Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 1, 2014

Covering the events of February 1, 2014

... in which ...
497 posts were made.
8 plants were added to PlantFiles.
42 comments were added to PlantFiles.
181 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
13 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
18 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

"It is only to the gardener that time is a friend, giving each year more than he steals."

( -- Beverley Nichols, British gardener, writer)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 497 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 54 posts Games 50 posts Plant Identification 50 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 22 posts Pets 19 posts PlantFiles Pictures 18 posts Sewing and Quilting 15 posts Recipes 15 posts Trash to Treasure 11 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 11 posts Cacti and Succulents 10 posts Seed Germination 10 posts Beginner Landscaping 10 posts BugFiles Pictures 9 posts Dahlias 9 posts Mid-South Gardening 8 posts Morning Glories 8 posts Tomatoes 8 posts Texas Gardening 8 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 8 posts Bird Watching 7 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 7 posts Beginner Houseplants 7 posts Peppers 7 posts Florida Gardening 7 posts Greenhouse 6 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 6 posts Central Midwest Gardening 6 posts Weather 5 posts Vegetable Gardening 5 posts Brugmansias 5 posts Xeriscape Gardening 4 posts Voting Booth 4 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 4 posts Canadian Gardening 4 posts Water Gardens 4 posts Southwest Gardening 3 posts Wildlife 3 posts Clematis 3 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 3 posts Seed Trading 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Computer Talk 3 posts Hibiscus 3 posts Photos 2 posts Orchids 2 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 2 posts Cottage Gardening 2 posts Annuals 2 posts Roses 2 posts Daylilies 2 posts Homesteading 2 posts Organic Gardening 2 posts Equine Forum 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 2 posts Accessible Gardening 1 post Ornamental Gourds 1 post Co-ops & Plants For Sale 1 post Palms and Cycads 1 post Garden Talk 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post Poultry and Livestock 1 post Northeast Gardening 1 post Clean and Clutter-free 1 post Insect and Spider Identification 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

