Dave's Garden Newsletter for May 28, 2014

Covering the events of May 28, 2014

... in which ...
834 posts were made.
9 plants were added to PlantFiles.
17 comments were added to PlantFiles.
78 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
80 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
21 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

"What did Santa Claus say when he walked through a garden? Hoe! Hoe! Hoe! "

( -- Unknown)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 834 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 135 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 121 posts PlantFiles Pictures 87 posts Games 56 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 54 posts Northeast Gardening 25 posts Texas Gardening 23 posts Sewing and Quilting 16 posts Recipes 16 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 16 posts Mid-South Gardening 16 posts Insect and Spider Identification 14 posts Bird Watching 13 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 13 posts Central Midwest Gardening 13 posts Peonies 12 posts Pets 11 posts Daylilies 11 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 11 posts Seed Trading 10 posts Plant Trading 10 posts Photos 8 posts Vegetable Gardening 7 posts Accessible Gardening 7 posts Weather 6 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 6 posts Perennials 6 posts Shady Gardens 6 posts Cacti and Succulents 5 posts Agastaches and Salvias 5 posts Caudiciforms 5 posts Beginner Landscaping 5 posts Clean and Clutter-free 4 posts Bulbs 4 posts Heirloom Vegetables 4 posts Voting Booth 4 posts Morning Glories 4 posts Clematis 4 posts Beginner Flowers 4 posts California Gardening 3 posts Propagation 3 posts Bird Identification 3 posts Orchid Cactus 3 posts Brugmansias 3 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 2 posts Needle Arts 2 posts Tomatoes 2 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 2 posts BirdFiles Pictures 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Irises 2 posts Rhododendrons and Relatives 2 posts Aroids 2 posts Water Gardens 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 2 posts Cooking 2 posts Beginner Vegetables 2 posts Fruits and Nuts 2 posts Garden Design 1 post Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 1 post Container Gardening 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Herbs 1 post Southwest Gardening 1 post Peppers 1 post Roses 1 post Beginner Gardening Questions 1 post African Violets and Gesneriads 1 post Beginner Fruit 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

