Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 28, 2014

Covering the events of February 28, 2014

... in which ...
576 posts were made.
20 plants were added to PlantFiles.
21 comments were added to PlantFiles.
290 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
18 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
9 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

"Seedsmen reckon that their stock in trade is not seeds at all...it's optimism."

( -- Geoff Hamilton, British writer, television gardener)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 576 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 118 posts Plant Identification 60 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 40 posts PlantFiles Pictures 29 posts Sewing and Quilting 23 posts Games 19 posts Recipes 18 posts Seed Trading 15 posts Texas Gardening 15 posts Vegetable Gardening 14 posts Pets 14 posts Clematis 13 posts Northeast Gardening 12 posts Dahlias 11 posts Weather 10 posts Central Midwest Gardening 10 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 9 posts Poultry and Livestock 9 posts Healthy Living 7 posts Cacti and Succulents 7 posts Bird Watching 6 posts Perennials 6 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 5 posts Florida Gardening 5 posts Seed Germination 5 posts Vines and Climbers 5 posts Daylilies 5 posts Plant Trading 5 posts Voting Booth 5 posts Equine Forum 5 posts Water Gardens 5 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 4 posts Southwest Gardening 4 posts Tomatoes 4 posts Canadian Gardening 4 posts Brugmansias 4 posts BugFiles Pictures 3 posts Garden Art 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Photos 3 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 2 posts Cooking 2 posts Propagation 2 posts Beginner Fruit 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 2 posts BugFiles How-to's 2 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 2 posts Tiny Gardens 2 posts Container Gardening 2 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 2 posts Fruits and Nuts 1 post Homesteading 1 post Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 1 post Shady Gardens 1 post Mid-South Gardening 1 post Home Decorating 1 post Winter Sowing 1 post Bird Identification 1 post Frugal Living 1 post PlantFiles How-to's 1 post Crafts and Decorating 1 post Carolina Gardening 1 post Insect and Spider Identification 1 post Beauty and Fashion Tips 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

20 new plants.
21 new descriptions were added.
18 new images were added.
290 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description coriaceous Comment Spotted Knapweed, Ballast Waif Centaurea biebersteinii coriaceous Comment Foxglove Penstemon 'Husker's Red' Penstemon digitalis coriaceous Comment Floating Heart, Water Fringe Nymphoides peltata coriaceous Comment Branched Broomrape Orobanche ramosa coriaceous Comment Naked Broomrape, One-flowered Cancer-root Orobanche uniflora Xenomorf Comment Rough Lemon Citrus jambhiri vossner Comment Pink Wood Sorrel Oxalis articulata subsp. rubra DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'New Destiny' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Prism Palate' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Rossen's Best Edge' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Ruby and Emerald' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Simply Leaves Me Breathless' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Turquoise Treasure' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Your Place or Mine' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Care to Share' Hemerocallis coriaceous Comment Perennial Wallflower 'Bowles' Mauve' Erysimum DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Don't Mind Me' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'My Heart Aches' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Spirit of the Garden' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay' Hemerocallis eolivas103 Comment Dutch Hyacinth 'Blue Jacket' Hyacinthus orientalis Xenomorf Image Palestine Sweet Lime (Citrus limettiodes) Xenomorf Image Opuntia (Opuntia orbiculata) RosinaBloom Image Parrot Lily, Parrot Flower, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Leyla' (Alstroemeria ) RosinaBloom Image Parrot Lily, Parrot Flower, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas, Princess Lily 'Sara' (Alstroemeria ) RosinaBloom Image Golden Lily-of-the-Incas, Peruvian Lily (Alstroemeria aurea) RosinaBloom Image Golden Lily-of-the-Incas, Peruvian Lily (Alstroemeria aurea) RosinaBloom Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Lady Cilento' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) RosinaBloom Image Mandevilla 'White Fantasy' (Mandevilla ) RosinaBloom Image Mandevilla 'White Fantasy' (Mandevilla ) RosinaBloom Image Mandevilla 'White Fantasy' (Mandevilla ) FIREHAWK72 Image Androlepis (Androlepis skinneri) FIREHAWK72 Image Androlepis (Androlepis skinneri) RosinaBloom Image Fuchsia 'Lambert Henkelman' (Fuchsia ) eolivas103 Image Dutch Hyacinth 'Gipsy Queen' (Hyacinthus orientalis) RosinaBloom Image Parrot Lily, Parrot Flower, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas, Princess Lily 'Amina' (Alstroemeria ) RosinaBloom Image Fuchsia 'Lambert Henkelman' (Fuchsia ) RosinaBloom Image Fuchsia 'Lambert Henkelman' (Fuchsia ) RosinaBloom Image Fuchsia 'Lambert Henkelman' (Fuchsia )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description hardyinokc Positive Arid Lands Greenhouses shirefolk Positive Sustainable Seed Company Patty57 Positive Rarefind Nursery (Rare Find Nursery) woof12 Negative R.H. Shumway Seeds woof12 Negative Horticultural Products and Services (HPS) Gabbypepper Negative Summerstone Nursery directorrod Positive Mapletopia ragquilt Negative Aunt Martha's Garden Heirloom Seed Company topraymore Negative Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company

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 28, 2014