Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of April 17.

47 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"There is a fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness.'"

( -- Dave Barry, American humorist)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Flowers in my yard
By HoniBee

Forum Activity

A grand total of 855 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

General Discussion 249 posts.
Photos 114 posts.
Brugmansias and Friends 70 posts.
Prayer Requests 63 posts.
Identification 35 posts.
Parking Lot 33 posts.
Dave's Garden 27 posts.
Jokes and Chat 24 posts.
Seed Trading 21 posts.
Container Gardening 21 posts.
Garden Talk 18 posts.
Pets 16 posts.
Plant Trading 15 posts.
Hostas 15 posts.
Farm Life 14 posts.
Welcome Mat 13 posts.
Mail Call! 11 posts.
Vines and Climbers 10 posts.
Health 9 posts.
Landscaping 6 posts.
Book Worms 6 posts.
United Kingdom 6 posts.
Heirlooms 4 posts.
Tropicals 4 posts.
Current Events 4 posts.
Co-Op 4 posts.
Market Growers 4 posts.
Recipes 4 posts.
Herbs 3 posts.
Alpine Gardening 3 posts.
Tomatoes 3 posts.
Propagation 3 posts.
Collectibles 3 posts.
Perennials 3 posts.
Master Gardeners 2 posts.
Wild Life 2 posts.
Computer Talk 2 posts.
Organic Gardening 2 posts.
House Plants 2 posts.
Soil 1 post.
Bulbs 1 post.
Home and Crafts 1 post.
Dirt Cheap 1 post.
Pests and Diseases 1 post.
Succulents 1 post.

Journal Activity

7 new items.
27 new entries.
23 new images.

Plants Database Activity:

1 new plant.
2 new descriptions were added.
29 new images were added.

Member Addition Description
Floridian Plant Sand Blackberry (Rubus cuneifolius)
gardenwife Image Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris)
gardenwife Image Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris)
gardenwife Image Geum (Geum chiloense)
gardenwife Image Geum (Geum chiloense)
gardenwife Image Sneezewort (Achillea ptarmica)
gardenwife Image Sneezewort (Achillea ptarmica)
gardenwife Image Gold Alyssum, Basket of Gold, Gold Dust (Alyssum saxatile)
gardenwife Image Gold Alyssum, Basket of Gold, Gold Dust (Alyssum saxatile)
gardenwife Image Aubretia, Large Flowered (Aubrieta cultorum)
gardenwife Image Aubretia, Large Flowered (Aubrieta cultorum)
gardenwife Image Chinese Ground Orchid, White Ground Orchid (Bletilla striata)
gardenwife Image Chinese Ground Orchid, White Ground Orchid (Bletilla striata)
gardenwife Image Clustered Bellflower (Campanula glomerata)
gardenwife Image Clustered Bellflower (Campanula glomerata)
gardenwife Image Clustered Bellflower (Campanula glomerata)
gardenwife Image Blue Cornflower, Mountain Bluet (Centaurea montana)
gardenwife Image Blue Cornflower, Mountain Bluet (Centaurea montana)
gardenwife Image Yellow Hardhead/ Giant Knapweed (Centaurea macrocephala)
gardenwife Image Yellow Hardhead/ Giant Knapweed (Centaurea macrocephala)
gardenwife Image Jupiter's Beard, Keys to Heaven, Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber)
gardenwife Image Jupiter's Beard, Keys to Heaven, Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber)
gardenwife Image English Wallflower (Cheiranthus cheiri)
gardenwife Image English Wallflower (Cheiranthus cheiri)
gardenwife Image English Wallflower (Cheiranthus cheiri)
ffa Image Prayer Plant, Zebra Plant (Calathea zebrina)
Floridian Image Sand Blackberry (Rubus cuneifolius)
MichaelCharters Image Pride of Madeira (Echium fastuosum)
MichaelCharters Image Pride of Madeira (Echium fastuosum)
MichaelCharters Image Mexican Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa)
rosemarysims General Description Salt Marsh Mallow, Seashore Mallow (Kosteletzkya virginica)
gardenwife Cultivar/Variety Name and Description Jupiter's Beard, Keys to Heaven, Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
farmgirl21 Positive Vermont Bean Seed Company
seagoddess Negative Plantron Inc.
mltmnz Positive Bluestone Perennials
elder Positive Heronswood Nursery

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... April 17, 2001