Dave's Garden Newsletter for May 4, 2014

Covering the events of May 4, 2014

... in which ...
669 posts were made.
9 plants were added to PlantFiles.
21 comments were added to PlantFiles.
39 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
33 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
22 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

"And when thou art weary, I'll find thee a bed of mosses and flowers to pillow thy head... "

( -- John Keats, English poet)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 669 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 115 posts Texas Gardening 72 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 65 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 39 posts PlantFiles Pictures 35 posts Pets 23 posts Daylilies 20 posts Games 20 posts Northeast Gardening 18 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 17 posts Insect and Spider Identification 15 posts Sewing and Quilting 14 posts Tomatoes 12 posts Cacti and Succulents 11 posts Accessible Gardening 10 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 8 posts Southwest Gardening 7 posts Weather 7 posts Vegetable Gardening 7 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 7 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 7 posts Irises 7 posts Seed Trading 7 posts Bird Watching 7 posts Recipes 7 posts Plumerias 6 posts Clematis 6 posts Beginner Landscaping 6 posts Central Midwest Gardening 5 posts Mid-South Gardening 5 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 4 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 4 posts Happy Birthday 4 posts Georgia Gardening 4 posts Peppers 4 posts Homesteading 4 posts Propagation 3 posts Water Gardens 3 posts Tropical Plants 3 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts High Yield Gardening 3 posts Brugmansias 3 posts Crafts and Decorating 2 posts Peonies 2 posts Carolina Gardening 2 posts Voting Booth 2 posts BirdFiles Pictures 2 posts Beginner Fruit 2 posts Welcome Mat 2 posts Orchid Cactus 2 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Pacific Northwest Gardening 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Canadian Gardening 1 post Plant Trading 1 post Co-ops & Plants For Sale 1 post Photos 1 post Caudiciforms 1 post Florida Gardening 1 post Lilies 1 post Beginner Gardening Questions 1 post Beginner Flowers 1 post Beginner Vegetables 1 post Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post Hydrangeas 1 post Mosaics and Stained Glass 1 post Agastaches and Salvias 1 post Wildlife Gardening 1 post Wildlife 1 post Soil and Composting 1 post Rocky Mountain Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

