Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of February 24, 2004 ... in which ... 127 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.16% yesterday. 940 posts were made. 156 plants were added to the Plants Database. 62 comments were added to the Plants Database. 2,026 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 41 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 0 entries were added to Botanary. 0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 11 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 3 books were added to the Garden Bookworm. 3 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

( -- Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer (born 2/15/1564))

Forum Photo of the Day  In reply to: Where is the best place By nathalyn

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Windowleaf, Ceriman, Split-leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit Monstera deliciosa By Thaumaturgist

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Dave's Garden 103 posts Brugmansias and Friends 86 posts PDB Pictures 57 posts Jokes and Chat 57 posts General Discussion 54 posts Roundup 39 posts Photos 31 posts Day Lilies 31 posts Seed Trading 28 posts Roses 28 posts Identification 28 posts Prayer Requests 28 posts Pets 25 posts Co-Op 23 posts Plant Trading 20 posts Parking Lot 20 posts Garden Talk 19 posts Vines and Climbers 19 posts Dirt Cheap 18 posts Health, Dieting and Beauty 17 posts Recipes 14 posts Welcome Mat 14 posts Tropicals 13 posts Computer Talk 12 posts Camera Talk 11 posts Hostas 11 posts Trees & Shrubs 10 posts Perennials 10 posts Bulbs 10 posts Propagation 9 posts Tomatoes 8 posts Round Robin Trading 8 posts Cactus and Succulents 8 posts Pollbooth 8 posts Wild Life 7 posts Test 6 posts Hoyas 5 posts Gourds and Melons 5 posts Home and Crafts 5 posts Butterflies and Hummers 4 posts Frequently Asked Questions 4 posts The Tool Shed 4 posts Vegetable Gardening 4 posts Shady Gardens 3 posts Mail Call! 3 posts Herbs 3 posts Home Decorating 2 posts Farm Life 2 posts Grass and Bamboo 2 posts House Plants 1 post Market Growers 1 post Irises 1 post Saving Seeds 1 post

