Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of September 16

... in which ...

145 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.21% yesterday.
1,126 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
9 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
32 plants were added to the Plants Database.
18 comments were added to the Plants Database.
31 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
108 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

"May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and the road downhill all the way to your door."

( -- Irish Blessing)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: My ears are so big
By Bward

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Hosta 'Blue Angel'

Hosta

By streaker71

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,126 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

PDB Pictures 157 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 99 posts.

Photos 89 posts.

Roundup 73 posts.

Computer Talk 61 posts.

Seed Trading 56 posts.

Co-Op 52 posts.

Prayer Requests 51 posts.

Parking Lot 43 posts.

Tropicals 39 posts.

Dave's Garden 36 posts.

Plant Trading 31 posts.

General Discussion 30 posts.

Garden Talk 30 posts.

Identification 24 posts.

Jokes and Chat 19 posts.

Pets 18 posts.

Wild Life 17 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 14 posts.

Propagation 13 posts.

Camera Talk 12 posts.

Day Lilies 10 posts.

Welcome Mat 10 posts.

Canadian Trading 10 posts.

Roses 10 posts.

Tomatoes 10 posts.

Hostas 8 posts.

Organic Gardening 8 posts.

Geraniaceae 8 posts.

Mail Call! 8 posts.

Media 7 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 7 posts.

Vines and Climbers 6 posts.

Home and Crafts 6 posts.

Water Gardens 5 posts.

Pollbooth 5 posts.

European 4 posts.

Greenhouse 4 posts.

Perennials 4 posts.

Irises 4 posts.

Fruit Trees 3 posts.

Test 3 posts.

Recipes 3 posts.

Disabled Gardeners 3 posts.

Dirt Cheap 2 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 2 posts.

Handyman 2 posts.

Paper People 2 posts.

Orchids 2 posts.

Container Gardening 2 posts.

International Trading 1 post.

Bulbs 1 post.

Legumes 1 post.

Saving Seeds 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

sternianus stern-ee-AY-nus Named for Frederick Claude Stern, 20th century merchant banker and avid gardener
sternii STERN-ee-eye Named for Frederick Claude Stern, 20th century merchant banker and avid gardener
sterniana stern-ee-AY-nuh Named for Frederick Claude Stern, 20th century merchant banker and avid gardener
cambessedesii kam-bes-seh-DAY-see-eye Named for Jacques Cambessedes, 19th century French botanist
Dendropanax den-DRO-pan-aks From the Greek dendron (tree) and Panax (genus name)
Hura HOO-ruh Latinized form of South American vernacular for the Sand-box tree
kongboensis kong-boh-EN-sis Of or from Kongbo, in southeastern Tibet
kongboense kong-boh-EN-see Of or from Kongbo, in southeastern Tibet
Atalantia at-uh-LAN-tee-uh Named for Atalanta, daughter of King Schoeneus of Scyros

Journal Activity

32 new items.
27 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

32 new plants.
18 new descriptions were added.
108 new images were added.
31 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
Meredith22 Positive Pinetree Garden Seeds
Meredith22 Negative Park Seed Company
mheroux Negative Kartuz Greenhouses
FlamingStarFire Negative Direct Gardening
tinga Positive T's Flowers & Things
dfa Positive Dune Lane Nursery
TexasTam Positive Rabbit Hill Farm
meboxcar1 Positive Anioleka Seed Company (Seed Fest)
TexasTam Positive Jurassic Landscape

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... September 16, 2003