Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 28, 2014

Covering the events of April 28, 2014

... in which ...
806 posts were made.
9 plants were added to PlantFiles.
9 comments were added to PlantFiles.
89 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
94 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
20 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 spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. (from Bluebeard's Egg, 1983)"

( -- Margaret Atwood, American author)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 806 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 134 posts Plant Identification 111 posts PlantFiles Pictures 98 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 66 posts Games 24 posts Daylilies 22 posts Texas Gardening 22 posts Mid-South Gardening 19 posts Pets 19 posts Sewing and Quilting 19 posts Seed Germination 18 posts Bird Watching 16 posts Vegetable Gardening 14 posts Recipes 13 posts Central Midwest Gardening 13 posts Florida Gardening 12 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 9 posts Orchid Cactus 7 posts Clematis 7 posts Garden Art 7 posts Voting Booth 7 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 6 posts Weather 6 posts Aroids 6 posts Seed Trading 6 posts Morning Glories 6 posts Equine Forum 5 posts Southwest Gardening 5 posts Peonies 5 posts Beginner Vegetables 5 posts Frugal Living 5 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 5 posts Happy Birthday 4 posts Accessible Gardening 4 posts Northeast Gardening 4 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 4 posts California Gardening 4 posts Peppers 4 posts Trash to Treasure 3 posts Hostas 3 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 3 posts Tomatoes 3 posts Roses 3 posts Violas and Violettas 3 posts Irises 3 posts Insect and Spider Identification 3 posts Cacti and Succulents 3 posts Herbs 3 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Caudiciforms 2 posts Canadian Gardening 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Vines and Climbers 2 posts Wildlife 2 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 2 posts Irrigation Systems 2 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 1 post Lilies 1 post Tropical Plants 1 post Dahlias 1 post Container Gardening 1 post Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Garden Shed 1 post Plant Trading 1 post Water Gardens 1 post Carolina Gardening 1 post Perennials 1 post Fruits and Nuts 1 post Brugmansias 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post Upper Midwest Gardening 1 post BirdFiles Pictures 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

