Dave's Garden Newsletter for December 21, 2013

Covering the events of December 21, 2013

... in which ...
433 posts were made.
74 plants were added to PlantFiles.
11 comments were added to PlantFiles.
203 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
106 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
2 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

"The love of flowers is really the best teacher of how to grow and understand them. "

( -- Max Schling, Everyman's Garden (1935))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 433 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts PlantFiles Pictures 106 posts Plant Identification 61 posts Games 35 posts Pets 21 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 19 posts Recipes 16 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 13 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 10 posts Weather 9 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 9 posts Soil and Composting 9 posts Florida Gardening 8 posts Texas Gardening 8 posts Voting Booth 7 posts BugFiles Pictures 7 posts Sewing and Quilting 6 posts Poultry and Livestock 5 posts Mid-South Gardening 5 posts Insect and Spider Identification 5 posts Cacti and Succulents 5 posts Central Midwest Gardening 4 posts Carnivorous Plants 4 posts Seed Germination 4 posts Beginner Vegetables 4 posts Seed Trading 3 posts Water Gardens 3 posts Tropical Plants 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 3 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 3 posts Canadian Gardening 3 posts Computer Talk 2 posts Accessible Gardening 2 posts Northeast Gardening 2 posts Frugal Living 2 posts Container Gardening 2 posts Wildlife 2 posts Gardening by the Moon 2 posts Bulbs 2 posts Bird Watching 2 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 2 posts Clean and Clutter-free 2 posts Homesteading 1 post Tomatoes 1 post Equine Forum 1 post Classified Ads 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Ohio River Valley Gardening 1 post Photos 1 post Books, Movies, and TV 1 post Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 1 post Cooking 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

