Dave's Garden Newsletter for September 5, 2013

Covering the events of September 5, 2013

... in which ...
801 posts were made.
3 plants were added to PlantFiles.
12 comments were added to PlantFiles.
35 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
71 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
8 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm.
0 ratings were 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

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."

( -- Marcel Proust, French author (born 7/10/1871))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 801 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Games 166 posts Plant Identification 120 posts PlantFiles Pictures 72 posts Sewing and Quilting 46 posts Pets 36 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 26 posts Northeast Gardening 23 posts Recipes 17 posts Weather 17 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 14 posts Texas Gardening 14 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 14 posts Bird Watching 12 posts Australian Gardening 12 posts Mid-South Gardening 11 posts Southwest Gardening 10 posts Insect and Spider Identification 10 posts Container Gardening 10 posts Central Midwest Gardening 9 posts Propagation 8 posts Beginner Flowers 8 posts Voting Booth 8 posts Florida Gardening 7 posts Poultry and Livestock 7 posts Wildlife 6 posts Morning Glories 6 posts BugFiles Pictures 6 posts Beginner Landscaping 5 posts Trash to Treasure 5 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 5 posts Irises 5 posts Daylilies 4 posts Dahlias 4 posts Seed Germination 4 posts Tomatoes 4 posts Coleus 4 posts Beginner Vegetables 4 posts Aroids 4 posts Photos 4 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 3 posts Saving Seeds 3 posts Perennials 3 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 3 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 3 posts Brugmansias 3 posts Cacti and Succulents 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 3 posts Cottage Gardening 2 posts Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 2 posts Vines and Climbers 2 posts Cooking 2 posts DG Journals and Diaries 2 posts Orchid Cactus 1 post Tiny Gardens 1 post Garden Talk 1 post Vegetable Gardening 1 post Plant Trading 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Shady Gardens 1 post Peonies 1 post Garden Design 1 post Jokes & Humor 1 post Antiques and Collectibles 1 post Clean and Clutter-free 1 post Computer Talk 1 post Cameras and Photography 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post Soap and Candle-making 1 post Canadian Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

