Dave's Garden Newsletter for May 15, 2013

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Hal Borland, American journalist (born 5/14/1900))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Plant Identification 173 posts PlantFiles Pictures 97 posts Games 60 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 45 posts Daylilies 39 posts Northeast Gardening 36 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 30 posts Beginner Vegetables 29 posts Pets 28 posts Vegetable Gardening 24 posts Mid-South Gardening 23 posts Bird Identification 19 posts Florida Gardening 18 posts Australian Gardening 18 posts Texas Gardening 17 posts Southwest Gardening 16 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 15 posts BugFiles Pictures 13 posts Shady Gardens 12 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 12 posts Hostas 11 posts Classified Ads 11 posts Tomatoes 10 posts Insect and Spider Identification 10 posts Bird Watching 9 posts Seed Germination 9 posts Sewing and Quilting 9 posts Seed Trading 9 posts Canadian Gardening 8 posts Central Midwest Gardening 8 posts Peonies 8 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 8 posts Weather 7 posts Plant Trading 7 posts Voting Booth 7 posts Brugmansias 7 posts Clematis 6 posts Hydrangeas 6 posts Herbs 6 posts Photos 6 posts Cacti and Succulents 5 posts Georgia Gardening 5 posts Carolina Gardening 5 posts Perennials 5 posts Water Gardens 5 posts Orchids 4 posts Homesteading 4 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 4 posts Clean and Clutter-free 4 posts Trash to Treasure 4 posts Agastaches and Salvias 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 3 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 3 posts Aroids 3 posts Morning Glories 3 posts Garden Talk 3 posts BirdFiles Pictures 3 posts Japanese Maples 3 posts Gardening by the Moon 2 posts Tropical Plants 2 posts Beginner Houseplants 2 posts Roses 2 posts Annuals 2 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 2 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 2 posts Hibiscus 2 posts Lilies 2 posts Ask-a-Gardener 1 post California Gardening 1 post Irises 1 post Peppers 1 post Passifloras 1 post Garden Design 1 post Vines and Climbers 1 post Test 1 post Soil and Composting 1 post

