Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 4, 2014

Covering the events of February 4, 2014

... in which ...
620 posts were made.
2 plants were added to PlantFiles.
19 comments were added to PlantFiles.
25 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
90 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
10 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

"An hour's hard digging is a good way of getting one's mind back in the right perspective."

( -- Richard Briers, British actor)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 620 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts PlantFiles Pictures 91 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 74 posts Plant Identification 52 posts Games 42 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 30 posts Sewing and Quilting 28 posts Pets 22 posts Northeast Gardening 21 posts Recipes 18 posts Weather 18 posts Vegetable Gardening 15 posts Seed Germination 13 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 13 posts Co-ops & Plants For Sale 10 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 10 posts Central Midwest Gardening 9 posts Seed Trading 9 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 8 posts Morning Glories 8 posts Cacti and Succulents 8 posts Brugmansias 7 posts Voting Booth 7 posts Southwest Gardening 6 posts Texas Gardening 6 posts Container Gardening 6 posts Mid-South Gardening 6 posts Canadian Gardening 5 posts Daylilies 5 posts Bird Identification 5 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 4 posts Wildlife 4 posts California Gardening 4 posts Beginner Landscaping 4 posts Bird Watching 3 posts Beauty and Fashion Tips 3 posts Garden Art 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Poultry and Livestock 2 posts Orchids 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Photos 2 posts Annuals 2 posts Shady Gardens 2 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 2 posts Home Repairs and Maintenance 2 posts BirdFiles Pictures 2 posts Florida Gardening 2 posts Peppers 2 posts Plant Trading 2 posts Beginner Houseplants 2 posts Trash to Treasure 1 post Beginner Gardening Questions 1 post Homesteading 1 post Bulbs 1 post Tomatoes 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Dahlias 1 post Retirees 1 post Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 1 post Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

