Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of June 5, 2004 ... in which ... 202 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.2% yesterday. 1,117 posts were made. 54 plants were added to the Plants Database. 62 comments were added to the Plants Database. 812 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 46 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 1 entry was added to Botanary. 2 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 20 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

( -- Mahatma Gandhi, former leader of India (born 10/2/1869))

Forum Photo of the Day  In reply to: Not the Brugmansia Trees dominate By monika

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Pot Marigold, English Marigold Calendula officinalis By SandPiper

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Brugmansias and Friends 138 posts Day Lilies 94 posts General Discussion 92 posts PDB Pictures 88 posts Photos 46 posts Roses 45 posts Tropicals 42 posts Plant Trading 41 posts Vines and Climbers 39 posts Identification 39 posts Perennials 35 posts Cactus and Succulents 32 posts Computer Talk 28 posts Canadian Trading 28 posts Tomatoes 27 posts Pets 22 posts Jokes and Chat 20 posts Garden Talk 18 posts Parking Lot 16 posts Co-Op 15 posts Dave's Garden 15 posts Prayer Requests 15 posts Disabled Gardeners 13 posts Peonies 11 posts Welcome Mat 11 posts Butterflies and Hummers 10 posts Hostas 10 posts Dirt Cheap 9 posts Seed Trading 9 posts Wild Life 9 posts Garden Foes 8 posts Market Growers 8 posts Round Robin Trading 8 posts Roundup 7 posts Irises 6 posts Annuals 6 posts Vegetable Gardening 4 posts Hoyas 4 posts Water Gardens 4 posts Container Gardening 3 posts Grass and Bamboo 3 posts Pollbooth 3 posts Bulbs 3 posts Camera Talk 3 posts Herbs 3 posts Shady Gardens 3 posts Trees & Shrubs 3 posts Mail Call! 3 posts Health, Dieting and Beauty 2 posts Roundup Pictures 2 posts Farm Life 2 posts Wild Plants 2 posts Propagation 2 posts Recipes 2 posts Saving Seeds 1 post Frequently Asked Questions 1 post European 1 post Landscaping 1 post Orchids 1 post Handyman 1 post

