Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 7, 2014

Covering the events of February 7, 2014

... in which ...
522 posts were made.
127 plants were added to PlantFiles.
15 comments were added to PlantFiles.
1,233 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
55 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
12 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

"In the depths of winter I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."

( -- Albert Camus, French Nobel prize-winning writer (born 11/7/1913))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 522 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts PlantFiles Pictures 58 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 47 posts Sewing and Quilting 34 posts Games 32 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 31 posts Seed Germination 26 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 26 posts Plant Identification 26 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 21 posts Pets 18 posts Florida Gardening 14 posts Seed Trading 12 posts Southwest Gardening 11 posts Recipes 10 posts Dahlias 9 posts Central Midwest Gardening 9 posts Northeast Gardening 9 posts Tomatoes 8 posts Trash to Treasure 8 posts Texas Gardening 8 posts BugFiles Pictures 6 posts Poultry and Livestock 6 posts Vegetable Gardening 5 posts Mid-South Gardening 5 posts Bulbs 5 posts Happy Birthday 5 posts Canadian Gardening 4 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 4 posts Voting Booth 4 posts Weather 4 posts Beginner Vegetables 3 posts Bird Watching 3 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 3 posts Wildlife 3 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 3 posts Hibiscus 3 posts Insect and Spider Identification 3 posts Beginner Flowers 3 posts Bird Identification 3 posts Daylilies 2 posts Annuals 2 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 2 posts Winter Sowing 2 posts Brugmansias 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Cacti and Succulents 1 post Computer Talk 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post Garden Talk 1 post Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post Propagation 1 post Homesteading 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post Garden Art 1 post BugFiles How-to's 1 post Home Repairs and Maintenance 1 post Passifloras 1 post Soap and Candle-making 1 post Perennials 1 post Needle Arts 1 post Roses 1 post Fruits and Nuts 1 post BirdFiles Pictures 1 post Upper Midwest Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

