Dave's Garden Newsletter for September 8, 2013

Covering the events of September 8, 2013

... in which ...
747 posts were made.
4 plants were added to PlantFiles.
23 comments were added to PlantFiles.
48 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
81 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
7 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

"'Maybe Christmas,' he thought, 'doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!'"

( -- Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 747 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts PlantFiles Pictures 88 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 67 posts Plant Identification 66 posts Games 53 posts Sewing and Quilting 43 posts Pets 38 posts Insect and Spider Identification 24 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 23 posts Southwest Gardening 21 posts Northeast Gardening 19 posts Cacti and Succulents 18 posts Texas Gardening 17 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 17 posts Mid-South Gardening 15 posts Bird Watching 15 posts Australian Gardening 15 posts Brugmansias 12 posts PlantFiles How-to's 10 posts Wildlife 10 posts Recipes 9 posts Central Midwest Gardening 8 posts Peonies 8 posts Beginner Flowers 8 posts Fruits and Nuts 7 posts Irises 7 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 6 posts Weather 5 posts Garden Design 5 posts Equine Forum 5 posts Clematis 4 posts Shady Gardens 4 posts Tomatoes 4 posts Soap and Candle-making 4 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 4 posts Seed Trading 4 posts Florida Gardening 4 posts Plant Trading 3 posts Vegetable Gardening 3 posts Carolina Gardening 3 posts Photos 3 posts Trash to Treasure 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Canadian Gardening 3 posts Perennials 3 posts Water Gardens 3 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 2 posts Beginner Landscaping 2 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 2 posts Beginner Houseplants 2 posts Beginner Vegetables 2 posts Clean and Clutter-free 2 posts Hostas 2 posts Gardening by the Moon 2 posts Morning Glories 2 posts Hibiscus 2 posts Coleus 2 posts Daylilies 2 posts Accessible Gardening 2 posts Cottage Gardening 2 posts Vines and Climbers 2 posts Orchid Cactus 2 posts Tropical Plants 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Seed Germination 1 post Books, Movies, and TV 1 post Passifloras 1 post Handyman 1 post Homesteading 1 post Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 1 post Heucheras and Friends 1 post Tiny Gardens 1 post Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 1 post Beginner Fruit 1 post Computer Talk 1 post Plumerias 1 post Aroids 1 post Cooking 1 post Orchids 1 post Native Plants and Wild Plants 1 post Ohio River Valley Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

