Dave's Garden Newsletter for May 16, 2014

Covering the events of May 16, 2014

... in which ...
860 posts were made.
2 plants were added to PlantFiles.
8 comments were added to PlantFiles.
28 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
78 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
31 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

"I am not a greedy person except about flowers and plants, and then I become fanatically greedy."

( -- May Sarton, American author (born 5/3/1912))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 860 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 145 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 113 posts Plant Identification 105 posts PlantFiles Pictures 79 posts Games 61 posts Texas Gardening 32 posts Hostas 23 posts Sewing and Quilting 20 posts Daylilies 17 posts Perennials 16 posts Recipes 13 posts Florida Gardening 12 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 12 posts Bulbs 11 posts Vegetable Gardening 10 posts Insect and Spider Identification 9 posts Pets 9 posts Weather 9 posts Northeast Gardening 9 posts Central Midwest Gardening 8 posts Heirloom Vegetables 8 posts Mid-South Gardening 8 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 8 posts Orchid Cactus 8 posts Strawbale Gardening 7 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 6 posts Seed Trading 6 posts Cacti and Succulents 6 posts Aroids 6 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 6 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 6 posts Wildlife 5 posts Clematis 5 posts Water Gardens 4 posts Shady Gardens 4 posts Garden Items For Sale 4 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Japanese Maples 3 posts Irises 3 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 3 posts Roses 3 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 3 posts Photos 3 posts BugFiles Pictures 3 posts Beginner Flowers 3 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 2 posts Beginner Vegetables 2 posts California Gardening 2 posts Hydrangeas 2 posts Computer Talk 1 post Australian and New Zealand Gardening 1 post Garden Talk 1 post Tomatoes 1 post Dahlias 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Canadian Gardening 1 post Crafts and Decorating 1 post Greenhouse 1 post Hibiscus 1 post Vines and Climbers 1 post Beekeeping 1 post Beginner Fruit 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