127 new plants.
15 new descriptions were added.
55 new images were added.
1233 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Fires_in_motion Comment Parodia aureispina coriaceous Comment Texas Muhly Grass, Florida Muhly Grass, Gulf Muhly, Pink Hair Grass, Pink Muhly Muhlenbergia capillaris coriaceous Comment Blue Wood Aster, Blue Heart-leaved Aster, Starwort Symphyotrichum cordifolium Rickwebb Comment False Indigo, Blue Wild Indigo Baptisia australis AquaEyes11010 Comment Foxglove 'Gelbe Lanze' Digitalis purpurea Rickwebb Comment Compass Plant Silphium laciniatum Rickwebb Comment Whole-leaf Rosinweed Silphium integrifolium Rickwebb Comment Prairie Dock Silphium terebinthinaceum Rickwebb Comment Gay Feather, Dense Blazing Star 'Kobold' Liatris spicata Rickwebb Comment Anise Hyssop, Licorice Mint Agastache foeniculum coriaceous Comment Peony Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff' Dahlia HamptonsGardener Comment Daylily 'Ice Carnival' Hemerocallis RosinaBloom Comment Schima Schima superba BayAreaTropics Comment Lipstick Plant, Basketvine, Basket Vine 'Rasta' Aeschynanthus NorthTexasKim Comment Confederate Rose, Cotton Rose Hibiscus mutabilis Rickwebb Image Eastern Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Rickwebb Image Ozark Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower (Echinacea paradoxa) Rickwebb Image Cut Leaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) Rickwebb Image Cut Leaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) Rickwebb Image Eastern Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Rickwebb Image Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum) Rickwebb Image Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum) RosinaBloom Image Four O'Clock, Marvel of Peru (Mirabilis jalapa) RosinaBloom Image Four O'Clock, Marvel of Peru (Mirabilis jalapa) RosinaBloom Image Oriental Lily 'Star Gazer' (Lilium ) Rickwebb Image False Indigo, Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) Rickwebb Image False Indigo, Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) Rickwebb Image False Indigo, Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) Rickwebb Image False Indigo 'Carolina Moonlight' (Baptisia ) Rickwebb Image Common Evening Primrose, Night Willow-herb, Hoary Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) Rickwebb Image Common Evening Primrose, Night Willow-herb, Hoary Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) Rickwebb Image Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis) RosinaBloom Image Dahlia 'Frigoulet' (Dahlia ) RosinaBloom Image Dahlia 'Frigoulet' (Dahlia ) RosinaBloom Image Dahlia 'Avoca Salmon' (Dahlia ) RosinaBloom Image Dahlia 'Avoca Salmon' (Dahlia ) RosinaBloom Image Dahlia 'Avoca Salmon' (Dahlia ) RosinaBloom Image Dahlia 'Riverlea Archie' (Dahlia ) RosinaBloom Image Dahlia 'Riverlea Archie' (Dahlia ) RosinaBloom Image Fuchsia 'Mary' (Fuchsia triphylla) RosinaBloom Image Fuchsia 'Mary' (Fuchsia triphylla) RosinaBloom Image Fuchsia 'Mary' (Fuchsia triphylla) Rickwebb Image Adam's Needle, Spoonleaf Yucca, Needle-Palm (Yucca filamentosa) Epiguy Image Coreopsis Daybreak 'Daybreak' (Coreopsis ) safari77 Image El Paso pricklypear, Sand pricklypear (Opuntia polyacantha var. arenaria) Rickwebb Image Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) Rickwebb Image Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) Rickwebb Image Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) Terri1948 Image Chinese Witch Hazel 'Pallida' (Hamamelis x intermedia) Rickwebb Image Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum) Rickwebb Image Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum) Rickwebb Image Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum) Rickwebb Image Whole-leaf Rosinweed (Silphium integrifolium) Rickwebb Image Whole-leaf Rosinweed (Silphium integrifolium) Terri1948 Image Witch Hazel 'Aurora' (Hamamelis x intermedia) Rickwebb Image Gay Feather, Dense Blazing Star 'Kobold' (Liatris spicata) Rickwebb Image Gay Feather, Dense Blazing Star 'Kobold' (Liatris spicata) Rickwebb Image Gay Feather, Dense Blazing Star 'Kobold' (Liatris spicata) Rickwebb Image Gay Feather, Dense Blazing Star 'Kobold' (Liatris spicata) Minime8484 Image Cleistocactus (Cleistocactus xylorhizus) Terri1948 Image Japanese Witchhazel (Hamamelis japonica) Terri1948 Image Snowdrop 'Atkinsii' (Galanthus ) Terri1948 Image Pleated Snowdrop 'Wendy's Gold' (Galanthus plicatus) Rickwebb Image Anise Hyssop, Licorice Mint (Agastache foeniculum) Rickwebb Image Rough Blazing Star, Button Blazing Star, Tall Blazing Star, Tall Gayfeather (Liatris aspera) Rickwebb Image Prairie Blazing Star, Tall Blazing Star, Kansas Gayfeather, Cattail Gayfeather (Liatris pycnostachya) Rickwebb Image Eastern Baccharis, Groundsel, Sea Myrtle, Consumption Weed, Groundsel-bush, Seepwillow (Baccharis halimifolia) HamptonsGardener Image Daylily 'Ice Carnival' (Hemerocallis ) RosinaBloom Image Schima (Schima superba) RosinaBloom Image Schima (Schima superba)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description BarbK_FL Positive J.L. Hudson, Seedsman pataskala Positive John Scheepers, Inc. BarbK_FL Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. wormfood Positive Tree Seeds for Sale art33 Positive Chula Orchid Supplies coco3 Positive Hirt's Gardens (formerly Hirt's Greenhouse & Flowers) coco3 Positive Conifer Kingdom sehanley Positive Annie's Annuals and Perennials sehanley Positive Digging Dog Nursery sehanley Positive Plant Delights Nursery Slopesided Positive Davidsans Japanese Maples

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 7, 2014