Dave's Garden Newsletter for June 30, 2014

Covering the events of June 30, 2014

... in which ...
893 posts were made.
5 plants were added to PlantFiles.
20 comments were added to PlantFiles.
44 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
47 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
18 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

"Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together. "

( -- Vista M. Kelly)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 893 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 185 posts Games 86 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 80 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 57 posts Texas Gardening 56 posts PlantFiles Pictures 51 posts Daylilies 30 posts Cacti and Succulents 21 posts Central Midwest Gardening 19 posts Pets 18 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 18 posts Water Gardens 17 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 17 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 16 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 16 posts Hostas 11 posts Vegetable Gardening 11 posts Photos 10 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 10 posts Poultry and Livestock 9 posts Northeast Gardening 9 posts Morning Glories 8 posts Garden Design 8 posts Mid-South Gardening 7 posts Recipes 7 posts Insect and Spider Identification 7 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 6 posts Voting Booth 6 posts Beginner Landscaping 6 posts Woodworking 5 posts Peonies 5 posts BirdFiles Pictures 5 posts Group Buys 5 posts Hibiscus 5 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 5 posts Happy Birthday 5 posts Irises 3 posts Canadian Gardening 3 posts Seed Trading 3 posts Coneflowers 3 posts Southwest Gardening 3 posts Trash to Treasure 3 posts Weather 3 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 2 posts Caregivers 2 posts Brugmansias 2 posts Bird Identification 2 posts Plant Trading 2 posts Bird Watching 2 posts Cannas 2 posts Memory Garden 2 posts California Gardening 2 posts Plumerias 1 post Container Gardening 1 post Dahlias 1 post Grass and Bamboo 1 post Caudiciforms 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post Soap and Candle-making 1 post Sewing and Quilting 1 post Florida Gardening 1 post Vermicomposting 1 post Cottage Gardening 1 post Home Decorating 1 post Agastaches and Salvias 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Test 1 post Computer Talk 1 post Strawbale Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

