Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of April 1, 2004 ... in which ... 210 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.24% yesterday. 1,118 posts were made. 37 plants were added to the Plants Database. 58 comments were added to the Plants Database. 364 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 53 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 0 entries were added to Botanary. 3 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 16 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 0 books were 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

( -- Robert Smith Surtees, 19th century British poet (1843))

Forum Photo of the Day  Subject: My first brug What am I doing wrong? By LouisianaSweetPea

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Glory of the Snow Chionodoxa forbesii By Toxicodendron

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Roundup 102 posts PDB Pictures 97 posts Brugmansias and Friends 79 posts Roses 69 posts Co-Op 69 posts Identification 69 posts Photos 63 posts Dave's Garden 60 posts Parking Lot 56 posts General Discussion 35 posts Health, Dieting and Beauty 32 posts Jokes and Chat 29 posts Plant Trading 26 posts Pets 22 posts Day Lilies 20 posts Seed Trading 17 posts Prayer Requests 17 posts Computer Talk 17 posts Perennials 16 posts Tropicals 14 posts Media 13 posts Recipes 13 posts Cactus and Succulents 13 posts Vines and Climbers 12 posts House Plants 10 posts Garden Talk 10 posts Farm Life 10 posts Irises 10 posts Canadian Trading 10 posts Container Gardening 9 posts Landscaping 9 posts Tomatoes 8 posts Wild Life 7 posts Pollbooth 7 posts Propagation 7 posts Organic Gardening 6 posts Round Robin Trading 6 posts Dirt Cheap 5 posts Herbs 5 posts Greenhouse 5 posts Handyman 5 posts Hostas 4 posts Bulbs 4 posts Annuals 4 posts Trees & Shrubs 3 posts Hoyas 3 posts Home and Crafts 2 posts Frequently Asked Questions 2 posts Mail Call! 2 posts Geraniaceae 1 post Water Gardens 1 post Gourds and Melons 1 post The Tool Shed 1 post Vegetable Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description ladyrowan Comment Summer Snowflake, Snowbell, Dewdrop Leucojum aestivum ladyrowan Comment Poet's Narcissus Narcissus poeticus hybrids (Division IX) ladyrowan Comment Pink Jasmine, Winter Jasmine Jasminum polyanthum ladyrowan Comment Parlor Palm, Parlour Palm Chamaedorea elegans ladyrowan Comment Yellow Himalayan Blackberry Rubus ellipticus var. ordatus ladyrowan Comment Bramble, Wild Blackberry Rubus fruticosus ladyrowan Comment Dutch Crocus Crocus vernus ladyrowan Comment Corsican Mint Mentha requienii giftofthegab Comment Alligator Weed, Alligatorweed Alternanthera philoxeroides htop Comment Weeping Lantana, Trailing Lantana Lantana montevidensis palmbob Comment Brush Box, Vinegar Tree 'variegata' Lophostemon confertus MotherNature4 Comment Dusty Miller, Silver Ragwort Senecio cineraria tired Comment Japanese Maple Acer palmatum palmbob Comment Cylindropuntia caribaea palmbob Comment Agave Cactus Leuchtenbergia principis palmbob Comment Aloe macrocarpa Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Cyriuss' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment tomato 'Cupid' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Culiacan Superior' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'CRT Hybrid' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Crimsonvee' Lycopersicon lycopersicum palmbob Comment Natal Plum Carissa grandiflora Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Crimson Fancy' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Creole' Lycopersicon lycopersicum ladyannne Comment Gotu Kola Centella asiatica takethyme Comment Mallow, French Hollyhock 'Zebrina' Malva sylvestris gpmichael Comment Climbing Nasturtium Tropaeolum ciliatum palmbob Comment Weeping Bottle Brush Callistemon viminalis womble Comment Fire Pink, Scarlet Catchfly Silene virginica Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Crackproof Pink' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Happenstance Comment Large-flowered Climber 'Altissimo®' Rosa ladyannne Comment Lavender Cotton Santolina incana palmbob Comment Melaleuca serpyllifolia docaly Comment Dwarf Papyrus 'Nanus' Cyperus papyrus Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Count Fleet' Lycopersicon lycopersicum ladyannne Comment Licorice Glycyrrhiza glabra Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Count' Lycopersicon lycopersicum docaly Comment Russian Sage Perovskia atriplicifolia aegeri Comment Japanese Wisteria Wisteria floribunda Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Cougar' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Coronet' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Chico' Lycopersicon lycopersicum DaylilySLP Comment Phalaenopsis hybrid? ladyannne Comment Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens GreenG Comment Creeping Fig, Climbing Fig Ficus pumila rabbidavid Comment Moreton Bay Fig Ficus macrophylla ladyannne Comment Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides