Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of June 15

... in which ...

206 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.39% yesterday.
973 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
22 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
5 plants were added to the Plants Database.
28 comments were added to the Plants Database.
41 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
77 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
5 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"I view the farmer who wants to leave the land in better shape when he leaves it to the next generation as the role model for civilization."

( -- Charles Walters Jr., organic gardener, author)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Todays Purchase
By BambooTom

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Bead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Pride of China, Chinaberry, Umbrella Tree
Melia azedarach
By Floridian

Forum Activity

A grand total of 973 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 182 posts.

Photos 158 posts.

PDB Pictures 100 posts.

Identification 73 posts.

General Discussion 72 posts.

Pets 54 posts.

Tropicals 32 posts.

Geraniaceae 27 posts.

Plant Trading 24 posts.

Roses 23 posts.

Water Gardens 23 posts.

Co-Op 22 posts.

Perennials 17 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 15 posts.

Garden Talk 15 posts.

Dave's Garden 14 posts.

Welcome Mat 12 posts.

Market Growers 11 posts.

Computer Talk 10 posts.

Container Gardening 6 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 6 posts.

Parking Lot 6 posts.

Soil 6 posts.

Pollbooth 6 posts.

Hostas 5 posts.

Roundup 5 posts.

Bulbs 5 posts.

Recipes 5 posts.

Fruit Trees 5 posts.

Farm Life 4 posts.

Shady Gardens 4 posts.

Camera Talk 3 posts.

Frequently Asked Questions 3 posts.

Handyman 2 posts.

Vines and Climbers 2 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 2 posts.

Tomatoes 2 posts.

Stay at Home Moms 2 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 2 posts.

Propagation 2 posts.

Herbs 1 post.

Home and Crafts 1 post.

House Plants 1 post.

Home Decorating 1 post.

Roundup Pictures 1 post.

Bonsai 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Piptanthus pip-TAN-thus From the Greek pipto (to fall) and anthos (flower), referring to the way the flower falls off, leaving the young pod without a calyx
Actinostemma ak-tin-oh-STEM-uh From the Greek aktinos (ray) and stemma (garland, crown)
aulacospermus awl-uh-koh-SPER-mus From the Greek aulax (furrow) and sperma (seeds); furrowed seeds
aulacosperma awl-uh-koh-SPER-muh From the Greek aulax (furrow) and sperma (seeds); furrowed seeds
Alchorneopsis al-kor-nee-OP-sis Resembles Alchornea (named for Stanesby Alchorne, an 18th century British plant collector)

Journal Activity

7 new items.
3 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

5 new plants.
28 new descriptions were added.
77 new images were added.
41 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
dotkins Positive Flower Scent Gardens
nancyanne Neutral Rogers & Webster Miracle-Bush� Tomatoes (also dba PublishersChoice.com)
dotkins Positive Golden Harvest Organics
AS Positive Bluestone Perennials
AS Positive Lee Valley Tools, Ltd.
AS Positive Arena Rose Company
AS Neutral Jung Seed
SueMN Positive Graceful Gardens
AS Negative Seymour's Selected Seeds
AS Positive White Flower Farm
Pitch Positive Brushwood Nursery
AS Positive McClure & Zimmerman Quality Flowerbulb Brokers
kywest Negative Park Seed Company
AS Positive John Scheepers, Inc.
AS Positive Park Seed Company
Noodles Positive Fragrant Path, The
Noodles Positive Perennial Pleasures Nursery
Noodles Positive Gardens Alive!
CherylC470 Negative Burpee, W. Atlee & Co.
Emil Positive Bambu-u
Emil Neutral Plant Delights Nursery
nancyl56 Negative Rogers & Webster Miracle-Bush� Tomatoes (also dba PublishersChoice.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 15, 2003