Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of June 17, 2004 ... in which ... 189 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.18% yesterday. 1,277 posts were made. 62 plants were added to the Plants Database. 88 comments were added to the Plants Database. 812 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 54 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 0 entries were added to Botanary. 5 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 52 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 7 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.

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Forum Photo of the Day  Subject: Updated brug garden pix By Kaufmann

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Tropical Black Bamboo Gigantochloa atroviolacea By dbinnix

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Forum Posts Brugmansias and Friends 181 posts Day Lilies 122 posts Identification 101 posts PDB Pictures 87 posts Photos 66 posts Pets 65 posts Tropicals 59 posts Perennials 49 posts Canadian Trading 41 posts Plant Trading 34 posts Hostas 32 posts Vines and Climbers 30 posts Bulbs 28 posts Dave's Garden 26 posts Parking Lot 24 posts Prayer Requests 22 posts Roses 19 posts Roundup 18 posts Jokes and Chat 17 posts Container Gardening 16 posts Wild Life 16 posts Hoyas 16 posts Recipes 14 posts General Discussion 14 posts Water Gardens 14 posts Irises 13 posts Garden Talk 12 posts Camera Talk 11 posts Co-Op 10 posts Vegetable Gardening 10 posts Shady Gardens 9 posts Peonies 8 posts Disabled Gardeners 8 posts Seed Trading 8 posts Wild Plants 7 posts Computer Talk 7 posts Pollbooth 7 posts Tomatoes 7 posts Cactus and Succulents 6 posts Roundup Pictures 6 posts Butterflies and Hummers 4 posts Market Growers 4 posts Propagation 3 posts Garden Foes 3 posts Handyman 3 posts Saving Seeds 3 posts Trees & Shrubs 2 posts Home and Crafts 2 posts House Plants 2 posts Fruits & Nuts 2 posts Health, Dieting and Beauty 2 posts Landscaping 1 post Greenhouse 1 post Soil 1 post Round Robin Trading 1 post Mail Call! 1 post Paper People 1 post Farm Life 1 post