8 new plants.
42 new descriptions were added.
13 new images were added.
181 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description coriaceous Comment Climbing Fumitory, Mountain Fringe Adlumia fungosa coriaceous Comment Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula coriaceous Comment Fringed Sedge Carex crinita coriaceous Comment Cypress Spurge, Bonaparte's Crown, Graveyard Moss Euphorbia cyparissias coriaceous Comment Common Reed Phragmites australis coriaceous Comment Yellow Flag Iris pseudacorus coriaceous Comment Species, Natural Hybrid Orchid, Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine coriaceous Comment Grape Hyacinth Muscari armeniacum coriaceous Comment Herb Robert, Redshank, Bloodwort, Fox Geranium, Red Robin Geranium robertianum Meredith79 Comment Pink Sprites, Roundleaf Toothcup, Dwarf Rotala Rotala rotundifolia kathy__bee Comment Hoya, Wax Plant, Hindu Rope, Indian Rope, Angel Rope, Porcelain Flower 'Variegata' Hoya compacta coriaceous Comment Sweet Violet, English Violet, Garden Violet Viola odorata coriaceous Comment Winter Jasmine Jasminum nudiflorum coriaceous Comment Bird's Foot Violet, Crow Foot Violet Viola pedata coriaceous Comment Thimbleweed Anemone virginiana brownhouse Comment Winter Daphne 'Zuiko nishiki' Daphne odora coriaceous Comment Canada Anemone, Meadow Anemone Anemone canadensis aasalas Comment Alexandrian Laurel, Poet's Laurel Danae racemosa coriaceous Comment Blue Corydalis Corydalis flexuosa coriaceous Comment Bog Rosemary, Common Bog Rosemary, Marsh Andromeda Andromeda polifolia coriaceous Comment Cowslip Primrose, Cowslip, St. Peter's Keys, Palsywort, Tisty-Tosty, Cowflops, Culver Keys Primula veris coriaceous Comment Tansy Tanacetum vulgare coriaceous Comment Checkered Lily, Guinea-Hen Flower, Snake's Head Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris coriaceous Comment Celandine, Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus coriaceous Comment Bistort, Easter Ledges, Dragonwort, Snake Weed 'Superba' Persicaria bistorta coriaceous Comment Bloodroot, Red Puccoon Sanguinaria canadensis f. multiplex coriaceous Comment Japanese Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia coriaceous Comment Foxglove Beardtongue, Foxglove Penstemon, Talus Slope Penstemon, Smooth Penstemon Penstemon digitalis coriaceous Comment Double Creeping Buttercup 'Pleniflorus' Ranunculus repens Rickwebb Comment Christmas Fern, Dagger Fern, Polystic Faux-acrostiche Polystichum acrostichoides Rickwebb Comment Flowering Fern, Royal Fern Osmunda regalis safari77 Comment Agave Agave toumeyana var. bella safari77 Comment El Paso pricklypear, Sand pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha var. arenaria gonzalcg Comment Hot Pepper 'Black Knight' Capsicum annuum pbmbfl Comment Sausage Tree Kigelia africana gonzalcg Comment Bell Pepper 'Pustzagold' Capsicum annuum lancer23 Comment Evergreen Clematis, Armand's Clematis, Armand Clematis Clematis armandii RosinaBloom Comment Agapetes Agapetes serpens coriaceous Comment Honeysuckle, Late Dutch Honeysuckle, Woodbine Lonicera periclymenum acerjap Comment Panicle Hydrangea 'Quick Fire' Hydrangea RosinaBloom Comment Zelkova serrata, Japanese Zelkova, Japanese Elm 'Kiwi Sunset' Zelkova serrata RosinaBloom Comment Cross-berry, Four-corner, Grewia, Lavender Star Flower 'Mauve Star' Grewia occidentalis je2jardin Image Hummingbird Mint 'Blue Boa' (Agastache ) RosinaBloom Image Alstroemeria, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Olympia' (Alstroemeria aurea) RosinaBloom Image Alstroemeria, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Whistler' (Alstroemeria aurea) RosinaBloom Image Alstroemeria, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Whistler' (Alstroemeria aurea) RosinaBloom Image Alstroemeria, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Whistler' (Alstroemeria aurea) RosinaBloom Image Alstroemeria, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Sacha' (Alstroemeria aurea) RosinaBloom Image Alstroemeria, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Hot Pepper' (Alstroemeria aurea) RosinaBloom Image Calla Lily 'Hot Chocolate' (Zantedeschia ) RosinaBloom Image Calla Lily 'Hot Chocolate' (Zantedeschia ) RosinaBloom Image Calla Lily 'Hot Chocolate' (Zantedeschia ) RosinaBloom Image Desert Bird of Paradise, Yellow Bird of Paradise (Caesalpinia gilliesii) RosinaBloom Image Desert Bird of Paradise, Yellow Bird of Paradise (Caesalpinia gilliesii) RosinaBloom Image Desert Bird of Paradise, Yellow Bird of Paradise (Caesalpinia gilliesii)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description dany12 Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants Beauclere Negative Victoriana Nursery Gardens coriaceous Positive Bluestone Perennials coriaceous Positive Odyssey Bulbs coriaceous Positive Brent & Becky's Bulbs coriaceous Negative Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs (dutchbulbs.com) coriaceous Positive Van Engelen, Inc. coriaceous Positive Fedco Seeds rocketdog72 Positive Horizon Herbs, LLC Attica_Farmer Positive Willis Orchard Company Grafted_In Positive Walker's Nursery & Aquatics (Bloomingwaters Gardens and Berries) Nannersone Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery davetremblay Positive Garden Import boomboom64 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. blessed2348 Positive A Nearly Native Nursery blessed2348 Positive Shooting Star Nursery suguy Positive Peas & Corn

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... February 1, 2014