Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of August 3, 2004 ... in which ... 156 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.14% yesterday. 2,034 posts were made. 35 plants were added to the Plants Database. 39 comments were added to the Plants Database. 336 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. 12 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm. 1 rating was added to the Garden Bookworm. "For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God..."

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Forum Photo of the Day  In reply to: Tropical Florida has ARRIVED in Polar Bear Country! By Lilypon

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Indian Rushpea, Hog Potato Flower Hoffmannseggia glauca By Xenomorf

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Brugmansias and Friends 367 posts Beta discussion 244 posts Identification 127 posts Daylilies 108 posts Tropicals 106 posts PDB Pictures 87 posts Photos 85 posts General Discussion 79 posts Plant Trading 66 posts Vines and Climbers 55 posts Co-Op 51 posts Pets 43 posts Prayer Requests 40 posts Perennials 37 posts Jokes and Chat 34 posts Computer Talk 30 posts Dave's Garden 29 posts Canning and Freezing 28 posts Health, Dieting and Beauty 28 posts Water Gardens 26 posts Recipes 25 posts Butterflies and Hummers 23 posts Hostas 20 posts Seed Trading 17 posts Garden Talk 17 posts Home and Crafts 16 posts Hoyas 15 posts Welcome Mat 14 posts Container Gardening 14 posts Roundup 14 posts Foliage 14 posts International Trading 13 posts Wild Life 11 posts Media 11 posts Cool climates 10 posts Annuals 10 posts Pollbooth 9 posts African Violets 8 posts Garden Foes 8 posts Dirt Cheap 8 posts Farm Life 8 posts Trees & Shrubs 7 posts Tomatoes 7 posts Canadian Trading 6 posts Roses 6 posts Lilies 5 posts European 5 posts Soil 5 posts Cactus and Succulents 5 posts Disabled Gardeners 5 posts Parking Lot 4 posts Propagation 3 posts Mail Call! 3 posts Vegetable Gardening 3 posts Market Growers 2 posts Camera Talk 2 posts Test 2 posts Irises 1 post Saving Seeds 1 post Landscaping 1 post Gourds and Melons 1 post Wild Plants 1 post Herbs 1 post Grass and Bamboo 1 post Peonies 1 post Bulbs 1 post

