Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of February 9, 2004 ... in which ... 131 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.16% yesterday. 1,017 posts were made. 28 plants were added to the Plants Database. 23 comments were added to the Plants Database. 541 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 33 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 0 entries were added to Botanary. 1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog. 18 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 852 books were added to the Garden Bookworm. 41 ratings were added to the Garden Bookworm. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet, philosopher)

Forum Photo of the Day  Subject: Horseshoe's SeedSavers Contest By Horseshoe

Plants Database Photo of the Day  English Rose, Austin Rose 'Teasing Georgia (1999; aka AUSbaker)' Rosa By Happenstance

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Saving Seeds 132 posts Brugmansias and Friends 127 posts Photos 68 posts Dave's Garden 66 posts PDB Pictures 59 posts Seed Trading 50 posts General Discussion 48 posts Roundup 44 posts Roses 38 posts Parking Lot 34 posts Tropicals 34 posts Day Lilies 32 posts Identification 32 posts Computer Talk 28 posts Health, Dieting and Beauty 22 posts Co-Op 21 posts Recipes 20 posts Plant Trading 13 posts Bulbs 12 posts Greenhouse 11 posts Farm Life 10 posts Vegetable Gardening 9 posts Pollbooth 7 posts Tomatoes 7 posts Media 6 posts Propagation 6 posts Perennials 5 posts Irises 5 posts Mail Call! 5 posts Cactus and Succulents 4 posts Canadian Trading 4 posts Garden Talk 4 posts Water Gardens 4 posts Welcome Mat 4 posts Annuals 4 posts Master Gardeners 3 posts Prayer Requests 3 posts Dave's Garden FAQ 3 posts International Trading 3 posts European 3 posts Hostas 3 posts Pets 3 posts Vines and Climbers 3 posts Camera Talk 3 posts Bonsai 2 posts Home Decorating 2 posts Wild Life 2 posts Gourds and Melons 2 posts House Plants 1 post Geraniaceae 1 post Landscaping 1 post Garden Foes 1 post Orchids 1 post Herbs 1 post Fruit Trees 1 post

New Botanary Words

Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description palmbob Comment Pigafetta filaris palmbob Comment Pigafetta elata palmbob Comment Pinanga elmeri palmbob Comment Pinanga javana palmbob Comment Plectocomia himalayana Thaumaturgist Comment Calamondin Orange, Panama Orange X Citrofortunella microcarpa Abutilon Comment Brugmansia 'Sweetheart' Brugmansia suncatcheracres Comment Grapefruit 'Ruby Red' Citrus x paradisi Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Viscount' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Viscon' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Vinered' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Vinequeen' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Victoria Supreme' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Victor' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Floramerica' Lycopersicon lycopersicum kennedyh Comment Gymaea Lily Doryanthes excelsa kennedyh Comment Prickly Shaggy-pea Podolobium ilicifolium kennedyh Comment Wedge-leaf Everlasting Ozothamnus cuneifolius mountaineer Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Queen of Angels' Iris mountaineer Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Last Hurrah' Iris Michaelp Comment Vegetable Burdock 'Shirohada' Arctium Lappa Michaelp Comment Radish 'D'Avignon' Raphanus sativus kaylee0922 Comment Monkey Puzzle Tree Araucaria araucana palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe brevifolia X humilis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe capitata x marlothii) palmbob Image Welwitschia (Welwitschia mirabilis) palmbob Image Welwitschia (Welwitschia mirabilis) palmbob Image Aloe 'Cornuta' (Aloe camperi) Jeff_Beck Image Heart-leaf Ampelopsis (Ampelopsis cordata) Jeff_Beck Image Heart-leaf Ampelopsis (Ampelopsis cordata) Jeff_Beck Image Corkscrew Willow, Curly Willow, Pekin Willow, Hankow Willow, Dragon's Claw Willow 'Tortuosa' (Salix matsudana) Jeff_Beck Image Corkscrew Willow, Curly Willow, Pekin Willow, Hankow Willow, Dragon's Claw Willow 'Tortuosa' (Salix matsudana) Thaumaturgist Image Grapefruit 'Pink' (Citrus x paradisi) Thaumaturgist Image Grapefruit 'Ruby Red' (Citrus x paradisi) Thaumaturgist Image Grapefruit 'Ruby Red' (Citrus x paradisi) Thaumaturgist Image Grapefruit 'Ruby Red' (Citrus x paradisi) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Honey Scoop (Sutton, 1996)' (Iris ) mountaineer Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Orange Petals (Niswonger, 1991)' (Iris ) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Peachtree (Mohr, 1978)' (Iris ) albleroy Image Cathedral Window Haworthia (Haworthia cymbiformis) albleroy Image Haworthia (Haworthia truncata) albleroy Image Haworthia (Haworthia truncata) albleroy Image Haworthia (Haworthia truncata) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Wild Side (Thompkins, 1993)' (Iris ) kennedyh Image Hillock Bush, Cajuput, Red-Flowered Paperbark, Red Honey Myrtle, Dotted Melaleuca (Melaleuca hypericifolia) kennedyh Image Flannel Flower (Actinotus helianthi) kennedyh Image Flannel Flower (Actinotus helianthi) monterey Image Cineraria (Senecio x hybridus) monterey Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum (Osteospermum hybrid) monterey Image Hyacinth 'Blue Jacket' (Hyacinthus orientalis) Abutilon Image Brugmansia 'Sweetheart' (Brugmansia ) patnjbob Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Berry Sherbert (Mohr, 1990)' (Iris ) patnjbob Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Crimson Snow (Blyth, 1987)' (Iris ) monterey Image Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower 'Blush (aka Monraz, Raspberry Fringe)' (Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum) gel70 Image Rubber Tree 'Burgundy' (Ficus elastica) Floridian Image Florida Pennyroyal (Piloblephis rigida)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description boyumk Positive Paradise Nursery amcintyre Positive Territorial Seed Company amcintyre Positive Totally Tomatoes amcintyre Positive Ty Ty Nursery Tammy Positive Hand Helpers rtnct Positive Tidewater Workshop Classic Outdoor Furnishings rtnct Positive Smith & Hawken rtnct Positive DrsFosterSmith.com rtnct Positive Krupps Home and Garden Decor ejmj4321 Positive Anioleka Seed Company (Seed Fest) snelson Neutral Burgess Seed kyrabear Positive Park Bulbs kyrabear Positive Schreiner's Iris Gardens snelson Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. WUVIE Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. jimmy231 Positive Paradise Nursery corossol Negative Glasshouse Works corossol Positive Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd.