New Botanary Words

Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description palmbob Comment Alluaudia Alluaudia montagnacii Anderson_Acres Comment Tomato 'Sheyenne' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Toxicodendron Comment Lenten Rose Helleborus orientalis laurestar Comment Tomato 'Tigerella (aka Mr. Stripey)' Lycopersicon lycopersicum palmbob Comment Bulbine alooides wnstarr Comment Johnny Jump-Up, Heartsease, Wild Pansy, Love-in-idleness, Call-me-to-you, Pinkeney John, Herb Trinit Viola tricolor Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Sheyenne' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Siouxann' Lycopersicon lycopersicum palmbob Comment Agave Agave albomarginata Thaumaturgist Comment Grapefruit 'Oro Blanco' Citrus X paradisi Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Sioux' Lycopersicon lycopersicum palmbob Comment Agave Agave leopoldii Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Single Beefsteak VFN' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Simi' Lycopersicon lycopersicum palmbob Comment Agave polycantha Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Simba' Lycopersicon lycopersicum palmbob Comment Aloe adongensis Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Silverado' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Sierra Sweet' Lycopersicon lycopersicum palmbob Comment Aloe capitata Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Sierra Madre' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Show Girl' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Short Red Cherry' Lycopersicon lycopersicum clantonnaomi Comment Hybrid Musk Rose 'Penelope (1924)' Rosa Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'September Dawn' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Season Opener' Lycopersicon lycopersicum palmbob Comment Aloe cholula Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'SXT 7705' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'SXT 6624' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'SXT 6615' Lycopersicon lycopersicum TimF Comment Buddha Belly Plant, Bottleplant Shrub Jatropha podagrica palmbob Comment Echeveria pallida palmbob Comment Echeveria potosina palmbob Comment Echeveria pumila palmbob Comment Echinofossulocactus lamellosus palmbob Comment Echinofossulocactus albatus palmbob Comment 'ssp tuberifera' Euphorbia cylindrifolia palmbob Comment Euphorbia Euphorbia submammillaris kennedyh Comment Common Bird Orchid Chiloglottis valida palmbob Comment Euphorbia tridentata palmbob Comment Tolda, Leafless Spurge Euphorbia aphylla palmbob Comment Euphorbia xantii palmbob Comment Faucaria Faucaria lupina palmbob Comment California Barrel Cactus, Compass Barrel Cactus Ferocactus cylindraceus Forkboy Comment Desert Candle Euphorbia acrurensis palmbob Comment Ferocactus glaucescens palmbob Comment Dracena serrulata palmbob Comment Dudleya caespitosa ton4lu Comment Japanese Primrose Primula japonica palmbob Comment Dudleya hassei palmbob Comment Dudleya guadalupensis palmbob Comment Gasteria batesiana mkjones Comment Cape Primrose 'Gator's Tail' Streptocarpus mkjones Comment Christmas Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Zygocactus Schlumbergera x buckleyi palmbob Comment Gasteria X Aloe batesiana x variegata Starzz Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Pascali (1963; aka LENip)' Rosa Starzz Comment Floribunda Rose 'Amelia Fleming (1995)' Rosa CropDoc Comment Wine Cups, Poppy Mallow Callirhoe involucrata LHGordonMD Comment Surinam Cherry Eugenia uniflora CropDoc Comment Desert Rose Adenium obesum ButterflyDust Comment Lace Cap Hydrangea 'Hydrangea macrophylla-Lace Cap' amorning1 Comment Bismarck Palm, Bismark Palm Bismarckia nobilis palmbob Image Cycad (Cycas campestris) Thaumaturgist Image Meyer's Lemon Tree 'Meyer' (Citrus x meyeri) palmbob Image Creeping Devil (Stenocereus eruca) palmbob Image Mexican Giant Cordon (Pachycereus pringlei) Jeff_Beck Image Chitalpa (X Chitalpa tashkentensis) Jeff_Beck Image English ivy, Common ivy (Hedera helix) Jeff_Beck Image Mary Nell Holly 'Mary Nell' (Ilex ) Thaumaturgist Image Christmas Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Zygocactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) melvatoo Image China Rose 'Slater's Crimson China (1790; aka Belfield Rose, Chinese Monthly Rose, La Bengale)' (Rosa ) melvatoo Image China Rose 'Butterfly Rose (1849, aka Mutabilis, Tipo Ideale)' (Rosa ) melvatoo Image Hybrid Musk Rose 'Ballerina (1937)' (Rosa ) DORA777 Image Bolivian Nasturtium (Tropaeolum tricolor) Thaumaturgist Image Mango 'Kent' (Mangifera indica) Happenstance Image Crested Leopard Plant 'Crispatum' (Farfugium japonicum) Happenstance Image Angelica (Angelica pachycarpa) Happenstance Image Yellow Jessamine, Carolina Yellow Jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens) monterey Image Cineraria (Senecio x hybridus) monterey Image Cineraria (Senecio x hybridus) monterey Image African Trailing Daisy 'Brightside' (Osteospermum fruiticosum) madonna_l Image Bat-Face Cuphea, St. Peter's Plant, Tiny Mice, Bunny Ears (Cuphea llavea) madonna_l Image Mexican Hats, Grey Headed Coneflower, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower, Red Hats (Ratibida columnifera) mkjones Image African Violet 'Rebel's Midnight Sky' (Saintpaulia ionantha) htop Image Greenbrier, Cowvine (Smilax bona-nox) htop Image Greenbrier, Cowvine (Smilax bona-nox) mkjones Image African Violet 'Buckeye Butterflies' (Saintpaulia ionantha) htop Image Wild Yellow Passion Flower (Passiflora lutea) mkjones Image African Violet 'Chicago Flair (D. Hoover #8917)' (Saintpaulia ionantha) kennedyh Image Common Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum aethiopicum) kennedyh Image Common Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum aethiopicum) rlily Image Daylily 'Indian Sky' (Hemerocallis ) bootandall Image Policeman's Helmet (Impatiens glandulifera) kniphofia Image Croton 'Andrew' (Codiaeum variegatum) doglover Image Azalea (Rhododendron hybrid) DaveH Image Sweet Michelia 'Silver Cloud' (Michelia doltsopa) Floridian Image Australian Pine (Casuarina equisetifolia) kniphofia Image Beefsteak Plant, Chicken Gizzard 'Aureoreticulata' (Iresine herbstii) Starzz Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Pascali (1963; aka LENip)' (Rosa ) Starzz Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Pascali (1963; aka LENip)' (Rosa ) Starzz Image Hybrid Tea rose 'Selfridges (1984; aka Berolina, KORpriwa)' (Rosa ) baallead Image Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) Azalea Image Rose Leaf Sage (Salvia involucrata)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description DeniseCh Positive The Lily Farm (Jack Carpenter) DeniseCh Positive Rollingwood Gardens DeniseCh Positive Floyd Cove Nursery JWB Neutral Dutch Gardens Holland Bulbs LindaUCF Negative Spring River Nurseries Inc willy1035 Negative Wayside Gardens willy1035 Negative Dutch Gardens Holland Bulbs JWB Positive Jim Murphy's Piedmont Perennials LouisianaSweetPea Positive Clifton's Flower & Garden Center fireman383 Negative Southmeadow Fruit Gardens (also dba Grootendorst Nurseries) jmr623 Positive Gardens Alive!

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description Ninamaria Positive A Garden from a Hundred Packets of Seed Tabassam Positive The New Book of Salvias: Sages for Every Garden Tabassam Positive Making More Plants: The Science, Art, and Joy of Propagation

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... February 24, 2004