Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of June 5

... in which ...

190 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.37% yesterday.
1,023 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
12 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
26 plants were added to the Plants Database.
16 comments were added to the Plants Database.
62 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
95 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
8 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels... (from Evangeline, 1847)"

( -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Am I excited or what!
By kell

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Japanese snowball bush
Viburnum plicatum
By WingedJewel

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,023 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Photos 156 posts.

PDB Pictures 126 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 123 posts.

Roses 90 posts.

Identification 73 posts.

Co-Op 61 posts.

Plant Trading 36 posts.

Tropicals 28 posts.

Welcome Mat 24 posts.

Prayer Requests 21 posts.

Parking Lot 20 posts.

Roundup 17 posts.

Water Gardens 17 posts.

General Discussion 16 posts.

Perennials 15 posts.

Seed Trading 15 posts.

Shady Gardens 14 posts.

Annuals 13 posts.

Garden Talk 13 posts.

Dave's Garden 12 posts.

Farm Life 12 posts.

Pets 11 posts.

Vines and Climbers 11 posts.

Handyman 10 posts.

Bulbs 10 posts.

Geraniaceae 9 posts.

Home Decorating 7 posts.

Container Gardening 7 posts.

Health and Dieting 7 posts.

Computer Talk 6 posts.

Tomatoes 6 posts.

Jokes and Chat 5 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 4 posts.

Grass and Bamboo 4 posts.

Landscaping 3 posts.

House Plants 3 posts.

Propagation 3 posts.

Garden Foes 3 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 2 posts.

Media 2 posts.

European 2 posts.

Day Lilies 2 posts.

Herbs 1 post.

Legumes 1 post.

Market Growers 1 post.

Pollbooth 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

yakuinsulare ya-koo-in-soo-LAR-ee Of or from the island of Yakushima, Japan
yakuinsularis ya-koo-in-soo-LAR-iss Of or from the island of Yakushima, Japan
Erlangea er-LAN-jee-uh Named for the University of Erlangen, Germany
aequinoctiiantha ek-kwin-no-shee-EYE-anth-uh From the Latin aequinoctilis (equinox, equinoctial) and anthos (flower)
Acrorchis ak-ROR-kiss From the Greek akros (highest, terminal) and orchis (orchid)
Flemingia flem-MING-ee-uh Named for John Fleming, 19th century President of the Medical Board of Bengal
Adenopeltis a-den-oh-PEL-tiss From the Greek aden (glandular) and pelte (shield)
Disphyma dis-FY-muh Two-nodule

Journal Activity

37 new items.
47 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

26 new plants.
16 new descriptions were added.
95 new images were added.
62 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
Sue_WA Negative Plant Delights Nursery
huggle002 Positive Green Mountain Transplants, Inc.
ignatz Positive Huntington Botanical Gardens
garakpsu Positive Asiatica Int'l Rare Plant Resource
Mishapraise Negative Spring River Nurseries Inc
lottolookr Positive Cross Country Nurseries
newc Positive Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs
newc Neutral Completely Clematis Specialty Nursery
SBrisco Positive Horn Canna Farm
dave12122 Negative Fraser's Thimble Farm
huggle002 Positive Theatrum Botanicum
Madeleine Positive Bluestone Perennials

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 5, 2003