Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of March 18, 2004 ... in which ... 197 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.23% yesterday. 1,140 posts were made. 26 plants were added to the Plants Database. 32 comments were added to the Plants Database. 569 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 41 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 7 entries were added to Botanary. 4 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 21 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 1 book was added to the Garden Bookworm. 8 ratings were added to the Garden Bookworm. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

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Forum Photo of the Day  Subject: I just stole this!!! By kell

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Sapodilla, Nispero Manilkara zapota By Thaumaturgist

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Brugmansias and Friends 354 posts Tropicals 72 posts PDB Pictures 60 posts Photos 54 posts Pets 51 posts General Discussion 47 posts Jokes and Chat 40 posts Roses 33 posts Roundup 31 posts Parking Lot 28 posts Co-Op 27 posts Propagation 27 posts Tomatoes 26 posts Day Lilies 25 posts Prayer Requests 21 posts Vines and Climbers 20 posts Dirt Cheap 18 posts Identification 16 posts Garden Talk 15 posts Home and Crafts 13 posts Peonies 13 posts Irises 10 posts Recipes 10 posts Dave's Garden 9 posts Seed Trading 9 posts Health, Dieting and Beauty 9 posts Perennials 8 posts Round Robin Trading 7 posts Plant Trading 7 posts Farm Life 7 posts Water Gardens 6 posts House Plants 6 posts Container Gardening 6 posts Computer Talk 5 posts Trees & Shrubs 5 posts Cactus and Succulents 4 posts Hoyas 4 posts Welcome Mat 4 posts Vegetable Gardening 4 posts Canadian Trading 4 posts Mail Call! 3 posts Stay at Home Moms 2 posts Media 2 posts Dave's Garden FAQ 2 posts Camera Talk 2 posts Home Decorating 2 posts Pollbooth 2 posts Hostas 1 post Saving Seeds 1 post Market Growers 1 post Landscaping 1 post Wild Life 1 post Herbs 1 post Gourds and Melons 1 post

