Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of August 8

... in which ...

160 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.26% yesterday.
1,012 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
7 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
8 plants were added to the Plants Database.
31 comments were added to the Plants Database.
105 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
59 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
9 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"...Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends. Things do not change, we change. Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts."

( -- Henry David Thoreau, American author)

Forum Photo of the Day

In reply to: At first glance, it looked like a human embryo to me!
By kell

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Hosta 'Sharmon'

Hosta

By bert

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,012 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Photos 120 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 108 posts.

PDB Pictures 89 posts.

Prayer Requests 66 posts.

Pets 56 posts.

Parking Lot 54 posts.

General Discussion 49 posts.

Identification 48 posts.

Dave's Garden 40 posts.

Tropicals 37 posts.

Day Lilies 31 posts.

Jokes and Chat 25 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 21 posts.

Garden Talk 21 posts.

European 19 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 18 posts.

Welcome Mat 17 posts.

Water Gardens 15 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 15 posts.

Hostas 14 posts.

Seed Trading 12 posts.

Vines and Climbers 12 posts.

Bulbs 12 posts.

Co-Op 11 posts.

Garden Foes 11 posts.

Computer Talk 10 posts.

Irises 9 posts.

Roses 8 posts.

Farm Life 7 posts.

Gourds and Melons 7 posts.

Pollbooth 6 posts.

Tomatoes 5 posts.

Saving Seeds 5 posts.

Roundup 4 posts.

Home and Crafts 4 posts.

Camera Talk 3 posts.

Container Gardening 3 posts.

Mail Call! 2 posts.

Propagation 2 posts.

Recipes 2 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 2 posts.

Plant Trading 2 posts.

Herbs 1 post.

Test 1 post.

Frequently Asked Questions 1 post.

Cactus and Succulents 1 post.

Organic Gardening 1 post.

Soil 1 post.

Bonsai 1 post.

Stay at Home Moms 1 post.

Greenhouse 1 post.

Grass and Bamboo 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

delphinensis del-fin-EN-sis Of or from Dauphine, France
brunnea BROO-nee-uh Brown
brunneum BROO-nee-um Brown
brunneus BROO-nee-us Brown
delphinense del-fin-EN-see Of or from Dauphine, France
kamaonensis kuh-may-oh-NEN-sis Variant spelling of kemaonensis; meaning of or from Kumaun, a region of Western Himalaya (India)
kemaonensis kuh-may-oh-NEN-sis Of or from Kumaun, a region of Western Himalaya (India); also spelled kamaonensis
pocophorum po-KO-for-um From the Greek pocos (wool, fleece); fleece-bearing
Scindapsus skin-DAP-sus From the greek skindapsos; applied to several plants one of which is an ivy-like tree. Occasionally misspelled as Scindapsis

Journal Activity

15 new items.
19 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

8 new plants.
31 new descriptions were added.
59 new images were added.
105 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

1 new company was added to the database.
7 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
bigaxon Positive Monticello Garden Shop: Twinleaf Catalog
uofagirl Positive Jersey Asparagus Farms, Inc.
bdan_49 Positive Oakes Daylilies
bigaxon Positive Oakes Daylilies
justmeLisa Positive Live Oak Gardens Ltd
hopflower Positive John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds
cindysmith Positive Canada's Bamboo World

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... August 8, 2003