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PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description ItsMe123 Comment Gayfeather, Blazing Star, Button Snakeroot Liatris spicata GaMadGardener Comment Miniature Climbing Rose 'Red Cascade' Rosa ilovejesus99 Comment Shrub Rose 'Petite Pink Scotch' Rosa sladeofsky Comment Snow-In-Summer Cerastium tomentosum Centaurea Comment Chinese Yellow Banana, Golden Lotus Banana Musella lasiocarpa rubyt Comment Bauhinia Bauhinia rufescens Nola_Nigella Comment Hardy Tropical Hybrid Passionflower Passiflora loefgrenii x caerulea pachyden Comment Mexican Fire Barrel, Mexican Lime Cactus, Viznaga de Lima Ferocactus pilosus katpages Comment Chinese Lantern Plant, Strawberry Ground Cherry Physalis alkekengi 45eriepa Comment Three-leaved Anemone Anemone trifolia vidyasudhi Comment Double Flowering Tuberose, Rajanigandha 'The Pearl' Polianthes tuberosa Kell Image Blue Daisy, Blue Marguerite, Shrub Aster, Blue Margarito, Marguerite Daisy (Felicia fruticosa) Kell Image Blue Daisy, Blue Marguerite, Shrub Aster, Blue Margarito, Marguerite Daisy (Felicia fruticosa) Kell Image Blue Daisy, Blue Marguerite, Shrub Aster, Blue Margarito, Marguerite Daisy (Felicia fruticosa) Kell Image Pincushion Protea (Leucospermum cordifolium) PeonyDays Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Kansas' (Paeonia lactiflora) PeonyDays Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Victoire de la Marne' (Paeonia lactiflora) marsrover Image Jackman Clematis 'Mrs. Cholmondeley' (Clematis x jackmanii) marsrover Image Jackman Clematis 'Mrs. Cholmondeley' (Clematis x jackmanii) kattykorn Image Fairy Wand, False Unicorn Plant, Devil's Claw (Chamaelirium luteum) TomH3787 Image Balm 'Royal Velvet Distinction' (Melittis melissophyllum) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Phalaenopsis Long Pride Green Pixie (Phalaenopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Phalaenopsis Long Pride Green Pixie (Phalaenopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Phalaenopsis Tzu Chiang Orange (Phalaenopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Phalaenopsis Sunrise Star (Phalaenopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Phalaenopsis Sunrise Star (Phalaenopsis ) Kell Image Blouker, Fountain Bush (Psoralea pinnata) growin Image Tree Peony (Paeonia suffruticosa) growin Image Dusky Cranesbill, Mourning Widow 'Samobor' (Geranium phaeum) growin Image Dusky Cranesbill, Mourning Widow 'Samobor' (Geranium phaeum) growin Image Dusky Cranesbill, Mourning Widow 'Samobor' (Geranium phaeum) growin Image Hosta 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd' (Hosta ) growin Image Clematis-flowered Columbine 'Black Barlow' (Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata) growin Image Clematis-flowered Columbine 'Black Barlow' (Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata) growin Image Hosta 'War Paint' (Hosta ) growin Image Hosta 'War Paint' (Hosta ) growin Image Hosta 'War Paint' (Hosta ) growin Image Mountain Cornflower, Mountain Bluet, Perennial Cornflower 'Amethyst in Snow' (Centaurea montana) growin Image Jenny's Stonecrop, Crooked Yellow Sedum, Stone Orpine, Spruce-leaved Stonecrop, Prickmadam 'Angelina' (Sedum rupestre) growin Image Avens, Geum 'Mango Lassi' (Geum ) growin Image Avens, Geum 'Mango Lassi' (Geum ) growin Image Avens, Geum 'Mango Lassi' (Geum ) growin Image Bigleaf Ligularia, Leopard Plant, Golden Groundsel 'Britt Marie Crawford' (Ligularia dentata) growin Image Garden Globeflower 'Cressida' (Trollius x cultorum) growin Image Garden Globeflower 'Cressida' (Trollius x cultorum) growin Image Bowles Golden Sedge 'Aurea' (Carex elata) growin Image Bowles Golden Sedge 'Aurea' (Carex elata) growin Image Bowles Golden Sedge 'Aurea' (Carex elata) Kell Image Blouker, Fountain Bush (Psoralea pinnata) Kell Image Blouker, Fountain Bush (Psoralea pinnata) Kell Image Blouker, Fountain Bush (Psoralea pinnata) marsrover Image Rhododendron 'Minnetonka' (Rhododendron ) goldilocks0613 Image Daylily 'Worthy Master' (Hemerocallis ) typwc Image Scarlet Sage, Scarlet Salvia, Red Sage, Red Salvia 'Bonfire' (Salvia splendens) marsrover Image Oriental Lily 'Mona Lisa' (Lilium ) marsrover Image Asiatic Lily 'Tiny Skyline' (Lilium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Phalaenopsis Hinamatsuri (Phalaenopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Phalaenopsis Hinamatsuri (Phalaenopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Phalaenopsis Hinamatsuri (Phalaenopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Phalaenopsis Taida Sara Gem (Phalaenopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Oncidium Pussycatt (Oncidium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Oncidium Pussycatt (Oncidium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Oncidium Pussycatt (Oncidium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Oncidium Tigersette (Oncidium ) mfpinlh Image Green Milkweed Vine, Pearl Milkweed (Matelea reticulata) mfpinlh Image Green Milkweed Vine, Pearl Milkweed (Matelea reticulata) mfpinlh Image Green Milkweed Vine, Pearl Milkweed (Matelea reticulata) decherdt Image Tomato 'Rose Quartz' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) pforrester Image Coral Tree, Bucayo (Erythrina fusca) decherdt Image Tomato 'Rose Quartz' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) pforrester Image Coral Tree, Bucayo (Erythrina fusca) pforrester Image Coral Tree, Bucayo (Erythrina fusca) pforrester Image Coral Tree, Bucayo (Erythrina fusca) pforrester Image Coral Tree, Bucayo (Erythrina fusca) pforrester Image Coral Tree, Bucayo (Erythrina fusca) pforrester Image Coral Tree, Bucayo (Erythrina fusca) pforrester Image Coral Tree, Bucayo (Erythrina fusca) pforrester Image Coral Tree, Bucayo (Erythrina fusca) decherdt Image Tomato 'Rose Quartz' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) pforrester Image Coral Tree, Bucayo (Erythrina fusca) pforrester Image Coral Tree, Bucayo (Erythrina fusca) xmasgrinch Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Dance the Night Away' (Iris ) xmasgrinch Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Dance the Night Away' (Iris ) xmasgrinch Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Dracula's Kiss' (Iris ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Brassidium Black Star (Brassidium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Brassidium Black Star (Brassidium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Brassidium Jerry (Brassidium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Brassidium Jerry (Brassidium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Masdevallia Claude (Masdevallia ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Masdevallia Claude (Masdevallia ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Masdevallia Claude (Masdevallia ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Masdevallia Shinichi Komoda (Masdevallia ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Masdevallia Shinichi Komoda (Masdevallia ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Masdevallia Shinichi Komoda (Masdevallia ) Weerobin Image Himalayan Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum hookeri) Weerobin Image Himalayan Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum hookeri) Weerobin Image Mason's Jacob's ladder, Mason's sky pilot (Polemonium chartaceum) enidcandles Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Capricious' (Iris ) enidcandles Image Tall Bearded Iris 'New Day Dawning' (Iris ) Weerobin Image Japanese Azalea, Kyushu Azalea 'Komo Kulshan' (Rhododendron kiusianum) Kell Image Ice Plant, Purple vygie (Lampranthus hoerleinianus) Kell Image Ice Plant, Purple vygie (Lampranthus hoerleinianus) Kell Image Ice Plant, Purple vygie (Lampranthus hoerleinianus) Kell Image Ice Plant, Purple vygie (Lampranthus hoerleinianus) Kell Image Pincushion Protea (Leucospermum cordifolium) Kell Image Pincushion Protea (Leucospermum cordifolium) Kell Image Pincushion Protea (Leucospermum cordifolium)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description RajiBear Negative Nature Hills Nursery idealpeggy Positive The Tasteful Garden dolphiin62 Positive Thuja Gardens (formerly PlantsRus) PHPaul Positive Hummingbird Farm LazyGuardener Positive Pecan Lake Farm soldiersong Positive TomatoFest.com jgitch Positive Cranberry Creations clarita995 Positive CedarCide Industries Nosmo2112 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Sharon4B Negative Reimer Seeds JoyceAMiller Negative Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) shakergardener Negative Glasshouse Works stormcloud Neutral Bluestone Perennials Ignored Negative Eden Brothers Seed Company don_luis Positive Select Seeds Antique Flowers duchess56 Negative Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) littleguy2 Negative Jackson & Perkins rosepetal2 Negative Cottage Farms linette2001 Positive Angel Gardens Inc. Mylena1 Negative Horticultural Products and Services (HPS) DonnaMack Positive Select Seeds Antique Flowers PlantBos Positive Ambergate Gardens therder Negative Summerstone Nursery RickardE Positive Grandpa's Orchard, LLC RickardE Positive Tatiana's TOMATObase

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... May 15, 2013