Dave's Garden Newsletter for August 17: covering the events of yesterday.

http://davesgarden.com

Table of contents:
1.  Gardening Quote of the Day
2.  Summary
3.  Detailed News
4.  Final Notes

-==========================-
Section 1: Gardening Quote of the Day:

"If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, you can bet the
water bill is higher."

-==========================-
Section 2: News Summary:

2a. Traffic Activity:
=============================================
19 member signups.

2b. Forum activity:
=============================================
http://davesgarden.com/forums/

The Photos forum had 129 posts.
The General Discussion forum had 75 posts.
The Seed Trading forum had 34 posts.
The Dave's Garden forum had 27 posts.
The Identification forum had 25 posts.
The Brugs and Friends forum had 17 posts.
The Container Gardening forum had 16 posts.
The Plant Trading forum had 15 posts.
The Tropicals forum had 14 posts.
The Wild Life forum had 11 posts.
The Welcome Mat forum had 11 posts.
The Vines and Climbers forum had 11 posts.
The Mail Call! forum had 11 posts.
The Garden Talk forum had 11 posts.
The Brug and Datura Contest forum had 9 posts.
The Propagation forum had 8 posts.
The Seed Saving forum had 7 posts.
The Farm Life forum had 7 posts.
The Succulents forum had 6 posts.
The Day Lilies forum had 6 posts.
The Stay at Home Moms forum had 5 posts.
The Perennials forum had 5 posts.
The Trees & Shrubs forum had 4 posts.
The Tomatoes forum had 3 posts.
The Shady Gardens forum had 3 posts.
The Recipes forum had 3 posts.
The Hydrangeas forum had 3 posts.
The Bulbs forum had 3 posts.
The United Kingdom forum had 2 posts.
The Soil forum had 2 posts.
The Pests and Diseases forum had 2 posts.
The Organic Gardening forum had 2 posts.
The House Plants forum had 2 posts.
The Roses forum had 1 post.
The Market Growers forum had 1 post.
The Home Decorating forum had 1 post.
The Heirlooms forum had 1 post.
The Book Worms forum had 1 post.
The Bonsai forum had 1 post.

2c. Journal Activity:
=============================================
http://davesgarden.com/gj/

34 new items.
87 new entries.
47 new images.

2d. Plants Database activity:
=============================================
http://davesgarden.com/plants/

8 additions to the master plants database
10 descriptions were added.

-==========================-
Section 3: Detailed News:

3a. Plants Database Changes or Additions:
=============================================
http://davesgarden.com/plants/

Zanymuse added the following plant:
Common name: Climbing Queen Elizabeth
Genus: Everblooming Grandiflora
Species: 
Category: Roses
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1046.html

louisa added the following plant:
Common name: Climbing Hydrangea 'Firefly'
Genus: Hydrangea
Species: anomala petiolaris 'Firefly'
Category: Vines and Climbers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1053.html

Badseed added the following plant:
Common name: Lion's Ear
Genus: Leonotis
Species: leonurus
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1048.html

Badseed added the following plant:
Common name: Snowflakes, Snowbells
Genus: Leucojum
Species: aestivum
Category: Bulbs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1049.html

Badseed added the following plant:
Common name: Philippine Lily
Genus: Lilium
Species: formosanum philippensis
Category: Bulbs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1050.html

smiln32 added the following plant:
Common name: River Birch
Genus: Betula
Species: nigra
Category: Trees
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1051.html

smiln32 added the following plant:
Common name: Johnathan Apple
Genus: Malus
Species: pumila
Category: Trees
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1052.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Sword Lily, Hardy Gladiolus
Genus: Gladiolus
Species: byzantinus
Category: Bulbs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1054.html

Zanymuse added: "General Description" to the 
Climbing Queen Elizabeth (Everblooming Grandiflora ):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1046.html

Badseed added: "General Description" to the 
Lion's Ear (Leonotis leonurus):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1048.html

Badseed added: "General Description" to the 
Philippine Lily (Lilium formosanum philippensis):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1050.html

mystic added: "General Description" to the 
Chervil (Anthriscus cereifolium):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/839.html

mystic added: "How to germinate from seed" to the 
Chervil (Anthriscus cereifolium):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/839.html

louisa added: "General Description" to the 
Climbing Hydrangea 'Firefly' (Hydrangea anomala petiolaris 'Firefly'):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1053.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Sword Lily, Hardy Gladiolus (Gladiolus byzantinus):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1054.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
African Lily, Bell Agapanthus (Agapanthus campanulatus 'Headbourne'):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1017.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Wind Grass, Loose Silky-Bent (Apera spica-venti):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1042.html




-==========================-
Section 4: Final Notes:

Thank you for reading the Dave's Garden Newsletter.
If you ever decide you don't wish to receive these 
mailings anymore, simply go to your preferences page 
at Dave's Garden and remove the check in the 
checkbox for this newsletter.  

Have a good day, and happy gardening!
Dave
--
Dave Whitinger
dave@davesgarden.com


And that's the way it was...  August 16, 2001