Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of March 29

... in which ...

156 new members joined.
621 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
8 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
21 plants were added to the Plants Database.
12 comments were added to the Plants Database.
232 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
26 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
23 entries were added to Botanary.

happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Gardening requires lots of water - most of it in the form of perspiration."

( -- Lou Erickson, American editorial cartoonist)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: 'Phantasm's Tears' Blooms Again ...FINALLY!!
By Abutilon

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Hearts on Fire'
Heuchera x hybrida
By primrosepath

Forum Activity

A grand total of 621 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 97 posts.

Photos 57 posts.

PDB Pictures 52 posts.

Co-Op 39 posts.

Computer Talk 33 posts.

Identification 32 posts.

Wild Plants 26 posts.

Roundup Pictures 24 posts.

Parking Lot 21 posts.

General Discussion 18 posts.

Prayer Requests 16 posts.

European 16 posts.

Bulbs 14 posts.

Dave's Garden 14 posts.

Farm Life 13 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 11 posts.

Propagation 11 posts.

Water Gardens 11 posts.

Roundup 9 posts.

Garden Talk 8 posts.

Disabled Gardeners 8 posts.

Legumes 7 posts.

Geraniaceae 6 posts.

Health and Dieting 6 posts.

Hostas 6 posts.

Mail Call! 6 posts.

Dirt Cheap 6 posts.

Roses 5 posts.

Plant Trading 5 posts.

Grass and Bamboo 5 posts.

Pets 5 posts.

Orchids 4 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 4 posts.

Seed Trading 4 posts.

Gourds and Melons 3 posts.

Recipes 3 posts.

Master Gardeners 3 posts.

Pollbooth 3 posts.

Garden Foes 2 posts.

Tropicals 2 posts.

Wild Life 2 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 1 post.

Day Lilies 1 post.

Jokes and Chat 1 post.

Butterflies and Hummers 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Lepachys LE-pak-iss From the Greek lepis (scale) and pachys (thick), referring to the thickened bracts
x hortulanum hor-tew-LAY-num Hybrid, meaning of gardens
x hortulanus hor-tew-LAY-nus Hybrid, meaning of gardens
tuolumnensis too-ah-lum-NEN-sis Of or from Tuolumne County, California (U.S.), which in turn is a corruption of talmalamne, a Native American term meaning people who dwell in stone houses (caves)
tuolumnense too-ah-lum-NEN-see Of or from Tuolumne County, California (U.S.), which in turn is a corruption of talmalamne, a Native American term meaning people who dwell in stone houses (caves)
columnaris kol-LUM-nar-iss Columnar
columnare kol-LUM-nar-ee Columnar
antiquorus an-ti-KWOR-us Ancient, antique
antiquorum an-ti-KWOR-um Ancient, antique
antiquora an-ti-KWOR-uh Ancient, antique
kumingense koo-ming-EN-see Variant of kunmingense, meaning of or from Kunming, (capital city of Yunnan Province China)
nepetoides nep-et-OY-deez Resembling Nepeta (Catmint)
bornmuelleri born-mew-LER-ee Named for Joseph Bornm�ller, 20th century botanical collector in the Balkan Peninsula and other places
hortulanus hor-tew-LAY-nus Of gardens
hortulanum hor-tew-LAY-num Of gardens
hortulana hor-tew-LAY-nuh Of gardens
tubulosus too-bul-OH-sus With small pipes
tubulosum too-bul-OH-sum With small pipes
tubulosa too-bul-OH-suh With small pipes
lobbianum lob-ee-AY-num Named for one of two 19th century Cornish brothers and plant collectors; William Lobb collected for Messrs. Veitch in America; Thomas Lobb in Asia and Indonesia
lobbiana lob-ee-AY-nuh Named for one of two 19th century Cornish brothers and plant collectors; William Lobb collected for Messrs. Veitch in America; Thomas Lobb in Asia and Indonesia
lobbianus lob-ee-AY-nus Named for one of two 19th century Cornish brothers and plant collectors; William Lobb collected for Messrs. Veitch in America; Thomas Lobb in Asia and Indonesia
Baeriopsis behr-ee-OP-sis Resembles Baeria (named for Karl Ernst von Baer, a 19th century German embryologist)

Journal Activity

78 new items.
21 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

21 new plants.
12 new descriptions were added.
26 new images were added.
232 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
PurplePansies Positive Gardens Alive!
rebeccaj Positive Botanus Inc.
catlady Positive Ty Ty Nursery
Coyote_Grande Positive Burgess Seed
KLong Positive Canada's Bamboo World
dale65bama Positive EarthBox
gone2seed Positive Florida Colors Nursery
gone2seed Positive Miller, J.E. Nurseries

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... March 29, 2003