Dave's Garden Newsletter for December 5, 2013

Covering the events of December 5, 2013

... in which ...
530 posts were made.
34 plants were added to PlantFiles.
16 comments were added to PlantFiles.
186 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
112 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
4 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

"Anybody who wants to rule the world should try to rule a garden first. "

( -- Unknown)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 530 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts PlantFiles Pictures 114 posts Games 45 posts Pets 31 posts Plant Identification 28 posts Water Gardens 27 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 24 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 23 posts Weather 22 posts Vegetable Gardening 20 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 18 posts Mid-South Gardening 16 posts Southwest Gardening 12 posts Seed Trading 11 posts Sewing and Quilting 11 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 10 posts Recipes 9 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 8 posts Bird Identification 7 posts Voting Booth 7 posts Cacti and Succulents 6 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 5 posts Happy Birthday 4 posts Northeast Gardening 4 posts Insect and Spider Identification 4 posts Texas Gardening 4 posts Morning Glories 4 posts Computer Talk 4 posts BirdFiles Pictures 4 posts Agastaches and Salvias 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Brugmansias 3 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 3 posts Wildlife 3 posts Poultry and Livestock 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Home Decorating 2 posts Palms and Cycads 2 posts Soil and Composting 2 posts Clematis 2 posts Beginner Landscaping 2 posts Central Midwest Gardening 2 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 2 posts Florida Gardening 2 posts Herbs 1 post Garden Hortiscopes & History 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Garden Talk 1 post Accessible Gardening 1 post Hypertufa and Concrete 1 post Hibiscus 1 post Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 1 post Classified Ads 1 post Upper Midwest Gardening 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post Cooking 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

