Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of May 27, 2004 ... in which ... 176 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.17% yesterday. 1,227 posts were made. 53 plants were added to the Plants Database. 60 comments were added to the Plants Database. 655 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 36 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 0 entries were added to Botanary. 0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 27 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm. 0 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

( -- Gertrude Jekyll , English gardener, artist, writer)

Forum Photo of the Day  Subject: Thank You for From Ally for The Best Month of My life By back2back

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Rose Campion, Bloody Mary, Bloody William Lychnis coronaria By ZaksGarden

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Brugmansias and Friends 168 posts PDB Pictures 106 posts Tropicals 74 posts General Discussion 64 posts Day Lilies 62 posts Plant Trading 52 posts Pets 45 posts Vines and Climbers 44 posts Roundup Pictures 43 posts Dave's Garden 39 posts Identification 38 posts Hostas 38 posts Photos 37 posts Parking Lot 31 posts Garden Talk 28 posts Container Gardening 25 posts Seed Trading 25 posts Jokes and Chat 20 posts Roses 20 posts Welcome Mat 20 posts Water Gardens 19 posts Round Robin Trading 16 posts Prayer Requests 14 posts Co-Op 14 posts Wild Life 13 posts Canadian Trading 12 posts Recipes 12 posts Perennials 12 posts Irises 12 posts Tomatoes 11 posts Camera Talk 11 posts Cactus and Succulents 11 posts House Plants 10 posts Propagation 7 posts Hoyas 7 posts Mail Call! 7 posts Home and Crafts 6 posts Wild Plants 5 posts Bulbs 5 posts Computer Talk 5 posts Fruits & Nuts 4 posts Pollbooth 4 posts Dave's Garden FAQ 3 posts Disabled Gardeners 3 posts European 3 posts Health, Dieting and Beauty 3 posts Dirt Cheap 3 posts Frequently Asked Questions 2 posts Trees & Shrubs 2 posts Vegetable Gardening 2 posts Greenhouse 1 post Farm Life 1 post Master Gardeners 1 post Handyman 1 post Heirlooms 1 post Garden Foes 1 post Landscaping 1 post Roundup 1 post Gourds and Melons 1 post