2 new plants.
8 new descriptions were added.
78 new images were added.
28 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description 2QandLearn Comment Smicrostigma Smicrostigma viride coriaceous Comment Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma Kniphofia thompsonii var. snowdenii coriaceous Comment Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'Echo Rojo' Kniphofia uvaria trifoil Comment Soap Plant, Amole Lily Chlorogalum pomeridianum Jessap Comment Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Goliath' Hydrangea macrophylla elsutor Comment Ribbon Grass, Reed Canary Grass, Gardener's Garters Phalaris arundinacea coriaceous Comment Ribbon Grass, Reed Canary Grass, Gardener's Garters Phalaris arundinacea bobbieberecz Comment Maidenhair Tree Ginkgo biloba RosinaBloom Image Christmas Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Zygocactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) RosinaBloom Image Christmas Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Zygocactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) RosinaBloom Image Christmas Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Zygocactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) RosinaBloom Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Buccaneer' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) RosinaBloom Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Buccaneer' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) RosinaBloom Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Buccaneer' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) kniphofia Image Trailing Verbena 'Patio Red' (Verbena ) kniphofia Image Summer Daisy, Marguerite Daisy 'Meteor Red' (Argyranthemum frutescens) kniphofia Image Pansy 'Velour Frosted Chocolate' (Viola ) kniphofia Image Wandering Jew, Inch Plant 'Maiden's Blush' (Tradescantia fluminensis) kniphofia Image Daffodil 'Pheasant's Eye' (Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus) RosinaBloom Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Eden Rose' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) RosinaBloom Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Eden Rose' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) RosinaBloom Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Eden Rose' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) RosinaBloom Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Eden Rose' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) RosinaBloom Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Eden Rose' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) RosinaBloom Image Christmas Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Zygocactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) RosinaBloom Image Christmas Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Zygocactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) RosinaBloom Image Christmas Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Zygocactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) gaited1 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Maverick's Game' (Iris ) gaited1 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'New Tomorrow' (Iris ) gaited1 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' (Iris ) gaited1 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Trillion' (Iris ) judywitherrite Image Deodar Cedar, Himalayan Cedar 'Karl Fuchs' (Cedrus deodara) RosinaBloom Image Drago, Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco) RosinaBloom Image Drago, Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco) RosinaBloom Image Drago, Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco) RosinaBloom Image Drago, Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco) marsrover Image Rhododendron 'Olga Mezitt' (Rhododendron ) FLSunshineGal Image Variegated Tapioca 'Variegata' (Manihot esculenta) FLSunshineGal Image Clematis, Early Large-flowered Clematis 'Josephine' (Clematis ) marsrover Image Purple Leaf Sand Cherry (Prunus x cistena) puttytat Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Calling' (Iris ) puttytat Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Picture Bouquet' (Iris ) RosinaBloom Image Leopard Plant 'Aureomaculata' (Farfugium japonicum) RosinaBloom Image Bigleaf Ligularia, Leopard Plant, Golden Groundsel 'Britt Marie Crawford' (Ligularia dentata) RosinaBloom Image Bigleaf Ligularia, Leopard Plant, Golden Groundsel 'Britt Marie Crawford' (Ligularia dentata) RosinaBloom Image Bigleaf Ligularia, Leopard Plant, Golden Groundsel 'Britt Marie Crawford' (Ligularia dentata) RosinaBloom Image Foxtail Agave, Dragon-Tree Agave, Spineless Agave (Agave attenuata) RosinaBloom Image Foxtail Agave, Dragon-Tree Agave, Spineless Agave (Agave attenuata) RosinaBloom Image Foxtail Agave, Dragon-Tree Agave, Spineless Agave (Agave attenuata) RosinaBloom Image Foxtail Agave, Dragon-Tree Agave, Spineless Agave (Agave attenuata) marsrover Image Purple Leaf Sand Cherry (Prunus x cistena) RosinaBloom Image Pansy 'Lavender' (Viola x wittrockiana) RosinaBloom Image Pansy 'Lavender' (Viola x wittrockiana) marsrover Image Azalea 'Girard's Hot Shot' (Rhododendron ) Sonnenblume Image European Columbine, European Crowfoot, Granny's Bonnet 'Winky Purple and White' (Aquilegia vulgaris) marsrover Image Avens, Geum 'Totally Tangerine' (Geum ) RosinaBloom Image Pansy 'Golden Yellow' (Viola x wittrockiana) RosinaBloom Image Pansy 'Golden Yellow' (Viola x wittrockiana) RosinaBloom Image Pansy 'Wine Flash' (Viola x wittrockiana) dracaena_draco Image Drago, Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco) elfenqueen Image Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Rip van Winkle' (Narcissus ) lelamarie Image Floribunda Rose 'Topsy Turvy' (Rosa ) Nkytree Image Quaking Aspen 'Prairie Gold' (Populus tremuloides) Nkytree Image Quaking Aspen 'Prairie Gold' (Populus tremuloides) Nkytree Image Quaking Aspen 'Prairie Gold' (Populus tremuloides) vossner Image Bells of Fire Tecoma, Esperanza 'Bells of Fire' (Tecoma ) vossner Image Bells of Fire Tecoma, Esperanza 'Bells of Fire' (Tecoma ) RosinaBloom Image Pink Wood Sorrel (Oxalis articulata subsp. rubra) RosinaBloom Image Pink Wood Sorrel (Oxalis articulata subsp. rubra) RosinaBloom Image Poinsettia, Flor de Nochebuena (Christmas Eve Flower) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) RosinaBloom Image Poinsettia, Flor de Nochebuena (Christmas Eve Flower) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) RosinaBloom Image Aechmea, Bromeliad, Matchstick Plant (Aechmea gamosepala) RosinaBloom Image Dwarf Tibouchina, Glory Bush, Princess Flower 'Jules' (Tibouchina urvilleana) RosinaBloom Image Dwarf Tibouchina, Glory Bush, Princess Flower 'Jules' (Tibouchina urvilleana) RosinaBloom Image Dwarf Tibouchina, Glory Bush, Princess Flower 'Jules' (Tibouchina urvilleana) GardenSanctuary Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Devilish Nature' (Iris ) GardenSanctuary Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Devilish Nature' (Iris ) ransom3 Image Japanese Morning Glory 'Ukigumo' (Ipomoea nil) mygardens Image Columbine 'Origami Mix' (Aquilegia x caerulea) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Campfire Glow' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Campfire Glow' (Iris ) kentstar Image Clematis 'Ernest Markham' (Clematis ) Jose_Santos Image Species Orchid, Chase's Masdevallia (Masdevallia chasei) Minime8484 Image Cleistocactus (Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus f. rojoi) marsrover Image Tree Peony 'Shima Daijin' (Paeonia suffruticosa) melody Image Marigold, French Marigold 'Hero Bee' (Tagetes patula)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description winteree Negative Meyer Hatchery glendalegarden Neutral Joy Creek Nursery Mtkrvi06 Positive SMG Succulents LinkMNY Positive New Hampshire Hostas directorrod Positive Oriental Garden Supply directorrod Positive Mapletopia directorrod Positive Whitman Farms jayslater123 Negative Jackson & Perkins lelamarie Negative MegaGro CosmosandCleome Positive Great Garden Plants esanita Positive Karchesky Canna Akanonui Negative Mass Spectrum Botanicals CosmosandCleome Positive John Scheepers, Inc. CosmosandCleome Negative Jackson & Perkins psuwiggs Positive J Lynn Nursery akorchmaros Positive Pantry Garden Herbs esanita Neutral Bluestone Perennials esanita Positive Diane's Flower Seeds esanita Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery esanita Positive Garden Crossings LLC esanita Positive Indiana Berry & Plant Co. cradlew Positive Hobbs Farm & Greenery Czaralfred Positive Laurel's Heirloom Tomato Plants susancarey Positive Hummingbird Farm yrralrellim Negative Summerstone Nursery rdtjr05 Positive Brushwood Nursery love4sun Negative Top Tropicals LLC Mary47 Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery shighlander Negative Wayside Gardens bob613 Positive Pepper Joe's Inc.

Garden Bookworm Activity:

No new books were added to the database.
No new ratings/comments were added to the database.

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Dave

 

And that's the way it was... May 16, 2014