Dave's Garden Newsletter for August 26, 2013

Covering the events of August 26, 2013

... in which ...
743 posts were made.
2 plants were added to PlantFiles.
18 comments were added to PlantFiles.
48 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
45 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
11 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..."

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Look at those cows and remember that the greatest scientists in the world have never discovered how to make grass into milk."

( -- Michael Pupin, Hungarian-born American physicist (born 10/4/1858))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 743 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 92 posts Games 82 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 60 posts PlantFiles Pictures 47 posts Northeast Gardening 36 posts Central Midwest Gardening 23 posts Pets 21 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 20 posts Tomatoes 19 posts Australian Gardening 19 posts Cacti and Succulents 17 posts Insect and Spider Identification 17 posts Recipes 15 posts Perennials 15 posts Sewing and Quilting 13 posts Dahlias 13 posts Vegetable Gardening 12 posts Georgia Gardening 11 posts Voting Booth 11 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 9 posts Bird Watching 9 posts Texas Gardening 9 posts Weather 8 posts Southwest Gardening 8 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 8 posts Mid-South Gardening 7 posts Morning Glories 7 posts Vines and Climbers 6 posts Brugmansias 6 posts Photos 6 posts Peonies 6 posts Beginner Houseplants 5 posts Happy Birthday 5 posts Daylilies 5 posts Clematis 4 posts Bird Identification 4 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 4 posts Wildlife 4 posts Garden Talk 4 posts Caudiciforms 4 posts Orchids 4 posts Bromeliads 4 posts Propagation 3 posts Florida Gardening 3 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 3 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 3 posts Carolina Gardening 3 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 3 posts Bulbs 3 posts Tropical Plants 2 posts Beginner Landscaping 2 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 2 posts Hibiscus 2 posts Kitchens 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Jokes & Humor 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Container Gardening 2 posts Plant Trading 2 posts Memory Garden 2 posts Aroids 2 posts Beginner Fruit 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post Handyman 1 post Beginner Vegetables 1 post Fruits and Nuts 1 post Clean and Clutter-free 1 post Mosaics and Stained Glass 1 post Accessible Gardening 1 post Peppers 1 post Agastaches and Salvias 1 post Test 1 post Hoyas 1 post Home Decorating 1 post Shady Gardens 1 post BirdFiles Pictures 1 post Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