2 new plants.
19 new descriptions were added.
90 new images were added.
25 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Beach_Barbie Comment Pomegranate 'Compactum' Punica granatum keimanu Comment Paurotis Palm, Everglades Palm, Silver Saw Palmetto, Saw Cabbage Palm Acoelorrhaphe wrightii coriaceous Comment Common Polypody, Rock Polypody Polypodium vulgare DeeMars Comment Sugar Maple Acer saccharum LazyGardens Comment Sonoran Water Willow Justicia sonorae coriaceous Comment Hosta Hosta plantaginea coriaceous Comment Hosta 'Aphrodite' Hosta plantaginea coriaceous Comment Hosta 'Grandiflora' Hosta plantaginea CaptPatrick Comment Tasajillo Cylindropuntia leptocaulis coriaceous Comment Hosta 'Lancifolia' Hosta coriaceous Comment Hosta, Funkia Hosta lancifolia Emma60 Comment Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket Hesperis matronalis happyg3 Comment Speedwell, Veronica 'Fascination' Veronica longifolia mommystuff Comment Bo Tree, Sacred Fig, Bodhi Tree, Pipal, Peepul, Bo-Tree Fig Ficus religiosa Rickwebb Comment Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Winter Red' Ilex verticillata Rickwebb Comment Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Southern Gentleman' Ilex verticillata Rickwebb Comment Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Jim Dandy' Ilex verticillata Rickwebb Comment Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Red Sprite' Ilex verticillata rubrastones Comment Kalanchoe 'Fantastic' Kalanchoe luciae safari77 Image Agave (Agave toumeyana var. bella) scirpidiella Image Tuberous Comfrey (Symphytum tuberosum) scirpidiella Image Tree Mallow 'Variegata' (Lavatera arborea) scirpidiella Image Tree Mallow 'Variegata' (Lavatera arborea) scirpidiella Image Tree Mallow 'Variegata' (Lavatera arborea) scirpidiella Image Paper Mulberry, Tapa Cloth Tree, Gou Shu, Wauke (Broussonetia papyrifera) scirpidiella Image Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) scirpidiella Image Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) scirpidiella Image Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) RosinaBloom Image Alstroemeria, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Angelina' (Alstroemeria ) RosinaBloom Image Alstroemeria, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Angelina' (Alstroemeria ) RosinaBloom Image Hydrangea, Mophead Hydrangea 'Raspberry Crush' (Hydrangea macrophylla) RosinaBloom Image Hydrangea, Mophead Hydrangea 'Raspberry Crush' (Hydrangea macrophylla) RosinaBloom Image Hydrangea, Mophead Hydrangea 'Raspberry Crush' (Hydrangea macrophylla) steadycam3 Image Weeping Lantana, Trailing Lantana 'Trailing White' (Lantana montevidensis) Rickwebb Image Clayton's Interrupted Fern (Osmunda claytoniana) Rickwebb Image Clayton's Interrupted Fern (Osmunda claytoniana) Rickwebb Image Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina) Rickwebb Image Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina) Rickwebb Image Male Fern, Shield Fern (Dryopteris filix-mas) Rickwebb Image Male Fern, Shield Fern (Dryopteris filix-mas) Rickwebb Image Male Fern, Shield Fern (Dryopteris filix-mas) Rickwebb Image Log Fern (Dryopteris celsa) Rickwebb Image Log Fern (Dryopteris celsa) Rickwebb Image Log Fern (Dryopteris celsa) Rickwebb Image Log Fern (Dryopteris celsa) Rickwebb Image Northern Maidenhair Fern, Five-finger fern, Five-fingered Maidenhair, American Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum) Rickwebb Image Northern Maidenhair Fern, Five-finger fern, Five-fingered Maidenhair, American Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum) Rickwebb Image Northern Maidenhair Fern, Five-finger fern, Five-fingered Maidenhair, American Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum) sunkissed Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Avenida Mosaic Red' (Pelargonium x hortorum) sunkissed Image Lipstick Plant, Basketvine, Basket Vine (Aeschynanthus radicans) sunkissed Image Lipstick Plant, Basketvine, Basket Vine (Aeschynanthus radicans) Rickwebb Image Onoclea, Sensitive Fern, Bead Fern (Onoclea sensibilis) Rickwebb Image Onoclea, Sensitive Fern, Bead Fern (Onoclea sensibilis) Rickwebb Image Eastern Hay Scented Fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula) Rickwebb Image Eastern Hay Scented Fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula) Rickwebb Image Eastern Hay Scented Fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula) Rickwebb Image Ostrich Fern, Garden Fern, Shuttlecock Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) Rickwebb Image Ostrich Fern, Garden Fern, Shuttlecock Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) Rickwebb Image Spinulose Woodfern, Narrow Buckler Fern, Toothed Wood Fern (Dryopteris carthusiana) Rickwebb Image Spinulose Woodfern, Narrow Buckler Fern, Toothed Wood Fern (Dryopteris carthusiana) Rickwebb Image Spinulose Woodfern, Narrow Buckler Fern, Toothed Wood Fern (Dryopteris carthusiana) Rickwebb Image Common Polypody, Rock Polypody (Polypodium vulgare) Rickwebb Image Common Polypody, Rock Polypody (Polypodium vulgare) RosinaBloom Image Floribunda Rose 'Burgundy Iceberg' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Floribunda Rose 'Burgundy Iceberg' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Golden Lily-of-the-Incas, Peruvian Lily (Alstroemeria aurea) RosinaBloom Image Rose 'Sir Tristram' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Rose 'Sir Tristram' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Rose 'Sir Tristram' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Glory Bush 'Blue Moon' (Tibouchina organensis) RosinaBloom Image Glory Bush 'Blue Moon' (Tibouchina organensis) RosinaBloom Image Glory Bush 'Blue Moon' (Tibouchina organensis) RosinaBloom Image Glory Bush 'Blue Moon' (Tibouchina organensis) purplesun Image Giant Japanese Timber Bamboo, Madake (Phyllostachys bambusoides) purplesun Image Giant Japanese Timber Bamboo, Madake (Phyllostachys bambusoides) purplesun Image Running Bamboo 'Haungwenzhu' (Phyllostachys vivax) purplesun Image Stone Bamboo (Phyllostachys angusta) purplesun Image Running Bamboo (Phyllostachys parvifolia) purplesun Image Bashania (Bashania fargesii) purplesun Image Bamboo (Phyllostachys atrovaginata) purplesun Image Bamboo (Pleioblastus amarus) Beach_Barbie Image Pomegranate 'Compactum' (Punica granatum) saya Image Floss Flower 'Old Grey' (Ageratum houstonianum) saya Image Floss Flower 'Old Grey' (Ageratum houstonianum) saya Image Floss Flower 'Old Grey' (Ageratum houstonianum) Corsetiere Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Oklahoma' (Rosa ) southpines Image Japanese Morning Glory 'Kawaii Mix' (Ipomoea nil) southpines Image Japanese Morning Glory 'Cocoa Chocolate' (Ipomoea nil) southpines Image Japanese Morning Glory 'Kohkan' (Ipomoea nil) kizilod Image Bloodtwig Dogwood 'Midwinter Fire' (Cornus sanguinea) DonnaMack Image Asiatic Lily 'Hiawatha' (Lilium ) sunkissed Image Firecracker Shrub, Mexican Firebush, Scarlet Bush, Hummingbird Bush (Hamelia patens) Rickwebb Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Winter Red' (Ilex verticillata) Rickwebb Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Winter Red' (Ilex verticillata) Rickwebb Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Winter Red' (Ilex verticillata) Rickwebb Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Winter Red' (Ilex verticillata) Rickwebb Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Winter Red' (Ilex verticillata) Rickwebb Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Winter Red' (Ilex verticillata) Rickwebb Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Winter Red' (Ilex verticillata) Rickwebb Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Winter Gold' (Ilex verticillata) Rickwebb Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Winter Gold' (Ilex verticillata) Rickwebb Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Winter Gold' (Ilex verticillata) Rickwebb Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Southern Gentleman' (Ilex verticillata) Rickwebb Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Jim Dandy' (Ilex verticillata) Rickwebb Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Red Sprite' (Ilex verticillata) Rickwebb Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Red Sprite' (Ilex verticillata) saya Image Yellow Grove Bamboo, Yellow Groove Bamboo 'Spectabilis' (Phyllostachys aureosulcata) saya Image Golden Shrimp Plant, Lollipop Plant (Pachystachys lutea) happyg3 Image Speedwell, Veronica 'Fascination' (Veronica longifolia)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description coriaceous Positive Colorblends (Schipper & Co. USA) mscratch Negative Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company ragquilt Negative Aunt Martha's Garden Heirloom Seed Company chunx Negative Gardens Alive! coriaceous Positive Classic Groundcovers, Inc. canyons Negative Willis Orchard Company bluebuster77 Positive Wisconsin Roses bluebuster77 Positive Palatine Fruit & Roses cardoons Negative Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs (dutchbulbs.com)

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 4, 2014