Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of March 19, 2004 ... in which ... 172 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.2% yesterday. 841 posts were made. 20 plants were added to the Plants Database. 54 comments were added to the Plants Database. 1,617 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 52 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 4 entries were added to Botanary. 5 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 19 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 1 book was added to the Garden Bookworm. 1 rating was added to the Garden Bookworm. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Hal Borland, American journalist)

Forum Photo of the Day  In reply to: I just stole this!!! By kell

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Mango 'Kent' Mangifera indica By Thaumaturgist

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Brugmansias and Friends 174 posts PDB Pictures 62 posts Roses 56 posts Photos 43 posts Co-Op 42 posts General Discussion 35 posts Roundup 34 posts Jokes and Chat 32 posts Tropicals 25 posts Perennials 21 posts Propagation 20 posts Day Lilies 20 posts Dirt Cheap 18 posts Tomatoes 17 posts Vines and Climbers 16 posts Seed Trading 16 posts Irises 15 posts Cactus and Succulents 14 posts Identification 14 posts Computer Talk 12 posts Parking Lot 12 posts Pets 11 posts Garden Foes 10 posts Garden Talk 9 posts Vegetable Gardening 9 posts Round Robin Trading 8 posts Hostas 8 posts Shady Gardens 7 posts Recipes 7 posts Canadian Trading 5 posts Bulbs 5 posts Home and Crafts 5 posts Frequently Asked Questions 5 posts Water Gardens 4 posts Peonies 4 posts Plant Trading 4 posts Heirlooms 3 posts Container Gardening 3 posts Trees & Shrubs 3 posts Annuals 3 posts House Plants 3 posts Herbs 2 posts Media 2 posts Prayer Requests 2 posts Organic Gardening 2 posts Stay at Home Moms 2 posts Orchids 2 posts Market Growers 2 posts Dave's Garden 2 posts Health, Dieting and Beauty 2 posts Handyman 1 post Gourds and Melons 1 post Pollbooth 1 post Home Decorating 1 post Saving Seeds 1 post Wild Plants 1 post Mail Call! 1 post European 1 post The Tool Shed 1 post

