylilySLP Image Larkspur, Candle Delphinium 'Aurora Lavender' (Delphinium elatum) DaylilySLP Image Larkspur, Candle Delphinium 'Aurora Lavender' (Delphinium elatum) DaylilySLP Image Allwood Pinks, Modern Pinks 'Frosty Fire' (Dianthus x allwoodii) DaylilySLP Image Allwood Pinks, Modern Pinks 'Frosty Fire' (Dianthus x allwoodii) DaylilySLP Image Allwood Pinks, Modern Pinks 'Frosty Fire' (Dianthus x allwoodii) DaylilySLP Image Carnation 'Garden Spice Fuschia' (Dianthus caryophyllus) DaylilySLP Image Carnation 'Garden Spice Fuschia' (Dianthus caryophyllus) DaylilySLP Image Carnation 'Garden Spice Pink' (Dianthus caryophyllus) DaylilySLP Image Carnation 'Garden Spice Red' (Dianthus caryophyllus) DaylilySLP Image Carnation 'Garden Spice Red' (Dianthus caryophyllus) DaylilySLP Image Carnation 'Garden Spice Red' (Dianthus caryophyllus) DaylilySLP Image Carnation 'Garden Spice Red' (Dianthus caryophyllus) DaylilySLP Image Cheddar Pink 'Sangria Splash' (Dianthus ) DaylilySLP Image Cheddar Pink 'Sangria Splash' (Dianthus ) DaylilySLP Image Cheddar Pink 'Sangria Splash' (Dianthus ) DaylilySLP Image Cheddar Pink 'Sangria Splash' (Dianthus ) DaylilySLP Image Cheddar Pink 'Sangria Splash' (Dianthus ) DaylilySLP Image Dianthus, China Pinks 'Telstar Picotee' (Dianthus chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Dianthus, China Pinks 'Telstar Picotee' (Dianthus chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Dianthus, China Pinks 'Telstar Picotee' (Dianthus chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Dianthus, China Pinks 'Telstar Picotee' (Dianthus chinensis) Cville_Gardener Image Cypress Spurge, Bonaparte's Crown, Graveyard Moss 'Fen's Ruby' (Euphorbia cyparissias) DaylilySLP Image Ornamental Strawberry 'Lipstick' (Fragaria x ananassa) DaylilySLP Image Ornamental Strawberry 'Lipstick' (Fragaria x ananassa) DaylilySLP Image Ornamental Strawberry 'Lipstick' (Fragaria x ananassa) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria tayloriorum) scirpidiella Image Burr Medick (Medicago minima) scirpidiella Image Burr Medick (Medicago minima) DaylilySLP Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Americana Pink Mega Splash' (Pelargonium x hortorum) DaylilySLP Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Americana Pink Mega Splash' (Pelargonium x hortorum) DaylilySLP Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Americana Pink Mega Splash' (Pelargonium x hortorum) DaylilySLP Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Americana Pink Mega Splash' (Pelargonium x hortorum) DaylilySLP Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Americana Pink Mega Splash' (Pelargonium x hortorum) DaylilySLP Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Americana Pink Mega Splash' (Pelargonium x hortorum) scirpidiella Image Sand Kochia (Kochia laniflora) scirpidiella Image Sand Kochia (Kochia laniflora) scirpidiella Image Sand Kochia (Kochia laniflora) jocy1220 Image Natal Plum (Carissa macrocarpa) jocy1220 Image Natal Plum (Carissa macrocarpa) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Autumn Leaves' (Heuchera ) scirpidiella Image French Psyllium, Sandwort Plantain, Whorled Plantain, (Plantago arenaria) scirpidiella Image French Psyllium, Sandwort Plantain, Whorled Plantain, (Plantago arenaria) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Autumn Leaves' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Autumn Leaves' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Autumn Leaves' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Autumn Leaves' (Heuchera ) scirpidiella Image Water Aloe, Water Soldier, Crab's Claw (Stratiotes aloides) Cville_Gardener Image Shrub Rose 'Pink Double Knockout' (Rosa ) Cville_Gardener Image Shrub Rose 'Pink Double Knockout' (Rosa ) wagtail Image Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Mayla' (Nymphaea ) wagtail Image Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Joey Tomocik' (Nymphaea ) wagtail Image Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Colorado' (Nymphaea ) wagtail Image Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Tina' (Nymphaea ) wagtail Image Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Chromatella' (Nymphaea x marliacea) wagtail Image Hardy Waterlily: 'Pink Beauty' (Nymphaea hybrid) wagtail Image Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Ellisiana' (Nymphaea ) Farmerdill Image English Pea 'Survivor' (Pisum sativum) sladeofsky Image Helleborus 'HGC Pink Frost' (Helleborus ) sladeofsky Image Helleborus 'HGC Pink Frost' (Helleborus ) wagtail Image Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Dauben' (Nymphaea x daubenyana) Cville_Gardener Image Australian Sword Fern 'Kimberly Queen' (Nephrolepis