Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of March 8.

56 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"If one were as good a gardener in practice as one is in theory, what a garden would one create!"

( -- Vita Sackville-West, English novelist, poet, gardener (born 3/9/1892))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 567 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 124 posts.
General Discussion 75 posts.
Photos 52 posts.
Jokes and Chat 29 posts.
Home and Crafts 22 posts.
Succulents 19 posts.
Farm Life 16 posts.
Welcome Mat 14 posts.
Dave's Garden 14 posts.
Seed Trading 12 posts.
Health 11 posts.
Identification 11 posts.
Co-Op 11 posts.
Plant Trading 10 posts.
Heirlooms 10 posts.
Water Gardens 10 posts.
Roundup 10 posts.
Computer Talk 9 posts.
United Kingdom 9 posts.
Garden Talk 9 posts.
Tropicals 8 posts.
Bulbs 7 posts.
Prayer Requests 7 posts.
Dirt Cheap 7 posts.
Tomatoes 6 posts.
Recipes 5 posts.
Grass and Bamboo 5 posts.
Home Decorating 5 posts.
Perennials 4 posts.
Trees & Shrubs 4 posts.
Pets 4 posts.
Mail Call! 4 posts.
Handyman 3 posts.
Propagation 2 posts.
Current Events 2 posts.
Container Gardening 2 posts.
Book Worms 2 posts.
House Plants 2 posts.
Vines and Climbers 2 posts.
Roses 1 post.
Greenhouse 1 post.
Orchids 1 post.
Day Lilies 1 post.
Saving Seeds 1 post.
Garden Events 1 post.
Hostas 1 post.
Wild Plants 1 post.

Journal Activity

13 new items.
30 new entries.
14 new images.

Plants Database Activity:

7 new plants.
1 new description was added.
21 new images were added.

Member Addition Description
plantdude Plant Dragoneye Pine (Pinus densiflora 'Oculus Draconis')
plantdude Plant Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis)
plantdude Plant Oriental Spruce (Picea orientalis 'Aurea Compacta')
tlswilso Plant - (Paphiopedilum callosum)
tlswilso Plant Odontoglossum (Odontoglossum Hybrids)
plantdude Plant Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium 'Lucerne')
plantdude Plant Lamb's Ears (Stachys monieri)
biffvernon Image Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis)
biffvernon Image Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis)
plantdude Image Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
tlswilso Image Silver Squill (Ledebouria socialis)
plantdude Image Tree Peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
plantdude Image Tree Peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
plantdude Image Dragoneye Pine (Pinus densiflora 'Oculus Draconis')
plantdude Image Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis)
plantdude Image Oriental Spruce (Picea orientalis 'Aurea Compacta')
tlswilso Image - (Paphiopedilum callosum)
tlswilso Image - (Paphiopedilum callosum)
tlswilso Image - (Paphiopedilum callosum)
tlswilso Image Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis Hybrids)
tlswilso Image Odontoglossum (Odontoglossum Hybrids)
tlswilso Image Odontoglossum (Odontoglossum Hybrids)
tlswilso Image Odontoglossum (Odontoglossum Hybrids)
tlswilso Image Odontoglossum (Odontoglossum Hybrids)
plantdude Image Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium 'Lucerne')
plantdude Image Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium 'Lucerne')
plantdude Image Lamb's Ears (Stachys monieri)
plantdude Image Lamb's Ears (Stachys monieri)
Murple General Description Oca (Oxalis tuberosa)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

No new companies were added to the database.
7 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
Lynnette Positive Chuck Chapman Iris
SteveA Positive Bluestone Perennials
jh Negative Gurney's
wflather Positive Adams County Nursery
Syys Negative Frankford Nursery Peony Superstore
Rosco Positive Golden Harvest Organics
roseofsharon Negative Burpee, W. Atlee & Co.

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... March 8, 2001