Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of September 18

... in which ...

104 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.15% yesterday.
1,081 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
5 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
40 plants were added to the Plants Database.
32 comments were added to the Plants Database.
88 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
117 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
5 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The man around the corner keeps experimenting with new flowers every year, and now has quite an extensive list of things he can't grow."

( -- William Vaughn)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Holly's yellow brug ..unamed
By Abutilon

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Variegated Spider plant, Airplane Plant
Chlorophytum comosum
By Monocromatico

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,081 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

PDB Pictures 157 posts.

Roundup 102 posts.

General Discussion 81 posts.

Photos 77 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 76 posts.

Prayer Requests 71 posts.

Seed Trading 52 posts.

Parking Lot 52 posts.

Co-Op 36 posts.

Jokes and Chat 30 posts.

Computer Talk 27 posts.

Vines and Climbers 24 posts.

Wild Life 19 posts.

Pets 19 posts.

Day Lilies 19 posts.

Media 17 posts.

Tomatoes 16 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 15 posts.

Identification 15 posts.

Hostas 13 posts.

Container Gardening 12 posts.

Plant Trading 11 posts.

Canadian Trading 11 posts.

Tropicals 11 posts.

Farm Life 11 posts.

Camera Talk 9 posts.

Garden Talk 9 posts.

Welcome Mat 9 posts.

Propagation 8 posts.

European 7 posts.

Mail Call! 7 posts.

Pollbooth 6 posts.

Recipes 5 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 5 posts.

Geraniaceae 5 posts.

Saving Seeds 4 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 3 posts.

Bulbs 3 posts.

Perennials 3 posts.

Herbs 3 posts.

Annuals 3 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 2 posts.

Soil 2 posts.

Greenhouse 2 posts.

Roses 2 posts.

Water Gardens 2 posts.

Dave's Garden 1 post.

Irises 1 post.

Heirlooms 1 post.

Gourds and Melons 1 post.

Landscaping 1 post.

Home Decorating 1 post.

Home and Crafts 1 post.

Cactus and Succulents 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

hildae hil-DAY-ee Named for Hilda Guerra Walker, daughter of Luciano Guerra, 20th century collector who discovered the species
Monanthes mon-AN-theez From the Greek monos (one) and anthos (flower); referring to the type species that was solitary-flowered, but can bear up to 8 flowers per stem
arenicola ar-en-EE-koh-luh Inhabiting or dwelling in sandy places
arenicolum ar-en-EE-koh-lum Inhabiting or dwelling in sandy places
arenicolus ar-en-EE-koh-lus Inhabiting or dwelling in sandy places

Journal Activity

59 new items.
13 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

40 new plants.
32 new descriptions were added.
117 new images were added.
88 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
captainbartelt Positive Klehm's Song Sparrow Perennial Farm
kirstens Positive Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
taracp Negative Richard Owen Nurseries, Inc.
gardenfanatic Positive Alternative Pond and Gardens Mart, Inc.
higgins1151 Negative Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs

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 18, 2003