obliterata) Cville_Gardener Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Abraham Darby' (Rosa ) wagtail Image Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Colorata' (Nymphaea ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Mahogany' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Mahogany' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'First Frost' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'First Frost' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'First Frost' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'First Frost' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Praying Hands' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Praying Hands' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Praying Hands' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Praying Hands' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Chameleon Plant 'Chameleon' (Houttuynia cordata) DaylilySLP Image Chameleon Plant 'Chameleon' (Houttuynia cordata) DaylilySLP Image Chameleon Plant 'Chameleon' (Houttuynia cordata) DaylilySLP Image Chameleon Plant 'Chameleon' (Houttuynia cordata) DaylilySLP Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Lace Artistry' (Iris ) DaylilySLP Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Lace Artistry' (Iris ) DaylilySLP Image Sweet Iris, Variegated Orris Root, Dalmation Iris, Variegated Sweet Iris, Zebra Iris 'Variegata' (Iris pallida) DaylilySLP Image Sweet Iris, Variegated Orris Root, Dalmation Iris, Variegated Sweet Iris, Zebra Iris 'Variegata' (Iris pallida) DaylilySLP Image Sweet Iris, Variegated Orris Root, Dalmation Iris, Variegated Sweet Iris, Zebra Iris 'Variegata' (Iris pallida) DaylilySLP Image Edging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia 'Techno Heat Light Blue' (Lobelia ) DaylilySLP Image Edging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia 'Techno Heat Light Blue' (Lobelia ) DaylilySLP Image Edging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia 'Techno Heat Light Blue' (Lobelia ) DaylilySLP Image Edging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia 'Techno Heat Light Blue' (Lobelia ) DaylilySLP Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum '3D Silver' (Osteospermum ecklonia) DaylilySLP Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum '3D Silver' (Osteospermum ecklonia) DaylilySLP Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum '3D Silver' (Osteospermum ecklonia) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Shirley Temple' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Shirley Temple' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Shirley Temple' (Paeonia lactiflora) palmbob Image Weeping Pittosporum, Butterbush, Cattle Bush, Native Apricot (Pittosporum angustifolium) palmbob Image Weeping Pittosporum, Butterbush, Cattle Bush, Native Apricot (Pittosporum angustifolium) palmbob Image Weeping Pittosporum, Butterbush, Cattle Bush, Native Apricot (Pittosporum angustifolium) palmbob Image Weeping Pittosporum, Butterbush, Cattle Bush, Native Apricot (Pittosporum angustifolium) palmbob Image Weeping Pittosporum, Butterbush, Cattle Bush, Native Apricot (Pittosporum angustifolium) palmbob Image 'Lime Fuzz' (Echeveria pulvinata) palmbob Image 'Lime Fuzz' (Echeveria pulvinata) palmbob Image 'Lime Fuzz' (Echeveria pulvinata) palmbob Image Echinopsis (Echinopsis rhodotricha) palmbob Image Chiotilla, Jiotilla, Quiotilla (Escontria chiotilla) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia caducifolia) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia caducifolia) palmbob Image Variegated African Candelabra (Euphorbia ammak var. variegata) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia balsamifera var. adenensis) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia fianarantsoae) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia fianarantsoae) palmbob Image Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe mortagei) palmbob Image Livistona (Livistona drudei) palmbob Image Livistona (Livistona drudei) palmbob Image Dagger Cactus, Pitahaya Agria, Pitayo Agrio (Stenocereus gummosus)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description BigDusty Positive Murray McMurray Hatchery kg4gkh Positive Plant and Gnome RJ_Zone7b Positive Martha's Secrets david5d Positive Growquest Growers (also dba Olive-Trees.net and Surf & Sierra Wholesale Nurseries, LLC) melody Positive Sustainable Seed Company NicoleC Positive The Tasteful Garden bruce2288 Positive Heavenly Seed aphrab Negative Gardens Alive! Dempsey Negative Berry Hill Irrigation, Inc. Dempsey Positive Fedco Seeds Sherry77 Positive Garden Harvest Supply

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... March 12, 2013