New Botanary Words

Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description claude27 Comment Lemon Verbena, Verveine Odorante Aloysia triphylla dkhoover Comment Bead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Pride of China, Chinaberry, Umbrella Tree, White Cedar Melia azedarach claude27 Comment Scented Geranium 'Attar of Rose' Pelargonium capitatum KDePetrillo Comment Shasta Daisy Leucanthemum x superbum CaptMicha Comment Morning Glory 'Mini Sky Blue' Ipomoea hirsuta mshgtvangel Comment Persian Shield Strobilanthes dyerianus starshine Comment Delphinium 'White Ruffles' CAROBZ Comment Painted Bamboo, Striped Bamboo, Golden Hawaiian Bamboo 'Vittata' Bambusa vulgaris Howard_C Comment Alpine Clematis Clematis alpina Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Rugosa Rose 'Parfum de l'Hay (Gravereaux, 1901) aka Parfum de l'Hay' Rosa palmbob Comment Malaysian Dracaena Pleomele reflexa palmbob Comment Encephalartos hildebrandtii palmbob Comment Indian Coral Tree Erythrina variegata var. orientalis foodiesleuth Comment New Guinea Impatiens Impatiens hybrid geetha Comment Firecracker Plant, Firecracker Flower, Kanakambaram Crossandra infundibuliformis Paulwhwest Comment Tea Rose 'Rosette Delizy (Nabonnand, 1922)' Rosa geetha Comment Dwarf Papyrus 'Nanus' Cyperus papyrus Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Scarlet Moss (Moore, 1988) aka MORcarlet' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Large-flowered Climber 'Silver Moon (Van Fleet, 1910)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose 'Snowbird, Cl. (Weeks, 1949) Climbing Snowbird' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Snowbird (Hatton, 1936)' Rosa seedlng Comment Spanish Shawl Heterocentron elegans Monocromatico Comment Big Leaved Fig, Kaffir Fig Ficus lutea careyjane Comment Brazilian Pepper Tree Schinus terebinthifolius Paulwhwest Comment Climbing Tea Rose 'Souvenir de Madame Leonie Viennot (Bernaix, 1898)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Tea Rose 'Souvenir de Therese Lovet (Levet, 1886) aka Souvenir de Thérèse Levet' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Shrub Rose 'Cocktail (Meilland, 1957) aka MEImick' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Chrysler Imperial (Lammerts, 1952)' Rosa Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Charmant Yr' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Winner' Brassica oleracea va. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Zennith' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Headstart' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Bayou Dynasty' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Dynamo' Brassica oleracea var. capitata aecrowell Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Quasar' Iris Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Spring Dynasty' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Balbro' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Savoy Ace' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Atlantis' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Blue Dynasty' Brassica oleracea va capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Blue Lagoon' Brassica oleracea var.capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Blue Vantage' Brassica oleracea var capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Platinum Dynasty' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Savoy Blue' Brassica oleracea var.capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Early Thunder' Brassica oleracea var capitata Jillcat41 Comment Creeping Fuchsia Fuchsia procumbens islandjim Comment Bellyache Bush Jatropha gossypifolia Jamespayne Comment Lychee Litchi chinensis Bairie Comment Cape Honeysuckle Tecomaria capensis BobJ Comment Elephant Tree, Fragrant Bursera Bursera fagaroides Hardy_R Comment Woman's Tongue, Siris Tree Albizia lebbeck ambest Comment Evening Primrose Oenothera acaulis htop Comment Spanish Dagger, Palma Pita, Don Quixote's Lace Yucca treculeana gardeneva Comment Chocolate Vine, Five-Leaf Akebia, Raisin Vine Akebia quinata wchutka Comment Voodoo Lily Sauromatum guttatum wm Comment Tomato 'Juliet' Lycopersicon lycopersicum TamiMcNally Comment Giant Air Plant, Giant Wild Pine Tillandsia utriculata Thaumaturgist Comment Lychee Litchi chinensis GDT_GardenGuy Comment White forsythia Abeliophyllum distichum GDT_GardenGuy Comment Bloodroot, Red Puccoon Sanguinaria canadensis f. multiplex htop Comment Variegated Winecup Callirhoe involucrata var. lineariloba GDT_GardenGuy Comment Daylily 'Mini Pearl (Jablonski, 1982)' Hemerocallis palmbob Image Palo Adan, Adam's Tree (Fouquieria diguetii) gman500 Image Tomato 'Ildi' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Wandasflowers Image Tall Bearded Iris 'City Lights (Dunn, 1990)' (Iris ) WillowWasp Image Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Dr. Seuss' (Brugmansia hybrid) Howard_C Image Checkered Lily, Guinea-Hen Flower, Snake's Head Fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris) rylaff Image Passion Flower 'Lady Margaret' (Passiflora hybrid) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Chippewa Brave (Rogers, 1989)' (Iris ) CaptMicha Image Fern-Leaf Yarrow 'Coronation Gold' (Achillea filipendula) Linnea Image Woolly Blue Violet (Viola sororia) puttytat Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Fiesta Song (Wood, 1990)' (Iris ) langbr Image Columbine 'Winky Red & White Double' (Aquilegia vulgaris) Xenomorf Image Bachelor's Button, Cornflower 'Polka Dot Mix' (Centaurea cyanus) Callalily Image Alpine Aster 'Happy End' (Aster alpinus) kennedyh Image Shining Spleenwort (Asplenium oblongifolium) SandPiper Image Pot Marigold, English Marigold (Calendula officinalis) htop Image Whitebrush, White-Brush, Beebrush, Jazminillo, Chaparro Blanco, Privet Lippia, Tronsco (Aloysia gratissima) TamiMcNally Image Florida Alicia, Alicia (Chapmannia Floridana) Jeff_Beck Image Barbara's Buttons (Marshallia caespitosa) koreilly Image Daylily 'Chinese Princess (Munson, 1979)' (Hemerocallis ) aecrowell Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Dance Hall Dolly (Maryott, 1991)' (Iris ) islandjim Image Fancy-leafed Caladium, Angel Wings, Heart of Jesus 'Red Flash (aka Redflash)' (Caladium bicolor) Happenstance Image Floribunda Rose 'Hot Cocoa (2001; aka WEKpaltlez)' (Rosa ) Melissa_Ohio Image Nanking Bush Cherry (Prunus tomentosa) carolann Image Miniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Frosted Velvet (Fisher, 1988)' (Iris ) Todd_Boland Image Golden Full Moon Maple, Japanese Maple 'Aureum' (Acer japonicum) strever Image Pepino Dulce, Melon Pear (Solanum muricatum) Monocromatico Image Orchid, Miltonia (Miltonia clowesii) ScottSLC Image Deadly Nightshade, Belladonna, Devil's Cherry (Atropa belladonna) Bender Image Daylily 'Little Sweet Sue (Roberson, 1981)' (Hemerocallis ) BUFFY690 Image Perforate St. John's Wort, Common St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony (Paeonia lactiflora) Calif_Sue Image Daylily 'Let It Rip (Joiner, 1997)' (Hemerocallis ) Dravencat Image Daylily 'Ming Porcelain (Kirchhoff, 1981)' (Hemerocallis ) meanjean3545 Image Japanese Holly 'Sky Pencil' (Ilex crenata) Floridian Image Thread Leaf Sundew, Dewthreads (Drosera filiformis) Wingnut Image Hawaiian Umbrella Tree, Dwarf Umbrella Plant, Arboricola Tree, Hawaiian Elf (Schefflera arboricola) easter794 Image Wild Yellow Passion Flower (Passiflora lutea) dahlia_lover Image Daylily 'Mac The Knife (MacMillian, 1966)' (Hemerocallis ) eje Image Madeiran Cranesbill (Geranium maderense) dstartz Image Emerald Gem 'Emerald Gem' (Syngonium podophyllum) OhioBreezy Image Pagoda Dogwood, Green Osier (Cornus alternifolia) lankfordjl Image Oswego Tea, Bee Balm, Beebalm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant 'Jacob Cline' (Monarda didyma) lmstn Image Yesterday-Today-and-Tomorrow, Morning-Noon-and-Night, Paraguay Jasmine, Eternity Plant, Forever Plan (Brunfelsia australis) pauswa Image Tomato 'Glacier' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) starshine Image Delphinium 'White Ruffles' ( ) dwaynet Image Amazon Lily (Eucharis grandiflora)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description moyesii Negative Hortico Nurseries Inc. Kelly_M Negative Peony Garden (also dba Frankford Nursery Peony Superstore) T23Cat Negative Direct Gardening Kelly_M Positive Klehm's Song Sparrow Perennial Farm baysidetropical Positive Montoso Gardens weeds Positive Touch of Nature, Inc. Commonsense Positive Plow & Hearth belle_michele Positive Park Seed Company sh1025 Positive Nantucket Hydrangea & Botanical bonatic Positive Bamboo Garden Nursery suran Positive PendulousPlants.com jeribelle Positive Barbadine kkh Positive The Herb Man barnperson Positive Green Mountain Transplants, Inc. djprado Positive Nuccio's Nurseries Inc DaisyPeach Positive Northern Grown Perennials tropicalgaza Positive Montoso Gardens horsepj Positive Hoosier Orchid Company dogmomky Positive Ridaught Daylily Farm motherlily23 Positive Tidewater Workshop Classic Outdoor Furnishings

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... June 5, 2004