Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of April 20

... in which ...

164 new members joined.
779 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
8 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
18 plants were added to the Plants Database.
23 comments were added to the Plants Database.
103 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
49 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
15 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"No mockery in the world ever sounds to me as hollow as that of being told to cultivate happiness. Happiness is not a potato, to be planted in mould, and tilled with manure."

( -- Charlotte Bronte, English novelist (born 4/21/1816))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Baby brugs or wishful thinking ?
By GrannyLois

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant
Euphorbia milii
By golddog

Forum Activity

A grand total of 779 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Dave's Garden 154 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 106 posts.

Photos 81 posts.

PDB Pictures 58 posts.

Prayer Requests 35 posts.

Parking Lot 32 posts.

Identification 32 posts.

General Discussion 26 posts.

Bulbs 18 posts.

Co-Op 16 posts.

Tomatoes 16 posts.

Pets 16 posts.

Roundup 16 posts.

Garden Talk 16 posts.

Vines and Climbers 15 posts.

Roses 14 posts.

Shady Gardens 12 posts.

Plant Trading 10 posts.

Wild Life 9 posts.

European 8 posts.

Hostas 8 posts.

Pollbooth 8 posts.

Seed Trading 7 posts.

Home and Crafts 7 posts.

Farm Life 7 posts.

Computer Talk 6 posts.

Water Gardens 6 posts.

Health and Dieting 5 posts.

Tropicals 5 posts.

Welcome Mat 4 posts.

Geraniaceae 4 posts.

Soil 4 posts.

Day Lilies 3 posts.

Annuals 3 posts.

Orchids 3 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 2 posts.

Propagation 2 posts.

Herbs 2 posts.

House Plants 2 posts.

Home Decorating 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

invisus in-VY-sus Not seen; invisible
invisum in-VY-sum Not seen; invisible
invisa in-VY-suh Not seen; invisible
cyanescens sy-an-ES-sens Becoming blue; bluish
Rhodiola ROD-ee-oh-luh Diminutive of the Latin rhudon (rose), referring to the rose-scented roots
victorialis vik-tor-AY-liss Victorius; symbol of victory
victorale vik-tor-AY-lee Victorius; symbol of victory
abbreviatulus ab-brev-ee-AY-tew-lus Somewhat shortened
abbreviatulum ab-brev-ee-AY-tew-lum Somewhat shortened
abbreviatula ab-brev-ee-AY-tew-luh Somewhat shortened
Lockhartia lok-HART-ee-uh Named for David Lockhart, 18th century Kew gardener and the first Superintendent of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Trinidad
Diuris dy-YOOR-is From the Greek di- (two) and oura (tail), referring to the twin tail-like sepals
Sophronitis so-fro-NY-tiss From the Greek sophron (chaste, modest, small)
feuillei few-EYE-lee-eye Named for Louis Econches Feuillet, 18th century French explorer and scientist
Feuilleea few-EYE-lee-uh Named for Louis Econches Feuillet, 18th century French explorer and scientist

Journal Activity

62 new items.
39 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

18 new plants.
23 new descriptions were added.
49 new images were added.
103 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
ChuckP Positive Prairie Nursery Inc.
ChuckP Positive Mellinger's
ChuckP Positive Reeseville Ridge Nursery
saladon Positive D.V. Burrell Seed Growers Company
pogoknight Positive Asiatica Int'l Rare Plant Resource
JerryAbbott Neutral Plantron Inc.
bigfoot Negative Michigan Bulb
bigfoot Negative Ty Ty Nursery

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 20, 2003