Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of June 12

... in which ...

225 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.43% yesterday.
933 posts were made.
5 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
17 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
32 plants were added to the Plants Database.
26 comments were added to the Plants Database.
153 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
86 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
12 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at length the season of summer does come."

( -- Thomas Carlyle, Scottish-born English historian, essayist (born 12/5/1795))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: One last sad tale
By Bward

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Rose 'Chicago Peace'
Rosa Hybrid tea
By kell

Forum Activity

A grand total of 933 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Photos 157 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 140 posts.

PDB Pictures 104 posts.

Co-Op 76 posts.

Dave's Garden 49 posts.

Plant Trading 43 posts.

Identification 39 posts.

Water Gardens 33 posts.

General Discussion 28 posts.

Prayer Requests 26 posts.

Roses 25 posts.

Garden Talk 22 posts.

Seed Trading 18 posts.

Parking Lot 15 posts.

Farm Life 14 posts.

Welcome Mat 12 posts.

Pets 12 posts.

Hostas 11 posts.

Perennials 11 posts.

Geraniaceae 10 posts.

Health and Dieting 10 posts.

Tropicals 9 posts.

Wild Life 9 posts.

Propagation 7 posts.

Market Growers 6 posts.

Garden Foes 5 posts.

Mail Call! 4 posts.

Roundup Pictures 4 posts.

Computer Talk 4 posts.

Recipes 3 posts.

Shady Gardens 3 posts.

Dirt Cheap 3 posts.

Vines and Climbers 3 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 3 posts.

Day Lilies 2 posts.

Pollbooth 2 posts.

Bulbs 2 posts.

Home and Crafts 2 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 1 post.

Test 1 post.

Grass and Bamboo 1 post.

Home Decorating 1 post.

Roundup 1 post.

Tomatoes 1 post.

Saving Seeds 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

quadriauritus kwad-ree-AWR-ry-tus Four-eared
quadriaurita kwad-ree-AWR-ry-tuh Four-eared
quadriauritum kwad-ree-AWR-ry-tum Four-eared
melanoxylon mel-an-oh-ZY-lon From the Greek melas (black) and xylon (wood)
leucoxylon loo-koh-ZY-lon From the Greek leukos (white) and xylon (wood)
Acrotriche ak-roh-TRY-kee From the Greek akros (highest, terminal) and triche hair
pachyanthus pak-ee-ANTH-us Thick-flowered
pachyanthum pak-ee-ANTH-um Thick-flowered
pachyantha pak-ee-ANTH-uh Thick-flowered
Amphisiphon am-fee-SY-fon From the Greek amphi (double) and siphon (tube)
Najas NAY-as From the Greek naias (river nymph, spring nymph); water nymph
obonica ob-KON-ih-kuh Inverted cone

Journal Activity

30 new items.
31 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

32 new plants.
26 new descriptions were added.
86 new images were added.
153 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

5 new companies were added to the database.
17 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
ply17410 Negative Hirt's Greenhouse & Flowers
hillbilliebo Positive Wayside Gardens
hillbilliebo Positive Plant Ranch
liltedwilly Positive Niche Gardens
Oklahawg Positive One Green World (also dba Northwoods Nursery)
rracyhtak Positive W.R. Vanderschoot, Inc.
GrowingGardener Negative Jon's Heirloom Plants
jackiew48082 Negative Rogers & Webster Miracle-Bush� Tomatoes (also dba PublishersChoice.com)
Coolplanter Positive Bob Scott's Nursery
Coolplanter Positive Pine Ridge Gardens
connerjn Positive Singletree Farm
connerjn Positive Homestead Farm Nurseries
connerjn Positive Ensata Gardens
windsurffer Positive Vintage Gardens Antique Roses
connerjn Positive Direct Source Hostas
ajetton Positive Forestfarm
NCJeff Positive PendulousPlants.com

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 12, 2003