Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of April 5

... in which ...

134 new members joined.
597 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
14 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
12 plants were added to the Plants Database.
16 comments were added to the Plants Database.
75 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
33 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
3 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The best fertilizer for a piece of land is the footprints of its owner."

( -- Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th US President (born 8/27/1908))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: An unusual tree.....
By Chamma

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Australian Fuchsia 'Ivory Bells'

Correa

By carolynkelsea

Forum Activity

A grand total of 597 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Photos 97 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 91 posts.

PDB Pictures 45 posts.

Garden Talk 39 posts.

Identification 35 posts.

Co-Op 30 posts.

Prayer Requests 29 posts.

General Discussion 26 posts.

Seed Trading 23 posts.

Pets 21 posts.

European 14 posts.

Computer Talk 13 posts.

Health and Dieting 12 posts.

Parking Lot 12 posts.

Plant Trading 11 posts.

Tropicals 11 posts.

Propagation 10 posts.

Roses 10 posts.

Water Gardens 7 posts.

Vines and Climbers 7 posts.

Welcome Mat 6 posts.

Media 5 posts.

Perennials 5 posts.

Annuals 5 posts.

Wild Life 4 posts.

Camera Talk 3 posts.

Farm Life 3 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 2 posts.

Roundup 2 posts.

Jokes and Chat 2 posts.

Soil 2 posts.

Dave's Garden 2 posts.

Heirlooms 1 post.

Wild Plants 1 post.

Gourds and Melons 1 post.

Pollbooth 1 post.

Home Decorating 1 post.

Mail Call! 1 post.

Orchids 1 post.

Disabled Gardeners 1 post.

Trees & Shrubs 1 post.

Recipes 1 post.

Container Gardening 1 post.

Cactus and Succulents 1 post.

Herbs 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Stranvaesia stran-VEE-zee-uh Named for William Thomas Horner Fox-Strangways, 19th century English diplomat and boatnist, and 4th Earl of Ilchester
episcopalis e-pis-koh-PAY-lis Of bishops (resembling a bishop's mitre)
episcopale e-pis-koh-PAY-lee Of bishops (resembling a bishop's mitre)

Journal Activity

3 new items.
33 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

12 new plants.
16 new descriptions were added.
33 new images were added.
75 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
hjcrazed Positive Strong's Daylilies
pinkangel420 Positive eSeeds.com
hjcrazed Positive Crescent Nursery
VioletLover Positive African Violets by Florals of Fredericks
Sunni Positive Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
farmersdaughter Positive Worm's Way Online Gardening Center
mystic Positive Horn Canna Farm
mystic Positive Seed Savers Exchange
mystic Positive Monticello Garden Shop: Twinleaf Catalog
karenhane Negative Mellinger's
mddowns Negative Burgess Seed
Hogwaump Positive Home Harvest Garden Supply, Inc.
celyvabeach Negative Aaron's Bulb Farm
celyvabeach Positive Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... April 5, 2003