34 new plants.
16 new descriptions were added.
112 new images were added.
186 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Joerg Comment Apple 'Edelborsdorfer' Malus x domestica Rickwebb Comment Pitch Pine, Northern Pitch Pine Pinus rigida Rickwebb Comment Virginia Pine, Scrub Pine Pinus virginiana Rickwebb Comment Red Pine, Norway Pine Pinus resinosa Rickwebb Comment Loblolly Pine, Southern Yellow Pine, Arkansas Pine, North Carolina Pine, Oldfield Pine Pinus taeda Rickwebb Comment Atlantic White Cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides DannyJoe Comment Blue Lupin, Blue Lupini Bean 'Unknown Cultivar' Lupinus angustifolius BayAreaTropics Comment False Banana, Red Abyssinian Banana, Wild Banana 'Maurelii' Ensete ventricosum Farmerdill Comment Kale 'Lacinato Rainbow' Brassica oleracea Farmerdill Comment Lettuce, Butterhead 'Cegolaine' Lactuca sativa Farmerdill Comment Lettuce, Romaine 'Maraine' Lactuca sativa Farmerdill Comment Lettuce, Loose leaf 'Red Dog' Lactuca sativa Farmerdill Comment Lettuce, Romaine 'Salvius' Lactuca sativa Farmerdill Comment Onion 'Red Legion' Allium cepa Farmerdill Comment Onion 'SV4058NV' Allium cepa Farmerdill Comment Hot Pepper, Jalapeno 'Bilbao' Capsicum annuum Kell Image Pansy 'Sorbet Yellow Delight' (Viola ) Kell Image Horned Pansy, Horned Violet (Viola cornuta) Kell Image Horned Pansy, Horned Violet (Viola cornuta) Kell Image Pumpkin 'One Too Many' (Cucurbita maxima) Kell Image Pumpkin 'One Too Many' (Cucurbita maxima) Kell Image Pumpkin 'One Too Many' (Cucurbita maxima) Kell Image Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Galeux d'Eysines' (Cucurbita maxima) Kell Image Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Galeux d'Eysines' (Cucurbita maxima) Kell Image Pumpkin 'Fairytale' (Cucurbita moschata) Kell Image Pumpkin 'Fairytale' (Cucurbita moschata) Kell Image Winter Squash 'Blue Hubbard' (Cucurbita maxima) Kell Image Winter Squash 'Blue Hubbard' (Cucurbita maxima) Kell Image Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Queensland Blue' (Cucurbita maxima) tlm1 Image Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Gold Anemone' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) Terri1948 Image Chinese Mountain Ash 'Pink Pagoda' (Sorbus hupehensis) RosinaBloom Image Hybrid Tea, Large-Flowered Rose 'Glorious' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Hybrid Tea, Large-Flowered Rose 'Glorious' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Hybrid Tea, Large-Flowered Rose 'Glorious' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Hybrid Tea, Large-Flowered Rose 'Glorious' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Hybrid Tea, Large-Flowered Rose 'Glorious' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Hybrid Tea, Large-Flowered Rose 'Glorious' (Rosa ) iowhen Image Thanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) RosinaBloom Image Floribunda Rose 'Sunsprite' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Floribunda Rose 'Sunsprite' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Floribunda Rose 'Sunsprite' (Rosa ) scirpidiella Image Tuberous Pale-leaved Sunflower (Helianthus strumosus var. willdenowianus) scirpidiella Image Tuberous Pale-leaved Sunflower (Helianthus strumosus var. willdenowianus) Rickwebb Image Yellow Birch, Swamp Birch, Curly Birch, Gold Birch, Hard Birch (Betula alleghaniensis) Rickwebb Image Whitespire Birch 'Whitespire' (Betula platyphylla) Rickwebb Image Whitespire Birch 'Whitespire' (Betula platyphylla) Rickwebb Image Whitespire Birch 'Whitespire' (Betula platyphylla) altagardener Image Rosularia (Rosularia turkestanica) Rickwebb Image Whitespire Birch 'Whitespire' (Betula platyphylla) Rickwebb Image White-stemmed Birch, Whitebarked Himalayan Birch (Betula utilis var. jacquemontii) Rickwebb Image White-stemmed Birch, Whitebarked Himalayan Birch (Betula utilis var. jacquemontii) Rickwebb Image White-stemmed Birch, Whitebarked Himalayan Birch (Betula utilis var. jacquemontii) Rickwebb Image White-stemmed Birch, Whitebarked Himalayan Birch (Betula utilis var. jacquemontii) Rickwebb Image Young's Weeping Birch 'Youngii' (Betula pendula) Rickwebb Image Purple Birch, Purple-leafed Birch 'Royal Frost' (Betula ) Rickwebb Image Purple Birch, Purple-leafed Birch 'Royal Frost' (Betula ) Rickwebb Image River Birch 'Heritage' (Betula nigra) Rickwebb Image River Birch 'Heritage' (Betula nigra) Rickwebb Image River Birch 'Heritage' (Betula nigra) Rickwebb Image River Birch 'Heritage' (Betula nigra) Rickwebb Image Big-tooth Aspen, Largetooth Aspen (Populus grandidentata) Rickwebb Image Big-tooth Aspen, Largetooth Aspen (Populus grandidentata) Rickwebb Image Big-tooth Aspen, Largetooth Aspen (Populus grandidentata) Rickwebb Image Big-tooth Aspen, Largetooth Aspen (Populus grandidentata) Rickwebb Image Big-tooth Aspen, Largetooth Aspen (Populus grandidentata) Rickwebb