New Botanary Words

Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description Emaewest Comment White Water Lily, Waterlily Nymphaea odorata BlngsBell Comment Sweet Woodruff, Our Lady's Lace, Sweetscented Bedstraw Galium odoratum martyn Comment Fingerling Potato 'French Fingerling (Roseval, Nosebag)' Solanum tuberosum tonychien Comment Miracle Fruit, Miracle Berry Synsepalum dulcificum punaheledp Comment Floribunda Rose 'Guinevere (1997; aka Louisa Stone, HARbadge)' Rosa hjcoach Comment White Mussaenda Mussaenda incana mollysmom Comment Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris Albizia julibrissin DeniseinPA Comment Corkscrew Willow, Curly Willow, Pekin Willow, Hankow Willow, Twisted-Twig Willow Salix matsudana MotherNature4 Comment Castor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal Ricinus communis earlene11 Comment Russian Sage Perovskia atriplicifolia foodiesleuth Comment Melaleuca Melaleuca quinquenervia Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Galina Mix F1' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Levina Mix F1' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Natasja Mix F1' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Potomac Mix F1' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Baraka' Cucumis sativus bamacracker Comment Siam Tulip Curcuma alismatifolia greenlarry Comment Aloe Aloe juvenna Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Katya F1' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Mansour F1' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Miracle F1' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Rawa F1' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Tornadona F1' Cucumis sativus PurplePansies Comment Lucky Bamboo 'Deremensis Group' Dracaena fragrans Baa Comment Siberian Foxglove Digitalis sibirica rylaff Comment Canna Lily 'Cleopatra (Cléopatre, Spanish Emblem)' Canna x generalis NativePlantFan9 Comment Marlberry Ardisia escallonioides Ursula Comment Freesia Freesia x hybrida PurplePansies Comment Philadelphia Fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus PurplePansies Comment Tree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree Ailanthus altissima OhioBreezy Comment Morning Glory Ipomoea obscura OhioBreezy Comment Morning Glory 'Rose Silk' Ipomoea nil jandouw Comment Sapodilla, Nispero Manilkara zapota Jamespayne Comment Pineapple 'Champaka' Ananas comosus KimGaither Comment Tomato 'Grape Tomato' lycopersicon Lycopersicum CynthiaWilliams Comment Iochroma 'Indigo' Iochroma cyanea llebpmac_bob Comment Yellow Hardhead, Bighead Knapweed, Giant Knapweed, Armenian Basketflower, Lemon Fluff Knapweed Centaurea macrocephala Monocromatico Comment Dragon´s Blood, Sangue-de-Drago Croton macrobothrys trois Comment Delta Arrowhead Sagittaria platyphylla Xenomorf Image Indian Rushpea, Hog Potato Flower (Hoffmannseggia glauca) Melissa_Ohio Image Daylily 'Best Kept Secret (Kirchhoff, 1990)' (Hemerocallis ) Lanan Image Daylily 'Robot Blues (Lambertson, 2000)' (Hemerocallis ) sanannie Image Asiatic Lily 'Red Bull' (Lilium ) Happenstance Image Euphorbia 'Twinkle Twirl' (Euphorbia ) Farmerdill Image Honeydew Melon 'Earli-Dew' (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) Todd_Boland Image Hybrid Rugosa Rose 'Therese Bugnet (1950; aka Thérèse Bugnet)' (Rosa ) hemlady Image Daylily 'New Perspective (Salter, 1996)' (Hemerocallis ) tyke Image Asiatic Lily 'Farfalla' (Lilium ) trois Image Saltmarsh Morning Glory (Ipomoea sagittata) KMAC Image Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'El Glorioso (Calhoun, 1992)' (Hemerocallis ) bootandall Image Primrose (Primula vulgaris) laurief Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Pretty Pansy (Sass, 1949)' (Iris ) carolann Image Daylily 'Canadian Sunrise (Dougherty, 1974)' (Hemerocallis ) Big_Red Image Cantaloupe 'Sweet & Early' (cucumis melo) palmbob Image Yellow Poinciana, African Yellow Flamboyant Tree (Peltophorum africanum) MotherNature4 Image Strangler Fig (Ficus aurea) hczone6 Image Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'White Bouquet' (Buddleja davidii) daryl Image Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Kingswood Torch' (Coleus solenostemon) Wandasflowers Image Daylily 'Court Magician (Munson, 1987)' (Hemerocallis ) CaptMicha Image Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus) linthicum Image Daylily 'Red Resplendence (Nesmith, 1952)' (Hemerocallis ) Shirley1md Image Hosta 'Darwin's Standard' (Hosta ) Buttoneer Image Devil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Double Purple' (Datura metel) kennedyh Image Hewardia (Isophysis tasmanica) KactusKathi Image Canna Lily 'Lucifer' (Canna x generalis) ReggieattheGulf Image Red-Leaf Hibiscus, False Roselle, African Rose Mallow (Hibiscus acetosella) handhelpers Image Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) shazbot3 Image Daylily 'Amazon Amethyst (Wild, 1966)' (Hemerocallis ) se_eds Image Tomato 'Pruden's Purple' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Abutilon Image Canna Lily 'Moulin Pink' (Canna x generalis) elway99 Image Daylily 'Double Dream (Brown, 1978)' (Hemerocallis ) relativity49 Image Daylily 'Allen Wild (Wild, 1992)' (Hemerocallis ) thegradybunch Image Desert Petunia, Florida Bluebells, Mexican Petunia, Mexican Blue Bells (Ruellia brittoniana) alaska_rick Image Tomato 'Stupice' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Commonsense Negative Gardener's Supply Company RWhiz Positive J.L. Hudson, Seedsman langbr Positive Maryott's Gardens onlinebuyer Negative Flexihose (SMI Sales) baprice Negative Plant America (formerly Etera) chillout Positive Artemis Gardens AS Neutral Horticulture Vivapaul Positive ECOLAGE KK_MEM Neutral Trees by Touliatos rodolfofra Negative Richard Owen Nurseries, Inc. sacerdos Negative Growquest Missyinbama Positive Aloha Tropicals

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description daisyavenue Positive Shocking Beauty: Thomas Hobbs' Innovative Garden Vision

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... August 3, 2004