Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of May 8, 2004 ... in which ... 208 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.22% yesterday. 994 posts were made. 31 plants were added to the Plants Database. 62 comments were added to the Plants Database. 420 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 29 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 4 entries were added to Botanary. 0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 23 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

( -- Elizabeth Lawrence, American garden writer)

Forum Photo of the Day  Subject: Velvet Lady By monika

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Tropical Hibiscus 'High Voltage' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis By islandjim

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Brugmansias and Friends 235 posts General Discussion 61 posts Identification 55 posts PDB Pictures 50 posts Tropicals 49 posts Vines and Climbers 42 posts Jokes and Chat 39 posts Photos 38 posts Prayer Requests 30 posts Pets 24 posts Plant Trading 23 posts Market Growers 23 posts Seed Trading 22 posts Roses 18 posts Garden Talk 18 posts Irises 18 posts Dave's Garden 16 posts Roundup 16 posts Day Lilies 15 posts Recipes 15 posts Co-Op 14 posts Welcome Mat 11 posts Cactus and Succulents 11 posts Tomatoes 10 posts Hostas 9 posts Wild Life 8 posts Soil 7 posts Trees & Shrubs 7 posts Round Robin Trading 7 posts Shady Gardens 7 posts Home Decorating 7 posts Camera Talk 7 posts Perennials 6 posts Propagation 5 posts Canadian Trading 5 posts Roundup Pictures 5 posts Health, Dieting and Beauty 5 posts Wild Plants 4 posts Peonies 4 posts Frequently Asked Questions 4 posts Landscaping 3 posts Bulbs 3 posts Dirt Cheap 3 posts Butterflies and Hummers 3 posts Fruits & Nuts 3 posts Garden Foes 3 posts Computer Talk 2 posts House Plants 2 posts Annuals 2 posts Handyman 2 posts Xeriscaping 2 posts Paper People 2 posts Home and Crafts 2 posts Greenhouse 2 posts Water Gardens 1 post Organic Gardening 1 post Container Gardening 1 post Pollbooth 1 post Grass and Bamboo 1 post Heirlooms 1 post The Tool Shed 1 post Mail Call! 1 post Parking Lot 1 post Herbs 1 post

