Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of June 28, 2004 ... in which ... 228 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.21% yesterday. 1,414 posts were made. 25 plants were added to the Plants Database. 65 comments were added to the Plants Database. 318 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 46 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 0 entries were added to Botanary. 1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog. 17 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

( -- Thomas Cooper, English attorney, scientist (born 10/22/1759))

Forum Photo of the Day  In reply to: Rootdoctor came to visit.. By Brugie

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Rose of Sharon 'Minerva' Hibiscus syriacus By htop

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Day Lilies 138 posts Brugmansias and Friends 118 posts Identification 94 posts PDB Pictures 83 posts Tropicals 80 posts Photos 71 posts Roses 64 posts Wild Life 57 posts General Discussion 54 posts Pets 44 posts Roundup 43 posts Vines and Climbers 42 posts Foliage 37 posts Plant Trading 37 posts Co-Op 34 posts Prayer Requests 34 posts Jokes and Chat 33 posts Hostas 31 posts Perennials 27 posts Cactus and Succulents 24 posts Vegetable Gardening 22 posts Container Gardening 21 posts Pollbooth 20 posts Garden Foes 14 posts Seed Trading 14 posts Dave's Garden FAQ 12 posts Dave's Garden 12 posts Home and Crafts 11 posts Tomatoes 10 posts Water Gardens 10 posts Farm Life 10 posts Bulbs 9 posts House Plants 9 posts Computer Talk 8 posts Welcome Mat 7 posts Disabled Gardeners 7 posts Camera Talk 5 posts Hoyas 5 posts Butterflies and Hummers 5 posts Trees & Shrubs 5 posts Dirt Cheap 5 posts Recipes 5 posts Parking Lot 4 posts Round Robin Trading 4 posts Garden Talk 3 posts Wild Plants 3 posts Mail Call! 2 posts The Tool Shed 2 posts Annuals 2 posts Soil 2 posts Test 2 posts Saving Seeds 2 posts Landscaping 2 posts Canadian Trading 2 posts Roundup Pictures 2 posts European 2 posts International Trading 1 post Irises 1 post Paper People 1 post Home Decorating 1 post Propagation 1 post Grass and Bamboo 1 post Organic Gardening 1 post Fruits & Nuts 1 post Bonsai 1 post