9 new plants.
9 new descriptions were added.
94 new images were added.
89 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description vanislandgirl Comment Variegated Solomon's Seal, Fragrant Solomon's Seal, Striped Solomon's Seal 'Variegatum' Polygonatum odoratum var. thunbergii iowhen Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Ice Follies' Narcissus dawsontm Comment Sweetbay Magnolia, Silver Bay, Swamp Bay Magnolia virginiana GrownativeTX Comment Prairie Larkspur Delphinium carolinianum coriaceous Comment Variegated Solomon's Seal, Fragrant Solomon's Seal, Striped Solomon's Seal 'Variegatum' Polygonatum odoratum var. thunbergii Erblichia Comment Cancer Tree, Tree Of Life, Happy Tree, False Tupelo, Xi Shu Camptotheca acuminata sharonkh1 Comment Texas Wild Olive, White Geiger, Anacahuita Cordia boissieri chuey Comment Heucherella, Foamy Bells 'Sweet Tea' X Heucherella palmbob Comment Beehive Ginger 'Early Yellow' Zingiber spectabile palmbob Image Snakeskin Fishtail Palm (Caryota ophiopellis) palmbob Image Snakeskin Fishtail Palm (Caryota ophiopellis) palmbob Image Snakeskin Fishtail Palm (Caryota ophiopellis) palmbob Image Snakeskin Fishtail Palm (Caryota ophiopellis) palmbob Image Snakeskin Fishtail Palm (Caryota ophiopellis) palmbob Image Ginger 'Kiss of Death' (Costus ) palmbob Image Ginger 'Kiss of Death' (Costus ) palmbob Image Ginger 'Kiss of Death' (Costus ) palmbob Image Cyphophoenix (Cyphophoenix elegans) palmbob Image Cyphophoenix (Cyphophoenix elegans) palmbob Image Cyphophoenix (Cyphophoenix elegans) palmbob Image Cyphophoenix (Cyphophoenix elegans) palmbob Image Cyphophoenix (Cyphophoenix elegans) palmbob Image Cyphophoenix (Cyphophoenix elegans) palmbob Image Angel Mist Bamboo, Ghost Bamboo 'Amoenus' (Dendrocalamus minor) FLSunshineGal Image Petticoat Fern 'Petticoat' (Nephrolepis exaltata) FLSunshineGal Image Reverse Variegated Spider Plant 'Reverse Variegatum' (Chlorophytum comosum) DonPeters Image Tall Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea) DonPeters Image Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead (Physostegia virginiana) sladeofsky Image Spring Larkspur, Dwarf Larkspur (Delphinium tricorne) acerpalmaniac Image Japanese Maple 'Amber Ghost' (Acer palmatum) acerpalmaniac Image Japanese Maple 'Amagi shigure' (Acer palmatum) acerpalmaniac Image Japanese Maple, Red Dancing Girl Maple 'Beni maiko' (Acer palmatum) acerpalmaniac Image Japanese Maple 'Chishio Improved' (Acer palmatum) acerpalmaniac Image Japanese Maple 'First Ghost' (Acer palmatum) acerpalmaniac Image Japanese Maple 'Grandma Ghost' (Acer palmatum) acerpalmaniac Image Variegated Dwarf Japanese Maple 'Hana Matoi' (Acer palmatum) acerpalmaniac Image Japanese Maple 'Manyo No Sato' (Acer palmatum) acerpalmaniac Image Japanese Maple 'Murasaki kiyohime' (Acer palmatum) acerpalmaniac Image Japanese Maple 'Olsens Frosted Strawberry' (Acer palmatum) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Boscobel' (Rosa ) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Boscobel' (Rosa ) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Boscobel' (Rosa ) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Boscobel' (Rosa ) MrMcGregor Image Ornamental Pepper 'Masquerade' (Capsicum annuum) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Boscobel' (Rosa ) MrMcGregor Image Ornamental Pepper 'Masquerade' (Capsicum annuum) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Boscobel' (Rosa ) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Princess Alexandra of Kent' (Rosa ) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Princess Alexandra of Kent' (Rosa ) mygardens Image Monkey Flower 'Magic White Blotch' (Mimulus ) vossner Image Dwarf Gladiola 'Thomas' (Gladiolus ) vossner Image 'Like' (Gladiolus ) vossner Image 'Like' (Gladiolus ) vossner Image Variegated Columbine 'Leprechaun Gold' (Aquilegia vulgaris) nifty413 Image Queen Anne's Thimbles, Blue Thimble Flower, Globe Gilia (Gilia capitata) vossner Image Variegated Columbine 'Leprechaun Gold' (Aquilegia vulgaris) RosinaBloom Image Hibiscus 'Celia, Double Red' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'The Alnwick Rose' (Rosa ) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'The Alnwick Rose' (Rosa ) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'The Alnwick Rose' (Rosa ) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'The Alnwick Rose' (Rosa ) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'The Alnwick Rose' (Rosa ) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'The Alnwick Rose' (Rosa ) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Princess Alexandra of Kent' (Rosa ) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Princess Alexandra of Kent' (Rosa ) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Princess Alexandra of Kent' (Rosa ) atisch Image Hoya, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower (Hoya macgillivrayi) atisch Image Hoya, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower (Hoya macgillivrayi) RosinaBloom Image Gladiolus, Ever-flowering Gladiolus, Marsh Afrikaner 'The Bride' (Gladiolus tristis) RosinaBloom Image Gladiolus, Ever-flowering Gladiolus, Marsh Afrikaner 'The Bride' (Gladiolus tristis) RosinaBloom Image Gladiolus, Ever-flowering Gladiolus, Marsh Afrikaner 'The Bride' (Gladiolus tristis) scirpidiella Image Bambarra Ground Nut, Earth Pea (Vigna subterranea) scirpidiella Image Wild Caucasian Spinach 'Wild variety' (Hablitzia tamnoides) scirpidiella Image Wild Caucasian Spinach 'Wild variety' (Hablitzia tamnoides) scirpidiella Image Wild Caucasian Spinach 'Wild variety' (Hablitzia tamnoides) scirpidiella Image Caucasian Spinach (Hablitzia tamnoides) scirpidiella Image Caucasian Spinach (Hablitzia tamnoides) scirpidiella Image Caucasian Spinach (Hablitzia tamnoides) scirpidiella Image Caucasian Spinach (Hablitzia tamnoides) palmbob Image White Powder Palm (Dypsis albofarinosa) palmbob Image White Powder Palm (Dypsis albofarinosa) palmbob Image White Powder Palm (Dypsis albofarinosa) palmbob Image White Powder Palm (Dypsis albofarinosa) palmbob Image Sand Palm (Dypsis arenarum) palmbob Image Sand Palm (Dypsis arenarum) palmbob Image Ambositra Palm (Dypsis ambositrae) palmbob Image Ambositra Palm (Dypsis ambositrae) palmbob Image Dypsis (Dypsis basilonga) palmbob Image Dypsis (Dypsis basilonga) palmbob Image Dypsis (Dypsis basilonga) palmbob Image Dypsis (Dypsis basilonga) palmbob Image Dypsis (Dypsis basilonga) palmbob Image Dypsis (Dypsis basilonga) palmbob Image Dypsis (Dypsis basilonga) palmbob Image Dypsis (Dypsis basilonga) palmbob Image Stumpy Palm (Dypsis carlsmithii) palmbob Image Palm, Dypsis (Dypsis dransfieldii) palmbob Image Palm, Dypsis (Dypsis dransfieldii) palmbob Image Beehive Ginger 'Early Yellow' (Zingiber spectabile) palmbob Image Beehive Ginger 'Early Yellow' (Zingiber spectabile) palmbob Image Beehive Ginger 'Early Yellow' (Zingiber spectabile) palmbob Image Beehive Ginger 'Early Yellow' (Zingiber spectabile) palmbob Image Palm (Cyphosperma tanga)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description gandyman33 Negative Wellspring Gardens DebsGarden101 Positive Grover's Blueberries and Seed company TyroGardner Negative Silicon Solar Inc. Orchidity Neutral Marthas Secrets colordiva Positive Niche Gardens naturegirl85 Positive Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company deweyduo Neutral Direct Gardening laurabrady2007 Negative Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) chris67mustang Neutral Summerstone Nursery BoPo Positive St. Clare Heirloom Seeds nmbirder Positive Territorial Seed Company TwistedCreek Negative Ison's Nursery & Vineyard fred4945 Negative Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Chickentown Positive My Pet Chicken trekman1 Positive Cranberry Creations mrickett Positive Onalee's Seeds, LLC Larco Neutral Marthas Secrets

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... April 28, 2014