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Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description debi_z Comment Asiatic Lily 'Aphrodite' Lilium hybrida lerrin Comment Opium Poppy, Breadseed Poppy, Lettuce Leaf Poppy Papaver somniferum vossner Comment Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Palace Purple' Heuchera micrantha mhelm Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Syncopation (Gatty, 1983)' Iris mhelm Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Maria Tormena (Ensminger, 1986)' Iris vossner Comment Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Peppermint Lace' Lagerstroemia indica trois Comment Coastal Bermuda, Coastal Hay 'Coastal' Cynodon dactylon hallowsend Comment Tarda Tulip Tulipa tarda hallowsend Comment Yellow Onion, Golden Garlic, Liliy leek Allium moly hallowsend Comment Dwarf Hardy Gloxinia Incarvillea mairei klaude Comment Rabbit's Paw, Creeping Daisy, Water Zinnia Wedelia trilobata TamiMcNally Comment Pale Lidflower, Spicewood Calyptranthes pallens hallowsend Comment Golden Clematis, Old Man's Beard, Russian Virgin's Bower Clematis tangutica celtic_dolphin Comment Johnny Jump-Up, Heartsease, Wild Pansy, Love-in-idleness, Call-me-to-you, Pinkeney John, Herb Trinit Viola tricolor trois Comment Satsuma Orange Citrus reticulata var. satsuma TamiMcNally Comment Pepperbush Croton humilis melody Comment Shingle Oak Quercus imbricaria TamiMcNally Comment Lowland Loosestrife, Florida Loosestrife Lythrum flagellare TamiMcNally Comment Clusterspike False Indigo Bush, Miami Lead Plant, Crenulate Lead Plant Amorpha herbacea var crenulata Happenstance Comment White Clary Sage 'var. turkestanica alba' Salvia sclarea WillowWasp Comment Pink Cone Ginger Alpinia purpurata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Benefit' Brassica pleracea var.capitata palmbob Comment Ruby Locust 'Ruby Lace' Gleditsia triacanthos Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Almanac' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Kayla (Moore, 1994) aka MORkay' Rosa delphiniumdiva Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'Pat Austin (1995; aka AUSmum)' Rosa Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Cecile' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Killarney (Dickson, 1898)' Rosa palmbob Comment Ptychosperma hosinoi Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Carlton' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Masada' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Amtrak' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Saratoga' Brassica oleracea var. capitata foodiesleuth Comment Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Zerlina' Brassica oleracea var, capitata foodiesleuth Comment Comfrey Symphytum officinale foodiesleuth Comment Oregano, Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Moss Rose 'Kim Rupert (Moore, 2004)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Kiss 'n' Tell (McCann, 1989) aka SEAkis' Rosa palmbob Comment Ptychosperma hospitum Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Konrad Henkel (Kordes, 1983) aka Avenue Red, Avenue's Red, KORjet' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Shrub Rose 'Lady Angela (Monteith, 2004)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Polyantha Rose 'Lady Ann Kidwell (Krebs, 1948)' Rosa palmbob Comment Macarthur Palm Ptychosperma macarthurii Paulwhwest Comment Shrub Rose 'Lady Carolina (Jeremias, 1990)' Rosa palmbob Comment Ptychosperma caryotoides palmbob Comment Ptychosperma microcarpum TamiMcNally Comment Simpson's Stopper, Twinberry Myrcianthes fragrans Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Bingo' Brassica oleracea var. capitata TamiMcNally Comment Florida Ironweed, Blodgett's Ironweed Vernonia blodgetti Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Impala' Brassica oleracea var. capitata lady_fuchsia Comment Creeping Phlox Phlox subulata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Bently' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Satelite' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Abuela Comment Mango 'Bailey's Marvel' Mangifera indica Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Mentor' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Lavender Delight (Moore, 1994)' Rosa Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Score' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Dialog' Brassica oleracea var. capitata MotherNature4 Comment Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Kaitlin' Brassica oleracea var. capitata LeannLadycop Comment Flowering Cabbage, Ornamental Kale Brassica oleracea var. acephala palmbob Comment Heart of Flame Bromelia balansae skiddy Comment Dragon Flower, Dragon Arum, Voodoo Lily Dracunculus vulgaris TamiMcNally Comment Carnation "First Love" 'First Love' Dianthus caryophyllus fleurette Comment Foxtail Fern 'Meyersii (aka Meyers' Asparagus densiflorus palmbob Comment Phoenix theophrastii melody Comment Cucumber 'Marketmore' Cucumis sativus Raider Comment Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket Hesperis matronalis Wingnut Comment Parrots Feather Myriophyllum aquaticum carol_okc Comment Night Blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus Epiphyllum oxypetalum palmbob Comment Magnolia delavayi Dobe Comment Patchouli Pogostemon cablin Monocromatico Comment Orchid Pleurothallis brittonii kennedyh Comment Cushion Bush Calocephalus brownii CatskillKarma Comment Apple Mint, Woolly Mint Mentha suaveolens pellepoix Comment Night Blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus Epiphyllum oxypetalum trois Comment Persimmon 'Fuyu' Diospyros kaki mhelm Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Mod Mode' Iris bill_casey Comment Summer Squash 'Golden Zucchini' Cucurbita pepo mhelm Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Distant Chimes (Schreiner, 1975)' Iris mhelm Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Coral Peaks (Hoage, 1982)' Iris Big_Red Comment Cow Pea 'Myrtle's Cow Pea' Vigna Unguiculata jcangemi Comment Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis mhelm Comment Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Jade Maid' Iris jcangemi Comment Johnsongrass Sorghum halepense JanFRN Comment Triumph Tulip 'Calgary' Tulipa Wingnut