9 new plants.
17 new descriptions were added.
80 new images were added.
78 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description coriaceous Comment Lungwort, Bethlehem Sage, Jerusalem Sage 'Mrs. Moon' Pulmonaria saccharata sandyksk Comment Lady Banks Yellow Rose, Yellow Banksia 'Lutea' Rosa banksiae Mildcat Comment Madagascar Jasmine, Bridal Wreath, Bridal Bouquet, Hawaiian Wedding Flower, Stephanotis, Wax Flower Stephanotis floribunda PTetley Comment Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine Campsis radicans Gardeniascent Comment Stictocardia, Hawaiian Sunset Vine, Hawaiian Bells Stictocardia beraviensis nutsaboutnature Comment Fortune Hybrid Hyssop 'Blue Fortune' Agastache Murdoc Comment Japanese Wisteria Wisteria floribunda longjonsilverz Comment Swamp Bay, Swamp Red Bay Persea palustris Wustenfuchs Comment Hot Pepper 'Fatalii' Capsicum chinense pie_rabbit Comment Vernal Witchhazel Hamamelis vernalis RosinaBloom Comment Rhododendron 'Fastuosum Flore Pleno' Rhododendron bobbieberecz Comment Beauty Bush Kolkwitzia amabilis JustDebby Comment Nishiki Willow, Dappled Willow 'Hakuro Nishiki' Salix integra goofballTex Comment Transpecos Spiderwort Tradescantia brevifolia RosinaBloom Comment Rhododendron 'Van Dec' Rhododendron RosinaBloom Comment Rhododendron 'Snippet' Rhododendron whirley Comment Agastache 'Raspberry Summer' Agastache palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus 'All Aglow' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus 'All Aglow' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus 'All Aglow' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Black Dragon' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Black Dragon' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Black Dragon' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'C'est Bon' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'C'est Bon' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Chariots of Fire' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Cherry Glow' (Hibiscus ) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Cherry Glow' (Hibiscus ) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'City Slicker' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'City Slicker' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Curly Top' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Curly Top' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Curly Top' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Cyberspace' (Hibiscus ) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Gator Magic' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Madam Dupont' (Hibiscus ) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Madam Dupont' (Hibiscus ) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Madam Dupont' (Hibiscus ) iowhen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Mescalero Chief' (Iris ) iowhen Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Gnu Rayz' (Iris ) RosinaBloom Image Camellia 'Moonlight Magic' (Camellia ) RosinaBloom Image Camellia 'Moonlight Magic' (Camellia ) RosinaBloom Image Sasanqua Camellia, Autumn Camellia 'Bonanza' (Camellia sasanqua) RosinaBloom Image Camellia 'Mark Alan' (Camellia japonica) RosinaBloom Image Camellia 'Mark Alan' (Camellia japonica) RosinaBloom Image Hybrid Camellia 'Koto-no-Kaori' (Camellia ) RosinaBloom Image Hybrid Camellia 'Koto-no-Kaori' (Camellia ) RosinaBloom Image Hybrid Camellia 'Koto-no-Kaori' (Camellia ) RosinaBloom Image Camellia (Camellia lutchuensis) RosinaBloom Image Camellia (Camellia lutchuensis) RosinaBloom Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia, Miniature Camellia 'Mansize' (Camellia japonica) RosinaBloom Image Camellia 'Lovely Lady' (Camellia reticulata) RosinaBloom Image Pseudopanax, Houpara 'Moa's Toes' (Pseudopanax lessonii) RosinaBloom Image Pseudopanax, Houpara 'Moa's Toes' (Pseudopanax lessonii) absinthe27 Image Rockfoil, Mossy Saxifrage 'Neon Rose' (Saxifraga x arendsii) absinthe27 Image Rockfoil, Mossy Saxifrage 'Neon Rose' (Saxifraga x arendsii) absinthe27 Image Pansy, Viola 'Eye of the Tiger' (Viola ) absinthe27 Image Lungwort, Bethlehem Sage, Jerusalem Sage 'Mrs. Moon' (Pulmonaria saccharata) absinthe27 Image Scented Geranium 'Angeleyes Blueberry' (Pelargonium crispum) absinthe27 Image Single Late Tulip 'Cum Laude' (Tulipa ) absinthe27 Image Triumph Tulip 'Jackpot' (Tulipa ) montsho Image Butterfly Verbena 'Lollipop' (Verbena bonariensis) absinthe27 Image Triumph Tulip 'Apricot Foxx' (Tulipa ) absinthe27 Image Checkered Lily, Guinea-Hen Flower, Snake's Head Fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris) absinthe27 Image Garden Sorrel, Dock, Redshank (Rumex acetosa) absinthe27 Image Garden Sorrel, Dock, Redshank (Rumex acetosa) absinthe27 Image Cushion Spurge (Euphorbia polychroma) absinthe27 Image Lungwort, Bethlehem Sage, Jerusalem Sage 'Raspberry Splash' (Pulmonaria ) absinthe27 Image Lungwort, Bethlehem Sage, Jerusalem Sage 'Raspberry Splash' (Pulmonaria ) sandyksk Image Lady Banks Yellow Rose, Yellow Banksia 'Lutea' (Rosa banksiae) absinthe27 Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy 'Serenity Bronze' (Osteospermum ecklonis) absinthe27 Image Parrot Tulip 'Rococo' (Tulipa ) absinthe27 Image Parrot Tulip 'Rococo' (Tulipa ) absinthe27 Image Tulip 'Sensual Touch' (Tulipa ) absinthe27 Image Tulip 'Sensual Touch' (Tulipa ) absinthe27 Image Double Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Sun Lover' (Tulipa ) RosinaBloom Image Rhododendron 'Bumble Bee' (Rhododendron ) RosinaBloom Image Rhododendron 'Anah Kruschke' (Rhododendron ) RosinaBloom Image Rhododendron 'Dr Arnold W. Endtz' (Rhododendron ) RosinaBloom Image Rhododendron 'Dr Arnold W. Endtz' (Rhododendron ) manueldalmeida Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Chrysler Imperial' (Rosa ) melody Image Old Garden Rose 'Maxima' (Rosa x alba) melody Image Old Garden Rose 'Maxima' (Rosa x alba) melody Image Old Garden Rose 'Maxima' (Rosa x alba) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Marilyn Quayle' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Marilyn Quayle' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Me Oh My Oh' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Me Oh My Oh' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Me Oh My Oh' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Me Oh My Oh' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Me Oh My Oh' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Midsummer Night' (Hibiscus ) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Mon Ami' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Palm Springs' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Pom Pom' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Stuffed Jalapeno' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Stuffed Jalapeno' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description wrighjl Negative Summerstone Nursery BMinIL Positive Thuja Gardens (formerly PlantsRus) broozer Positive Texas Water Lilies Packers000 Negative Dimeo Blueberry Farms nomadcat Neutral Burnt Ridge Nursery palmtree19 Negative House of Wesley Johnsambradley Negative USA Seed Store Barrel Negative 123Ponds.com Mauli Negative Glasshouse Works minami Positive Cross Country Nurseries (chileplants.com) minami Neutral Garden Harvest Supply grenouille Positive Hosta Fever mockswede Neutral Gilbert H. Wild and Son layneb Negative Sweet Corn Organic Nursery tomatogirl2 Positive Cross Country Nurseries (chileplants.com) tailzzz24 Neutral In The Country Garden & Gifts matp Negative The Growers Exchange (aka The Grower's Exchange) screwed69 Negative Willis Orchard Company springmeadow Negative Jung Seed

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 28, 2014