New Botanary Words

Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description gregfaithemily Comment Daylily 'Smoky Mountain Autumn (Guidry, 1986)' Hemerocallis hanna1 Comment Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant Euphorbia milii deltaboy1 Comment Daylily 'Evelyn North' Hemerocallis mnj310 Comment Tickseed 'Limerock Ruby' Coreopsis CaptMicha Comment Episcia, Flame Violet 'Pink Panther' Episcia cupreata CaptMicha Comment Mexican Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose Oenothera speciosa pokerboy Comment Lily of the Nile, African Lily Agapanthus africanus pokerboy Comment Bugle Lily Watsonia pillansii punaheledp Comment Croton 'Interruption' Codiaeum variegatum punaheledp Comment Violet Wood Sorrel Oxalis violacea punaheledp Comment Crown Flower Calotropis gigantea MotherNature4 Comment Flowering Fern, Royal Fern Osmunda regalis palmbob Comment Licuala orbicularis Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Red Alert (Moore, 1990) aka MORalert' Rosa cbamrick Comment Clustered Bellflower Campanula glomerata Paulwhwest Comment Microminiature Rose 'Red Minimo (De Ruiter, 1987) aka RUImired' Rosa berthanoles Comment Persian Shield Strobilanthes dyerianus Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Red Scentsation (White) aka SAVared' Rosa TamiMcNally Comment Catnip Nepeta cataria jhyshark Comment Trumpet Jade, Hobbit Plant 'Gollum' Crassula portulacea eileenmlamb Comment Black Hills Spruce 'Densata' Picea Glauca foodiesleuth Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Hawaiian Sunset' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis maggiemaytoday Comment Walking Iris, Twelve Apostles Neomarica caerulea foodiesleuth Comment Vanilla Orchid Vanilla planifolia Paulwhwest Comment Climbing Floribunda 'Renae (Moore, 1954)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Ring of Fire (Moore, 1986) aka MORfire' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Floribunda Rose 'Ripples (LeGrice, 1971)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Robi (Moore, 2000) aka MORrobi' Rosa Monocromatico Comment Vanilla Orchid Vanilla planifolia Kachinagirl Comment Indian Hawthorn, White Indian Hawthorn 'Clara' Rhaphiolepis indica jhyshark Comment Hosta 'Northern Exposure' Hosta ititrxtrs Comment Artemisia, Satiny Wormwood, Mugwort, Silvermound Artemisia 'Silver Mound (Nana)' Artemisia schmidtiana KCnoxiousweeds Comment Policeman's Helmet 'Wine Red' Impatiens glandulifera KCnoxiousweeds Comment Policeman's Helmet Impatiens glandulifera TTPVentura Comment Monkey Puzzle Tree Araucaria araucana Rhodehog02 Comment Lemon Basil 'Sweet Dani' Ocimum basilicum jhyshark Comment Cobweb Houseleek, Spider Web Hens and Chicks Sempervivum arachnoideum Wingnut Comment Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow Hibiscus moscheutos Kelli Comment Vitex, Chaste Tree, Lilac Chaste Tree, Monk's Pepper Vitex agnus-castus Wingnut Comment Prairie Gentian, Lisianthus, Texas Bluebell Eustoma grandiflorum Wingnut Comment Mountain Pink, Quinine-weed, Rock Centaury Centaurium beyrichii crimsontsavo Comment Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum WalterT Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Hawaiian Sunset' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis WalterT Comment White Globe Lily Calochortus albus var. albus Oregongardengir Comment Kaffir Lily 'Solomone Hybrid' Clivia miniata pokerboy Comment Winter Daphne Daphne odora pokerboy Comment Asparagus Fern, Sprenger Asparagus 'Sprengeri' Asparagus densiflorus KCnoxiousweeds Comment Dalmation Toadflax Linaria dalmatica KCnoxiousweeds Comment Garden Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris Fran99 Comment Tree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree Ailanthus altissima pokerboy Comment African Trailing Daisy 'Brightside' Osteospermum fruiticosum kennedyh Comment Willow-leaf Wattle, Flinders Ranges Wattle Acacia iteaphylla jhyshark Comment Rock soapwort Saponaria ocymoides jimnesie Comment Red Frangipani, Jasmine Mango, Temple Flower, Temple Tree, Pagoda Tree Plumeria rubra jhyshark Comment Stonecrop Sedum dasyphyllum desertboot Comment Rose of Sharon 'Minerva' Hibiscus syriacus jhyshark Comment Maiden Pink 'Arctic Fire' Dianthus deltoides jhyshark Comment Dianthus 'Brilliant' Dianthus deltoides jhyshark Comment Variegated Creeping Charlie, Variegated Gill-Over-the-Ground 'Variegata' Glechoma hederacea pokerboy Comment Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris Albizia julibrissin jhyshark Comment Lemon Lily, Custard