Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of May 24

... in which ...

241 new members joined.
697 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
15 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
6 plants were added to the Plants Database.
27 comments were added to the Plants Database.
136 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
57 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
13 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself. (from a 1963 CBS interview) "

( -- Rachel Louise Carson, American author, environmentalist (born 5/25/1907))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: After 4 years........
By Eclipse

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Purple Velvet Plant, Purple Passion Vine, Purple Nettle
Gynura aurantiaca
By tiG

Forum Activity

A grand total of 697 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 83 posts.

PDB Pictures 68 posts.

Co-Op 60 posts.

Photos 60 posts.

Roses 49 posts.

Roundup 42 posts.

Dave's Garden 33 posts.

Prayer Requests 32 posts.

Identification 30 posts.

Plant Trading 28 posts.

General Discussion 19 posts.

Perennials 17 posts.

Hostas 17 posts.

Pets 13 posts.

Garden Talk 11 posts.

Seed Trading 10 posts.

European 9 posts.

Bonsai 8 posts.

Canadian Trading 8 posts.

Bulbs 8 posts.

Paper People 7 posts.

Farm Life 7 posts.

Garden Foes 6 posts.

Tropicals 6 posts.

Water Gardens 6 posts.

Pollbooth 5 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 4 posts.

Jokes and Chat 4 posts.

Grass and Bamboo 4 posts.

Day Lilies 4 posts.

Test 4 posts.

Computer Talk 3 posts.

Shady Gardens 3 posts.

Disabled Gardeners 3 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 3 posts.

Media 2 posts.

Fruit Trees 2 posts.

Health and Dieting 2 posts.

Orchids 2 posts.

Roundup Pictures 1 post.

House Plants 1 post.

Trees & Shrubs 1 post.

Handyman 1 post.

Cactus and Succulents 1 post.

Dirt Cheap 1 post.

Stay at Home Moms 1 post.

Herbs 1 post.

Market Growers 1 post.

Tomatoes 1 post.

Gourds and Melons 1 post.

Home Decorating 1 post.

Wild Life 1 post.

Recipes 1 post.

Welcome Mat 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Acroceras ak-roh-KER-as From the Greek akros (top, terminal) and keras (a horn), referring to crested lemmas
leptocephalum lep-toh-SEF-uh-lum From the Greek lept- (slender, thin) and kephale (head)
leptocephalus lep-toh-SEF-uh-lus From the Greek lept- (slender, thin) and kephale (head)
ulttramontana ul-tra-mon-TAH-nuh From the other (far) side of the mountain
Atraphaxis at-ruh-FAKS-iss Darkened
Byrnesia BURN-zee-uh Former name for Graptopetalum, named for E M Byrnes
juniperifolia joo-nip-ih-FOH-lee-uh Having foliage like Juniper
juniperifolium joo-nip-ih-FOH-lee-um Having foliage like Juniper
juniperifolius joo-nip-ih-FOH-lee-us Having foliage like Juniper
Campsidium kamp-SID-ee-um Like Campsis
Pithecellobium pith-e-sell-o-bee-um Ape's Earring - pithekos meaning ape
Acritopappus a-kri-TOP-ap-us Confusing pappus
Hidalgoa hy-dal-GOH-uh Named for Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, 19th century Mexican politician and humanitarian

Journal Activity

22 new items.
2 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

6 new plants.
27 new descriptions were added.
57 new images were added.
136 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
Chasen Negative Park Seed Company
ETHICALGROWER Negative Southmeadow Fruit Gardens (also dba Grootendorst Nurseries)
Sue_WA Positive ePontoPlants
Sue_WA Positive Forestfarm
Cfrizz Positive Green Mountain Transplants, Inc.
Cfrizz Positive Gunning River Herbs
DanMcDonald Positive Hybrid Poplar Trees
Rugosarugrat Negative Bluestone Perennials
diddywy2 Positive Raintree Nursery
willards Negative Ty Ty Nursery
Jenab Negative Gardeners' Choice
Jenab Positive Plantron Inc.
angelap789 Positive Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
poodleparties Neutral Michigan Bulb
Oklahawg Positive Edible Landscaping

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... May 24, 2003