9 new plants.
21 new descriptions were added.
33 new images were added.
39 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description coriaceous Comment Japanese Red Pine 'Umbraculifera' Pinus densiflora coriaceous Comment Windflower Anemone x lipsiensis deurotelle Comment Pagoda Flower Clerodendrum paniculatum RosemaryK Comment Camellia, hybrid camellia, hardy camellia 'Ashton's Supreme' Camellia peejay12 Comment African Daisy, Cape Daisy 'Voltage Yellow' Osteospermum Fires_in_motion Comment Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Mississippi Summer' Solenostemon scutellarioides JKnight001 Comment Giant Apostles' Iris Walking Iris 'Regina' Neomarica caerulea peejay12 Comment Trailing Calendula 'Summerlovers Skyfire Yellow' Calendula suffruticosa subsp. maritima bambooguy Comment White Champak, Pak-Ian, Fragrant Himalayan Champaca, Joy Perfume Tree, White Sandalwood Magnolia x alba brandon05w Comment Tomato 'Sweet Million' Lycopersicon lycopersicum peejay12 Comment Cape Marigold, African Daisy, Namaqualand Daisy, Sun Marigold Dimorphotheca sinuata sandyksk Comment Fine Gold Leaf Stonecrop 'Fine Gold Leaf' Sedum sladeofsky Comment Blue Moneywort, False Pimpernel Lindernia grandiflora AmyInNH Comment Hall's Honeysuckle, Japanese Honeysuckle 'Halliana' Lonicera japonica AmyInNH Comment Bearberry, Kinnikinnick, Manzanita 'Massachusetts' Arctostaphylos uva-ursi AmyInNH Comment Fragrant Sumac 'Grow-Low' Rhus aromatica Domehomedee Comment Giant Agave, Century Plant, Maguey de Pulque Agave salmiana vossner Comment 'Summerbird Pluto' Pentas outdoorlover Comment Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower 'Mariesii' Platycodon grandiflorus kimanjo Comment Macarthur Palm Ptychosperma macarthurii kimanjo Comment Gumbo Limbo, Tourist Tree, Torchwood, Dysentery Bark Bursera simaruba palmbob Image Purple Nightshade (Solanum xanti) palmbob Image Chia, Golden Chia, California Chia (Salvia columbariae) Xenomorf Image Queen of the Night, Andes Organ Pipe, Hedge Cactus (Cereus hildmannianus subsp. uruguayanus) RosinaBloom Image Japanese Pieris, Andromeda, Lily of the Valley Shrub 'Mountain Fire' (Pieris japonica) RosinaBloom Image Japanese Pieris, Andromeda, Lily of the Valley Shrub 'Temple Bells' (Pieris japonica) RosinaBloom Image Japanese Pieris, Andromeda, Lily of the Valley Shrub 'Temple Bells' (Pieris japonica) yakmon Image Alicoche, Banana Cactus, Cob Cactus, Green Strawberry Hedgehog, Pitaya, Prostrate Hedgehog (Echinocereus enneacanthus subsp. brevispinus) yakmon Image Alicoche, Banana Cactus, Cob Cactus, Green Strawberry Hedgehog, Pitaya, Prostrate Hedgehog (Echinocereus enneacanthus subsp. brevispinus) yakmon Image Alicoche, Banana Cactus, Cob Cactus, Green Strawberry Hedgehog, Pitaya, Prostrate Hedgehog (Echinocereus enneacanthus subsp. brevispinus) yakmon Image Alicoche, Banana Cactus, Cob Cactus, Green Strawberry Hedgehog, Pitaya, Prostrate Hedgehog (Echinocereus enneacanthus subsp. brevispinus) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Gentle Hermione' (Rosa ) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Gentle Hermione' (Rosa ) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Gentle Hermione' (Rosa ) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Gentle Hermione' (Rosa ) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Gentle Hermione' (Rosa ) ALLAWGAL1974 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Gentle Hermione' (Rosa ) TheAliKat Image Weeping Redbud, Eastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree 'Lavender Twist' (Cercis canadensis) manueldalmeida Image Grandiflora Rose 'Honey Dijon' (Rosa ) manueldalmeida Image Hybrid Tea, Large-flowered Rose 'Virgo' (Rosa ) manueldalmeida Image Rose 'Gloire de Dijon' (Rosa ) manueldalmeida Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Kordes Perfecta' (Rosa ) sandyksk Image Fine Gold Leaf Stonecrop 'Fine Gold Leaf' (Sedum ) kerchak Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'In A Flash' (Iris ) kerchak Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'In A Flash' (Iris ) kerchak Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'In A Flash' (Iris ) kerchak Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'In A Flash' (Iris ) kerchak Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Sailor' (Iris ) kerchak Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Sailor' (Iris ) kerchak Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Patina' (Iris ) kerchak Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Song of Norway' (Iris ) cinemike Image Carnation (Dianthus haematocalyx) hwolff Image Hoptree, Stinking Ash, Wafer Ash (Ptelea trifoliata) kerchak Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Pennyworth' (Iris )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description Sherilou Positive Hirt's Gardens (formerly Hirt's Greenhouse & Flowers) GoergiaKatt Positive Nature Hills Nursery gardensoiree Positive My Pet Chicken SearsR Positive The Growers Exchange (aka The Grower's Exchange) LoveMyPlants33 Positive The Banana Tree (Banana-Tree.com) jem373 Positive Barwacz Farms leroylee13 Positive Hirt's Gardens (formerly Hirt's Greenhouse & Flowers) LisaLoo99 Negative Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) FirstTimePA Negative Cottage Farms Trinacria Positive Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company Trinacria Positive Grover's Blueberries and Seed company satarina Negative Bluff View Nursery Trinacria Positive Whitman Farms Trinacria Positive Nourse Farms Inc. vorlonken Negative Brian's Botanicals oscarkat01 Positive Quackin' Grass Nursery z4aSuperior Positive Roots and Rhizomes oscarkat01 Positive Bluestone Perennials oscarkat01 Positive Forestfarm

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... May 4, 2014