Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of January 23.

107 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Snowflakes are one of nature�s most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together. "

( -- Vista M. Kelly)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Kundenbilder
By monika

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Popcorn Plant, Creeping Buttercup
Ranunculus repens
By gardenwife

Forum Activity

A grand total of 692 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 125 posts.

Prayer Requests 54 posts.

Photos 52 posts.

General Discussion 46 posts.

Garden Talk 43 posts.

Seed Trading 34 posts.

Dave's Garden 25 posts.

Co-Op 25 posts.

PDB Pictures 23 posts.

Roses 23 posts.

Farm Life 19 posts.

Computer Talk 18 posts.

Parking Lot 18 posts.

Jokes and Chat 16 posts.

Pets 14 posts.

Health and Dieting 13 posts.

Container Gardening 12 posts.

Shady Gardens 12 posts.

Tropicals 11 posts.

Paper People 10 posts.

Propagation 9 posts.

Pollbooth 9 posts.

Identification 8 posts.

Bulbs 8 posts.

Hostas 7 posts.

Master Gardeners 7 posts.

Perennials 6 posts.

International Trading 6 posts.

European 5 posts.

Heirlooms 5 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 4 posts.

Canadian Trading 4 posts.

Media 4 posts.

Dirt Cheap 2 posts.

Orchids 2 posts.

Soil 2 posts.

Recipes 2 posts.

Mail Call! 2 posts.

Landscaping 2 posts.

Greenhouse 2 posts.

Welcome Mat 1 post.

Tomatoes 1 post.

Water Gardens 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

kerneria ker-NER-ee-uh Possibly named for Anton Joseph Kerner von Marilaun, 19th century professor of botany at Innsbruck and author of Natural History of Plants
Kernera KER-ner-uh Named for Johann Simon von Kerner, 19th century professor of botany at Stuttgart
kerneri KER-ner-ee Named for Anton Joseph Kerner von Marilaun, 19th century professor of botany at Innsbruck and author of Natural History of Plants
ricinifolium riss-in-ih-FOH-lee-um Having leaves like Ricinus (Castor Bean)
ricinifolius riss-in-ih-FOH-lee-us riss-in-ih-FOH-lee-uh
ricinifolia riss-in-ih-FOH-lee-uh Having leaves like Ricinus (Castor Bean)
riciniata riss-in-ee-AY-tuh Resembling Ricinus (Castor Bean)
balduina BALD-win-uh Possibly named for Baldwin, as one (seldom-used) variant of the genus is Baldwinia
multiforme mul-TEE-for-mee Having many forms
ianthina eye-AN-thin-uh Violet-blue
ianthinum eye-AN-thin-um Violet-blue

Journal Activity

64 new items.
53 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

20 new plants.
114 new descriptions were added.
10 new images were added.
1463 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

1 new company was added to the database.
17 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
jonbow Neutral Seeds of Change
go_vols Company Message Cook Lane Dahlias (Dahlias Online)
schultz Positive Select Seeds Antique Flowers
rad Positive Harris Seeds
iloveoregon Positive Heirloom Roses
HortEditor Positive Antonelli Brothers Begonia Gardens
HortEditor Positive Gardino Nursery
HortEditor Positive Kartuz Greenhouses
HortEditor Neutral Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd.
tater Company Message Steele Plant Company
Tracer62 Positive Bluestone Perennials
SKS Negative Perennial-Gardening.com
jons Positive Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
go_vols Company Message el Summit Perennials Nursery
datdog Positive Captive Plants
nancyh Positive Old Heirloom Roses
autremike Positive Fedco Seeds

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... January 23, 2003