Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of April 27, 2004 ... in which ... 262 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.28% yesterday. 999 posts were made. 45 plants were added to the Plants Database. 64 comments were added to the Plants Database. 1,325 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 35 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 6 entries were added to Botanary. 1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog. 29 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm. 2 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

( -- Robert Frost, American writer, poet)

Forum Photo of the Day  Subject: I am a bad Brug MOM By springsong

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Japanese Maple 'Bloodgood' Acer palmatum By Tynemouthtilly

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Forum Posts Brugmansias and Friends 166 posts PDB Pictures 75 posts Roses 74 posts Photos 70 posts Identification 49 posts Dave's Garden 41 posts Welcome Mat 36 posts Vines and Climbers 34 posts General Discussion 28 posts Plant Trading 25 posts Co-Op 24 posts Pets 21 posts Hostas 20 posts Jokes and Chat 19 posts Landscaping 19 posts Roundup 18 posts Vegetable Gardening 15 posts Propagation 15 posts Farm Life 14 posts Trees & Shrubs 13 posts Tropicals 12 posts Parking Lot 11 posts Container Gardening 11 posts Garden Talk 11 posts Perennials 11 posts Bulbs 11 posts Disabled Gardeners 10 posts The Tool Shed 10 posts Canadian Trading 10 posts Water Gardens 10 posts House Plants 7 posts Garden Foes 7 posts Prayer Requests 7 posts Seed Trading 7 posts Round Robin Trading 7 posts Handyman 6 posts Peonies 5 posts Recipes 5 posts Wild Life 5 posts Shady Gardens 5 posts Pollbooth 4 posts Day Lilies 4 posts Tomatoes 4 posts Dirt Cheap 4 posts Computer Talk 3 posts Health, Dieting and Beauty 3 posts Cactus and Succulents 3 posts Home and Crafts 3 posts Gourds and Melons 3 posts Media 3 posts Irises 3 posts Butterflies and Hummers 2 posts Geraniaceae 2 posts European 2 posts Orchids 2 posts Hydroponics 1 post Greenhouse 1 post Grass and Bamboo 1 post Fruits & Nuts 1 post Paper People 1 post Home Decorating 1 post Stay at Home Moms 1 post Organic Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description jody Comment Hosta 'Abiqua Miniature' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Allen C. Haskell' Hosta bamasharon Comment Floribunda Rose 'Hot Cocoa (2001; aka WEKpaltlez)' Rosa MizAtlanta Comment Rose Glory Bower, Cashmere Bouquet, Mexicali Rose, Mexican Hydrangea Clerodendrum bungei htop Comment Shrub Rose 'Belinda's Dream (1992; aka Belinda's Rose)' Rosa htop Comment Rose Glory Bower, Cashmere Bouquet, Mexicali Rose, Mexican Hydrangea Clerodendrum bungei Irisgal Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Margarita' Iris Irisgal Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Smoke Rings (Gibson, 1971)' Iris foodiesleuth Comment Stevia, Sweet Herb of Paraguay Stevia rebaudiana taramark Comment Primula Primula cortusoides angelam Comment Bower Vine, Jasmine Pandorea jasminoides angelam Comment Chinese Forget-Me-Not Cynoglossum amabile Toxicodendron Comment Leatherwood Dirca palustris Toxicodendron Comment Adder's-tongue Fern Ophioglossum vulgatum jody Comment Hosta 'Angel Feathers' Hosta garyon Comment Herb Robert, Redshank, Bloodwort, Fox Geranium, Red Robin Geranium robertianum garyon Comment Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Happenstance Comment Californian Firecracker Plant Dichelostemma ida-maia Monocromatico Comment Schimlinia xSchimlinia floribunda garyon Comment Garlic Mustard, Hedge Garlic, Jack by the Hedge Alliaria petiolata AngelinaB Comment Blue-curls Phacelia congesta jlynnnatali Comment Purple Leaf Sand Cherry Prunus cistena DiOhio Comment Celandine Poppy, Wood Poppy Stylophorum diphyllum teachaholic Comment Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower Hoya carnosa teachaholic Comment Aloe Vera, Medicinal Aloe, Savila Aloe barbadensis palmbob Comment ''Fiesta'' Aloe sam18 Comment Spring Beauty, Good Morning Spring Claytonia virginica WillowWasp Comment Tall Morning Glory 'Split Personality' Ipomoea purpurea palmbob Comment Queen of the Namib, African Hats, Milkweed Hoodia gordonii palmbob Comment ''Morgan's Beauty'' Crassula falcataX palmbob Comment Euphorbia platyclada Monocromatico Comment Tall Stewartia Stewartia monadelpha dbinnix Comment Columbian Thorny Bamboo Guadua angustifolia Monocromatico Comment Camellia Camellia tsaii DiOhio Comment Wood Betony, Lousewort Pedicularis canadensis Monocromatico Comment Camellia Camellia transnokoensis Monocromatico Comment Gordonia, Fried Egg Plant Gordonia axillaris WillowWasp Comment HollyHock 'Ruby Red' Monocromatico Comment Camellia Camellia caudata Monocromatico Comment Camellia Camellia tenuiflora ldygardenermd Comment Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'Black Knight' Buddleia davidii DiOhio Comment Hosta 'Savannah Supreme' Hosta iloveleaves Comment Blue Mist Spiraea, Bluebeard 'Blue Mist' Caryopteris x clandonensis