Covering the events of November 24, 2005, on which 63 members joined.
Gardening Quote of the Day
"I used to visit and revisit it a dozen times a day, and stand in deep contemplation over my vegetable progeny with a love that nobody could share or conceive of who had never taken part in the process of creation. It was one of the most bewitching sights in the world to observe a hill of beans thrusting aside the soil, or a rose of early peas just peeping forth sufficiently to trace a line of delicate green.
(from Mosses from an Old Manse, 1854)"
(Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author)
The PlantFiles Photo of the Day
Poinsettia, Flor de Nochebuena (Christmas Eve Flower) Euphorbia pulcherrima By Floridian
Activity Report:
68 new plants were added to the database. 54 new descriptions were added. 70 new images were added. 2767 new options were checked off.
Named for Charles Lankester, 20th century English naturalist who created a ten-acre garden in Cartago, Costa Rica
ramonense
ra-mon-EN-see
Of or from San Ramon, Costa Rica
ramonensis
ra-mon-EN-sis
Of or from San Ramon, Costa Rica
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