Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of June 4

... in which ...

262 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.52% yesterday.
974 posts were made.
3 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
33 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
11 plants were added to the Plants Database.
23 comments were added to the Plants Database.
101 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
79 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
15 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses."

( -- Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President (born 2/12/1809))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Tyler TX Municipal Rose Garden
By etexbill

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Tapioca Plant, Cassava, Yuca
Manihot esculenta
By irish

Forum Activity

A grand total of 974 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Photos 134 posts.

PDB Pictures 110 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 91 posts.

Roundup 63 posts.

Co-Op 48 posts.

General Discussion 48 posts.

Prayer Requests 43 posts.

Garden Talk 41 posts.

Identification 40 posts.

Roses 26 posts.

Vines and Climbers 24 posts.

Parking Lot 24 posts.

Geraniaceae 23 posts.

Welcome Mat 19 posts.

Plant Trading 18 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 16 posts.

Water Gardens 16 posts.

Pets 13 posts.

Health and Dieting 10 posts.

Jokes and Chat 10 posts.

Garden Foes 10 posts.

Handyman 10 posts.

Tropicals 9 posts.

Bulbs 9 posts.

Perennials 9 posts.

Tomatoes 9 posts.

House Plants 8 posts.

Pollbooth 7 posts.

Shady Gardens 7 posts.

Dave's Garden 7 posts.

Propagation 6 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 5 posts.

Bonsai 4 posts.

Farm Life 4 posts.

European 4 posts.

Home Decorating 4 posts.

Day Lilies 4 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 4 posts.

Hostas 4 posts.

Market Growers 3 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 3 posts.

Legumes 3 posts.

Gourds and Melons 3 posts.

Herbs 2 posts.

Grass and Bamboo 2 posts.

Seed Trading 2 posts.

Landscaping 2 posts.

Container Gardening 2 posts.

Mail Call! 2 posts.

Camera Talk 2 posts.

Annuals 2 posts.

Wild Life 2 posts.

Home and Crafts 1 post.

Media 1 post.

Saving Seeds 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Acropogon ak-roh-POH-gon From the Greek akros (highest, terminal) and pogon (beard)
Arthropteris arth-roh-TER-iss From the greek arthro (jointed) and pteris (fern)
laevior LEE-vee-or Smoother
Apophyllum a-poh-FIL-um Without leaves
populnea pop-ULL-nee-uh Pertaining to or similar to Populus (Poplar genus)
populneum pop-ULL-nee-um Pertaining to or similar to Populus (Poplar genus)
populneus pop-ULL-nee-us Pertaining to or similar to Populus (Poplar genus)
Diplotaxis dip-loh-TAKS-iss From the Greek diploos (double) and taxis (row), referring to the double row of seeds in the pod
Thespesia thess-PEE-zee-uh From the Greek thespios (marvelous, divine), referring to the flower color change from yellow to purple
Erepsia ee-REP-see-uh From the Greek erepo (to cover with a roof), referring to the covered stamens
Gamolepis gam-OH-lep-iss From the Greek gameo (to marry, join) and lepis (scale), referring to the united bracts
x kewense kew-EN-see Hybrid of or from the Kew Gardens UK
yakusimana ya-koo-sim-MAY-nuh Of or from Yakushima, an island in southern Japan
yakusimanum ya-koo-sim-MAY-num Of or from Yakushima, an island in southern Japan
yakusimanus ya-koo-sim-MAY-nus Of or from Yakushima, an island in southern Japan

Journal Activity

35 new items.
36 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

11 new plants.
23 new descriptions were added.
79 new images were added.
101 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

3 new companies were added to the database.
33 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
alison59 Negative Vesey's
ahelms Positive Country Garden
ahelms Positive Native Habitat
GardeningGirl Positive Park Seed Company
ahelms Negative Direct Gardening
speedwell Negative Select Seedling Nursery
spotbuzz Positive Cross Country Nurseries
Homer_Zn5 Positive Miller's Manor Gardens
ctysver Positive Triple Creek Flower Farm
NanuBunny Negative Legendary Ethnobotanical Resources (LER)
roshana Positive Swallowtail Garden Seeds
justme277 Positive S&W Greenhouse
justme277 Negative Heirloom Roses
justme277 Neutral Jackson and Perkins
hattie Positive The Lilypad
schindelyeh Positive Tropic to Tropic Plants
Lavanda Positive Chamblee's Rose Nursery
tervherd Positive Burpee, W. Atlee & Co.
wubbi1 Negative Direct Gardening
raphine Positive Digging Dog Nursery
algoan Negative Inter-State Nurseries
algoan Positive Henry Field Seed & Nursery
Intriguing1 Neutral Fork & Spade (also dba Scenic Nursery)
southerndawn Positive Uncommon Rose, The
tervherd Positive Home Harvest Garden Supply, Inc.
ladytorch Negative Rogers & Webster Miracle-Bush� Tomatoes (also dba PublishersChoice.com)
notmartha Positive Hallson Gardens
wildgeese Negative peonynursery.com
datdog Positive Park Seed Company
sangiovese Positive Bluestone Perennials
sangiovese Positive Flower Scent Gardens
sangiovese Positive Fieldstone Gardens
nml Positive Wayside Gardens

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 4, 2003