3 new plants.
12 new descriptions were added.
71 new images were added.
35 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description bulbspecialist Comment Amaryllis 'Dynamite' Hippeastrum bulbspecialist Comment Amaryllis 'Baby Doll' Hippeastrum bulbspecialist Comment Amaryllis 'Ballerina' Hippeastrum punkywi Comment Hosta 'Guacamole' Hosta bulbspecialist Comment Amaryllis 'Graffiti' Hippeastrum bulbspecialist Comment Amaryllis 'Harlequin' Hippeastrum bulbspecialist Comment Amaryllis 'Hot Lips' Hippeastrum bulbspecialist Comment Amaryllis 'Trentino' Hippeastrum bulbspecialist Comment Amaryllis 'Zombie' Hippeastrum mhelm Comment Intermediate Bearded Iris 'In A Flash' Iris DonnaMack Comment Giant Chinese Silver Grass Miscanthus giganteus yingthai Comment Butterfly Pea, Blue Pea Vine Clitoria ternatea NicoleC Image Winter Squash 'Upper Ground Sweet Potato' (Cucurbita moschata) marsrover Image Daylily 'Rosy Returns' (Hemerocallis ) agathaperpetua Image Daylily 'South Seas' (Hemerocallis ) marsrover Image Hybrid Rose 'Double Knockout' (Rosa ) marsrover Image Groundcover Rose 'Apricot Drift' (Rosa ) passiflora_pink Image White-Flowering Crabapple 'Callaway' (Malus ) passiflora_pink Image White-Flowering Crabapple 'Callaway' (Malus ) passiflora_pink Image White-Flowering Crabapple 'Callaway' (Malus ) bulbspecialist Image Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Audubon' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Long-Cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Avalon' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Split-cupped Narcissus, Split-corona Daffodil, Butterfly Narcissus 'Colblanc' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Daffodil 'Dolly Mollinger' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Flower Drift' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Fragrant Rose' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Full House' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Golden Echo' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Triandrus Narcissus, Triandrus Daffodil, Angel's Tears 'Ice Wings' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Cyclamineus Narcissus, Cyclamen Daffodil 'Kaydee' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Kissproof' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Daffodil, Narcissus 'Lancaster' (Narcissus ) Terri1948 Image Scarlet Clematis, Texas Clematis, Leatherflower, Texas Leatherflower, Pipe-vine 'Princess Diana' (Clematis texensis) cinemike Image Tomato 'Andes Horn' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) bulbspecialist Image Tazetta Narcissus, Paperwhite Daffodil, Paperwhites 'Aspasia' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Double Daffodil, Double Narcissus 'Delnashaugh' (Narcissus ) marsrover Image Shrub Rose 'Coral Drift' (Rosa ) keithp2012 Image Tomato 'Super Snow White' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) keithp2012 Image Tomato 'Sun Drop' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) keithp2012 Image Elephant Ear, Taro, Dasheen, Eddo (Colocasia esculenta) ms_greenjeans Image False Indigo, Wild Indigo 'Solar Flare' (Baptisia ) ms_greenjeans Image False Indigo, Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) marsrover Image Daylily 'Flasher' (Hemerocallis ) marsrover Image Showy Stonecrop 'Neon' (Sedum spectabile) ms_greenjeans Image Showy Stonecrop 'Mr. Goodbud' (Sedum ) dirt_digger Image Kenaf, Brown Indian Hemp (Hibiscus cannabinus) ms_greenjeans Image Showy Stonecrop 'Xenox' (Sedum ) ms_greenjeans Image Tube Clematis 'Alan Bloom' (Clematis heracleifolia) marsrover Image Rose of Sharon, Althea (Hibiscus syriacus) Pugmeister Image Begonia (Begonia serratipetala) marsrover Image Canna Lily 'Cleopatra' (Canna x generalis) Jubilada Image Tomato 'Ropreco' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Jubilada Image Tomato 'Ropreco' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Jubilada Image Tomato 'Nugget' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Jubilada Image Tomato 'Nugget' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Cville_Gardener Image Philadelphia Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) Cville_Gardener Image Tall Chiming Bells, Mountain Bluebell (Mertensia ciliata) Cville_Gardener Image Running Buffalo Clover (Trifolium stoloniferum) Cville_Gardener Image Oconee Bells (Shortia galacifolia) rkwright85 Image Daphne 'Kilmeston' (Daphne x whiteorum) jim1940 Image Mountain Malaxis, Chiricahua Adder's-Mouth Orchid (Malaxis soulei) bulbspecialist Image Amaryllis 'Pixie' (Hippeastrum ) MarleneVisalia Image Candle Plant (Senecio articulatus) pookha Image Oval-leaf milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia) pookha Image Oval-leaf milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia) pookha Image Oval-leaf milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia) scirpidiella Image Pearl Gromwell, European Stoneseed, Croatian Tea, Bohemian Tea (Lithospermum officinale) DonnaMack Image Giant Chinese Silver Grass (Miscanthus giganteus) DonnaMack Image Giant Chinese Silver Grass (Miscanthus giganteus) DonnaMack Image Giant Chinese Silver Grass (Miscanthus giganteus) AndyBonsai Image Painted Maple (Acer pictum subsp. mono) AndyBonsai Image Painted Maple (Acer pictum subsp. mono) AndyBonsai Image Painted Maple (Acer pictum subsp. mono) AndyBonsai Image Painted Maple (Acer pictum subsp. mono) AndyBonsai Image Painted Maple (Acer pictum subsp. mono) AndyBonsai Image Painted Maple (Acer pictum subsp. mono) vossner Image Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Siren Red' (Lagerstroemia indica) Whirlwind2000 Image Shogun Japanese Iris 'Shogun' (Iris ensata) Whirlwind2000 Image Shogun Japanese Iris 'Shogun' (Iris ensata) Ravens444 Image Echeveria 'Blue Ruffles' (Echeveria ) Ravens444 Image Echeveria 'Flag Day' (Echeveria ) marsrover Image Orange-flowered Variegated Canna Lily 'Pretoria' (Canna americanallis var. variegata) marsrover Image Canna Lily 'Cleopatra' (Canna x generalis)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description jhbowman Positive Plant Me Green iykim Positive Brushwood Nursery OYFarm Positive Thuja Gardens (formerly PlantsRus) carrielamont Positive Specialty Perennials BoiseMimi Positive Secret Garden Growers virginiarose Positive Accents for Home and Garden (Pepper's Greenhouse) art33 Positive NewGardenPlants.com (New Garden Plants) vhernandez1122 Negative Sporestore (Sporestore.com)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

No new books were added to the database.
No new ratings/comments were added to the database.

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... September 5, 2013