Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of April 25

... in which ...

187 new members joined.
919 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
17 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
16 plants were added to the Plants Database.
8 comments were added to the Plants Database.
65 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
130 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
14 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"It's not easy being green."

( -- "Kermit the Frog" - a muppet created by the late Jim Henson)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Hope it's waiting for a slug!
By Brugmania

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Ixora
Ixora coccinea
By Monocromatico

Forum Activity

A grand total of 919 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

PDB Pictures 162 posts.

Photos 154 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 89 posts.

Co-Op 52 posts.

Garden Talk 50 posts.

General Discussion 46 posts.

Shady Gardens 29 posts.

Prayer Requests 29 posts.

Identification 24 posts.

Pets 24 posts.

Plant Trading 23 posts.

Vines and Climbers 20 posts.

Roundup 19 posts.

Parking Lot 15 posts.

European 14 posts.

Mail Call! 13 posts.

Seed Trading 13 posts.

Media 13 posts.

Paper People 10 posts.

Water Gardens 9 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 9 posts.

Tomatoes 9 posts.

Jokes and Chat 9 posts.

Canadian Trading 8 posts.

Geraniaceae 8 posts.

Perennials 7 posts.

Landscaping 6 posts.

Orchids 5 posts.

Dave's Garden 5 posts.

Pollbooth 5 posts.

Health and Dieting 5 posts.

Home Decorating 4 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 4 posts.

Propagation 3 posts.

Welcome Mat 3 posts.

Day Lilies 3 posts.

Hostas 3 posts.

Container Gardening 2 posts.

Farm Life 2 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 2 posts.

International Trading 1 post.

Grass and Bamboo 1 post.

Home and Crafts 1 post.

Wild Plants 1 post.

Dirt Cheap 1 post.

Stay at Home Moms 1 post.

Wild Life 1 post.

Herbs 1 post.

Roses 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

barbertonensis bar-ber-ton-EN-sis Of or from Barberton, Mpumalanga (South Africa)
leucophaeus loo-koh-FAY-us Grayish-white
leucophaeum loo-koh-FAY-um Grayish-white
leucophaea loo-koh-FAY-uh Grayish-white
Blyxa BLY-zuh From the Greek blyzo (gush forth)
Aphanocarpus a-fan-oh-KAR-pus From the Greek aphan (invisible, unseen) and karpos (fruit)
Eupatoriadelphus yoo-puh-tor-ee-uh-DEL-fus Eupatorium (genus name honoring Eupator, King of Pontus) and adelphus (brother), referring to the plants' close relationship
absconditus ab-SKON-dit-us Hidden, secret, concealed
absconditum ab-SKON-dit-um Hidden, secret, concealed
abscondita ab-SKON-dit-uh Hidden, secret, concealed
Lepanthes lee-PAN-theez From the Greek lepis (scale) and anthos (flower)
Zeugandra zoo-GAN-druh From the Greek zeugo (joined) and andra (male); refers to the anthers
Beccariophoenix bek-kahr-ee-oh-FEE-niks A date palm (phoenix) named for Dr. Odoardo Beccari, 20th century Florentine (Italy) palm collector and author
cembra SIM-bruh From the Italian vernacular name for this plant

Journal Activity

26 new items.
23 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

16 new plants.
8 new descriptions were added.
130 new images were added.
65 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
Miguelito Positive WorldWise Garden Seeds
Miguelito Positive Fedco Seeds
Rugosarugrat Positive Spring Valley Roses
keelnot Positive Bluestone Perennials
SusanMichelle Negative Skychild Tropicals (Skychild Emporium)
dideverything Positive Mesa Garden
aptos Positive Frostproof Growers
EarthTree Negative Burgess Seed
chintz Positive AnythingGreen.com
manofroses Positive Vintage Gardens Antique Roses
JulesB Positive Rose Meadow Nursery
JulesB Negative Jung Seed
JulesB Positive Wildseed Farms Inc.
BBB Negative Jung Seed
Bundick Neutral Burgess Seed
BlackandBlueThumb Positive Sylvan Nursery
kjenisch Positive Gardener's Supply Company

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 25, 2003