Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of February 13, 2004 ... in which ... 83 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.1% yesterday. 848 posts were made. 22 plants were added to the Plants Database. 39 comments were added to the Plants Database. 308 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 49 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 9 entries were added to Botanary. 2 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 6 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 95 books were added to the Garden Bookworm. 47 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

( -- Helen Adams Keller, American author, lecturer (born 6/27/1880))

Forum Photo of the Day  Subject: Wow!!! Prize from Horseshoe's Contest By Kaufmann

Plants Database Photo of the Day  English Rose, Austin Rose 'Abraham Darby (1985; aka Country Darby, AUScot)' Rosa By FLSuncoast

Forum Activity

Forum Posts PDB Pictures 68 posts General Discussion 59 posts Dave's Garden 59 posts Brugmansias and Friends 53 posts Seed Trading 46 posts Jokes and Chat 41 posts Roundup 35 posts Photos 34 posts Co-Op 32 posts Parking Lot 31 posts Irises 29 posts Day Lilies 28 posts Prayer Requests 27 posts Roses 25 posts Vines and Climbers 24 posts Tropicals 20 posts Vegetable Gardening 18 posts Pets 17 posts Plant Trading 15 posts Bulbs 14 posts Tomatoes 13 posts Propagation 13 posts Perennials 12 posts Computer Talk 11 posts Saving Seeds 11 posts Farm Life 10 posts Welcome Mat 8 posts Media 8 posts Recipes 7 posts Health, Dieting and Beauty 7 posts Cactus and Succulents 7 posts Garden Talk 7 posts Legumes 6 posts Dave's Garden FAQ 6 posts Hostas 6 posts Herbs 5 posts Home and Crafts 5 posts Water Gardens 5 posts Dirt Cheap 3 posts Mail Call! 3 posts European 3 posts Fruit Trees 2 posts Butterflies and Hummers 2 posts Pollbooth 2 posts Trees & Shrubs 2 posts Market Growers 2 posts Wild Plants 2 posts Wild Life 2 posts Geraniaceae 1 post Grass and Bamboo 1 post Landscaping 1 post

New Botanary Words

Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description DownEaster42 Comment Gerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, African Daisy, Barberton Daisy Gerbera jamesonii dogbane Comment Giant Bird of Paradise Strelitzia nicolai Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'V Marzano P' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'V Marzano M' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'V 548' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'V 121' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Urbana' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Ural' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Uniset' Lycopersicon lycopersicum palmbob Comment Agave Agave sisalana palmbob Comment Agave 'variegated' Agave sisalana palmbob Comment Cycas bougainvilleana palmbob Comment Cycas campestris palmbob Comment Cycas chamaoensis palmbob Comment Cycas chamberlainii palmbob Comment Cycas debaoensis palmbob Comment Cycas dolichophylla palmbob Comment Cycad Cycas edentata palmbob Comment Cycad Cycas falcata palmbob Comment Cycad Cycas ferruginea albleroy Comment Agave 'variegated' Agave sisalana gotmel Comment Red Banana Tree 'Zebrina' Musa zebrina gotmel Comment Zebra Plant Aphelandra squarrosa gregfaithemily Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Wishful Thinking (Keppel, 1995)' Iris gregfaithemily Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Jurassic Park (Lauer, 1995)' Iris gregfaithemily Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Firefox (Dunn, 1986)' Iris gregfaithemily Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Smart Move (Keppel, 1994)' Iris Monocromatico Comment Senna Senna australis woodunder Comment Aleppo Pine Pinus halepensis palmbob Comment Macrozamia diplomera palmbob Comment Macrozamia fawcettii airren Comment Blue Gum, Tasmanian Blue Gum Eucalyptus globulus palmbob Comment Macrozamia fearnsidei palmbob Comment Macrozamia flexuosa palmbob Comment Macrozamia glaucophylla palmbob Comment Macrozamia lucida palmbob Comment Macrozamia miquelii palmbob Comment Macrozamia mountperriensis palmbob Comment Macrozamia occidua palmbob Image White Sapote, Mexican Apple (Casimiroa edulis) Jeff_Beck Image American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) Jeff_Beck Image American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) Jeff_Beck Image American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) Jeff_Beck Image American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) Jeff_Beck Image American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) Jeff_Beck Image American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) Jeff_Beck Image American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe massawana) palmbob Image Hardy Century Plant (Agave obscura) palmbob Image Parry's Agave (Agave parryi var. pattoni) palmbob Image Parry's Agave (Agave parryi var. pattoni) palmbob Image Coastal Agave, Shaw's Agave (Agave shawii) palmbob Image Mescal Pardo (Agave sobria) palmbob Image Agave (Agave verschaffeltii) Thaumaturgist Image Orange, Sweet Orange, Navel Orange (Citrus sinensis) Thaumaturgist Image Ugli Fruit, Uniq Fruit, Unique Fruit (Citrus hybrid) Thaumaturgist Image Grapefruit 'White' (Citrus x paradisi) Thaumaturgist Image Tangelo 'White' (Citrus x tangelo) Thaumaturgist Image Ugli Fruit, Uniq Fruit, Unique Fruit (Citrus hybrid) Thaumaturgist Image Grapefruit 'Red' (Citrus X paradisi) Thaumaturgist Image Tangelo 'White' (Citrus x tangelo) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Patriotic Banner (Fort, 1998)' (Iris ) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Princesse Caroline De Monaco (Cayeux, 1997)' (Iris ) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Magharee (Blyth, 1986)' (Iris ) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Watered Silk (Gaulter, 1982)' (Iris ) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Nefertiti's Daughter (Niswonger, 1989)' (Iris ) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Queen of Angels (Schreiner, 1995)' (Iris ) ideboda Image Queen of the Night (Selenicereus grandiflorus) ideboda Image Queen of the Night (Selenicereus grandiflorus) ideboda Image Queen of the Night (Selenicereus grandiflorus) patnjbob Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Hot To Trot (McWhirter, 1991)' (Iris ) patnjbob Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Mix and Match (Black, 1991)' (Iris ) patnjbob Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Secret Melody (Schreiner, 1988)' (Iris ) patnjbob Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Spirit of Southeast (Niswonger, 1992)' (Iris ) patnjbob Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Yipes Stripes (Black, 1989)' (Iris ) Monocromatico Image French Marigold (Tagetes patula) patnjbob Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Spirit of Southeast (Niswonger, 1992)' (Iris ) patnjbob Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Yipes Stripes (Black, 1989)' (Iris ) monterey Image Calla Lily 'Lavender' (Zantedeshia hybrid) monterey Image Hyacinth 'Candy Cane' (Hyacintus orientalis) Happenstance Image Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis) Happenstance Image Corsican Hellebore, Corsican Rose (Helleborus argutifolius) albleroy Image Agave 'variegated' (Agave sisalana) albleroy Image Agave 'variegated' (Agave sisalana) albleroy Image Hardy Century Plant (Agave obscura) albleroy Image Hardy Century Plant (Agave obscura) Monocromatico Image Senna (Senna australis) Monocromatico Image Senna (Senna australis)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description marlatt8 Positive Surrency Daylilies HotProspects Positive Mischel's Greenhouse, Ltd. puddlegum Positive Witherspoon Rose Culture Melissa_Ohio Positive Bremen Blossoms Daylily Farm Melissa_Ohio Positive Bentley Gardens.com Melissa_Ohio Positive Kinnebrew Daylily Garden

