Dave's Garden Newsletter for May 14, 2014

Covering the events of May 14, 2014

... in which ...
674 posts were made.
2 plants were added to PlantFiles.
18 comments were added to PlantFiles.
20 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
17 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.
1 book was 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

"...the world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful."

( -- ee cummings, American poet (born 10/14/1894))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 674 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 113 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 78 posts Plant Identification 70 posts Games 41 posts Daylilies 32 posts Seed Germination 27 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 25 posts Northeast Gardening 24 posts PlantFiles Pictures 24 posts Bird Identification 14 posts Texas Gardening 13 posts Clematis 13 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 12 posts Vegetable Gardening 11 posts Sewing and Quilting 11 posts Recipes 11 posts Pets 10 posts Voting Booth 8 posts Seed Trading 8 posts Garden Art 8 posts Bird Watching 7 posts Roses 6 posts Photos 6 posts Hydrangeas 6 posts Insect and Spider Identification 6 posts Beginner Landscaping 5 posts Cacti and Succulents 5 posts Heirloom Vegetables 5 posts Morning Glories 5 posts Carolina Gardening 5 posts Weather 4 posts Perennials 4 posts BugFiles Pictures 4 posts Poppies 3 posts Irises 3 posts BirdFiles Pictures 3 posts Central Midwest Gardening 3 posts Wildlife 3 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 3 posts Peppers 2 posts Southwest Gardening 2 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 2 posts Water Gardens 2 posts Orchid Cactus 2 posts Beekeeping 2 posts Peonies 2 posts Tomatoes 2 posts Bulbs 2 posts Shady Gardens 2 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 2 posts Brugmansias 2 posts Garden Talk 1 post Wildlife Gardening 1 post Books, Movies, and TV 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Mid-South Gardening 1 post Happy Birthday 1 post Woodworking 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post Test 1 post Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 1 post Beginner Fruit 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

2 new plants.
18 new descriptions were added.
17 new images were added.
20 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description coriaceous Comment Spotted Wintergreen, Striped Pipsissewa, Striped Prince's Pine Chimaphila maculata TCTerrariums Comment Shampoo Ginger, Pinecone Ginger, Pinecone Lily, Pine Cone Ginger, Pine Cone Lily Zingiber zerumbet dracaena_draco Comment Drago, Dragon Tree Dracaena draco bobbieberecz Comment Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root Asclepias tuberosa dwipurnamadi Comment Albany Cycad, Broadleaf Kafferbread Encephalartos latifrons Sequoiadendron4 Comment Dwarf Rhododendron, Yak Rhododendron 'Ken Janeck' Rhododendron degronianum subsp. yakushimanum Sequoiadendron4 Comment Forget-Me-Not 'Rosylva' Myosotis sylvatica Sequoiadendron4 Comment Allegheny Foamflower, False Mitrewort, Running Foam Flower 'Susquehanna' Tiarella cordifolia Sequoiadendron4 Comment Witch Hazel 'Arnold Promise' Hamamelis x intermedia vossner Comment Red Porterweed, Pink Snakeweed Stachytarpheta mutabilis Vestia Comment Spunky Monkey 'Mega' Mimulus naiandinus negutron Comment Scotch Broom, Broomtops, Common Broom, European Broom, Irish Broom Cytisus scoparius negutron Comment Scotch Broom, Common Broom, False Heather 'Hollandia' Cytisus keferraro Comment Floribunda Rose 'Disneyland Rose' Rosa Nkytree Comment Swamp rosemallow Hibiscus grandiflorus coriaceous Comment Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root Asclepias tuberosa vossner Comment Bells of Fire Tecoma, Esperanza 'Bells of Fire' Tecoma KariGrows Comment Shrub Rose 'Knockout' Rosa Xenomorf Image Grassland Pricklypear (Opuntia cymochila) Xenomorf Image Grassland Pricklypear (Opuntia cymochila) Xenomorf Image Grassland Pricklypear (Opuntia cymochila) Xenomorf Image Grassland Pricklypear (Opuntia cymochila) Xenomorf Image Yellow Spine Prickly Pear (Opuntia engelmannii var. flavispina) Xenomorf Image Yellow Spine Prickly Pear (Opuntia engelmannii var. flavispina) Kiyzersoze Image Giant Leopard Plant 'Gigantea' (Farfugium japonicum) YeeFam Image Asiatic Lily 'Tiny Bee' (Lilium ) Flowerpower2014 Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Mr. Lincoln' (Rosa ) rkwright85 Image Burkwood Daphne 'Silveredge' (Daphne x burkwoodii) rkwright85 Image Rosy Wave Daphne 'Rosy Wave' (Daphne ) rkwright85 Image Evergreen Rock Daphne 'Wilhelm Schacht' (Daphne ) kniphofia Image Double Flowered Primrose 'Elizabeth Killelay' (Primula ) rkwright85 Image Daphne 'Meon' (Daphne x napolitana) rkwright85 Image Daphne 'Stasek' (Daphne x napolitana) rkwright85 Image Burkwood Daphne 'Silveredge' (Daphne x burkwoodii) rkwright85 Image Daphne 'Stasek' (Daphne x napolitana)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description snikpay Negative Grover's Blueberries and Seed company snikpay Positive Nourse Farms Inc. bulborum Negative Plumeria2U bulborum Positive Gentiaan Bulborum Botanicum mrgregcrawford Positive Horizon Herbs, LLC louisaharp Negative Nature Hills Nursery Learning2 Positive Chadwick and Sons Orchids evansb Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery evansb Positive Brushwood Nursery Luna85 Negative AnythingGreen.com AS Positive Adelman Peony Gardens VanGarden Positive Almost Eden Plants VanGarden Positive Sooner Plant Farm (Shop Smarter Shop Sooner) VanGarden Positive Cottage Farms VanGarden Positive Breck's Bulbs mlrplast Neutral Gurney's Seed & Nursery angie_marie7 Neutral Real Palm Trees (RealPalmTrees.com) GordBaird Positive Rhora's Nut Farm & Nursery swimslowly Negative Nature Hills Nursery swimslowly Positive Trees of Antiquity (formerly Sonoma Antique Apple Nursery) TammieW Positive My Pet Chicken

Garden Bookworm Activity:

1 new book was 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 14, 2014