Dave's Garden Newsletter for January 13, 2014

Covering the events of January 13, 2014

... in which ...
689 posts were made.
79 plants were added to PlantFiles.
26 comments were added to PlantFiles.
215 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
84 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

"I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion."

( -- Henry David Thoreau, American author)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 689 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts PlantFiles Pictures 91 posts Plant Identification 88 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 54 posts Games 46 posts Seed Trading 35 posts Recipes 34 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 30 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 27 posts Pets 26 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 25 posts Bird Watching 18 posts Texas Gardening 15 posts Vegetable Gardening 14 posts Central Midwest Gardening 12 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 10 posts Voting Booth 10 posts Sewing and Quilting 9 posts Weather 9 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 9 posts Tomatoes 7 posts Bird Identification 7 posts Brugmansias 7 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 7 posts Southwest Gardening 6 posts Northeast Gardening 6 posts Hypertufa and Concrete 5 posts Florida Gardening 5 posts Cacti and Succulents 5 posts Happy Birthday 4 posts Beginner Landscaping 4 posts Photos 4 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 4 posts Beginner Vegetables 4 posts Poultry and Livestock 4 posts Garden Design 3 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 3 posts Peppers 3 posts Plant Trading 3 posts Homesteading 2 posts Computer Talk 2 posts Roses 2 posts Canadian Gardening 2 posts Daylilies 2 posts Garden Talk 2 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 2 posts Beginner Houseplants 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Greenhouse 1 post Irrigation Systems 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post Caudiciforms 1 post Lilies 1 post Hostas 1 post Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 1 post Vacations and Travel 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