Image Big-tooth Aspen, Largetooth Aspen (Populus grandidentata) Rickwebb Image Big-tooth Aspen, Largetooth Aspen (Populus grandidentata) Rickwebb Image Big-tooth Aspen, Largetooth Aspen (Populus grandidentata) Rickwebb Image Apple Serviceberry 'Autumn Brilliance' (Amelanchier x grandiflora) Rickwebb Image Apple Serviceberry 'Autumn Brilliance' (Amelanchier x grandiflora) Rickwebb Image Apple Serviceberry 'Autumn Brilliance' (Amelanchier x grandiflora) Rickwebb Image Apple Serviceberry 'Autumn Brilliance' (Amelanchier x grandiflora) Rickwebb Image Apple Serviceberry 'Autumn Brilliance' (Amelanchier x grandiflora) RosinaBloom Image Gladiolus 'Priscilla' (Gladiolus x hortulanus) RosinaBloom Image Gladiolus 'Priscilla' (Gladiolus x hortulanus) RosinaBloom Image Gladiolus 'Priscilla' (Gladiolus x hortulanus) RosinaBloom Image Rose 'Lasting Love' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Rose 'Lasting Love' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Rose 'Lasting Love' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Floribunda Rose 'Lest We Forget' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Floribunda Rose 'Lest We Forget' (Rosa ) weedsfree Image Amaryllis 'White Christmas' (Hippeastrum ) weedsfree Image Amaryllis 'White Christmas' (Hippeastrum ) Rickwebb Image Hardy Ageratum, Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) Rickwebb Image Hardy Ageratum, Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) Rickwebb Image Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root (Asclepias tuberosa) Rickwebb Image Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root (Asclepias tuberosa) RosinaBloom Image Asiatic Lily 'Brunello' (Lilium ) Rickwebb Image Bearberry, Kinnikinnick, Manzanita 'Massachusetts' (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) RosinaBloom Image Asiatic Lily 'Brunello' (Lilium ) RosinaBloom Image Asiatic Lily 'Brunello' (Lilium ) Kell Image Clematis 'Sapphire Indigo' (Clematis ) Kell Image Clematis 'Sapphire Indigo' (Clematis ) Kell Image Clematis 'Sapphire Indigo' (Clematis ) Kell Image Clematis 'Sapphire Indigo' (Clematis ) Kell Image Clematis 'Sapphire Indigo' (Clematis ) Rickwebb Image Franklinia Tree (Franklinia alatamaha) Rickwebb Image Franklinia Tree (Franklinia alatamaha) Rickwebb Image Franklinia Tree (Franklinia alatamaha) Rickwebb Image Franklinia Tree (Franklinia alatamaha) Rickwebb Image Franklinia Tree (Franklinia alatamaha) Rickwebb Image Franklinia Tree (Franklinia alatamaha) Rickwebb Image Franklinia Tree (Franklinia alatamaha) Rickwebb Image Leatherleaf, Cassandra (Chamaedaphne calyculata) Rickwebb Image Leatherleaf, Cassandra (Chamaedaphne calyculata) Rickwebb Image Leatherleaf, Cassandra (Chamaedaphne calyculata) Rickwebb Image Leatherleaf, Cassandra (Chamaedaphne calyculata) Rickwebb Image Leatherleaf, Cassandra (Chamaedaphne calyculata) Rickwebb Image Blue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage 'Black and Blue' (Salvia guaranitica) Rickwebb Image Blue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage 'Black and Blue' (Salvia guaranitica) Rickwebb Image Blue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage 'Black and Blue' (Salvia guaranitica) Rickwebb Image Blue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage 'Black and Blue' (Salvia guaranitica) Creatrixsblood Image Marigold, French Marigold (Tagetes patula) Rickwebb Image Queen of the Prairie, Meadowsweet 'Venusta' (Filipendula rubra) Rickwebb Image Queen of the Prairie, Meadowsweet 'Venusta' (Filipendula rubra) Rickwebb Image Queen of the Prairie, Meadowsweet 'Venusta' (Filipendula rubra) Rickwebb Image Queen of the Prairie, Meadowsweet 'Venusta' (Filipendula rubra) DocTerra Image Amazon Water Lily, Royal Waterlily (Victoria amazonica) DocTerra Image Amazon Water Lily, Royal Waterlily (Victoria amazonica) DocTerra Image Amazon Water Lily, Royal Waterlily (Victoria amazonica) DocTerra Image Amazon Water Lily, Royal Waterlily (Victoria amazonica) DocTerra Image Amazon Water Lily, Royal Waterlily (Victoria amazonica) DocTerra Image Amazon Water Lily, Royal Waterlily (Victoria amazonica) RosinaBloom Image Mophead Hydrangea 'Bavaria' (Hydrangea macrophylla) RosinaBloom Image Mophead Hydrangea 'Bavaria' (Hydrangea macrophylla) RosinaBloom Image Mophead Hydrangea 'Bavaria' (Hydrangea macrophylla) RosinaBloom Image Mophead Hydrangea 'Bavaria' (Hydrangea macrophylla) RosinaBloom Image Edging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia (Lobelia erinus)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description virginiarose Positive Oakes Daylilies czimmerman00 Positive Bluebird Greenhouses tkh Negative Vermont Bean Seed Company jhprince Negative Growquest Growers (also dba Olive-Trees.net and Surf & Sierra Wholesale Nurseries, LLC)

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... December 5, 2013