Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of July 15

... in which ...

186 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.32% yesterday.
1,059 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
5 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
16 plants were added to the Plants Database.
55 comments were added to the Plants Database.
237 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
72 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
13 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"I have a garden of my own, But so with roses overgrown, And lilies, that you would it guess To be a little wilderness. "

( -- Andrew Marvell, English poet)

Forum Photo of the Day

In reply to: Any deer experts? What is this animal?
By dave

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Devil's Trumpet 'Black Currant Swirl'
Datura metel
By goswimmin

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,059 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Photos 148 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 144 posts.

PDB Pictures 111 posts.

Pets 62 posts.

Tropicals 55 posts.

Roundup 49 posts.

Identification 49 posts.

Prayer Requests 48 posts.

Dave's Garden 47 posts.

General Discussion 41 posts.

Garden Talk 34 posts.

Vines and Climbers 34 posts.

Plant Trading 29 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 17 posts.

Recipes 15 posts.

Health and Dieting 12 posts.

Water Gardens 11 posts.

Geraniaceae 11 posts.

Computer Talk 10 posts.

Saving Seeds 9 posts.

Jokes and Chat 8 posts.

Day Lilies 8 posts.

Perennials 8 posts.

Tomatoes 7 posts.

Grass and Bamboo 7 posts.

Pollbooth 7 posts.

Roses 6 posts.

Farm Life 6 posts.

Garden Foes 6 posts.

Welcome Mat 6 posts.

Co-Op 5 posts.

Landscaping 4 posts.

International Trading 4 posts.

European 4 posts.

Annuals 4 posts.

Container Gardening 4 posts.

Hostas 4 posts.

Seed Trading 3 posts.

Gourds and Melons 3 posts.

Test 2 posts.

Market Growers 2 posts.

Camera Talk 2 posts.

House Plants 2 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 2 posts.

Propagation 2 posts.

Handyman 1 post.

Home Decorating 1 post.

Parking Lot 1 post.

Wild Plants 1 post.

Herbs 1 post.

Heirlooms 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

aubertii oh-BER-ee-eye Named for Georges Eleosippe Aubert, 19th century French missionary in Western China
Periploca per-RY-ploh-kuh From the Greek peri (around) and ploke (twisted, woven), referring to its twining nature
amphibia am-FIB-ee-uh Growing in and out of water
amphibium am-FIB-ee-um Growing in and out of water
amphibius am-FIB-ee-us Growing in and out of water
rhabdotus rab-DOH-tus Striped, with a rod-like marking
rhabdota rab-DOH-tuh Striped, with a rod-like marking
rhabdotum rab-DOH-tum Striped, with a rod-like marking
Limnobium lim-NO-bee-um From the Greek limne (marsh) and bios (life)
spongia SPUN-gee-uh The Greek word for sponge
coignetiae koin-NAY-ee-ay Named for Coignet
Glycine gly-SEE-nee From the Greek glykys (sweet), referring to the sweet roots and leaves of some species of the Soybean genus
Hydrilla hy-DRILL-uh Diminutive of Hydra (water serpent)

Journal Activity

8 new items.
16 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

16 new plants.
55 new descriptions were added.
72 new images were added.
237 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
honeybunny Negative Sexy Bloomers (also dba South Creek Nursery of Palmyra)
honeybunny Positive Hirt's Greenhouse & Flowers
captainbartelt Positive Solaris Farms
mackenzie Positive Dune Lane Nursery
EarthTree Positive Hornbaker Gardens

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 15, 2003