79 new plants.
26 new descriptions were added.
84 new images were added.
215 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description tumorgrrrrl Comment Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Plum Crazy' Hibiscus moscheutos hikerpat Comment Mediterranean Bells, Sicilian Honey Lily, Ornamental Onion, Sicilian Garlic Nectaroscordum siculum Rickwebb Comment White Meadowsweet, Northern Meadowsweet Spiraea alba var. latifolia Rickwebb Comment Steeplebush, Fernald Hardhack Spiraea tomentosa DaylilySLP Comment Parrot Lily, Parrot Flower, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Apollo' Alstroemeria Rickwebb Comment Drooping Leucothoe, Fetterbush, Dog Hobble Leucothoe fontanesiana saya Comment Single Flowered Border Dahlia 'Bishop's Children' Dahlia SoooSirius Comment Blue Rhododendron Rhododendron augustinii JenDion Comment Spinach 'Emu' Spinacia oleracea levidude69 Comment Small-leaf Rhododendron 'Blue Baron' Rhododendron JenDion Comment Cucumber, Pickling 'Alibi' Cucumis sativus levidude69 Comment Chusan Palm, Windmill Palm Trachycarpus fortunei SoooSirius Comment Korean Rhododendron Rhododendron mucronulatum SoooSirius Comment Makino Rhododendron Rhododendron makinoi SoooSirius Comment Swamp Azalea, Swamp Honeysuckle, Clammy Azalea Rhododendron viscosum SoooSirius Comment Rhododendron 'Cunningham's White' Rhododendron Rickwebb Comment Amur Honeysuckle Lonicera maackii SoooSirius Comment Catawba Rhododendron, Iron Clad Rhododendron 'Grandiflorum' Rhododendron catawbiense Rickwebb Comment Snowberry, Ice Apple Symphoricarpos albus SoooSirius Comment Azalea 'Homebush' Rhododendron SoooSirius Comment Rhododendron Rhododendron keiskei CGTS Comment Mickey Mouse Plant, Bird's Eye Bush Ochna serrulata RustyB Comment Coral Ardisia, Hens Eyes, Hilo Holly, Coralberry, Coral Ardisia, Spiceberry, Christmas Berry Ardisia crenata thakaktuskid Comment Brown-flowered Hedgehog, Green-flowered Pitaya, Green Hedgehog Echinocereus viridiflorus ho675191 Comment European Euonymus, European Spindle Tree Euonymus europaeus funkthasystem Comment Scaredy Cat, Scardy Plant, Cat Repellent Plant, Dogs Be Gone Coleus Coleus canina RosinaBloom Image Gazania, Treasure Flower 'Daybreak Tiger Stripes Mixed' (Gazania rigens) Rickwebb Image White Meadowsweet, Northern Meadowsweet (Spiraea alba var. latifolia) Rickwebb Image Steeplebush, Fernald Hardhack (Spiraea tomentosa) saya Image Peony Dahlia 'Classic Swanlake' (Dahlia ) RosinaBloom Image Portulaca, Moss Rose, Rose Moss 'Hot Spots Orange' (Portulaca ) RosinaBloom Image Portulaca, Moss Rose, Rose Moss 'Hot Spots Orange' (Portulaca ) RosinaBloom Image Portulaca, Moss Rose, Rose Moss 'Hot Spots Orange' (Portulaca ) vossner Image 'Golden Dwarf' (Taxus baccata) vossner Image 'Golden Dwarf' (Taxus baccata) RosinaBloom Image Fuchsia 'Patio Princess' (Fuchsia ) RosinaBloom Image Fuchsia 'Patio Princess' (Fuchsia ) RosinaBloom Image Clematis 'Belle of Taranaki' (Clematis ) RosinaBloom Image Hybrid Tea Rose, Large-Flowered Rose 'Royal Dane' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Hybrid Tea Rose, Large-Flowered Rose 'Royal Dane' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Hybrid Tea Rose, Large-Flowered Rose 'Royal Dane' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Voodoo Verbena 'Red Star' (Verbena ) RosinaBloom Image Voodoo Verbena 'Red Star' (Verbena ) RosinaBloom Image Voodoo Verbena 'Salmon Star' (Verbena ) RosinaBloom Image Voodoo Verbena 'Salmon Star' (Verbena ) RosinaBloom Image Voodoo Verbena 'Salmon Star' (Verbena ) RosinaBloom Image Miniature, Patio Rose 'Wanaka' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Wise Woman' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Wise Woman' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Wise Woman' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Wise Woman' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Wise Woman' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Gazania, Treasure Flower 'Daybreak Tiger Stripes Mixed' (Gazania rigens) RosinaBloom Image Oriental Lily 'Casa Blanca' (Lilium ) RosinaBloom Image Oriental Lily 'Casa Blanca' (Lilium ) RosinaBloom Image Oriental Lily 'Casa Blanca' (Lilium ) RosinaBloom Image Rough Verbena, Stiff Verbena, Sandpaper Verbena, Upright Verbena, Tuberous Vervain (Verbena rigida) RosinaBloom Image Rough Verbena, Stiff Verbena, Sandpaper Verbena, Upright Verbena, Tuberous Vervain (Verbena rigida) RosinaBloom Image Oriental Lily 'Vancouver' (Lilium ) RosinaBloom Image Oriental Lily 'Vancouver' (Lilium ) RosinaBloom Image Oriental Lily 'Vancouver' (Lilium ) RosinaBloom Image Oriental Lily 'Vancouver' (Lilium ) RosinaBloom Image Variegated New Zealand Christmas Tree 'Variegata' (Metrosideros excelsa) RosinaBloom Image Variegated New Zealand Christmas Tree 'Variegata' (Metrosideros excelsa) RosinaBloom Image Variegated New Zealand Christmas Tree 'Variegata' (Metrosideros excelsa) hikerpat Image Mediterranean Bells, Sicilian Honey Lily, Ornamental Onion, Sicilian Garlic (Nectaroscordum siculum) palmbob Image Green Platters Aeonium (Aeonium pseudo-tabulaeformus) palmbob Image Agave (Agave kerchovei) palmbob Image Chahuiqui (Agave multifilifera) palmbob Image Chahuiqui (Agave multifilifera) palmbob Image Chahuiqui (Agave multifilifera) palmbob Image Chahuiqui (Agave multifilifera) Rickwebb Image Drooping Leucothoe, Fetterbush, Dog Hobble (Leucothoe fontanesiana) saya Image Oriental Fountain Grass 'Tall Tails' (Pennisetum orientale) Rickwebb Image Drooping Leucothoe, Fetterbush, Dog Hobble (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Rickwebb Image Drooping Leucothoe, Fetterbush, Dog Hobble (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Rickwebb Image Drooping Leucothoe, Fetterbush, Dog Hobble (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Rickwebb Image Drooping Leucothoe, Fetterbush, Dog Hobble (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Rickwebb Image Drooping Leucothoe, Fetterbush, Dog Hobble (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Rickwebb Image Drooping Leucothoe, Fetterbush, Dog Hobble 'Girard's Rainbow' (Leucothoe fontanesiana) saya Image Peony Dahlia 'Classic Swanlake' (Dahlia ) saya Image Peony Dahlia 'Classic Swanlake' (Dahlia ) saya Image Single Flowered Border Dahlia 'Bishop's Children' (Dahlia ) saya Image Single Flowered Border Dahlia 'Bishop's Children' (Dahlia ) Rickwebb Image Flame-Leaf Sumac, Prairie Flame Sumac, Shining Sumac, Winged Sumac 'Morton' (Rhus copallina var. latifolia) Rickwebb Image Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flame-Leaf Sumac (Rhus copallina) Rickwebb Image Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flame-Leaf Sumac (Rhus copallina) Rickwebb Image Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flame-Leaf Sumac (Rhus copallina) Rickwebb Image Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flame-Leaf Sumac (Rhus copallina) Rickwebb Image Oregon Grape, Oregon Grape Holly, Holly-leaved Barberry (Mahonia aquifolium) Rickwebb Image Oregon Grape, Oregon Grape Holly, Holly-leaved Barberry (Mahonia aquifolium) Rickwebb Image Oregon Grape, Oregon Grape Holly, Holly-leaved Barberry (Mahonia aquifolium) Rickwebb Image Oregon Grape, Oregon Grape Holly, Holly-leaved Barberry (Mahonia aquifolium) Rickwebb Image Oregon Grape, Oregon Grape Holly, Holly-leaved Barberry (Mahonia aquifolium) saya Image Winter-blooming Algerian Iris (Iris unguicularis) saya Image Lungwort, Bethlehem Sage, Jerusalem Sage 'Apple Frost' (Pulmonaria ) saya Image Lungwort, Bethlehem Sage, Jerusalem Sage 'Apple Frost' (Pulmonaria ) saya Image Red Lungwort, Bethlehem Sage, Christmas Cowslip 'David Ward' (Pulmonaria rubra) saya Image Lungwort, Bethlehem Sage, Jerusalem Sage 'Opal' (Pulmonaria ) Rickwebb Image Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) Rickwebb Image Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) Rickwebb Image Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) Rickwebb Image Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) Rickwebb Image Snowberry, Ice Apple (Symphoricarpos albus) Rickwebb Image Snowberry, Ice Apple (Symphoricarpos albus) Rickwebb Image Staghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac (Rhus typhina) Rickwebb Image Staghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac (Rhus typhina) Rickwebb Image Staghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac (Rhus typhina) Rickwebb Image Staghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac (Rhus typhina) Rickwebb Image Staghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac (Rhus typhina)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description ShadowWoods Positive Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs treesmoocher Positive Southern Exposure Seed Exchange wasbloomin Positive Antique Rose Emporium willisjw Positive Odyssey Bulbs

Garden Bookworm Activity:

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

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Dave

 

And that's the way it was... January 13, 2014