Dave's Garden Newsletter for May 31, 2014

Covering the events of May 31, 2014

... in which ...
729 posts were made.
7 plants were added to PlantFiles.
50 comments were added to PlantFiles.
247 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
41 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

"With dirty hands and grubby knees, brings pretty flowers sure to please."

( -- Unknown)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 729 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 110 posts Games 66 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 52 posts PlantFiles Pictures 43 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 36 posts Texas Gardening 34 posts Sewing and Quilting 32 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 29 posts Central Midwest Gardening 21 posts Insect and Spider Identification 17 posts Mid-South Gardening 16 posts Pets 16 posts Vegetable Gardening 15 posts Beginner Vegetables 11 posts Invasive Plants 11 posts Seed Germination 10 posts Daylilies 10 posts Northeast Gardening 9 posts Heirloom Vegetables 8 posts Southwest Gardening 8 posts Bird Watching 7 posts Voting Booth 7 posts Roses 7 posts Container Gardening 7 posts Seed Trading 6 posts Florida Gardening 6 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 6 posts Bird Identification 6 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 6 posts Hostas 5 posts Weather 5 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 5 posts Plant Trading 5 posts Propagation 5 posts Hydrangeas 5 posts Irises 4 posts Rock and Alpine Gardening 4 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 4 posts BugFiles How-to's 4 posts Photos 4 posts BirdFiles Pictures 3 posts BugFiles Pictures 3 posts Water Gardens 3 posts Tomatoes 3 posts Cacti and Succulents 3 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 3 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 3 posts Bulbs 3 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 3 posts Rhododendrons and Relatives 3 posts Morning Glories 3 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 3 posts Accessible Gardening 2 posts Recipes 2 posts Canadian Gardening 2 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 2 posts Orchid Cactus 2 posts Peppers 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Books, Movies, and TV 2 posts Hibiscus 1 post Poultry and Livestock 1 post Computer Talk 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 1 post Agastaches and Salvias 1 post Aroids 1 post Beginner Landscaping 1 post Carolina Gardening 1 post Shady Gardens 1 post Garden Talk 1 post Caudiciforms 1 post Plumerias 1 post Peonies 1 post Japanese Maples 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

