Dave's Garden Newsletter for June 8, 2014

Covering the events of June 8, 2014

... in which ...
668 posts were made.
5 plants were added to PlantFiles.
22 comments were added to PlantFiles.
181 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
46 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
5 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 think that I shall never see A billboard lovely as a tree. Perhaps, unless the billboards fall, I'll never see a tree at all. "

( -- Ogden Nash, "Song of the Open Road," (1933))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 668 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 138 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 83 posts PlantFiles Pictures 54 posts Games 53 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 34 posts Insect and Spider Identification 27 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 15 posts Texas Gardening 13 posts Northeast Gardening 12 posts Bird Identification 11 posts Bird Watching 10 posts Sewing and Quilting 10 posts Cacti and Succulents 10 posts Clean and Clutter-free 10 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 9 posts Vegetable Gardening 9 posts Clematis 8 posts Tomatoes 8 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 7 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 7 posts Happy Birthday 7 posts Propagation 6 posts Computer Talk 6 posts Mid-South Gardening 6 posts Pets 6 posts Beginner Landscaping 5 posts Central Midwest Gardening 5 posts Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 5 posts Morning Glories 5 posts Irises 5 posts Weather 4 posts Trash to Treasure 4 posts Caudiciforms 4 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 4 posts Hydrangeas 4 posts Voting Booth 3 posts Daylilies 3 posts Recipes 3 posts Hostas 3 posts Welcome Mat 3 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 3 posts Orchid Cactus 3 posts Passifloras 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Garden Talk 2 posts Beginner Houseplants 2 posts Garden Art 2 posts Peonies 2 posts California Gardening 2 posts Beginner Vegetables 2 posts Photos 2 posts Water Gardens 2 posts Fruits and Nuts 2 posts Lilies 2 posts Coneflowers 2 posts BirdFiles Pictures 2 posts Accessible Gardening 1 post Perennials 1 post Poultry and Livestock 1 post Homesteading 1 post Roses 1 post Agastaches and Salvias 1 post High Yield Gardening 1 post Florida Gardening 1 post Beginner Fruit 1 post Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Ornamental Gourds 1 post Frugal Living 1 post Cottage Gardening 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

5 new plants.
22 new descriptions were added.
46 new images were added.
181 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description RexEdwardFairy Comment Star Jasmine Jasminum multiflorum GailChiarello Comment Old Garden Rose 'Madame Alfred Carriere' Rosa sladeofsky Comment Indian Pink Spigelia marilandica kindredpup Comment Day Flower, Widow's Tears, Blue Spiderwort Commelina coelestis Tanacitafolia Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'Brother Cadfael' Rosa nwh Comment Late, Large Flowered Clematis 'Ramona' Clematis marceli Comment Claret Cup Cactus, Strawberry Cactus, Crimson Hedgehog Cactus Echinocereus triglochidiatus Mainecoon Comment Border Bearded Iris 'Banded Gold' Iris DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Precious Candy' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Some Sweet Day' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Princess of Wales' Hemerocallis Lilredhead Comment Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'Alcazar' Kniphofia tpettijohn Comment Japanese Tree Lilac Syringa reticulata DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Pansy Yellow' Hemerocallis skysigner Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Fire-N-Ice' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Wee Willie Wonka' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Across The Border' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Ruby Corsage' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Tipped in Rouge' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Aurora Blues' Hemerocallis KariGrows Comment Ninebark 'Mindia' Physocarpus opulifolius Baboonacat Comment American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana dicentra63 Image Garden Verbena 'Obsession Burgundy w/Eye' (Verbena ) dicentra63 Image Dutch Hyacinth 'Pink Frosting' (Hyacinthus orientalis) dicentra63 Image Fringed Tulip 'Max Durand' (Tulipa ) dicentra63 Image Fringed Tulip 'Max Durand' (Tulipa ) Cassandra10 Image Daylily 'Monterey Bay' (Hemerocallis ) kniphofia Image Rose 'Olivia Rose Austin' (Rosa ) cooldaylilies Image Daylily 'Stella Terra Cotta' (Hemerocallis ) cooldaylilies Image Daylily 'Stella Terra Cotta' (Hemerocallis ) kniphofia Image (Nomocharis pardanthina) kniphofia Image (Nomocharis pardanthina) dicentra63 Image Reticulated Iris 'Cantab' (Iris reticulata) manueldalmeida Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Summer Song' (Rosa ) cooldaylilies Image Daylily 'Stella Terra Cotta' (Hemerocallis ) Terri1948 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Celeste' (Iris ) Terri1948 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Celeste' (Iris ) Terri1948 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Celeste' (Iris ) Terri1948 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Lady Louise' (Iris ) pforrester Image Larkspur, Candle Delphinium 'Aurora Blue' (Delphinium elatum) pforrester Image Larkspur, Candle Delphinium 'Aurora Blue' (Delphinium elatum) pforrester Image Larkspur, Candle Delphinium 'Aurora Blue' (Delphinium elatum) pforrester Image Larkspur, Candle Delphinium 'Aurora Blue' (Delphinium elatum) Terri1948 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Maisie Lowe' (Iris ) Terri1948 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Maisie Lowe' (Iris ) Terri1948 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Maisie Lowe' (Iris ) Terri1948 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Sable' (Iris ) Terri1948 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Sable' (Iris ) Dinu Image Betel Pepper, Betel Vine (Piper betle) marceli Image Claret Cup Cactus, Strawberry Cactus, Crimson Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus) Terri1948 Image Siberian Iris 'Lavender Bounty' (Iris sibirica) Terri1948 Image Siberian Iris 'Lavender Bounty' (Iris sibirica) WyoGirl Image Lewis' Blue Flax, Lewis' Prairie Flax (Linum lewisii) mcgerm Image Intersectional Peony, Itoh Peony 'Scarlet Heaven' (Paeonia ) mcgerm Image Blue Flax (Linum perenne) KariGrows Image Ninebark 'Mindia' (Physocarpus opulifolius) KariGrows Image Common Ninebark, Eastern Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) absinthe27 Image Canada Anemone, Meadow Anemone (Anemone canadensis) absinthe27 Image Species Orchid, Yellow Lady's Slipper Orchid, Limestone Loving Cypripedium (Cypripedium calceolus) absinthe27 Image Fringe Tree, Old Man's Beard, Grancy Graybeard (Chionanthus virginicus) absinthe27 Image Gas Plant, Burning Bush (Dictamnus albus) absinthe27 Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'John' (Iris ) absinthe27 Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Revved Up' (Iris ) absinthe27 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Cherub's Smile' (Iris ) absinthe27 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Cherub's Smile' (Iris ) absinthe27 Image Miniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Bumblebee Deelite' (Iris ) absinthe27 Image Himalayan Silver Mint 'Himalayan Silver' (Mentha spicata) mcgerm Image Intersectional Peony, Itoh Peony 'Garden Treasure' (Paeonia )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

1 new company was added to the database.
5 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description HawaiianViking Positive Redwood Seeds HawaiianViking Positive Victory Seed Company nutsaboutnature Positive Brent & Becky's Bulbs pataskala Positive Adelman Peony Gardens

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... June 8, 2014