5 new plants.
20 new descriptions were added.
47 new images were added.
44 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description adheesh Comment Yellow False Acacia, Black Locust, Yellow Locust 'Frisia' Robinia pseudoacacia cottelpg Comment Thin-leaved Sunflower, False Sunflower 'Sunshine Daydream' Helianthus x multiflorus RosemaryK Comment Japanese Cedar 'Rasen Sugi' Cryptomeria japonica carol_g Comment Hawk weed, Hawkweed, Fox and Cubs, Orange Hawkweed, Devil's Paintbrush, Grim-the-Collier, Red Daisy Pilosella aurantiaca dcsschmidt Comment Chinese Flowering Chestnut, Shiny Leaf Yellowhorn Xanthoceras sorbifolium coriaceous Comment Hydrangea 'Mountain Mania' Hydrangea FlyPoison Comment Allegheny Spurge Pachysandra procumbens bluntforcemama Comment Sausage Vine Holboellia coriacea saya Comment Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Full Moon' Coreopsis mountainviewer Comment Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis mountainviewer Comment Spotted Spurge, Spotted Sandmat, Prostrate Spurge Euphorbia maculata mountainviewer Comment False Spirea, Japanese Astilbe, Star Astilbe 'Darwin's Snow Sprite' Astilbe simplicifolia mountainviewer Comment Yellow Salsify, Goat's Beard, Meadow Salsify, Moonflower, Goat Dandelion Tragopogon dubius Mateo6288 Comment Daylily 'Wild Horses' Hemerocallis irishbutterfly Comment Hawk weed, Hawkweed, Fox and Cubs, Orange Hawkweed, Devil's Paintbrush, Grim-the-Collier, Red Daisy Pilosella aurantiaca my_gardens_rock Comment Hosta 'Gold Drop' Hosta cottelpg Comment Eastern Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower 'Pink Double Delight' Echinacea purpurea atcps Comment Abelia 'Raspberry Profusion' Abelia UrbanGreenThumb Comment Cabbage Palm, Cabbage Tree, Ti Kouka, Torbay Palm, Dracaena Spike Cordyline australis Fires_in_motion Comment Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Blue River II' Hibiscus moscheutos palmbob Image Adenium (Adenium arabicum) palmbob Image Adenium (Adenium arabicum) palmbob Image Aeonium (Aeonium goochiae) palmbob Image Aeonium (Aeonium goochiae) palmbob Image Aeonium (Aeonium sedifolium) palmbob Image Aeonium 'Bronze Medal' (Aeonium ) Terri1948 Image Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'Shining Sceptre' (Kniphofia ) Terri1948 Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Shamrock' (Heuchera ) Terri1948 Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Shamrock' (Heuchera ) Terri1948 Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Shamrock' (Heuchera ) Snellvillesama Image California Bluebells, Desert Bluebells (Phacelia minor var. campanularia) in2art Image Sweet Shrub, Carolina Allspice, Strawberry Shrub, Bubby Bush, Sweet Betsy, Florida Spice Bush, Flori (Calycanthus floridus) Terri1948 Image Dianthus, Cheddar Pink 'Gran's Favourite' (Dianthus ) Terri1948 Image Garden Pink 'Moulin Rouge' (Dianthus ) maccionoadha Image Chia (Salvia hispanica) Terri1948 Image Dianthus, Cheddar Pink 'Coconut Sundae' (Dianthus ) Terri1948 Image Dianthus, Cheddar Pink 'Coconut Sundae' (Dianthus ) maccionoadha Image Ornamental Corn 'Wampum' (Zea mays) maccionoadha Image Great Northern Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) maccionoadha Image Red Kidney Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) maccionoadha Image Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed Coreopsis 'Double Sunburst' (Coreopsis lanceolata) cactus_lover Image Rhytidocaulon (Rhytidocaulon macrolobum) cactus_lover Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia gymnocalycioides x unispina) cottelpg Image Thin-leaved Sunflower, False Sunflower 'Sunshine Daydream' (Helianthus x multiflorus) Terri1948 Image Checker Mallow (Sidalcea candida) Terri1948 Image Delphinium 'Blue Lace' (Delphinium elatum) Terri1948 Image Delphinium 'Blue Lace' (Delphinium elatum) Terri1948 Image Larkspur, Candle Delphinium 'New Millennium Sunny Skies' (Delphinium elatum) palmbob Image Adenium (Adenium arabicum) palmbob Image 'Sparkler' (Aloe deltoideodonta) palmbob Image (Aloe bruynsii) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe castilloniae) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe castilloniae) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe castilloniae) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe castilloniae) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe castilloniae) palmbob Image Aloe 'Dracula's Blood' (Aloe ) palmbob Image Aloe 'Dracula's Blood' (Aloe ) madameyoohoo Image Daylily 'Kwanso' (Hemerocallis ) brentas Image Chitalpa 'Pink Dawn' (X Chitalpa tashkentensis) brentas Image Tabebuia Carib Queen '"Carib Queen' (Tabebuia ) brentas Image Tabebuia Carib Queen '"Carib Queen' (Tabebuia ) palmbob Image Aloe 'Inflaemed' (Aloe ) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe richardsiae) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe richardsiae) palmbob Image Aloe 'Sunrise' (Aloe ) palmbob Image Aloe 'Sunrise' (Aloe )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description iculov Positive Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company ShaleCreekRanch Negative Aaron's Nursery Cellsum Positive Swallowtail Garden Seeds JenLynn Neutral Marietta Gardens Teqnicolor Positive Country Hatchery JenLynn Positive Iris4U Iris Garden (U & I Enterprises) cottelpg Positive Harris Seeds halesite Positive Crystal Creek Pond Supply (formerly Pagoda Koi and Pond Supply, LLC) Keyrad Positive Niche Gardens jwood31 Positive The Wild Papaya Nursery and Garden Center Gin888 Positive Mountain Crest Gardens Marchant Positive Annie's Annuals and Perennials boca_joe Positive Accents for Home and Garden (Pepper's Greenhouse) i12_tomita Positive Kigi Nursery floria Positive Morton's Horticultural Products, Inc. Gourd Positive Bob Smoley's Gardenworld bicyclebob46 Negative DR Trimmer/Mower katielynford Positive John Bowers Daylilies

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 30, 2014