dio13 Comment Lady Banks Yellow Rose 'Yellow Banksia (1825; Yellow Banksia Climber, Yellow Banksia)' Rosa banksia lutea palmbob Comment Adenia Adenia perrieri palmbob Comment Utah Agave Agave utahensis var nevadensis millie3 Comment Pregnant Onion Ornithogalum longibracteatum palmbob Comment Euphorbia gottlebei DanaFL78 Comment Salvia 'Snow Nymph' 'Snow Nymph' Salvia coccinea palmbob Comment Monadenium ritchei palmbob Comment Haworthia magnifica var. acuminata palmbob Comment Aloe X Gasteria belatula X gracilis palmbob Comment Mammillaria sphaerica DiOhio Comment Rue Anemone, Wood Anemone, Windflower, Crowfoot Anemonella thalictroides Paulwhwest Comment Asiatic Jasmine Trachelospermum asiaticum angelam Comment Baboon Flower Babiana stricta martina Comment African Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum Osteospermum hybrid DonMobile Comment Rice-Paper Tree Tetrapanax papyriferus henryr10 Comment Hosta 'Red October' Hosta charlena4 Comment Japanese Maple 'Bloodgood' Acer palmatum atlpalm Comment Miniature Chusan Palm, Wagner's Windmill Palm Trachycarpus wagnerianus tdp123 Comment Sedge 'Silver Sceptre' Carex morrowii butterflygal Comment Lantana Lantana camara eileenmlamb Comment Pink Flowering Almond 'Rosea Plena' Prunus Glandulosa palmbob Image (Aloe peglarae X claviflora) puttytat Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Privileged Character' (Iris ) Happenstance Image Grandiflora Rose 'Gold Medal (1982; aka Golden Medal, AROyqueli)' (Rosa ) Monocromatico Image Red Cecropia, Embaúba (Cecropia glaziovi) kennedyh Image Vireya cultivar 'Scarlet Beauty' (Rhododendron ) DiOhio Image Two-leaf Miterwort, Bishop's Cap (Mitella diphylla) Lophophora Image Common Romulea 'Pink Star' (Romulea rosea) Baa Image Shrubby Milkwort (Polygala chamaebuxus) htop Image Firecracker Plant, Firecracker Flower, Kanakambaram (Crossandra infundibuliformis) MaryinLa Image Angel's Trumpet 'Ellis' (Brugmansia ) KMAC Image Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) mystic Image Viridiflora Tulip 'China Town' (Tulipa ) wnstarr Image Primrose 'Francesca' (Primula vulgaris) Toxicodendron Image Nosegay Columbine 'Biedermeier' (Aquilegia x hybrida) PotEmUp Image Hybrid Tuberous Begonia (Begonia x tuberhybrida) Paulwhwest Image Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) mythobeast Image Florida Royal Palm (Roystonea regia) nancyanne Image Climbing Onion, Sea Onion (Bowiea volubilis) dbinnix Image Tropical Blue Bamboo (Bambusa chungii) mfedder Image Virginia Spiderwort, Lady's Tears (Tradescantia virginiana) Buttoneer Image American Redbud (Cercis canadensis) henryr10 Image 'Blushing Bride' (Tradescantia virginiana x andersoniana) freetek Image Ramp, Wild Leek, Wood Leek, Wild Onion (Allium tricoccum) Cheryl_IL Image American Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majuscula) branka Image Blue Flowered Ornamental Comfrey 'Hidcote Blue' (Symphytum grandiflorum) art_n_garden Image Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) bamasharon Image Floribunda Rose 'Hot Cocoa (2001; aka WEKpaltlez)' (Rosa ) UCDweeb Image Crimson Spot Rockrose 'Frank Birch' (Cistus ladanifer) Irisgal Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Margarita' (Iris ) stevenova Image Welsh Poppy (Meconopsis cambrica) MotherNature4 Image Cherokee Bean, Coral Bean (Erythrina herbacea) langbr Image Weigela 'Java Red' (Weigela florida) willbike Image Venus' Looking-glass (Triodanis perfoliata) WillowWasp Image Tall Morning Glory 'Split Personality' (Ipomoea purpurea) nanciromero Image Climbing Ylang Ylang Vine (Artabotrys hexapetalus)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description stan45sf Positive Michaels Premier Roses bidwellal Positive Cross Country Nurseries MaryLiz Positive Abbott's Landscape Nursery MaryLiz Positive Oakes Daylilies mbillips Positive The Uncommon Rose Cider Negative Thompson and Morgan (US) pml13504 Negative Spring Hill Nurseries giboosi_alttara Negative Thompson and Morgan (US) giboosi_alttara Positive Naylor Creek Nursery beck02 Neutral Exciting Gardens (also dba Direct Gardening) Ericz9b Negative Palms & Gardens Omaronim Positive Bambu-u jmakinen Neutral Spring River Nurseries Inc KennethJoerg Positive Caladium Bulb Company Jerryk Positive Cross Country Nurseries kittz_cat Positive Breck's wheresmypears Negative Southmeadow Fruit Gardens (also dba Grootendorst Nurseries) silkieweaver Positive No Thyme Productions dastowers Positive David Austin Roses (US) silkieweaver Positive Renee's Garden Seeds silkieweaver Positive Seeds of Change (Formerly Deep Diversity) Philly Positive Triple Oaks Nursery & Herb Garden silkieweaver Positive Plants of the Southwest silkieweaver Positive The GreenWeb GardenGargoyle Negative Royal Dutch Garden GardenGargoyle Negative Direct Gardening jrozier Positive Almost Eden revclaus Negative Paradise Garden

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description mkjones Positive The House Plant Encyclopedia mkjones Positive Easy-Care Guide to Houseplants

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... April 27, 2004