Comment Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Sulphurea' Nymphaea odorata htop Image Hosta 'So Sweet' (Hosta ) palmbob Image (Ptychosperma burretianum) puttytat Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Robe D'Ete (Cayeux, 1998)' (Iris ) stevenova Image Alberta Spruce 'J. W. Daisy's White' (Picea glauca) Paulwhwest Image Tickseed 'Early Sunrise' (Coreopsis grandiflora) strever Image Mayapple (Podophyllum versipelle) WillowWasp Image Coral Vine (Antigonon leptopus) LouAnn707 Image Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Arc en Ciel' (Nymphaea odorata) bill_casey Image Japanese Morning Glory 'Mt. Fuji Mix' (Ipomoea x imperialis) melody Image Shingle Oak (Quercus imbricaria) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Autumn Wings (Ernst, 1989)' (Iris ) TamiMcNally Image Tipu, Rosewood, Pride-of-Bolivia (Tipuana tipu) carolann Image Siberian Iris 'Polly Dodge (McEwen, 1968)' (Iris sibirica) Wingnut Image Dwarf Banana 'Super Dwarf Cavendish' (Musa acuminata) Happenstance Image Brazilian Plume Flower 'Huntington' (Justicia carnea) jody Image Hosta 'Day's End' (Hosta ) dahlia_lover Image Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Victorian Ruffles' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) kennedyh Image Rough Bugleweed (Lycopus asper) patp Image 'Shirobana' (Spiraea japonica) Big_Red Image Okra 'Clemson Spineless' (Abelmoschus esculentus) ownedbycats Image Triumph Tulip 'Shirley' (Tulipa x hybrida) Xenomorf Image Buckhorn Cholla, Colorado Desert Cholla, Thornber Cholla (Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa) Lophophora Image Herbert's Iris, Chilean Iris (Herbertia lahue subsp. amoena) Farmerdill Image Sweet corn 'Silver King' (Zea mays) WalterT Image Orchid 'Alba' (Epidendrum ellipticum) Floridian Image American Elder, Common Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) Monocromatico Image Camellia 'Alba Plena' (Camellia japonica) trois Image Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) tortoisekeeper Image Daylily 'China Bride (Guidry, 1989)' (Hemerocallis ) harrywitmore Image Button Orchid (Dischidia nummularia) nobadrocks Image Daylily 'Snow Princess' (Hemerocallis ) gman500 Image Tomato 'Better Bush' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) laurief Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Astounded (Spoon, 2002)' (Iris ) lauraw Image Cushion Bush (Calocephalus brownii) aking1a Image Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) BloomsWithaView Image Sego Lily, Nuttall's Mariposa (Calochortus nuttalli) Andrew60 Image New South Wales Christmas Tree, Christmas Bush (Ceratopetalum gummiferum) SandPiper Image Purple Basil 'Purple Delight' (Ocimum basilicum) langbr Image Michaelmas Daisy, Frikart's Aster 'Wonder of Staffa' (Aster x frikartii) xyris Image Dark-headed Hatpins (Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum) onalee Image Leavenworth's Tickseed, Leavenworth's Coreopsis (Coreopsis leavenworthii) Baa Image Tangier Pea, Tangier Scarlet Pea (Lathyrus tingitanus) Terry Image Bluebeard, Blue Spirea 'Snow Fairy' (Caryopteris divaricata) efila Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Janie Meek (Meek, 1987)' (Iris ) msbobolink Image Daylily 'Heartburn (Brown, 1986)' (Hemerocallis ) poppysue Image Border Bearded Iris 'Danger Hour (Meek, 1985)' (Iris ) mystic Image Hens and Chicks 'Red Beauty' (Sempervivum tectorum) Chainsaw Image Hoya (Hoya archboldiana) CaptMicha Image Oswego Tea, Beebalm, Bee Balm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant 'Marshall's Delight' (Monarda didyma) Flicker Image Passion Vine (Passiflora sprucei) milkyscarabs Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia decaryi) mhelm Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Syncopation (Gatty, 1983)' (Iris ) grumpywhiskers Image Alstroemeria, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas (Alstroemeria hybrid) jm100013 Image Louisiana Iris 'Red Velvet Elvis (Vaughn, 1996)' (Iris )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description LouisianaSweetPea Positive ECOLAGE Bellingham Positive Cloud Mountain Farm Nursery msanjelpie Negative Growquest msanjelpie Negative Almost Heaven Antique and Modern Roses msanjelpie Neutral Muncy's Rose Emporium msanjelpie Neutral Daylilies Galore (Thomas Daylily Farm) msanjelpie Neutral Roots and Rhizomes msanjelpie Positive Wildseed Farms Inc. msanjelpie Positive National Gardening Association Garden Shop msanjelpie Neutral Plant Delights Nursery msanjelpie Positive Antique Rose Emporium msanjelpie Neutral Vintage Gardens Antique Roses msanjelpie Positive Snowpeak Iris and Daylilies msanjelpie Positive S&W Greenhouse msanjelpie Positive A Sandy Rhododendron msanjelpie Neutral Fork & Spade (also dba Scenic Nursery) msanjelpie Positive Brushwood Nursery msanjelpie Negative Syl Arena Roses (formerly Arena Rose Company) msanjelpie Positive Completely Clematis Specialty Nursery msanjelpie Positive David Austin Roses (US) msanjelpie Positive Sequoia Nursery Miniature Roses msanjelpie Positive Amity Heritage Roses msanjelpie Positive Fieldstone Gardens msanjelpie Positive Plow & Hearth msanjelpie Neutral Park Seed Company msanjelpie Positive Pickering Nurseries msanjelpie Neutral Wayside Gardens msanjelpie Positive JDS Gardens msanjelpie Positive Van Dyck's msanjelpie Positive Homestead Farms msanjelpie Positive Nor'East Miniature Roses, Inc. msanjelpie Positive Joy Creek Nursery msanjelpie Positive Spring Hill Nurseries msanjelpie Positive High Country Gardens msanjelpie Neutral Garden Crossings LLC msanjelpie Positive Breck's Bulbs msanjelpie Neutral Ashdown Roses, Ltd. msanjelpie Positive Heirloom Roses lmtsher Positive Spangle Creek Labs LASHEL Positive Raintree Nursery delecie Positive Park Seed Company pops Positive Paradise Garden angel_jim Positive Ashdown Roses, Ltd. vannmarie Neutral Pinetree Garden Seeds MrBoo Neutral Gorge Top Gardens nspoylo Positive Bluestone Perennials MrBoo Positive Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs OldRoseLily Positive Wheeler Farm Gardens j2langr Positive Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs bibbykitty Positive High Country Gardens dsj21 Positive Nourse Farms Inc. Missyinbama Negative Gorge Top Gardens

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... June 17, 2004