Dave's Garden Newsletter for July 17, 2014

Covering the events of July 17, 2014

... in which ...
623 posts were made.
28 plants were added to PlantFiles.
11 comments were added to PlantFiles.
65 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
40 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
15 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
2 books were added to the Garden Bookworm.
2 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

"Only God can make a tree, but I'm in charge of seeds and weeds!"

( -- Unknown)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 623 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 86 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 78 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 52 posts Games 50 posts PlantFiles Pictures 42 posts Pets 29 posts Central Midwest Gardening 15 posts Sewing and Quilting 15 posts Northeast Gardening 14 posts Insect and Spider Identification 14 posts Texas Gardening 13 posts Daylilies 13 posts Vegetable Gardening 11 posts Perennials 11 posts Mid-South Gardening 11 posts Lilies 10 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 9 posts Beginner Vegetables 9 posts Recipes 8 posts Bird Watching 8 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 8 posts Garden Design 7 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 7 posts Morning Glories 7 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 7 posts Dahlias 6 posts Weather 5 posts Annuals 4 posts Brugmansias 4 posts Southwest Gardening 4 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 4 posts Seed Trading 4 posts Aroids 4 posts Clean and Clutter-free 3 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 3 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 3 posts Photos 3 posts Beginner Flowers 3 posts Water Gardens 3 posts Carnivorous Plants 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Strawbale Gardening 2 posts PlantFiles How-to's 2 posts Plant Trading 2 posts Computer Talk 2 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 2 posts Shady Gardens 2 posts Orchids 2 posts Organic Gardening 1 post Native Plants and Wild Plants 1 post Bird Identification 1 post Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post Xeriscape Gardening 1 post Wildlife 1 post Voting Booth 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Home Decorating 1 post Handyman 1 post Propagation 1 post Memory Garden 1 post Wildlife Gardening 1 post Coneflowers 1 post Upper Midwest Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

28 new plants.
11 new descriptions were added.
40 new images were added.
65 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Dragonflys4me Comment Hosta 'Granary Gold' Hosta stevelvv Comment Elephant Bush, Elephant Food, Elephant Plant, Miniature Jade, Dwarf Jade, Spekboom, Small Leaf Jade Portulacaria afra suntanbeachman Comment Ornamental Basil 'African Blue' Ocimum melschlein Comment Sea Lavender Limonium hyblaeum melschlein Comment Rock Sea-lavender, Dwarf Sea-lavender Limonium binervosum melschlein Comment Sea Lavender Limonium companyonis drendrewolf Comment White Horsenettle, Silverleaf Nightshade, Bull Nettle, Olive-leaf Nightshade, Devil's Tomato Solanum elaeagnifolium CaliforniaGuy Comment Tomato 'Mortgage Lifter' Lycopersicon lycopersicum JerusalemCherry Comment Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purpurea' Tradescantia pallida techknitter Comment Ornamental Strawberry 'Lipstick' Fragaria x ananassa lancer23 Comment Antique, Hybrid Perpetual, Old Garden Rose 'Marchesa Boccella' Rosa Terri1948 Image Garden Phlox 'Lilac Time' (Phlox paniculata) Terri1948 Image Garden Phlox 'Lilac Time' (Phlox paniculata) Genielady Image Daylily 'My Friend Floyd' (Hemerocallis ) Genielady Image Daylily 'My Friend Floyd' (Hemerocallis ) Alexander_R Image Tiger Flower, Mexican Shell Flower (Tigridia pavonia) kniphofia Image Leopard Lily, Panther Lily, Swamp Lily (Lilium pardalinum) Terri1948 Image 'Dunkelste Aller' (Erigeron ) leisure500 Image African Violet 'Snowy Sky' (Saintpaulia ) Terri1948 Image Shrub Rose 'Rotary Sunrise' (Rosa ) Terri1948 Image Shrub Rose 'Rotary Sunrise' (Rosa ) Terri1948 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Molineux' (Rosa ) Terri1948 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Molineux' (Rosa ) Terri1948 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Noble Antony' (Rosa ) Terri1948 Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Noble Antony' (Rosa ) Terri1948 Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Alec's Red' (Rosa ) Terri1948 Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Alec's Red' (Rosa ) Terri1948 Image Floribunda Rose 'Fragrant Delight' (Rosa ) Terri1948 Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Elizabeth Harkness' (Rosa ) Terri1948 Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Lovely Lady' (Rosa ) Terri1948 Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Lovely Lady' (Rosa ) Terri1948 Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Deep Secret' (Rosa ) Terri1948 Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Deep Secret' (Rosa ) Terri1948 Image Rose 'Champagne Moment' (Rosa ) Terri1948 Image Rose 'Champagne Moment' (Rosa ) Terri1948 Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Ernest H. Morse' (Rosa ) Terri1948 Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Ernest H. Morse' (Rosa ) Cville_Gardener Image Sweet Pepper 'Giant Marconi' (Capsicum annuum) Cville_Gardener Image Daylily 'Alexander The Great' (Hemerocallis ) Cville_Gardener Image Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket, Gaillardia (Gaillardia aristata) Peterwood Image Fuchsia 'Cascade' (Fuchsia ) Dragonflys4me Image Hosta 'Granary Gold' (Hosta ) stevelvv Image Elephant Bush, Elephant Food, Elephant Plant, Miniature Jade, Dwarf Jade, Spekboom, Small Leaf Jade (Portulacaria afra) larks Image Pursh, Rose Pink, Rose Gentian (Sabatia angularis) JerusalemCherry Image Wandering Jew 'Ocampo White' (Tradescantia pallida) RosinaBloom Image Shrub Rose 'Scarlet Meidiland' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Shrub Rose 'Scarlet Meidiland' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Shrub Rose 'Scarlet Meidiland' (Rosa ) melody Image Daylily 'Siloam David Kirchhoff' (Hemerocallis ) Cassandra10 Image Daylily 'Resonator' (Hemerocallis ) RosinaBloom Image Shrub Rose 'Scarlet Meidiland' (Rosa )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description lwbuchholz Negative Michigan Bulb lwbuchholz Negative Direct Gardening crowrita1 Positive Breezeway Iris crowrita1 Positive Snowpeak Iris and Daylilies texasbelle Positive Almost Eden Plants greenygal65 Positive Eden Brothers Seed Company greenygal65 Positive Nourse Farms Inc. jrogerg Positive Empress Tree Nurseries (aka Fast Growing Trees, Paulownia Supply & fastgrowingtree.com) graham072442 Positive Brighter Blooms Nursery NoahH Negative Rogue Valley Roses triton373 Positive Steve Ray's Bamboo Gardens ryan9316 Negative Aquarium Plants (Aquariumplants.com) virginiarose Positive Plant Delights Nursery forklifttechnj Positive EarthBox

Garden Bookworm Activity:

2 new books were added to the database.
2 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description wordstothewise Positive Ferns and Fern Culture wordstothewise Positive Room and Window Gardening

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... July 17, 2014