Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of March 24 ... in which ... 159 new members joined. 542 posts were made. 3 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 25 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 11 plants were added to the Plants Database. 1 comment was added to the Plants Database. 82 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 25 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 24 entries were added to Botanary. happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Marc Chagall, Russian-born French painter (born 7/7/1887))

Forum Photo of the Day

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Forum Activity

Forum Posts PDB Pictures 46 posts. Photos 43 posts. Farm Life 43 posts. Co-Op 38 posts. Roundup 30 posts. Identification 29 posts. Brugmansias and Friends 29 posts. Garden Talk 26 posts. Bulbs 24 posts. Tropicals 20 posts. Prayer Requests 20 posts. Seed Trading 20 posts. Jokes and Chat 14 posts. Pets 12 posts. Vines and Climbers 12 posts. Media 11 posts. Propagation 10 posts. Greenhouse 9 posts. Roses 9 posts. Health and Dieting 9 posts. Wild Life 9 posts. Dave's Garden 6 posts. Computer Talk 6 posts. Parking Lot 6 posts. Butterflies and Hummers 6 posts. Pollbooth 6 posts. General Discussion 5 posts. Disabled Gardeners 5 posts. Plant Trading 5 posts. Wild Plants 5 posts. Perennials 4 posts. Camera Talk 4 posts. Container Gardening 3 posts. Mail Call! 3 posts. Trees & Shrubs 2 posts. Recipes 2 posts. Water Gardens 2 posts. Stay at Home Moms 1 post. Shady Gardens 1 post. Hostas 1 post. Home Decorating 1 post. Garden Foes 1 post. Legumes 1 post. Tomatoes 1 post. Gourds and Melons 1 post. Herbs 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning luteorubra loo-tee-oh-ROO-bruh Yellow-red lizei LY-zee-eye Named for Lize Freres who created the hybrid in France in 1910 Radermachera rad-er-MOK-er-uh Named for Jacob Cornelis Matthias Radermacher, 18th century Dutch amateur botanist Pseuderanthemum soo-der-RANTH-ee-mum False eranthemum (perennial herb whose name means beautiful flower) Pseudofumaria soo-doh-foo-MAR-ee-uh False Fumaria (genus name meaning earth smoke) aleutica a-LEW-tih-kuh Of or from the Aleutian Islands, near Alaska (U.S.) aleuticum a-LEW-tih-kum Of or from the Aleutian Islands, near Alaska (U.S.) aleuticus a-LEW-tih-kus Of orfrom the Aleutian Islands, near Alaska (U.S.) Statice STAT-is-see From the Greek statikos (causing to stand, astringent) cuneifolia kew-nee-FOH-lee-uh Leaves tapered to the base cuneifolium kew-nee-FOH-lee-um Leaves tapered to the base cuneifolius kew-nee-FOH-lee-us Leaves tapered to the base Stereospermum ster-ee-oh-SPER-mum From the Greek stere (solid, firm or three-dimensional) and spermos (seed) myosotidiflora my-oh-soh-tid-ih-FLOR-uh Having flowers like Myosotis (Forget-me-Not) ophioglossoides oh-fee-oh-gloss-OY-deez Resembles Ophioglossum (snake tongue) sinicum SIN-eek-um Of or from China taraxacifolia ta-raks-uh-kee-FOH-lee-uh Having foliage like Taraxacum (dandelion) taraxacifolium ta-raks-uh-kee-FOH-lee-um Having foliage like Taraxacum (dandelion) taraxacifolius ta-raks-uh-kee-FOH-lee-us Having foliage like Taraxacum (dandelion) Brewcaria broo-KAY-ree-uh named for Charles Brewer-Carias, 20th century Venezuelan explorer and naturalist Lamprocapnos lam-pro-KAP-nos From the Greek lampros (shining) and kapnos (smoke) Adenochilus a-den-oh-KY-lus From the Greek aden (gland) and chilus (lip) undulifolia un-dew-lih-FOH-lee-uh Having wavy foliage; also spelled undulaefolia undulaefolia un-dew-lay-FOH-lee-uh Variant of undulifolia, meaning to have wavy foliage

Journal Activity

47 new items.
16 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

Member Addition Description Terry Comment Scarlet Clematis 'Duchess of Albany' (Clematis texensis) trevh Image Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) Terry Image Lungwort, Bethelehem Sage, Jerusalem Sage 'Mrs. Moon' (Pulmonaria saccharata) SShurgot Image Celstial Lily, Celestial Ghost Iris, Prairie Celestial (Nemastylis geminiflora) Kelli Image Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris (Albizia julibrissin) Kelli Image Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris (Albizia julibrissin) SShurgot Image Mexican Buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa) SShurgot Image Mexican Buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa) SShurgot Image Mexican Buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa) SShurgot Image Yellow Wood-sorrel (Oxalis dillenii) SShurgot Image Texas Persimmon (Diospyros texana) SShurgot Image Wild Garlic (Allium drummondii) SShurgot Image Stemless Evening Primrose (Oenothera triloba) SShurgot Image Celstial Lily, Celestial Ghost Iris, Prairie Celestial (Nemastylis geminiflora) kennedyh Image Common Vetch (Vicia sativa) kennedyh Image White Clover, White Dutch Clover (Trifolium repens) kennedyh Image Early Coral-root, Pale coral-root (Corallorhiza trifida) kennedyh Image Coriander , Cilantro, Chinese Parsley (Coriandrum sativum) RyanJJ Image Flowering Onions (Allium neopolitanum) RyanJJ Image Heartleaf Ice Plant, Heart Leaf Iceplant, Baby Sunrose (Aptenia cordifolia) RyanJJ Image Heartleaf Ice Plant, Heart Leaf Iceplant, Baby Sunrose (Aptenia cordifolia) kennedyh Image Cabbage Palm (Cordyline australis) kennedyh Image Cabbage Palm (Cordyline australis) kennedyh Image Cabbage Palm (Cordyline australis) RyanJJ Image Salvia 'Icterina' (Salvia officinalis) yvana Image Narcissus, Tazetta hybrids (Narcissus tazetta hybrids (Division VIII))

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Bigsky Neutral Wayside Gardens Bigsky Negative Michigan Bulb Imhotep Positive Tradewinds Bamboo Imhotep Positive Park Seed Company miss Positive Grassy Knoll Exotic Plants jessewoodson Negative Jung Seed DaveA Negative Park Seed Company Bigsky Positive Forestfarm nevadagdn Positive Select Seeds Antique Flowers fruittree Negative SeedsExpress.com (TIC International, LLC) Niesers Positive Michigan Bulb fruittree Positive Banana-Tree Niesers Positive WorldWise Garden Seeds Niesers Positive Gardener's Supply Company Imhotep Positive Pinetree Garden Seeds Imhotep Positive Burpee, W. Atlee & Co. Imhotep Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds Imhotep Positive Territorial Seed Company Imhotep Positive Michigan Bulb Imhotep Positive Seeds of Change Imhotep Neutral Jung Seed Imhotep Neutral Gurney Seed & Nursery Niesers Positive Amishland Heirloom Seeds spike2 Negative Michigan Bulb violabird Positive Flower Scent Gardens

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... March 24, 2003