Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of June 3

... in which ...

249 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.49% yesterday.
1,035 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
24 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
14 plants were added to the Plants Database.
28 comments were added to the Plants Database.
112 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
94 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

"Hoeing: A manual method of severing roots from stems of newly planted flowers and vegetables."

( -- Henry Beard, American author)

Forum Photo of the Day

In reply to: In your experience.................
By kell

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Rose 'A Shropshire Lad (1997; aka AUSled)'
Rosa English Rose (Shrub)
By Cactus_Joe

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,035 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

PDB Pictures 240 posts.

Photos 132 posts.

Identification 55 posts.

Prayer Requests 52 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 51 posts.

Garden Talk 49 posts.

Co-Op 46 posts.

Dave's Garden 35 posts.

General Discussion 33 posts.

Roses 29 posts.

Roundup 27 posts.

Vines and Climbers 27 posts.

Plant Trading 23 posts.

Roundup Pictures 22 posts.

Welcome Mat 20 posts.

Water Gardens 18 posts.

Pets 17 posts.

Tropicals 13 posts.

Bulbs 12 posts.

Home and Crafts 10 posts.

Handyman 10 posts.

Tomatoes 8 posts.

Wild Life 8 posts.

Shady Gardens 7 posts.

Perennials 6 posts.

Computer Talk 6 posts.

Health and Dieting 6 posts.

Pollbooth 6 posts.

Jokes and Chat 5 posts.

Disabled Gardeners 5 posts.

Seed Trading 5 posts.

Parking Lot 5 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 4 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 4 posts.

European 4 posts.

Propagation 4 posts.

Herbs 4 posts.

Garden Foes 3 posts.

Hostas 3 posts.

House Plants 3 posts.

Saving Seeds 3 posts.

Market Growers 3 posts.

Gourds and Melons 2 posts.

Geraniaceae 2 posts.

Grass and Bamboo 2 posts.

International Trading 1 post.

Day Lilies 1 post.

Cactus and Succulents 1 post.

Paper People 1 post.

Bonsai 1 post.

Farm Life 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Acropelta ak-roh-PEL-tuh From the Greek akros (highest, terminal) and pelte (shield)
Diapensia dy-ap-PEN-see-uh Classical name adopted by Linnaeus
lactiferum lak-TIH-fer-um Bearing milk
Ericameria er-ik-kam-MEER-ee-uh From the Greek ereike (heath) and meris (part), referring to the heath-like leaves
yezoalpinus yez-oh-AL-pin-us From the mountains of Hokkaido, Japan
yezoalpina yez-oh-AL-pin-uh From the mountains of Hokkaido, Japan
yezoalpinum yez-oh-AL-pin-um From the mountains of Hokkaido, Japan
linariifolia lin-ar-ee-FOH-lee-uh Leaves like Linaria
Gomphostigma gom-foh-STIG-muh From the Greek gomphos (nail, bolt) and stigma, referring to the bolt-shaped stigma
x meserveae MESS-erv-ay Named for Kathleen Meserve, early 20th century American amateur plant breeder
julianae joo-lee-AH-nee Named for Juliana Schneider by her husband Camillo (Karl) Schnieder, 20th century Austro-German who explored China
Anopyxis an-oh-PIK-sis From the Greek anop (upright, upward) and pyxis (opening by a lid, as in a capsule)
Eremochloa er-em-OH-kloh-uh From the Greek eremia (desert) and chloa (grass)

Journal Activity

9 new items.
20 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

14 new plants.
28 new descriptions were added.
94 new images were added.
112 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
KathyP Positive Biocontrol Network
wort Positive Territorial Seed Company
BurgessEvil Negative Burgess Seed
Mumgo Negative Edible Landscaping
Esther_z6 Positive Reeseville Ridge Nursery
cowpoke Positive Ensata Gardens
cowpoke Positive Golden Harvest Organics
windsurffer Negative Direct Gardening
Aoda Negative Burgess Seed
Thornns Negative Wayside Gardens
Mumgo Positive Edmunds' Roses
AlttaraScheer Positive Naylor Creek Nursery
AlttaraScheer Positive Northern Grown Perennials
wort Neutral Totally Tomatoes
AlttaraScheer Neutral Matterhorn Nursery, Inc.
Horseshoe Positive Edible Landscaping
Ladybugs Positive Spring Hill Nurseries
lswink Positive Bloom River Gardens
Stepdisables Negative STEPABLES� (also dba Under a Foot Plant Company)
Madeleine Neutral Michigan Bulb
Allie88 Positive Bluestone Perennials
Allie88 Positive Park Seed Company
druff Negative Jung Seed
druff Positive Jim's Hostas

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... June 3, 2003