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description Happenstance Positive American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants tiG Neutral Taylor's Encyclopedia of Garden Plants: The Most Authoritative Guide to the Best Flowers, Trees, and Shrubs for North American Gardens Happenstance Positive The Euphorbia Journal Vol 1 Happenstance Neutral Succulents: The Illustrated Dictionary Happenstance Positive Succulents II: The New Illustrated Dictionary Happenstance Positive Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses: Sedges, Rushes, Restios, Cat-Tails, and Selected Bamboos Happenstance Positive Sedum: Cultivated Stonecrops Happenstance Positive Crassula - A Grower's Guide Happenstance Positive Western Garden Book Happenstance Positive Hortus Third: A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada MistyMeadows Positive Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening Terry Positive The Garden Planner Happenstance Positive Garden Structures (Smith & Hawken) Happenstance Positive American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers: The Definitive Practical Guide Copperbaron Positive Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia Copperbaron Positive Dirr's Trees and Shrubs for Warm Climates: An Illustrated Encyclopedia Copperbaron Positive Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses Copperbaron Positive The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation: From Seed to Tissue Culture: A Practical Working Guide to the Propagation of over 1100 Species Copperbaron Positive Southern Living Garden Book: The Complete Encyclopedia of More Than 5,000 Southern Plants Copperbaron Positive American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants Copperbaron Positive The Interntational Book of Trees: A Guide and Tribute to Our Forests and Gardens berrygirl Positive Month-by-month Gardening In Georgia berrygirl Positive The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Book: Includes Herbs & Nuts MaVieRose Positive New Encyclopedia of Herbs & Their Uses berrygirl Positive Old-Fashioned Flowers: Classic Blossoms to Grow in Your Garden (21St-Century Gardening Series, Handbook No. 162) berrygirl Positive Annuals: A Growing Guide for Easy, Colorful Gardens (Burpee Basics, 1) berrygirl Positive Annuals & Perennials berrygirl Positive Southern Living Garden Book: The Complete Encyclopedia of More Than 5,000 Southern Plants Happenstance Positive Alan Titchmarsh's Favourite Gardens Happenstance Positive Exotic House Plants Illustrated: All the Best in Indoor Plants: A Mini-Cyclopedia of House and Decorator Plants 10th Edition Happenstance Positive Greenhouse Gardener's Companion: Growing Food and Flowers in Your Greenhouse or Sunspace Happenstance Positive Taylor's Guide to Perennials Baa Positive Primula Happenstance Positive The Euphorbia Journal/Book and Index great2Bme Positive Perennials for Michigan Happenstance Positive The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting & Pruning Techniques Happenstance Positive Garden Style Happenstance Positive Trowel and Error LimeyLisa Positive The Hosta Handbook LimeyLisa Positive American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants LimeyLisa Positive The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting & Pruning Techniques

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... February 9, 2004