74 new plants.
11 new descriptions were added.
106 new images were added.
203 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description jedens Comment Giant Leopard Plant 'Gigantea' Farfugium japonicum Pierangelo_Tosi Comment Martagon Lily 'Claude Shride' Lilium vossner Comment Salvia niponica var. formosana Rickwebb Comment Canadian Yew, Ground Hemlock Taxus canadensis Rickwebb Comment Anglojap Yew, Taunton's Yew 'Tauntonii' Taxus x media Rickwebb Comment Balsam Fir Abies balsamea Rickwebb Comment Fraser Fir, Southern Balsam Fir Abies fraseri Rickwebb Comment Alberta Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, White Spruce, Canadian Spruce Picea glauca Rickwebb Comment Colorado Fir, Concolor Fir, White Fir, Silver Fir, Balsam Fir, White Balsam Abies concolor 1lisac Comment Tomato 'Solar Flare' Lycopersicon lycopersicum LazLo Comment Chinese Yellow Banana, Golden Lotus Banana Musella lasiocarpa SRLsteve Image Shield Aralia, Plum Aralia, Dinner Plate Aralia (Polyscias scutellaria) SRLsteve Image Shield Aralia, Plum Aralia, Dinner Plate Aralia (Polyscias scutellaria) RosinaBloom Image Common Sage, Garden Sage 'Icterina' (Salvia officinalis) RosinaBloom Image Greek Oregano, Winter Marjoram (Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum) RosinaBloom Image Greek Oregano, Winter Marjoram (Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum) Rickwebb Image American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) Rickwebb Image American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) Rickwebb Image American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) Rickwebb Image American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) Rickwebb Image American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) Rickwebb Image Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) Rickwebb Image Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) Rickwebb Image Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) Rickwebb Image Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) Rickwebb Image Common Hackberry, American Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) Rickwebb Image Common Hackberry, American Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) Rickwebb Image Common Hackberry, American Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) Rickwebb Image Common Hackberry, American Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) Rickwebb Image Common Hackberry, American Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) Rickwebb Image Kentucky Coffee Tree, Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus) Rickwebb Image Kentucky Coffee Tree, Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus) Rickwebb Image Kentucky Coffee Tree, Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus) Rickwebb Image Kentucky Coffee Tree, Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus) Rickwebb Image Kentucky Coffee Tree, Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus) Rickwebb Image Bitternut Hickory, Yellow-bud Hickory (Carya cordiformis) Rickwebb Image Bitternut Hickory, Yellow-bud Hickory (Carya cordiformis) Rickwebb Image Bitternut Hickory, Yellow-bud Hickory (Carya cordiformis) Rickwebb Image Bitternut Hickory, Yellow-bud Hickory (Carya cordiformis) Rickwebb Image Bitternut Hickory, Yellow-bud Hickory (Carya cordiformis) Rickwebb Image Pignut Hickory (Carya glabra) Rickwebb Image Pignut Hickory (Carya glabra) Rickwebb Image Pignut Hickory (Carya glabra) Rickwebb Image Northern Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) Rickwebb Image Northern Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) Rickwebb Image Northern Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) Rickwebb Image Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata) Rickwebb Image Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata) Rickwebb Image Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata) Rickwebb Image Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata) Rickwebb Image Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata) Rickwebb Image Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata) Rickwebb Image Mockernut Hickory (Carya alba) GeorgiaBets Image Confederate Rose Mallow 'Single Flower' (Hibiscus mutabilis) Rickwebb Image Mockernut Hickory (Carya alba) Rickwebb Image Mockernut Hickory (Carya alba) RosinaBloom Image Oleander 'Spendens Double Pink 'Mrs Isadore Dyer'' (Nerium oleander) RosinaBloom Image Oleander 'Spendens Double Pink 'Mrs Isadore Dyer'' (Nerium oleander) RosinaBloom Image Oleander 'Spendens Double Pink 'Mrs Isadore Dyer'' (Nerium oleander) RosinaBloom Image Oleander 'Spendens Double Pink 'Mrs Isadore Dyer'' (Nerium oleander) RosinaBloom Image Oleander 'Spendens Double Pink 'Mrs Isadore Dyer'' (Nerium oleander) Kell Image Beach Rose, Japanese Rose, Wrinkle-Leaved Rose, Saltspray Rose, Ramanas Rose (Rosa rugosa) Kell Image Beach Rose, Japanese Rose, Wrinkle-Leaved Rose, Saltspray Rose, Ramanas Rose (Rosa rugosa) Kell Image Beach Rose, Japanese Rose, Wrinkle-Leaved Rose, Saltspray Rose, Ramanas Rose (Rosa rugosa) Kell Image Beach Rose, Japanese Rose, Wrinkle-Leaved Rose, Saltspray Rose, Ramanas Rose (Rosa rugosa) Kell Image Beach Rose, Japanese Rose, Wrinkle-Leaved Rose, Saltspray Rose, Ramanas Rose (Rosa rugosa) Kell Image Pinwheel Aeonium (Aeonium haworthii) Kell Image Pinwheel Aeonium (Aeonium haworthii) Kell Image Pinwheel Aeonium (Aeonium haworthii) vossner Image (Salvia niponica var. formosana) vossner Image (Salvia niponica var. formosana) vossner Image (Salvia niponica var. formosana) Baja_Costero Image Silver Dollar Plant (Dudleya brittonii) Baja_Costero Image Silver Dollar Plant (Dudleya brittonii) Baja_Costero Image Silver Dollar Plant (Dudleya brittonii) Rickwebb Image Fraser Fir, Southern Balsam Fir (Abies fraseri) Rickwebb Image Fraser Fir, Southern Balsam Fir (Abies fraseri) Baja_Costero Image Coastal Agave, Shaw's Agave (Agave shawii) Baja_Costero Image Coastal Agave, Shaw's Agave (Agave shawii) Rickwebb Image Colorado Fir, Concolor Fir, White Fir, Silver Fir, Balsam Fir, White Balsam (Abies concolor) Rickwebb Image Colorado Fir, Concolor Fir, White Fir, Silver Fir, Balsam Fir, White Balsam (Abies concolor) Rickwebb Image Canadian Hemlock, Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) Rickwebb Image Canadian Hemlock, Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) Rickwebb Image Canadian Hemlock, Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) Rickwebb Image Canadian Hemlock, Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) Rickwebb Image Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) Rickwebb Image Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) Rickwebb Image Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) Rickwebb Image Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) Rickwebb Image Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) Rickwebb Image Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) Rickwebb Image White Cedar, Eastern Arborvitae, American Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) Rickwebb Image White Cedar, Eastern Arborvitae, American Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) Rickwebb Image Giant Sequoia, Big Tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum) Rickwebb Image Giant Sequoia, Big Tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum) Rickwebb Image Canadian Yew, Ground Hemlock (Taxus canadensis) Rickwebb Image Canadian Yew, Ground Hemlock (Taxus canadensis) Rickwebb Image Canadian Yew, Ground Hemlock (Taxus canadensis) Rickwebb Image Canadian Yew, Ground Hemlock (Taxus canadensis) Rickwebb Image Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea) Rickwebb Image Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea) Rickwebb Image Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea) Rickwebb Image Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea) Rickwebb Image Alberta Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, White Spruce, Canadian Spruce (Picea glauca) Rickwebb Image Alberta Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, White Spruce, Canadian Spruce (Picea glauca) Rickwebb Image Alberta Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, White Spruce, Canadian Spruce (Picea glauca) Rickwebb Image Alberta Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, White Spruce, Canadian Spruce (Picea glauca) LynDC Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Irwell Play Boy' (Iris ) Rickwebb Image Anglojap Yew, Taunton's Yew 'Tauntonii' (Taxus x media) Rickwebb Image Anglojap Yew, Taunton's Yew 'Tauntonii' (Taxus x media) Baja_Costero Image Cliff Spurge (Euphorbia misera) Baja_Costero Image Coastal Agave, Shaw's Agave (Agave shawii) stormhike Image Graptopetalum (Graptopetalum mendozae) stormhike Image Graptopetalum (Graptopetalum mendozae) RosinaBloom Image Salvia, Sabra Spike Sage, Harvest Sage (Salvia confertiflora) RosinaBloom Image Salvia, Sabra Spike Sage, Harvest Sage (Salvia confertiflora) RosinaBloom Image Salvia, Sabra Spike Sage, Harvest Sage (Salvia confertiflora)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description robbdogr Positive Totally Tomatoes CharlesRiver Negative White Flower Farm

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 21, 2013