Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of June 17

... in which ...

219 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.41% yesterday.
1,089 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
15 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
12 plants were added to the Plants Database.
27 comments were added to the Plants Database.
111 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
75 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
11 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"There is a garden in every childhood, and enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again."

( -- Elizabeth Lawrence, American garden writer)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Would You Grow This Brug?
By Abutilon

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Bush Morning Glory, Morning Glory Tree, Badoh Negro, Borrachero, Matacabra
Ipomoea carnea
By poppysue

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,089 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Photos 236 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 130 posts.

PDB Pictures 120 posts.

Plant Trading 44 posts.

Co-Op 42 posts.

Geraniaceae 41 posts.

General Discussion 41 posts.

Pets 39 posts.

Prayer Requests 33 posts.

Roundup 29 posts.

Identification 28 posts.

Roses 26 posts.

Water Gardens 20 posts.

Garden Talk 20 posts.

Parking Lot 19 posts.

Tropicals 16 posts.

Landscaping 16 posts.

Vines and Climbers 15 posts.

Dave's Garden 15 posts.

Farm Life 13 posts.

Hostas 12 posts.

Propagation 12 posts.

Jokes and Chat 11 posts.

Tomatoes 11 posts.

Health and Dieting 10 posts.

Disabled Gardeners 9 posts.

Perennials 8 posts.

Container Gardening 7 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 7 posts.

Home and Crafts 6 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 6 posts.

Pollbooth 6 posts.

Mail Call! 5 posts.

Garden Foes 4 posts.

Orchids 4 posts.

Canadian Trading 4 posts.

Welcome Mat 3 posts.

Computer Talk 3 posts.

Day Lilies 3 posts.

Dirt Cheap 3 posts.

Home Decorating 3 posts.

European 2 posts.

Fruit Trees 2 posts.

Market Growers 1 post.

Wild Life 1 post.

Roundup Pictures 1 post.

Shady Gardens 1 post.

Seed Trading 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Adrorhizon ad-roh-RY-zon Thick root
adnatum ad-NAY-tum Joined together
adnatus ad-NAY-tus Joined together
babingtonii bab-ing-TON-ee-eye Named for Charles Cardale Babington, 19th centur professor of botany at Cambridge
caerulescens see-roo-LES-enz Becoming blue; bluish
balansae bal-AN-see Named for Benedict Balansa, 19th century French botanical collector
adnata ad-NAY-tuh Joined together
adiantoides ad-ee-an-TOY-deez Resembling Adiantum (Maidenhair Fern)
Ammoides am-MOY-deez Sand-like
Echinofossulocactus ek-in-oh-foss-yoo-loh-KAK-tus From the Latin echinos (hedgehog), fossula (little ditch) and cactus
habrotrichum hab-ROH-try-kum Beautiful (or soft) hairs, bristles

Journal Activity

93 new items.
13 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

12 new plants.
27 new descriptions were added.
75 new images were added.
111 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
hostafreak Positive Hallson Gardens
hostafreak Positive Naylor Creek Nursery
cathyj Positive Hallson Gardens
jbush Negative Van Dyck's
Monkette Positive Steve Ray's Bamboo Gardens
WaWild1 Positive Stokes Seed (U.S. & Canada)
oddjere Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.
Charleston Company Message The Original Charleston Plant Cover�
jomarc Positive Cooley's Gardens
AuntNancy Positive Fred's Plant Farm
bigfatslob Positive Stokes Seed (U.S. & Canada)
siers Negative Rogers & Webster Miracle-Bush� Tomatoes (also dba PublishersChoice.com)
pnwbubba Negative House of Wesley
GreggJ Negative Spring River Nurseries Inc
Matoeboy 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 17, 2003