Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of May 9

... in which ...

86 new members joined.
594 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
16 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
0 plants were added to the Plants Database.
0 comments were added to the Plants Database.
0 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
0 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

"Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers, water bugs, tadpoles, frogs, mud turtles, elderberries, wild strawberries, acorns, chestnuts, trees to climb, brooks to wade, water lilies, woodchucks, bats, bees, butterflies, various animals to pet, hayfields, pinecones, rocks to roll, sand, snakes, huckleberries and hornets; and any child who has been deprived of these has been deprived of the best part of education "

( -- Luther Burbank, American horticulturist (born 3/7/1849))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: More pictures of GL X Whiskers Hybrid
By Glory

Forum Activity

A grand total of 594 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 115 posts.

Photos 84 posts.

General Discussion 37 posts.

Co-Op 33 posts.

Plant Trading 31 posts.

Bulbs 24 posts.

Identification 23 posts.

European 20 posts.

Water Gardens 19 posts.

Pets 17 posts.

Parking Lot 17 posts.

Garden Talk 15 posts.

Farm Life 15 posts.

Tropicals 13 posts.

Prayer Requests 11 posts.

Health and Dieting 10 posts.

Seed Trading 9 posts.

Vines and Climbers 9 posts.

Roses 8 posts.

Dirt Cheap 7 posts.

Soil 6 posts.

Media 6 posts.

Perennials 6 posts.

Dave's Garden 5 posts.

Wild Plants 5 posts.

Handyman 5 posts.

Computer Talk 5 posts.

Propagation 5 posts.

Recipes 4 posts.

Roundup Pictures 4 posts.

Paper People 3 posts.

Roundup 3 posts.

Annuals 3 posts.

Pollbooth 2 posts.

Frequently Asked Questions 2 posts.

Hostas 2 posts.

Fruit Trees 2 posts.

Tomatoes 1 post.

Grass and Bamboo 1 post.

Mail Call! 1 post.

Greenhouse 1 post.

Shady Gardens 1 post.

Jokes and Chat 1 post.

Legumes 1 post.

Geraniaceae 1 post.

Trees & Shrubs 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Diosma dy-OHZ-muh From the Greek dios (divine) and osme (fragrance), referring to the fragrant leaves
diosmifolia dy-ohs-mih-FOH-lee-uh Having foliage like Diosma (from the Greek dios, divine; and osme, fragrance)
Allocheilos al-loh-KY-los Different lip
Aphanocalyx a-fan-oh-KAL-iks From the Greek aphan (invisible, unseen) and calyx
Hypolepis hy-poh-LEP-iss From the greek hypo (under) and lepis (scale), referring to the position of the sori on the ferns
Laeliopsis lay-lee-OP-sis Resembles Laelia (named for one of the vestal virgins)
polygama poly-gam-a Having both perfect (duel gender) and imperfect (single gender) flowers
polygamum poly-ga-mum Having both perfect (mixed gender) and imperfect (single gender) flowers
polygamus poly-gam-uss Having both perfect (mixed gender) and imperfect (single gender) flowers
acacioides a-kay-see-OY-deez Like Acacia (Genus name meaning thorny or spiny)
Blepharoneuron blef-ar-oh-NYOOR-on from the Greek blepharis (eyelash) and neuron (nerve); refers to the nerves of the lemma
abchasica ab-KAS-ee-kuh From Abkhasia (a region in the Caucasus)
abchasicum ab-KAS-ee-kum From Abkhasia (a region in the Caucasus)
Bencomia ben-KOH-mee-uh named for King Bencomo of Taoro, the last king of the Canary Islands

Journal Activity

No new items.
2 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

No new plants.
No new descriptions were added..
No new images were added.
No new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
AngelSong Positive Parkside Orchid Nursery
2trusting Negative Rogers & Webster Miracle Bush Tomato (also dba PublishersChoice.com)
KathyP Positive Gardener's Supply Company
Iris_Place Positive Spring Hill Nurseries
bernaths Negative Van Ness Water Gardens
Intriguing1 Positive Gempler's
songsmith Positive Skychild Tropicals (Skychild Emporium)
jzazz Positive AAA Ornamentals
permie Negative Perennial Vegetable Seed Company
1212 Negative Alannah's Greenhouses
1212 Positive High Country Gardens
imduff Negative Direct Source Hostas
Ulrich Positive Lilypons Water Gardens
tjgillham Positive Wilkerson Mill Gardens (also dba Hydrangea.com)
tjgillham Positive Hallson Gardens
jomarc Positive White Oak Nursery

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... May 9, 2003