7 new plants.
50 new descriptions were added.
41 new images were added.
247 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Doofcat Comment White Milkweed, Redring Milkweed Asclepias variegata Doofcat Comment Fairy Wand, False Unicorn Plant, Devil's Claw Chamaelirium luteum coriaceous Comment Japanese Kerria, Japanese Rose, Easter Rose Kerria japonica coriaceous Comment Japanese kerria 'Pale Moon' Kerria Japonica Kim2013 Comment Pot Marigold, English Marigold 'Pacific Beauty Mixed Colors' Calendula officinalis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Tomorrow's Horizons' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Eleanor Sparrow' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Rural Hall Plantation' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Langley Tangerine Sherbet' Hemerocallis jgcalifornia Comment Purple Cestrum 'Cretan Purple' Cestrum x cultum kathleen1947 Comment Okinawan Spinach Gynura bicolor coriaceous Comment Virginia Bunchflower Melanthium virginicum cactusman8 Comment Hot Pepper 'Chimayo' Capsicum annuum coriaceous Comment Border Forsythia 'Gold Leaf' Forsythia x intermedia coriaceous Comment Everlasting Sweet Pea, Perennial Sweet Pea, Spring Pea, Spring Vetchling, Spring Vetch, Spring Bitte 'Albo-roseus' Lathyrus vernus DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Dragon's Dance' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Dragon's Jewel' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Dragon's Song' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Behold The Dragon' Hemerocallis coriaceous Comment Creeping Phlox Phlox stolonifera DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'By Crikey' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Mighty Conner Lucas' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Classy Stacy Renee' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'My Sandra Lynn' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Viva Pinata' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Heavenly White Swan' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Thundercat' Hemerocallis Kelliq81 Comment Hybrid Multiflora 'Trier' Rosa bridgebaron Comment Autumn Sage, Cherry Sage, Gregg's Sage, Texas Sage 'Blue Note' Salvia greggii bridgebaron Comment Salvia, Sage 'Mesa Azure' Salvia DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Mojave Morning' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Major Tease' Hemerocallis rose_gardenmom Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'The Yeoman' Rosa DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Alien Landing' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'The Mist of Mount Brandon' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Clown's Eye' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Fairfield Tooth Fairy' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Candy Lipstick' Hemerocallis Woodcutter2008 Comment Tumbling Junior 'Tumbling Junior' Lycopersicon lycopersicum neldog Comment Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow Hibiscus moscheutos DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Biltmore Style' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Her Sunday Frills' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Raspberry Ripple Cupcake' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Day Before Tomorrow' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Ice Trumpets' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Kay Johnson' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Great Pretender' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Madaline Marie Lever' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Charming Mary Ann' Hemerocallis LilyToes Comment Lovage Levisticum officinale kennedyh Image Alpine Filmy-fern (Hymenophyllum peltatum) kennedyh Image Alpine Filmy-fern (Hymenophyllum peltatum) kennedyh Image Alpine Filmy-fern (Hymenophyllum peltatum) kennedyh Image Alpine Filmy-fern (Hymenophyllum peltatum) kennedyh Image Alpine Filmy-fern (Hymenophyllum peltatum) mygardens Image Goldenstar, Green and Gold (Chrysogonum virginianum) vossner Image 'You're So Vein' (Solenostemon scutellaioides) vossner Image 'Pineapple Sun' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) melody Image Carolina Buttercup, Swamp Buttercup, Marsh Buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus) RosinaBloom Image Camellia 'Snippet' (Camellia hybrid) kniphofia Image Ornamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Sweet Caroline Green' (Ipomoea batatas) kniphofia Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Dancing Butterfly' (Paeonia lactiflora) vossner Image Basil 'Thai' (Ocimum basilicum) vossner Image Variegated Columbine 'Leprechaun Gold' (Aquilegia vulgaris) marsrover Image Easter Lily (Lilium longiflorum) vossner Image Variegated Columbine 'Leprechaun Gold' (Aquilegia vulgaris) vossner Image Variegated Columbine 'Leprechaun Gold' (Aquilegia vulgaris) RosinaBloom Image Indian Hawthorn 'Apple Blossom' (Rhaphiolepis ) RosinaBloom Image Indian Hawthorn 'Apple Blossom' (Rhaphiolepis ) RosinaBloom Image Indian Hawthorn 'Apple Blossom' (Rhaphiolepis ) mygardens Image Hardy Mum 'Will's Wonderful' (Dendranthema ) Terri1948 Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Perfume Shop' (Iris ) Terri1948 Image Avens, Geum 'Mai Tai' (Geum ) Terri1948 Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Ming' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Annette' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Alpine Glow' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Triumphal Entry' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Cameliard' (Iris ) Rickwebb Image Black Jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens) Rickwebb Image Black Jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens) Rickwebb Image Black Jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens) Rickwebb Image Black Jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Easter Bonnet' (Iris ) Farmerdill Image Broccoli 'Athlete' (Brassica oleracea) Farmerdill Image Cabbage 'Deep Blue' (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) Farmerdill Image Sweet Corn 'Sugar Pearl' (Zea mays) Farmerdill Image Broccoli 'Athlete' (Brassica oleracea) Farmerdill Image Cantaloupe 'Minerva' (Cucumis melo) Farmerdill Image Edamame, Edible Soy Bean 'Tohya' (Glycine max) Xenomorf Image Gymnocalycium (Gymnocalycium hossei) palmbob Image Echinopsis (Echinopsis bruchii)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description Clary Positive Victory Seed Company Clary Positive Romence Gardens & Greenhouses joeylpn Positive Zone 9 Tropicals (Zone9Tropicals.com) Aniela Positive Stout Iris & Daylily Gardens at Dancingtree goldenone19 Positive Gurney's Seed & Nursery goldenone19 Positive Real Flora (aka Botanical Growers) goldenone19 Negative Peaceful Valley Farm Supply (groworganic.com) itsmesue Negative National Arbor Day Foundation jrpearsonsr Positive The Wild Papaya Nursery and Garden Center SunsetLakeFarm Positive Indiana Berry & Plant Co. imobsessed Positive HostasDirect Inc. BostonJudy Positive New Hampshire Hostas nberech Positive Studley Flower Gardens KJWThack Positive Burnt Ridge Nursery CarynDalton Positive Bluestone Perennials mmercedes Positive Nourse Farms Inc. Kalohemom Negative Roberta's Unique Gardens (formerly Roberta's Inc.) grass_lover Neutral Marietta Gardens SaraswatiYogini Positive Avant Gardens reddove Negative Four Winds Growers DenisBronxite Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery

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 31, 2014