New Botanary Words

Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description rberreth Comment Gardenia, Cape Jasmine 'Daisy' Gardenia angusta romandoguinn Comment Rose Glory Bower, Cashmere Bouquet, Mexicali Rose, Mexican Hydrangea Clerodendrum bungei namavar Comment Garden Phlox 'Laura' Phlox paniculata pete_kurt Comment She-oak Allocasuarina lehmanniana palmbob Comment Guadalupe Cypress, Tecate Cypress Cupressus guadalupensis palmbob Comment Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides palmbob Comment Lacebark Pine Pinus bungeana palmbob Comment Broadleaf Podocarpus Podocarpus nagi Terencetrent Comment Sea Thrift, Sea Pink, Common Thrift 'Splendens' Armeria maritima sloanpro Comment Mother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant Bryophyllum daigremontianum palmbob Comment Puya ultima taramark Comment Poor Man's Ginseng, Dang Shen Codonopsis pilosula thebeeman Comment Vick's Plant, Mentholatum Plant Plectranthus cylindraceus palmbob Comment Aeonium Aeonium davidbramwellii Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Homestead 24' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'HM 4700' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'HM 4878' Lycopersicon lycopersicum palmbob Comment Aloe Aloe greatheadii var. davyana Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'HM 2867' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'HM 2824' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Highlander' Lycopersicon lycopersicum palmbob Comment Tomato 'HM 4878' Lycopersicon lycopersicum palmbob Comment Aloe excelsa X ortholopha Tiarella Comment Southern Nodding Trillium, Ill-Scented Wakerobin Trillium rugelii palmbob Comment Aloe Aloe jucunda palmbob Comment Aloe jucunda X harlana Tiarella Comment Spider lily Hymenocallis caroliniana Tiarella Comment Red Buckeye Aesculus splendens Tiarella Comment Red Buckeye, Firecracker Plant Aesculus pavia palmbob Comment Aloe madecassa var madecassa palmbob Comment Aloe laterita palmbob Comment Aloe mubendiensis palmbob Comment Aloe somaliensis var somaliensis twobells Comment Frying Pepper 'Giant Aconcagua' Capsicum annuum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Hermitage' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Heritage' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Heinz 102' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Heinz 1439' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Heatwave' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Heatmaster' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'HealthKick' Lycopersicon lycopersicum sunnyjennyb Comment Plains Coreopsis, Calliopsis Coreopsis tinctoria mandyhumphrey Comment African Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum Osteospermum hybrid palmbob Comment String of Buttons Crassula perforata wnstarr Comment Grassy Leaved Sweet Flag 'Ogon' Acorus gramineus palmbob Comment Watch Chain Crassula Crassula lycopodioides palmbob Comment Crassula 'Pagoda' Crassula Michaelp Comment Purple Malanga 'Purple Malanga' Xanthosoma sagittifolium sweezel Comment Oregano, Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare Michaelp Comment Malanga 'White Malanga' Xanthosoma sagittifolium dlnorton Comment Tree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree Ailanthus altissima dlnorton Comment Tree Tobacco Nicotiana glauca dlnorton Comment Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris Albizia julibrissin palmbob Image English Oak, Truffle Oak, Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) palmbob Image Soapweed, Soapwell, Bear Grass, Great Plains Yucca (Yucca glauca) palmbob Image Medusa Head (Euphorbia caput-medusae) palmbob Image Medusa Head (Euphorbia caput-medusae) palmbob Image Bunya-Bunya Tree, False Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria bidwillii) palmbob Image Bunya-Bunya Tree, False Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria bidwillii) palmbob Image Pony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata) Happenstance Image Aporophyllum 'Caroline' (Aporophyllum x) Happenstance Image Echeveria 'Paul Bunyan' (Echeveria hybrid) Happenstance Image Violet-Stemmed Taro, Black Taro, Black Stem Elephant Ear 'Fontanesii' (Colocasia esculenta) Tiarella Image Catesby's Trillium (Trillium catesbaei) cbrandenburg Image Castor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal (Ricinus communis) Michaelp Image Spice Ginger, Greater Galangal, Siamese Ginger, False Galangal (Alpinia galanga) Michaelp Image Vegetable Burdock, Great Burdock, Edible Burdock, Cockle-Button, Beggar's Buttons 'Takinogawa Long' (Arctium lappa) kennedyh Image Narrow Comb-fern (Schizaea fistulosa) kennedyh Image Narrow Comb-fern (Schizaea fistulosa) kennedyh Image Western Hemlock, Alaska Pine (Tsuga heterophylla) kennedyh Image Mountain Hemlock, Black Hemlock, Hemlock Spruce (Tsuga mertensiana) kennedyh Image Mountain Hemlock, Black Hemlock, Hemlock Spruce (Tsuga mertensiana) Michaelp Image Standard Green Swiss Chard 'Fordhook Giant' (Beta vulgaris) Michaelp Image Greenhouse Cucumber 'Tyria (F1 hybrid)' (Cucumis sativus) Michaelp Image Dwarf Banana 'Super Dwarf Cavendish' (Musa acuminata) Michaelp Image Chinese Flat Cabbage, Rosette Pakchoi, Broad-beak Mustard 'Vitamin Green' (Brassica rapa ssp. narinosa) Michaelp Image Crepe Ginger (Costus speciosus) Michaelp Image Daikon Radish 'Summer Cross' (Raphanus sativus) monterey Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Lagas Yellow (Yellow Lagas)' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) monterey Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Seminole Pink' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) monterey Image Blue Dawn Flower (Ipomoea acuminata) monterey Image Crimson Passion Flower, Grape-Leaved Passion Fruit (Passiflora vitifolia) monterey Image Crossberry, Four-corner, Buttonwood, Lavender Star Flower (Grewia occidentalis) htop Image Indian Hawthorn, White Indian Hawthorn 'Clara' (Rhaphiolepis indica) htop Image Indian Hawthorn, White Indian Hawthorn 'Clara' (Rhaphiolepis indica) htop Image Indian Hawthorn, White Indian Hawthorn 'Clara' (Rhaphiolepis indica) Monocromatico Image Rubber Plant (Ficus elastica) Monocromatico Image Rubber Plant (Ficus elastica) Terencetrent Image Sea Thrift, Sea Pink, Common Thrift 'Splendens' (Armeria maritima) Happenstance Image Grassy Leaved Sweet Flag 'Ogon' (Acorus gramineus) Happenstance Image Honey Bush (Melianthus major) sweezel Image Columbine 'Blue Bird (Songbird Series)' (Aquilegia hybrida) Jeff_Beck Image Missouri Violet, Native Wood Violet (Viola missouriensis) Monocromatico Image King's Mantle (Thunbergia erecta) Monocromatico Image Tamarind Tree (Tamarindus indica) captphill Image Bottlebrush Tree (Callistemon rigidus) htop Image Indian Hawthorn, Pink Indian Hawthorn 'Pink Lady' (Rhaphiolepis indica) htop Image Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata) htop Image Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata) Thaumaturgist Image Loquat 'Dwarf' (Eriobotrya japonica) sweezel Image Oregano, Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) Thaumaturgist Image Loquat 'Dwarf' (Eriobotrya japonica) gone2seed Image Angel's Trumpet 'Pink Favorite' (Brugmansia Multi-hybrid) MaryinLa Image Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Becca Lynn' (Brugmansia ) MaryinLa Image Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Golfito' (Brugmansia )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description lmtsher Negative Lilypons Water Gardens DJJenn Positive Botany Shop Garden Center twitser Neutral Pinetree Garden Seeds twitser Positive Stokes Seed (U.S. & Canada) Ramnyc Positive Gardener's Supply Company dtalbot Negative Green Escape Palm Trees earthling Positive Horn Canna Farm Terry Company Message Green Escape Palm Trees sadiemaewebb Positive Pinetree Garden Seeds c2garden Positive Oakes Daylilies hitoshi Positive Terra Ceia Farms ooojen Positive Banana-Tree kellyyouse Positive Lee Valley Tools, Ltd. rylaff Positive Stokes Tropicals McCormickHome Positive Antique Rose Emporium groovytee Positive Gurney's Seed & Nursery snelson Positive Gurney's Seed & Nursery suran Positive eFlowerGarden Melissa_Ohio Positive eFlowerGarden

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description marshowl 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... March 19, 2004