Lily, Yellow Daylily Hemerocallis flava damlyn Comment African Milk Tree Euphorbia trigona f. Rubra jhyshark Comment Surprise Lily, Magic Lily, Resurrection Lily, Naked Lady Lycoris squamigera dibi Comment Mountain Cornflower, Mountain Bluet, Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana Indigoez Comment Rangoon Creeper, Drunken Sailor Quisqualis indica htop Image Rose of Sharon 'Minerva' (Hibiscus syriacus) CaptMicha Image Ribwort Plantain, Narrowleaf Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) jody Image Hosta 'Emerald Island' (Hosta ) Toxicodendron Image Fancy-leafed Caladium, Angel Wings, Heart of Jesus 'Brandywine' (Caladium bicolor) Weezingreens Image Spotted Dead Nettle 'Aureum' (Lamium maculatum) KMAC Image Flowering Fern, Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis) TamiMcNally Image Florida Goldenaster (Chrysopsis floridana) jhyshark Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Jewel Baby (Hall, 1984)' (Iris ) Xenomorf Image Echinopsis Hybrid 'Schick Pink Diamond' (Echinopsis hybrid) carolann Image Daylily 'Gazebo Garden' (Hemerocallis ) BUFFY690 Image Daylily 'Julietta (Stamile, 1993)' (Hemerocallis ) kennedyh Image Small-flowered Fiddleneck (Amsinckia menziesii) puttytat Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Lemon Dew (Ernst, 1998)' (Iris ) Monocromatico Image Lead Tree, White Tamarind, Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) sweezel Image River Birch (Betula nigra) Baa Image Calceolaria 'Walter Shrimpton' (Calceolaria darwinii x fothergillia) Jeff_Beck Image Eastern Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Farmerdill Image Sweet Corn 'Silver Queen' (Zea mays) hemlady Image White Tiger Lily (Lilium ) poppysue Image Siberian Iris 'Dreaming Brown (McEwen)' (Iris sibirica) Paulwhwest Image Hybrid Musk Rose 'Danaë (1913)' (Rosa ) Big_Red Image Tomato 'Better Boy Hybrid' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) debi_z Image Saffron (Crocus sativus) rshadlow Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Charleston (Keppel, 2002)' (Iris ) trois Image Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) Mitjo Image Devil's Club (Echinopanax horridum) Michaelp Image Crepe Ginger (Costus speciosus) Wingnut Image Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Sulphurea' (Nymphaea odorata) palmbob Image Paintbrush Lily (Scadoxus pucineus) spaceman_spiff Image Golden Shower Tree, Purging Cassia, Golden Chain Tree, Indian Laburnum (Cassia fistula) Todd_Boland Image Pontic Azalea (Rhododendron luteum) deborahsongs Image Candle Bush, Empress Candle Plant, Candletree, Candelabra Bush, Ringworm Tree (Senna alata) Andrew60 Image Spikerush (Eleocharis kuroguwai) chicochi3 Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Oranges and Lemons (1994; aka Oranges 'n' Lemons, Papagena, MACoranlem)' (Rosa ) shuls Image Hosta 'Elegans' (Hosta sieboldiana) kakiana Image Jade Plant (Crassula ovata) tpeace66 Image Zinnia (Zinnia elegans) Happenstance Image Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Carnea' (Nymphaea ) cbrandenburg Image Daylily 'Strawberry Fields Forever (Stamile, 1997)' (Hemerocallis ) canna2grow Image Canna Lily 'Princess Di' (Canna x generalis) RoyRogers Image Bamboo 'Silverstripe (aka Silver Stripe)' (Bambusa dolichomerithalla) NatureWalker Image Chickweed, Starweed, Star Chickweed, Passerina (Stellaria media) Shirley1md Image Clematis 'Etoile Violette' (Clematis viticella) deltaboy1 Image Daylily 'Evelyn North' (Hemerocallis ) sbragonier Image Hosta 'Big Daddy' (Hosta ) Demonstrator Image Daylily 'Angel Sublime (Rudolph, 1986)' (Hemerocallis )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description dogflo Positive Jackson and Perkins timed100 Neutral Van Dyck's timed100 Negative Air Expose Tribeola Positive Territorial Seed Company RDMIller Positive Frostproof Growers kribensis Positive Fantastic Plants Marshmellow Positive Raintree Nursery Nan Positive ACsAgapePlants Nan Positive Alberts & Merkel Bros., Inc. litig8tr Negative Paradise Garden chiaramonte Negative Van Dyck's stevedahl Neutral Frostproof Growers janehale Positive Tidewater Workshop Classic Outdoor Furnishings mvincenzo9 Negative House of Wesley kalo Negative Gautam Global plantcrazy1955 Neutral Native Habitat Spiritual1 Positive Guildwood Cannas & Tropicals

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description sylvi74 Positive The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting & Pruning Techniques

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... June 28, 2004