Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of April 26

... in which ...

190 new members joined.
866 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
19 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
12 plants were added to the Plants Database.
23 comments were added to the Plants Database.
91 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
77 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
16 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"To err is human; to moo, bovine"

( -- Unknown)

Forum Photo of the Day

In reply to: Brugs in their new home
By pebble

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Gold-Striped Hakone Grass, Golden Japanese Forest Grass 'Aureola'
Hakonechloa macra
By golddog

Forum Activity

A grand total of 866 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Photos 231 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 121 posts.

PDB Pictures 117 posts.

Co-Op 30 posts.

Prayer Requests 24 posts.

General Discussion 22 posts.

Identification 22 posts.

Garden Talk 19 posts.

Paper People 19 posts.

Computer Talk 16 posts.

Roses 15 posts.

Shady Gardens 15 posts.

Pets 14 posts.

Jokes and Chat 13 posts.

Camera Talk 13 posts.

Health and Dieting 12 posts.

European 12 posts.

Parking Lot 11 posts.

Media 10 posts.

Vines and Climbers 9 posts.

Seed Trading 9 posts.

Water Gardens 9 posts.

Plant Trading 8 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 7 posts.

Recipes 7 posts.

Landscaping 7 posts.

Orchids 6 posts.

Roundup 6 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 6 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 6 posts.

Annuals 5 posts.

Day Lilies 5 posts.

Home Decorating 5 posts.

Garden Foes 5 posts.

Mail Call! 5 posts.

Farm Life 4 posts.

Perennials 4 posts.

Pollbooth 2 posts.

Dave's Garden 2 posts.

Hostas 2 posts.

Welcome Mat 2 posts.

Bulbs 2 posts.

Canadian Trading 2 posts.

International Trading 1 post.

Tomatoes 1 post.

Grass and Bamboo 1 post.

Handyman 1 post.

Heirlooms 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

curvulus kur-vew-luss Curved or bent, from the Latin curvus
curvulum kur-vew-lum Curved or bent, from the Latin curvus
curvula kur-vew-la Curved or bent, from the Latin curvus
transsilvanica trans-il-VAN-ik-uh Variant of transylvanica, meaning of or from Transylvania (US)
Grammatocymbidium gram-at-oh-sim-BID-ee-um An intergeneric hybrid of Cymbidium (from the Greek kymbe, boat) and Grammatophyllum (From the Greek gramen, grass and phylon, leaf)
Burnatia bur-NAY-ee-uh Named for �mile Burnat, 20th century Swiss botanist
Amphilophium am-fee-LOH-fee-um Double-crested
Melandrium mel-AN-dree-um From the Greek melas (black) and andros (man) referring to the dark stamen
enterophora en-ter-OH-for-uh From the Greek enteron (intestines) and -phora (bearing)
caudae-felinae KAW-day-FEL-in-nay Cat's tail
cauda-felina KAW-duh FEL-in-uh Cat's tail
abscissus ab-SIS-us From the Latin abscissus (cut off)
abscissum ab-SIS-um From the Latin abscissus (cut off)
abscissa ab-SIS-uh From the Latin abscissus (cut off)
Comparettia kom-pa-RET-ee-uh Named for Andreo Comparetti, 19th century Professor of Botany at Padua University in Italy
Barosma bar-ROHZ-muh From the Greek baro (heavy) and osma (fragrance), referring to the powerful fragrance of these shrubs

Journal Activity

7 new items.
15 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

12 new plants.
23 new descriptions were added.
77 new images were added.
91 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
rosesrosesroses Negative Southmeadow Fruit Gardens (also dba Grootendorst Nurseries)
gardenhopper Positive Sand Mountain Herbs
bourne Positive Crimson Sage Nursery
mjulia Positive High Country Roses (formerly High Country Rosarium)
mjulia Positive High Country Gardens
Swanjer Positive Wayside Gardens
JWB Positive Oakes Daylilies
LaurelS Positive Wayside Gardens
LaurelS Positive Bluestone Perennials
LaurelS Positive White Flower Farm
frstbrn24 Positive Marietta Gardens
oldroser Positive Forestfarm
BrooklynBotanic Positive Uncommon Rose, The
oldroser Positive Ashdown Roses, Ltd.
BrooklynBotanic Positive Lee Valley Tools, Ltd.
ASnows Negative Royal Dutch Garden
ASnows Negative Direct Gardening
sgd Negative Rogers & Webster Miracle Bush Tomato (also dba PublishersChoice.com)
ASnows Positive Chalk Hill Clematis

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 26, 2003