ladyannne Comment Cleveland Blue Sage, Fragrant Sage Salvia clevelandii ladyannne Comment Lily of the Nile 'Storm Cloud' Agapanthus orientalis BrendaJane Comment Golden Chain Tree Laburnum anagyroides tawnygirl Comment Persian Lilac Syringa x persica palmbob Comment Dwarf Trumpet Tree ''Apricot'' Tabebuia Monocromatico Comment Beach Apricot Tree Labramia bojeri Monocromatico Comment Red Acacia Acacia seyal gardenwife Comment Flame Creeper, Flame Nasturtium Tropaeolum speciosum Monocromatico Comment Taperebá Spondias mombin palmbob Comment Natal Bottlebrush Greyia sutherlandii palmbob Comment Prostrate Bottlebrush, Fiery Bottlebrush, Lesser Bottlebrush Callistemon phoeniceus palmbob Image (Aloe 'Rooikappie') palmbob Image (Encephalartos concinus) palmbob Image (Stomatium bolusiae) palmbob Image Blue Chalk Sticks (Senecio mandraliscae) palmbob Image (Senecio haworthii) palmbob Image Bushman's River Cycad (Encephalartos trispinosus) palmbob Image Wood's Cycad (Encephalartos woodii) palmbob Image Wood's Cycad (Encephalartos woodii) Happenstance Image Heartleaf Bergenia, Pigsqueak (Bergenia cordifolia) Happenstance Image Madeiran Cranesbill (Geranium maderense) Happenstance Image Californian tree poppy (Romneya coulteri) Happenstance Image Perez's Sea Lavender, Seafoam Statice (Limonium perezii) Happenstance Image Creeping Snapdragon 'Avalanche' (Antirrhinum hispanicum) kennedyh Image Broad-leaf Fern (Dipteris conjugata) Toxicodendron Image Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) Toxicodendron Image Rue Anemone, Wood Anemone, Windflower, Crowfoot (Anemonella thalictroides) Todd_Boland Image Black Barberry (Berberis gagnepainii) Toxicodendron Image Liverleaf, Liverwort, Roundlobe Hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa) Todd_Boland Image Minuet Weigela 'Minuet' (Weigela florida) Baa Image Cowslip Primrose, Cowslip, St. Peter's Keys, Palsywort, Tisty-Tosty, Cowflops, Culver Keys (Primula veris) Baa Image Bugle, Bugleweed, Carpet Bugle 'Valfredda (aka Chocolate Chip)' (Ajuga reptans) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'River Pearl' (Iris ) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Arctic Express' (Iris ) Illinois_Garden Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum 'Orange Symphony' (Osteospermum hybrid) katwoman77 Image Philodendron (Philodendron Pink Princess) Goldengal Image Purple Velvet Plant, Purple Passion Vine (Gynura sarmentosa) stevenova Image Stachyurus, Kibusi (Stachyurus praecox) stevenova Image Stachyurus, Kibusi (Stachyurus praecox) stevenova Image Butterbur (Petasites hybridus) stevenova Image Barberry 'Orange king' (Berberis linearifolia) kennedyh Image Common Rasp Fern (Doodia media) kennedyh Image Bat's Wing Fern (Histiopteris incisa) kennedyh Image White Myrtle (Hypocalymma angustifolium) CynthiaWilliams Image Japanese Pieris, Andromeda, Lily of the Valley Shrub (Pieris japonica) Clare_CA Image Violet Trumpet Vine, Painted Trumpet, Argentine Trumpet Vine (Clytostoma callistegioides) Clare_CA Image Regal Pelargonium (UK), Martha Washington Pelargonium (US) (Pelargonium x domesticum) tyke Image Amaryllis 'Apple Blossom' (Hippeastrum hybrid) tyke Image Amaryllis 'Apple Blossom' (Hippeastrum hybrid) tomwatson Image Tuolumne Fawn lily (Erythronium tuolumnense) tyke Image Mexican Flame Vine, Orange Glow Vine (Senecio confusus) nancyanne Image Stapelia (Stapelia gettleffii) Toxicodendron Image Eastern Redbud, Judas Tree (Cercis canadensis) nanciromero Image Brazilian Plume, Flamingo Flower, Jacobinia, Pine-Bur Begonia (Justicia carnea) Tiarella Image Yellow Trillium (Trillium luteum) Tiarella Image Trailing Wakerobin (Trillium decumbens) monterey Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Brilliant' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) monterey Image Flowering Maple 'Fruit Punch' (Abutilon x hybridum) Shadow1029 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Love the Sun' (Iris ) Toxicodendron Image Glory of the Snow (Chionodoxa forbesii) goldenfish Image Yoshino cherry (Prunus x yedoensis ) htop Image Alstroemeria, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Princess Series' (Alstroemeria hybrid) Azalea Image Sedum 'Odon' (Sedum ) htop Image English Stonecrop (Sedum anglicum)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Gutternuts Positive Direct Gardening TwinLakesChef Positive Dupont Nursery, Inc. littleblackdog Positive Wildseed Farms Inc. sylvi74 Positive Burgess Seed oswald Positive Fairweather Gardens smithroz Positive American Meadows smithroz Positive David Austin Roses (US) TexasTatum Positive Moonshine Designs Nursery smithroz Neutral White Flower Farm MadGecko13 Positive Banana-Tree Giskin Negative Direct Gardening TexasTatum Positive Tangled Roots Nursery TexasTatum Positive Forestfarm pelle Negative Aaron's Bulb Farm gponder Negative Tanager Song Farm dreamrequest Positive Peaceful Valley Farm Supply

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description danak Positive The House Plant Expert

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... April 1, 2004