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description IndaShade Positive The Color Encyclopedia of Daylilies IndaShade Positive The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids IndaShade Neutral Cattleyas and Their Relatives: The Cattleyas IndaShade Positive Christmas Cacti: The Genus Schlumbergera and Its Hybrids Miggy Positive Botanical Latin: History, Grammar, Syntax, Terminology and Vocabulary rutholive Positive The Garden Book Miggy Positive Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia Miggy Positive Taylor's Encyclopedia of Garden Plants: The Most Authoritative Guide to the Best Flowers, Trees, and Shrubs for North American Gardens Margiempv Positive Iris: Flower of the Rainbow Margiempv Positive Tall Bearded Iris Pictorial Reference Margiempv Positive The Gardener's Iris Book Margiempv Positive Louisiana Iris: The Taming of a Native American Wildflower Shirley1md Positive Companions to Clematis: Growing Clematis with Other Plants Margiempv Positive The World of Irises skyeblu Positive Secrets to a Successful Greenhouse and Business : A Complete Guide to Starting and Operating A High-Profit Organic or Hydroponic Business That Benefits the Environment rutholive Positive Birds & Blooms Ultimate Gardening Guide rutholive Positive Poppies: A Guide to the Poppy Family in the Wild and in Cultivation rutholive Positive Shocking Beauty: Thomas Hobbs' Innovative Garden Vision rutholive Positive Natural Landscaping: Gardening With Nature to Create a Backyard Paradise rutholive Positive The Ultimate Gardening Book: Over 1,000 Inspirational Ideas and Practical Tips to Transform Your Garden Miggy Positive Henry Mitchell on Gardening Miggy Positive The Gardener's Year Miggy Positive The Woodland Garden Miggy Positive The American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Gardening Miggy Positive The International Book of Trees: A Guide and Tribute to Our Forests and Gardens SLEDDER Positive The Pond Doctor: Planning & Maintaining A Healthy Water Garden mystic Positive Paradise Found: Growing Tropicals in Your Own Backyard SLEDDER Positive Water Gardening in Containers mystic Positive The American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants mystic Neutral The American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers: The Definitive Practical Guide Miggy Positive The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control: A Complete Problem-Solving Guide to Keeping Your Garden & Yard Healthy Without Chemicals vic Positive From Seed to Bloom mystic Positive The Color Encyclopedia of Daylilies mystic Positive Hemerocallis, the Daylily Melissa_Ohio Positive Hemerocallis, the Daylily mystic Positive The Complete Book of Plant Propagation mystic Positive New Encyclopedia of Herbs & Their Uses mystic Positive The Herbalist's Garden: A Guided Tour of 10 Exceptional Herb Gardens: The People Who Grow Them and the Plants That Inspire Them melvatoo Positive In Search of Lost Roses Calalily Positive An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Clematis JimKennard Positive Gardening By The Foot JimKennard Positive The Garden Doctor mystic Positive Herbs: How to Grow and Use Them treelover Positive Remarkable Trees of the World WUVIE Positive The Gardener's Guide to Growing Lilies treelover Positive Native Trees for North American Landscapes JimKennard Positive Mittleider Grow-Box Gardens (aka More Food From Your Garden)

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... February 13, 2004