Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of July 7

... in which ...

179 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.31% yesterday.
1,004 posts were made.
3 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
9 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
20 plants were added to the Plants Database.
41 comments were added to the Plants Database.
169 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
87 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

"My garden will never make me famous, I'm a horticultural ignoramus: I can't tell a string bean from a soy bean, or even a girl bean from a boy bean."

( -- Ogden Nash, American poet (born 8/19/1902))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Tonny, cover your keyboard, lol
By Calalily

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Gooseneck Loosestrife
Lysimachia clethroides
By JJsgarden

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,004 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Photos 148 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 144 posts.

PDB Pictures 121 posts.

Identification 56 posts.

Prayer Requests 56 posts.

General Discussion 53 posts.

Roundup 39 posts.

Roses 38 posts.

Hostas 35 posts.

Garden Talk 27 posts.

Mail Call! 19 posts.

Plant Trading 18 posts.

Recipes 18 posts.

Co-Op 17 posts.

Pets 17 posts.

Welcome Mat 16 posts.

Vines and Climbers 16 posts.

Seed Trading 15 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 11 posts.

Wild Life 10 posts.

Tomatoes 9 posts.

Home and Crafts 9 posts.

Health and Dieting 9 posts.

Tropicals 8 posts.

Garden Foes 8 posts.

Market Growers 7 posts.

Jokes and Chat 6 posts.

Water Gardens 6 posts.

Container Gardening 6 posts.

Camera Talk 6 posts.

Landscaping 5 posts.

Dirt Cheap 4 posts.

Pollbooth 4 posts.

Parking Lot 4 posts.

European 4 posts.

Wild Plants 4 posts.

Day Lilies 4 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 3 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 3 posts.

Farm Life 3 posts.

Dave's Garden 3 posts.

Heirlooms 3 posts.

Disabled Gardeners 2 posts.

Bulbs 2 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 2 posts.

Canadian Trading 1 post.

Grass and Bamboo 1 post.

Home Decorating 1 post.

Geraniaceae 1 post.

Perennials 1 post.

Computer Talk 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

echinosepalus ek-in-oh-SEP-uh-lus Wtih prickly sepals
echinosepala ek-in-oh-SEP-uh-luh Wtih prickly sepals
verniciflua vern-ik-IF-loo-uh Having (secreting) varnish
vernicifluum ver-nik-IF-loo-um Having (secreting) varnish
Arthrochilus arth-roh-KY-lus From the Greek arthros (jointed) and cheilus (lip), referring to the jointed labellum
illustrata il-lus-STRA-tuh Pictured
illustratum il-lus-STRA-tum Pictured
illustratus il-lus-STRA-tus Picturd
Gastrodia gas-TRO-dee-uh From the Greek gastrodes (belly) referring to the swollen tuber of this orchid
haageanum hag-ee-AH-num Named for J.N. Haage, 19th century German plant collector and seedsman
haageanus hag-ee-AH-nus Named for J.N. Haage, 19th century German plant collector and seedsman
Sarcochilus sar-koh-KY-lus From the Greek sarkos (flesh) and cheilus (lip), referring to the fleshy lip of the flower

Journal Activity

8 new items.
39 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

20 new plants.
41 new descriptions were added.
87 new images were added.
169 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
lotsacolor Negative Michaels Premier Roses
vannmarie Positive Carino Nurseries
sueallison Negative Direct Gardening
FlamingStarFire Negative Four Seasons Nursery
Moscow Positive La Pivoinerie D'Aoust
woody43 Negative Rogers & Webster Miracle-Bush� Tomatoes (also dba PublishersChoice.com)
EP Negative Musser Forests, Inc.
EP Positive Bluestone Perennials
LabRat2k3 Positive NWN Nursery

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... July 7, 2003