New Botanary Words

Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description MN_Darren Comment Hacquetia Hacquetia epipactis fishon4lb Comment Crookzini 'Summer Yellow Crookneck/Raven Zucchini Hybrid' Cucurbita Pepo MN_Darren Comment False Rue Anemone Isopyrum biternatum LynneSun Comment Venus Flytrap Dionaea muscipula AfricanB Comment Jade Climber, Jade Vine, Emerald Creeper, Flor-de-Jade Strongylodon macrobotrys angelam Comment Love-in-a-Mist Nigella damascena angelam Comment Arum Lily, Calla Lily Zantedeschia aethiopica Thaumaturgist Comment Phalsa, Falsa Grewia subinaequalis palmbob Comment Arenga Arenga australasica onalee Comment Lantana Lantana camara WillowWasp Comment Japanese Morning Glory 'Akatsuki no Beni' Ipomoea Monocromatico Comment Orchid, Sophronitis Sophronitis coccinea var. Borboleta Monocromatico Comment Orchid, Sophronitis Sophronitis coccinea var. xanthochila Monocromatico Comment Orchid, Sophronitis 'Neon Light' Sophronitis coccinea Horseshoe Comment Oriental persimmon 'Sheng' Diospyros kaki Monocromatico Comment Orchid, Sophronitis Sophronitis cernua var. aurea palmbob Comment Marojejya darianii paradisegds Comment Amethystia 'Turquoise' Amethystia caerulea Monocromatico Comment Orchid, Sophronitis Sophronitis pterocarpa palmbob Comment Astrocaryum murumuru Paulwhwest Comment Shrub Rose 'Baron Girod de l’Ain (Reverchon, 1897) aka Royal Mondain, Baron Giraud de l'Ain' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Tea Rose 'Baronne Henriette de Snoy (Bernaix, 1897) aka Baroness Henrietta Snoy, Baronne Henriette Snoy' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Pristine (1978; JACpico)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Floribunda Rose 'Priscilla Burton (1978; MACrat)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Shrub Rose 'Prairie Princess (1972)' Rosa WalterT Comment Brazilian Pepper Tree Schinus terebinthifolius palmbob Comment Mocora Palm, Chunga, Black Palm Astrocaryum standleyanum dawogette Comment Miniature Bamboo Pogonatherum paniceum Monocromatico Comment Orchid, Crisped Laelia Laelia crispa Monocromatico Comment Orchid, Laelia Laelia purpurata palmbob Comment Bactris Bactris militaris palmbob Comment Spear Palm Balaka seemannii Larabee Comment California Laurel, California Bay Laurel, Oregon Myrtle, Headache Tree Umbellularia californica Paulwhwest Comment Large-flowered Climber 'Belle Portugaise (Cayeux, 1903) aka Belle of Portugal, Belle du Portugal' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Large-flowered Climber 'Blossomtime (O'Neal, 1951) aka Blossom Time' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Tea Rose 'Blumenschmidt (Schmidt, 1906)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Large-flowered Climber 'Cadenza (Armstrong, 1967)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Floribunda Rose 'Poulsen's Pearl (1949)' Rosa smellsweet Comment Night Blooming Jasmine, Night Scented Jessamine, Queen of the Night Cestrum nocturnum Gemila Comment Shooting Star Hoya Hoya multiflora palmbob Comment Borassodendron borneense ma1ka2yla Comment Japanese Wisteria Wisteria floribunda infra2000 Comment Gas Plant or Burning Bush Dictamnus albus palmbob Comment Viscious Hairy Mary Calamus radicalis palmbob Comment Calyptrocalyx albertisianus palmbob Comment Calyptrocalyx elegans palmbob Comment Calyptrocalyx pachystachys jody Comment Hosta 'Jane Ward' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Javelin' Hosta palmbob Comment Calyptrocalyx spicatus jody Comment Hosta 'Jazz Matazz' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Jazzy' Hosta angelap Comment Autumn Sage Salvia greggii palmbob Comment Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana palmbob Comment Carpoxylon macrospermum cghoover8 Comment Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket Gaillardia grandiflora cghoover8 Comment Jupiter's Beard, Keys to Heaven, Red Valerian Centranthus ruber diggergirl Comment Four O'Clock, Marvel of Peru Mirabilis jalapa jerbare Comment Knotweed, Fleece Flower, Tovara 'Red Dragon' Persicaria microcephala Alohahoya2000 Comment Hoya Hoya finlaysonii Big_Red Image Cantaloupe 'Burpee Hybrid' (Cucumis melo) dbinnix Image Bamboo (Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea) Baa Image Baboon Flower (Babiana stricta) Jeff_Beck Image White Water Lily, Waterlily (Nymphaea odorata) Horseshoe Image Cow Pea 'Pinkeye Purple Hull' (Vigna unguiculata) Todd_Boland Image Trout lily 'Pagoda' (Erythronium ) carolann Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Sonata' (Hemerocallis ) ZaksGarden Image Gardenia, Cape Jasmine 'Daisy' (Gardenia angusta) poppysue Image Variegated Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not 'Hadspen Cream' (Brunnera macrophylla) Monocromatico Image Erva Baleera (Cordia verbenacea) Happenstance Image Sedum 'Lynda Windsor' (Sedum ) gman500 Image Tomato 'Caspian Pink' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Xenomorf Image (Cereus peruvianus var. monstruosus) kennedyh Image Shiny Filmy-fern (Hymenophyllum flabellatum) BUFFY690 Image Spike Speedwell (Veronica spicata) mystic Image Clematis 'Sugar Candy' (Clematis ) cbrandenburg Image Hosta 'Red October' (Hosta ) TamiMcNally Image Chicory (Cichorium intybus) monterey Image Passion Flower 'Blue Horizon' (Passiflora x hybrid) htop Image Sunshine Mimosa, Powderpuff, Sensitive Plant (Mimosa strigillosa) Melissa_Ohio Image Daylily 'Vintage Bordeaux (Kirchhoff, 1986)' (Hemerocallis ) RWhiz Image Desert Bird of Paradise, Yellow Bird of Paradise (Caesalpinia gilliesii) shadowlam Image Jack in the Pulpit (Arisaema dilatatum) reiinhou Image Three-Leaf Sumac, Squawbush Sumac, Skunkbush Sumac, Fragrant Sumac, Aromatic Sumac, Pole-cat Bush (Rhus trilobata) reiinhou Image Mexican Tea, Epazote (Chenopodium ambrosioides) MSJen Image Daylily 'Purple Waters (Russell, 1942)' (Hemerocallis ) NatureWalker Image Celandine, Greater Celandine (Chelidonium majus) moonlighting Image Maypop, Purple Passion Flower, Apricot Vine (Passiflora incarnata) fishon4lb Image Swiss Chard, Seakale Beet 'Bright Lights' (Beta vulgaris) Eclipse Image Dwarf Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Black Princess' (Nymphaea ) MaVieRose Image Clary Sage, Muscatel Sage (Salvia sclarea) palmbob Image Malay Apple (Syzygium malaccense) WillowWasp Image Morning Glory 'Picotee Blue Single' (Ipomoea ) JJsgarden Image Sacred Water Lily, Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) Farmerdill Image Summer Squash, Patty Pan Squash, Scallop Squash 'Sunburst' (Cucurbita pepo) Terry Image Dahlia 'Giselle (Classic Series)' (Dahlia )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description patwood Positive Companion Plants leis5461 Positive Paradise Garden Organsmo Positive Fedco Trees tsbccowboy Positive Jim's Hostas wldwmn Positive Beaver Creek Nursery yammy Negative Spring River Nurseries Inc amys Positive Carroll Gardens Inc. sandminnow Negative Gardener's Choice woodmore Positive McKenzie Farms Nursery ksdestne Negative Four Seasons Nursery Ariopagus Positive Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs Greensleeves Neutral Raintree Nursery billsmetro Positive Heronswood Nursery meadowgarden Positive Bluestone Perennials meadowgarden Positive J.L. Hudson, Seedsman meadowgarden Positive Garden IQ.com (Nitron Industries) IMCANADIAN Positive Guru Garden (Patrick Studio Inc.) Greensleeves Positive Plant Ranch succulentjewels Positive ACsAgapePlants oldbiddy Negative Richter's Herb Specialists smithroz Negative Bluestone Perennials smithroz Positive Gurney's Seed & Nursery rdant Negative White Flower Farm mcdermottmarian Positive Eastwoods Nurseries Japanese Maples GingerMA Positive Ensata Gardens meadowgarden Positive Forestfarm mhe Positive B & D Lilies (also dba Snow Creek Daylily Gardens™)

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

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