4 new plants.
23 new descriptions were added.
81 new images were added.
48 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Cville_Gardener Comment Tennessee Coneflower Echinacea tennesseensis Cville_Gardener Comment Cockscomb 'Intenz' Celosia argentea var. spicata Cville_Gardener Comment Rollers 'Belansky Tatra' Jovibarba arenaria x hirta Cville_Gardener Comment Gold Leaf Philodendron 'Gold' Philodendron hederaceum mirrormirror Comment Round Leaf Mint Bush, Australian Mint Bush Prostanthera rotundifolia BajaBlue Comment Pentas 'Ruby Red' ' 'Ruby Red'' Pentas lanceolata angelbee Comment Fuchsia 'Miss California' Fuchsia lancer23 Comment Carpet Geranium Geranium incanum michaelhickman Comment Carpobrotus Carpobrotus dimidiatus httpmom Comment Starfish Cactus, Toad Cactus Orbea variegata katrinajones Comment Salmonberry 'Golden Ruby' Rubus spectabilis RosemaryK Comment Joe-Pye Weed, Boneset 'Bartered Bride' Eutrochium maculatum trackinsand Comment Sickle Bush, Princess Earrings, Kalahari Christmas Tree, Marabou Thorn Dichrostachys cinerea fre2bme64 Comment Dog Fennel Eupatorium capillifolium atcps Comment Beefsteak Plant Perilla frutescens saya Comment Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster 'Yellow Garden' Cosmos bipinnatus crystalmaster Comment Pink Bush Clover Lespedeza thunbergii outdoorlover Comment Johnny Jump-Up, Heartsease, Wild Pansy Viola tricolor saya Comment Tomato 'Speckled Roman' Lycopersicon lycopersicum pauljoel Comment Japanese Viburnum Viburnum japonicum DracoVolans Comment Panda Plant, Pussy Ears 'Chocolate Soldier' Kalanchoe tomentosa DracoVolans Comment Golden Creeping Jenny, Gold Moneywort 'Aurea' Lysimachia nummularia pookha Comment Viper's Bugloss, Blueweed Echium vulgare Kell Image Conebush, Leucadendron Pom Pom (Leucadendron discolor) Kell Image Conebush, Leucadendron Pom Pom (Leucadendron discolor) Kell Image Conebush, Leucadendron Pom Pom (Leucadendron discolor) Kell Image Conebush, Leucadendron Pom Pom (Leucadendron discolor) Kell Image Cone Bush, Sunshine Conebush, Sunshine Protea 'Silvan Red' (Leucadendron ) Kell Image Cone Bush, Sunshine Conebush, Sunshine Protea 'Silvan Red' (Leucadendron ) Kell Image Cone Bush, Sunshine Conebush, Sunshine Protea 'Silvan Red' (Leucadendron ) GPBP Image Collarette Dahlia 'Pooh' (Dahlia ) altagardener Image Showy Stonecrop (Sedum maximum) altagardener Image Redpod Stonecrop (Rhodiola rhodantha) pookha Image English Pea 'Blauwschokkers' (Pisum sativum) cinemike Image Dainty Daisy, Daisy Fleabane, Aspen Fleabane, Oregon Fleabane 'Pink Jewel' (Erigeron speciosus) cinemike Image Dainty Daisy, Daisy Fleabane, Aspen Fleabane, Oregon Fleabane 'Pink Jewel' (Erigeron speciosus) hollyhocklady Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Magnifique' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) hollyhocklady Image Tropical Hibiscus, Hoochie Coochie Hibiscus 'Hoochie Coochie' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) hollyhocklady Image Tropical Hibiscus, Hoochie Coochie Hibiscus 'Hoochie Coochie' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) DaylilySLP Image Zinnia 'Uproar Rose' (Zinnia elegans) DaylilySLP Image Zinnia 'Uproar Rose' (Zinnia elegans) DaylilySLP Image Zinnia 'Uproar Rose' (Zinnia elegans) DaylilySLP Image Zinnia 'Zowie Yellow Flame' (Zinnia elegans) DaylilySLP Image Zinnia 'Zowie Yellow Flame' (Zinnia elegans) DaylilySLP Image Zinnia 'Zowie Yellow Flame' (Zinnia elegans) DaylilySLP Image Lantana 'Landmark Peach Sunrise' (Lantana camara) DaylilySLP Image Lantana 'Landmark Peach Sunrise' (Lantana camara) DaylilySLP Image Lantana 'Landmark Peach Sunrise' (Lantana camara) DaylilySLP Image Lantana 'Landmark Peach Sunrise' (Lantana camara) DaylilySLP Image Lantana 'Landmark Rose Glow' (Lantana camara) DaylilySLP Image Lantana 'Landmark Rose Glow' (Lantana camara) DaylilySLP Image Lantana 'Landmark Rose Glow' (Lantana camara) DaylilySLP Image Love-in-a-Mist 'Miss Jekyll Alba' (Nigella damascena) DaylilySLP Image Love-in-a-Mist 'Miss Jekyll Alba' (Nigella damascena) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pure Heart' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pure Heart' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Hosta 'Pure Heart' (Hosta ) DaylilySLP Image Threadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Sunset Strip' (Coreopsis verticillata) DaylilySLP Image Threadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Sunset Strip' (Coreopsis verticillata) DaylilySLP Image Threadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Sunset Strip' (Coreopsis verticillata) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Lyrical Presence' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Lyrical Presence' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Holiday Song' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Holiday Song' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Marque Moon' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Marque Moon' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Garden Phlox 'Pink Lady' (Phlox paniculata) DaylilySLP Image Garden Phlox 'Pink Lady' (Phlox paniculata) DaylilySLP Image Garden Phlox 'Pink Lady' (Phlox paniculata) DaylilySLP Image Garden Phlox 'Pink Lady' (Phlox paniculata) trackinsand Image Sickle Bush, Princess Earrings, Kalahari Christmas Tree, Marabou Thorn (Dichrostachys cinerea) saya Image Scented Geranium 'Concolor Lace' (Pelargonium ) saya Image Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster 'Yellow Garden' (Cosmos bipinnatus) DaylilySLP Image Variegated Tapioca 'Variegata' (Manihot esculenta) DaylilySLP Image Variegated Tapioca 'Variegata' (Manihot esculenta) DaylilySLP Image Variegated Tapioca 'Variegata' (Manihot esculenta) DaylilySLP Image Novelty Fully Double Dahlia 'Akita' (Dahlia ) DaylilySLP Image Novelty Fully Double Dahlia 'Akita' (Dahlia ) DaylilySLP Image Novelty Fully Double Dahlia 'Akita' (Dahlia ) DaylilySLP Image Dinner Plate Dahlia, Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Babylon Bronze' (Dahlia ) DaylilySLP Image Dinner Plate Dahlia, Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Babylon Bronze' (Dahlia ) DaylilySLP Image Dahlia 'Omega' (Dahlia ) DaylilySLP Image Dahlia 'Omega' (Dahlia ) DaylilySLP Image Semi Cactus Dahlia 'Kyli-Bug' (Dahlia ) DaylilySLP Image Semi Cactus Dahlia 'Kyli-Bug' (Dahlia ) DaylilySLP Image Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Bodacious' (Dahlia ) DaylilySLP Image Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Bodacious' (Dahlia ) DaylilySLP Image Dinner Plate Dahlia, Dinnerplate Dahlia 'Mystery Day' (Dahlia ) DaylilySLP Image Dinner Plate Dahlia, Dinnerplate Dahlia 'Mystery Day' (Dahlia ) DaylilySLP Image Decorative Dahlia 'Ferncliff Illusion' (Dahlia ) DaylilySLP Image Hardy Stonecrop 'Lime Zinger' (Sedum ) DaylilySLP Image Hardy Stonecrop 'Lime Zinger' (Sedum ) DaylilySLP Image Hardy Stonecrop 'Lime Zinger' (Sedum ) DaylilySLP Image Hardy Stonecrop 'Lime Zinger' (Sedum ) DaylilySLP Image Hardy Stonecrop 'Lime Zinger' (Sedum ) saya Image Tomato 'Speckled Roman' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) saya Image Tomato 'Speckled Roman' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) saya Image Tomato 'Speckled Roman' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) saya Image Tomato 'Rideau Sweet' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) saya Image Tomato 'Rideau Sweet' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) saya Image Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster 'Yellow Garden' (Cosmos bipinnatus) saya Image Snap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Rob Splash' (Phaseolus vulgaris) saya Image Snap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Rob Splash' (Phaseolus vulgaris) saya Image Snap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Rob Splash' (Phaseolus vulgaris)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description Ohioreaper Positive Pepper Joe's Inc. MarcBate Positive Santa Rosa Gardens allenjc41 Positive Maple Valley Orchards saradus Positive Jonsteen Company betsyringwald Positive Outsidepride.com flynpigantiques Positive Paradise Garden prismperfect Negative NewGardenPlants.com (New Garden Plants)

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 8, 2013