New Botanary Words

Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description palmbob Comment Trailing Ice Plant Lampranthus aurantiacus Happenstance Comment Aporophyllum 'Caroline' Aporophyllum x Tiarella Comment Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis Tiarella Comment Yellow Trillium Trillium luteum Tiarella Comment Catesby's Trillium Trillium catesbaei palmbob Comment Grevillea Robyn Gordon palmbob Comment Silky Net-Bush Calothamnus villosus Tiarella Comment Woodland Phlox, Wild Sweet William, Blue Phlox Phlox divaricata palmbob Comment Dense Claw-Flower Calothamnus pinifolius Tiarella Comment Creeping Jacob's Ladder, Greek Valerian Polemonium reptans palmbob Comment Aechmea coelestis palmbob Comment Aloe ellenbeckii Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Homestead No.2' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Homestead Elite' Lycopersicon lycopersicum palmbob Comment Aloe spicata Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Homestead F' Lycopersicon lycopersicum HarryNJ Comment European Lily of the Valley, May Bells, Our Lady's Tears Convallaria majalis palmbob Comment Gold Tooth Aloe, Spider Aloe Aloe arborescens X humilis palmbob Comment Aloe Aloe secundiflora Marlene Comment Hens and Chicks, House Leek Sempervivum tectorum var. andreanum tigmhuire Comment Japanese Mahonia 'Hivernant' Mahonia japonica palmbob Comment English Oak, Truffle Oak, Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur twobells Comment Tomato 'Brandy Boy' Lycopersicon lycopersicum palmbob Comment Aeonium decorum palmbob Comment Aeonium canariense palmbob Comment Mammillaria haageana rob_rob Comment Mother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant Bryophyllum daigremontianum palmbob Comment Mammillaria magnimamma Michaelp Comment Vitamin Green Brassica Rapa palmbob Comment Thelocactus conothelos palmbob Comment Thelocactus tulensis Michaelp Comment Root Parsley 'Bartowitch Long' Petroselinum crispum palmbob Image Dyckia (Dyckia marnier-lapostollei) palmbob Image Furcraea (Furcraea roezlii) palmbob Image Furcraea (Furcraea roezlii) palmbob Image Palma China (Yucca decipiens) palmbob Image Variegated Spineless Yucca 'Variegata' (Yucca elephantipes) 12344 Image Miniature Rose, Shrub Rose 'Espana Forever' (Rosa ) 12344 Image Hybrid Rugosa, Shrub Rose 'F.J. Grootendorst (1918; aka Red Grootendorst, Neikenrose)' (Rosa ) 12344 Image Hybrid Rugosa, Shrub Rose 'F.J. Grootendorst (1918; aka Red Grootendorst, Neikenrose)' (Rosa ) kennedyh Image Branched Comb-fern (Schizaea dichotoma) kennedyh Image Branched Comb-fern (Schizaea dichotoma) kennedyh Image Branched Comb-fern (Schizaea dichotoma) kennedyh Image Branched Comb-fern (Schizaea dichotoma) Clare_CA Image Regal Pelargonium (UK), Martha Washington Pelargonium (US) (Pelargonium x domesticum) Clare_CA Image Freesia (Freesia x hybrida) Clare_CA Image California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) Clare_CA Image Passion Flower 'Imperatrice Eugenie (Impératrice Eugénie, Empress Eugenie, Kaiserin Eugenie)' (Passiflora x belotii) Todd_Boland Image Orchid 'Gower Ramsey' (Oncidium ) Todd_Boland Image Orchid 'Gower Ramsey' (Oncidium ) Todd_Boland Image Moth Orchid Hybrid 'Chih Shangs Stripes X Modern Stripes' (Phalaenopsis ) Todd_Boland Image Moth Orchid Hybrid 'Pinlong Girl X Eastern Stripe' (Phalaenopsis ) Todd_Boland Image Orchid 'Hans Neuenhaus' (Wilsonara ) Happenstance Image Burro's Tail Sedum (Sedum burrito) Happenstance Image Queen's Tears, Friendship Plant (Billbergia nutans) Happenstance Image Queen's Tears, Friendship Plant (Billbergia nutans) Happenstance Image Kalanchoe 'Modoc' (Kalanchoe carnea) Happenstance Image Rock Cress 'Variegata' (Aubrieta ) knx_gardener Image Mast tree, Asoka Tree, Ashok Tree, Sorrowless Tree (Polyalthia longifolia var. pendula) htop Image Chinese Hawthorn, Chinese Photinia (Photinia serrulata) htop Image Chinese Hawthorn, Chinese Photinia (Photinia serrulata) htop Image Chinese Hawthorn, Chinese Photinia (Photinia serrulata) Tiarella Image Catesby's Trillium (Trillium catesbaei) Tiarella Image Woodland Phlox, Wild Sweet William, Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata) Tiarella Image Woodland Phlox, Wild Sweet William, Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata) cornwelc Image Boxleaf Hebe (Hebe odora) PotEmUp Image Cotoneaster (Corokia cotoneaster) PotEmUp Image Brisbane Laurel (Pittosporum revolutum) cbrandenburg Image Clustered Bellflower 'Superba' (Campanula glomerata) cbrandenburg Image Daylily 'Prairie Blue Eyes (Marsh, 1970)' (Hemerocallis ) cbrandenburg Image Daylily 'Grape Ice' (Hemerocallis ) palmbob Image Gold Tooth Aloe, Spider Aloe (Aloe arborescens X humilis) dixiechick Image Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description jewelee123 Positive Burgess Seed dtestrake Positive Totally Tomatoes Ewald Positive Whitman Farms upnorth_garden Positive Savory's Gardens Inc mcr83290 Positive Oakes Daylilies mcr83290 Positive Woodlander's Inc. mcr83290 Positive Niche Gardens becky3086 Neutral Spring Hill Nurseries becky3086 Negative Gardens Alive! patischell Positive Selective Gardener loneranger Positive Plants of the Southwest loneranger Positive Swallowtail Garden Seeds marlatt8 Positive Just Liners Plus PepperMan Positive Dan's Garden Shop gorgeguy Negative Edible Landscaping canto99 Positive Urban Jungle gorgeguy Positive Skyfire Garden Seeds dmich Positive Going Bananas lindaturnage Positive ECOLAGE Missyinbama Positive Plant Delights Nursery

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description Pardancanda Positive Brugmansia and Datura kell Positive Engelstrompeten (Brugmansia) Brugie Positive Engelstrompeten (Brugmansia) BrugNanny Positive Engelstrompeten (Brugmansia) steel_datura Positive Engelstrompeten (Brugmansia) steel_datura Positive Brugmansia and Datura: Angel's Trumpets and Thorn Apples Brugie Neutral Brugmansia and Datura WaterlooLily Positive Engelstrompeten (Brugmansia)

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... March 18, 2004