Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of August 23

... in which ...

135 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.21% yesterday.
887 posts were made.
2 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
5 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
33 plants were added to the Plants Database.
50 comments were added to the Plants Database.
133 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
58 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
10 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"How are crops this year? Not so good for a good year but not so bad for a bad year. "

( -- Carl Sandburg, 20th century American author and poet)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Me and Inca Moon
By Eclipse

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Peppermint Lace'
Lagerstroemia indica
By doglover

Forum Activity

A grand total of 887 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 157 posts.

PDB Pictures 80 posts.

Dave's Garden FAQ 60 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 53 posts.

Photos 48 posts.

Identification 43 posts.

Prayer Requests 38 posts.

Parking Lot 35 posts.

Vines and Climbers 34 posts.

General Discussion 28 posts.

Hostas 26 posts.

Welcome Mat 23 posts.

Co-Op 22 posts.

Tropicals 21 posts.

Computer Talk 17 posts.

Pets 17 posts.

Plant Trading 14 posts.

Saving Seeds 14 posts.

Garden Talk 12 posts.

Day Lilies 11 posts.

Jokes and Chat 11 posts.

Seed Trading 10 posts.

Dave's Garden 10 posts.

Wild Life 9 posts.

Roses 9 posts.

Media 8 posts.

Stay at Home Moms 8 posts.

Dirt Cheap 8 posts.

Home Decorating 7 posts.

Farm Life 7 posts.

European 7 posts.

Camera Talk 5 posts.

Propagation 4 posts.

Market Growers 4 posts.

Heirlooms 3 posts.

Hoyas 3 posts.

Bulbs 3 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 3 posts.

Water Gardens 3 posts.

Mail Call! 3 posts.

Soil 2 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 2 posts.

Gourds and Melons 1 post.

Wild Plants 1 post.

Legumes 1 post.

Pollbooth 1 post.

Container Gardening 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

striatula stree-AT-yew-luh Somewhat (or faintly) striped
striatulum stree-AT-yew-lum Somewhat (or faintly) striped
striatulus stree-AT-yew-lus Somewhat (or faintly) striped
plicatile ply-KAY-til-ee Folded or pleated
plicatilis ply-KAY-til-iss Folded or pleated
Cussonia kus-SOH-nee-uh Named for Pierre Cusson, 18th century French botanist
maldivica mal-DY-vih-kuh Of or from the Maldives (off the coast of India), which is where the plant was thought to have originated; later determined to be a native of the Seychelle Islands in the Indian Ocean near East Africa
Peltophorum pel-TOH-for-um Fromt he Greek pelte (shield) and phoreo (to bear), referring to the shape of the stigma
thevetioides thev-vet-ee-OY-deez Resembling Thevetia (genus named for Andre Thevet, 16th century French monk and plant collector)
gloxinoides gloks-in-OY-deez Resembling Gloxinia (genus named for Benjamin Peter Gloxin, 18th century German botanist)

Journal Activity

1 new item.
2 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

33 new plants.
50 new descriptions were added.
58 new images were added.
133 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

2 new companies were added to the database.
5 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
sowforth Negative Plant Delights Nursery
Emaewest Positive Vesey's
njlamp Positive Hickory Mountain Plant Farm (also dba Hosta Farm)
angela1116 Positive Paradise Garden
Sandyc Positive Aloha Hoyas

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 23, 2003