New Botanary Words

Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description glaciercat Comment Geranium 'Wargrave Pink' Geranium endressi Dalenoel Comment Geum Geum chiloense Abutilon Comment Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Antique Lace' Brugmansia cinemike Comment Ginger, Common Ginger, Cooking Ginger, Canton Zingiber officinale Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Adam's Smile (1987; aka SAVArend, SAVasmile)' Rosa angelam Comment Sweet Bay Laurus nobilis cinemike Comment Homoglad 'West Coast hybrids' x Homoglad angelam Comment California Pepper Tree, Mastic Tree Schinus molle KWertz313 Comment Silvery Cinquefoil Potentilla argentea springlover Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'Evelyn (1992; aka Apricot Parfait, AUSsaucer)' Rosa springlover Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'Geoff Hamilton (1998; aka AUSham)' Rosa springlover Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'Golden Celebration (1992; aka AUSgold)' Rosa pungo Comment Tiger Lily Lilium lancifolium foodiesleuth Comment Buddha's Belly Bamboo Bambusa ventricosa bayouposte Comment Sweet Autumn Clematis Clematis terniflora bayouposte Comment Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata deborahsongs Comment Peace Lily, Closet Plant Spathiphyllum spp. MotherNature4 Comment Variegated Devil's Backbone, Japanese Poinsettia, Slipper Spurge, Redbird Cactus, Christmas Candle Pedilanthus tithymaloides smiln32 Comment Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Canyon Melody' Heuchera Hornbeam Comment Scarlet Sage Salvia splendens bayouposte Comment Russian Sage Perovskia atriplicifolia Farmerdill Comment Tomatillo, Husk Tomato, Miltomate, Tomate de Fresadilla 'Gigante Verde' Physalis Ixocarpa Farmerdill Comment Summer Squash 'Destiny III' Cucurbita pepo Farmerdill Comment Summer Squash 'Meigs' Cucurbita pepo Farmerdill Comment Summer Squash 'Prelude' Cucurbita pepo Monocromatico Comment Peace Lily Spathiphyllum cannifolium Farmerdill Comment Summer Squash 'Prelude II' Cucurbita pepo Farmerdill Comment Summer Squash 'Conquerer III' Cucurbita pepo Farmerdill Comment Summer squash 'Daisey' Cucurbita pepo Monocromatico Comment Macaw Flower, Lobster Claw, Caetê-vermelho Heliconia bihai Farmerdill Comment Summer squash 'Goldbar' cucurbita pepo Farmerdill Comment Zucchini, Courgette, Summer Squash 'Gold Rush' Cucurbita pepo Farmerdill Comment Summer squash 'Lemondrop' Cucurbita pepo islandjim Comment Puerto Rico Palmetto, Puerto Rican Hat Palm Sabal causiarum Paulwhwest Comment Shrub Rose 'Adelaide Hoodless (1975)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Tea Rose 'Mme Bravy (1846; aka Alba Rosea, Danzille, Adèle Pradel, Isidore Malton, Joséphine Maltot, Madame Br' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Admirable (1991; aka SEAridbelt, SEArodney)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Admiral Rodney (1973)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Adriana (1999; FRYdesire)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Multiflora Rose 'Aennchen von Tharau (1886; aka Annie of Tharau)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Affirm (1998; aka McMillan's Pink)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'After Midnight (1990; KINnight)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Spinosissima Rose 'Aïcha (1966 aka Aicha)' Rosa DivaSharon Comment Gold Moss, Stringy Stonecrop, Graveyard Moss Sedum sarmentosum jreamy Comment Day Flower, Widow's Tears, Blue Spiderwort Commelina coelestis MotherNature4 Comment Deerberry Vaccinium stamineum jreamy Comment Pineapple Sage Salvia elegans MotherNature4 Comment Dorstenia contrajerva smiln32 Comment Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Canyon Pink' Heuchera smiln32 Comment Knife Acacia, Knife Wattle Acacia cultriformis smiln32 Comment Iron Wood Caesalpinia ferrea smiln32 Comment Mexican Boulder Calibanus hookeri smiln32 Comment Poscharsky's Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana smiln32 Comment Sweet Scented Pincushion Tree Hakea suaveolens smiln32 Comment Kahili Ginger, Ker-Gawl Hedychium gardnerianum smiln32 Comment Double Pink Sunrose ''Annabel'' Helianthemum smiln32 Comment Apricot Sunrose '"Apricot"' Helianthemum smiln32 Comment Belgravia Rose ''Belgravia Rose'' Helianthemum smiln32 Comment Mesa Wine Sunrose ''Mesa Wine'' Helianthemum debcooper53 Comment Squirrel's Foot Fern, Hare's Foot Fern, Black Rabbit's Foot Fern Davallia trichomanoides Monocromatico Comment Grass Orchid Epidendrum filicaule Mr_Marty Comment Weeping Lantana, Trailing Lantana Lantana montevidensis puttytat Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Electric Elf' (Iris ) palmbob Image Elephant Tree (Bursera microphylla) Paulwhwest Image Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart' (Tradescantia pallida) Monocromatico Image Sea Hibiscus, Majahua (Hibiscus pernambucensis) kennedyh Image Worm-leaved Stonecrop (Sedum stenopetalum) sweezel Image Little Leaf Sage, Graham's Sage, Delta Sage, Cherry Sage, Baby Sage 'Orange Door' (Salvia microphylla) Happenstance Image Silver Sage (Salvia argentea) Happenstance Image Gazania, Treasure Flower 'Daybreak Yellow' (Gazania rigens) PotEmUp Image Trident Maple, Three-toothed Maple (Acer buergerianum) trois Image Chinese Hat, Cup and Saucer, Parasol flower (Holmskioldia sanguinea) WillowWasp Image Tri-colored Passion Vine (Passiflora trifasciata) htop Image Ornamental Pepper 'Explosive Ember' (Capsicum annum) Jeff_Beck Image Sensitive Brier (Mimosa nuttallii) Toxicodendron Image Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) Sue_WA Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Congratulations' (Iris germanica) WalterT Image Tree Mallow (Lavatera assurgentiflora) gel70 Image Pony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata) Thaumaturgist Image Lemon 'Variegated Pink Eureka' (Citrus limon) jwkaren Image Weeping Katsura Tree 'Pendula' (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) justmeLisa Image Red Christmas Pride (Ruellia amoena) Starzz Image Flowering Onion 'Purple Sensation' (Allium hollandicum) dbinnix Image Bamboo 'Betung Hitam' (Dendrocalamus asper) NellPercy Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Condottiere (Cayeux, 1978)' (Iris ) Clare_CA Image Sweetshade (Hymenosporum flavum) dstartz Image Variegated Devil's Backbone, Japanese Poinsettia, Slipper Spurge, Redbird Cactus, Christmas Candle (Pedilanthus tithymaloides) dahlia_lover Image Dahlia 'Haley Jane' (Dahlia ) langbr Image False Indigo (Baptisia australis) Brad_J_Scott Image Round leaf mint bush, Australian mint bush (Prostanthera rotundifolia) Abutilon Image Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Antique Lace' (Brugmansia )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description dbjk Negative J.E Miller Nurseries maredare Positive Four Winds Growers mastiff Positive Bluestone Perennials joeam2 Positive Musser Forests, Inc. kimwriter Neutral Breck's Bulbs WUVIE Positive eFlowerGarden Gardener3 Positive Cross Country Nurseries Brinda Positive Brugmansias.net kyrabear Positive Bluestone Perennials Brinda Positive Angels By Ashley fpgill Positive Krazy Keith's Garden Shed Hibiscus Positive Angels By Ashley v2010 Positive African Violets by Florals of Fredericks minigrannie Positive Angels By Ashley nursechris Positive Sunset Meadow Daylily Farm nursechris Positive Iowa Daylily Patch ladytrish Positive All Things Iris (The Iris Gallery) pspady1210 Positive Rasland Herb Farm JumpinJude Positive Violet Barn (Rob's Violets) jellyneck Positive Valley Grow TJM125 Positive Bluestone Perennials gardengirl77 Positive Four Seasons Nursery poppy_seed Negative Owen Nursery and Florist

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description tcfromky Positive Passalong Plants

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... May 8, 2004