2 new plants.
18 new descriptions were added.
45 new images were added.
48 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description pharris9 Comment Cloudberry, Baked Apple Berry, Bake Apple Rubus chamaemorus baileyweb Comment Faassen's Catmint, Ornamental Catmint 'Walker's Low' Nepeta x faassenii greenneck Comment Wild Carrot, Queen Anne's Lace Daucus carota gardenerLew Comment Faassen's Catmint, Ornamental Catmint 'Walker's Low' Nepeta x faassenii petuniatoad Comment Faassen's Catmint, Ornamental Catmint 'Walker's Low' Nepeta x faassenii rosepetal2 Comment Creeping Charlie, Gill-over-Ground, Ground Ivy, Hedgemaids, Alehoof Glechoma hederacea bjstock Comment Eranthemum, Blue Sage Eranthemum pulchellum bobbieberecz Comment Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma Kniphofia uvaria SUSIEQ88 Comment Mandevilla, Dipladenia 'Pretty Crimson' Mandevilla bottlegreen Comment False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Visions in Red' Astilbe chinensis mcmai Comment Cockscomb (Cristata Group) Celosia argentea var. cristata mcmai Comment Cockscomb (Cristata Group) 'Kurume New Scarlet' Celosia argentea var. cristata SteffofAvondale Comment Oregon Grape, Oregon Grape Holly, Holly-leaved Barberry Mahonia aquifolium cgoodloe Comment Blue Mist Spiraea, Bluebeard 'Longwood Blue' Caryopteris x clandonensis PammiePi Comment Creeping Cucumber, Guadeloupe Cucumber Melothria pendula noseykate Comment Goldie's Woodfern Dryopteris goldiana noseykate Comment Mountain Fleece 'Golden Arrow' Persicaria amplexicaulis keithp2012 Comment Rose of Sharon 'America Irene Scott' Hibiscus syriacus peranniel Image Hybrid Kordesii Rose 'William Baffin' (Rosa ) link122 Image Gaultheria (Gaultheria cuneata) link122 Image Glumicalyx (Glumicalyx goseloides) link122 Image Glumicalyx (Glumicalyx goseloides) Kaelkitty Image Sea Lavender, Marsh Rosemary, Sea Pink, Tree limonium, Statice (Limonium peregrinum) mgarr Image Crocosmia 'Lucifer' (Crocosmia ) AmandaEsq Image Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida) AmandaEsq Image Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida) Kbh69 Image Cow's Horn (Euphorbia grandicornis) bottlegreen Image Daylily 'Pastel Praise' (Hemerocallis ) bottlegreen Image Panicle Hydrangea, Tree Hydrangea 'Limelight' (Hydrangea paniculata) bottlegreen Image Panicle Hydrangea, Tree Hydrangea 'Limelight' (Hydrangea paniculata) DaylilySLP Image Phragmipedium (Phragmipedium schlimii) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Phragmipedium Don Wimber (Phragmipedium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Phragmipedium Don Wimber (Phragmipedium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Paphiopedilum Maudiae 'The Queen' (Paphiopedilum ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Phragmipedium Acker's Royalty (Phragmipedium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Phragmipedium Acker's Royalty (Phragmipedium ) DaylilySLP Image Paphiopedilum Lunacy (Paphiopedilum ) marsrover Image Smoke Tree 'Royal Purple' (Cotinus coggygria) marsrover Image Stokes' Aster, Stokes Aster, Cornflower Aster 'Honeysong Purple' (Stokesia laevis) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Brassavola Little Stars (Brassavola ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Brassavola Little Stars (Brassavola ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Brassavola Little Stars (Brassavola ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Phragmipedium Fliquet (Phragmipedium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Phragmipedium Fliquet (Phragmipedium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Phragmipedium Fliquet (Phragmipedium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Phragmipedium Fox Valley Fireball (Phragmipedium ) DaylilySLP Image Vanda Robert's Delight (Vanda ) DaylilySLP Image Phalaenopsis Sogo Yukidian (Phalaenopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Vanda Wirat (Vanda ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Vanda Wirat (Vanda ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Cattleya Fire Magic (Cattleya ) DaylilySLP Image Dendrobium Orchid (Dendrobium atroviolaceum) DaylilySLP Image Dendrobium Orchid (Dendrobium atroviolaceum) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Oncidium Mayfair (1993) 'R.C.W.' (Oncidium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Oncidium Mayfair (1993) 'R.C.W.' (Oncidium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Phalaenopsis Jiuhbao Fairy (Phalaenopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Phalaenopsis Jiuhbao Fairy (Phalaenopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Rhynchostylis (Rhynchostylis gigantea) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Phalaenopsis Sin-Yaun Golden Beauty (Phalaenopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Pineapple Orchid (Dendrobium densiflorum) DaylilySLP Image Pineapple Orchid (Dendrobium densiflorum) DaylilySLP Image Pineapple Orchid (Dendrobium densiflorum) palmbob Image (Hesperaloe chiangii)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

No new companies were added to the database.
11 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description phunyfarm Positive Michigan Bulb Carolina4 Negative Bluff View Nursery pamtimes2 Positive Gilbert H. Wild and Son Mr_Harley Positive Botany Shop Garden Center joan_anon Positive Classy Groundcovers janice930 Positive Santa Rosa Gardens LauraMungia13 Positive Jurassic Garden - A&A Cycads merlg Positive Heirloom Acres Seeds TammyY Positive Oak Hill Daylilies DantheStan Positive Bouncing Bear Botanicals

Garden Bookworm Activity:

No new books were added to the database.
1 new rating/comment was added to the database.

Member Addition Description Kbh69 Neutral 101 Essential Tips: Cacti & Succulents

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... August 26, 2013