Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 2, 2015

Covering the events of April 2, 2015

... in which ...
375 posts were made.
41 plants were added to PlantFiles.
17 comments were added to PlantFiles.
677 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
9 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were 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

"I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do."

( -- Willa Cather, American author (born 12/7/1873))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 375 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 73 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 40 posts Games 25 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 20 posts PlantFiles Pictures 14 posts Mid-South Gardening 11 posts Daylilies 11 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 10 posts Seed Germination 10 posts Shady Gardens 9 posts Northeast Gardening 8 posts Seed Trading 7 posts Voting Booth 7 posts Central Midwest Gardening 7 posts Sewing and Quilting 6 posts Cacti and Succulents 6 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 5 posts Beginner Houseplants 5 posts Vegetable Gardening 5 posts Texas Gardening 5 posts Happy Birthday 5 posts Soil and Composting 5 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 5 posts Bulbs 4 posts Weather 4 posts Beginner Vegetables 4 posts Recipes 4 posts Beginner Flowers 4 posts Insect and Spider Identification 4 posts Cottage Gardening 4 posts Irises 3 posts Beginner Fruit 3 posts Tomatoes 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Photos 3 posts Container Gardening 3 posts Georgia Gardening 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 2 posts Strawbale Gardening 2 posts Roses 2 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 2 posts Morning Glories 2 posts Winter Sowing 2 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 1 post Bird Identification 1 post African Violets and Gesneriads 1 post Dahlias 1 post BugFiles How-to's 1 post Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post Florida Gardening 1 post Wildlife 1 post Hydrangeas 1 post Plant Trading 1 post Beginner Landscaping 1 post Propagation 1 post Greenhouse 1 post Computer Talk 1 post Southwest Gardening 1 post Bird Watching 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

41 new plants.
17 new descriptions were added.
9 new images were added.
677 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description johnbetteley Comment Live-Forever Dudleya pachyphytum coriaceous Comment Old Garden Rose, Centifolia Rose 'Cabbage Rose' Rosa coriaceous Comment Variegated Devil's Backbone, Japanese Poinsettia, Slipper Spurge, Redbird Cactus, Christmas Candle 'Variegatus' Euphorbia tithymaloides coriaceous Comment Grassy-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus gramineus sladeofsky Comment Autumn Squill Scilla autumnalis jjh422d Comment Common Beech, European Beech 'Riversii' Fagus sylvatica janelp_lee Comment Looking-glass Mangrove, Sundarban Mangrove Heritiera littoralis Kell Comment Yucca, Patilla Yucca endlichiana Farmerdill Comment Potato 'Caribou Russet' Solanum tuberosum Farmerdill Comment Potato 'Easton' Solanum tuberosum Farmerdill Comment Potato 'Sebec' Solanum tuberosum Azcate Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Lillian Wilder' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis lancer23 Comment California Flannel Bush, California Fremontia Fremontodendron californicum WUVIE Comment Large Leaved Bamboo Indocalamus tessellatus eolivas103 Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Adoree' Iris pmmGarak Comment Holewort, Hollowroot, Hollow Leek, Hollow Root Corydalis cava Siirenias Comment Baby Blue Eyes Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii Kell Image Yucca, Patilla (Yucca endlichiana) Kell Image Yucca, Patilla (Yucca endlichiana) Kell Image Varied-spine Hedgehog, Strawberry Hedgehog (Echinocereus engelmannii var. variegatus) Kell Image Varied-spine Hedgehog, Strawberry Hedgehog (Echinocereus engelmannii var. variegatus) Shirrush Image Lotus Tree (Ziziphus lotus) Shirrush Image Lotus Tree (Ziziphus lotus) Shirrush Image Lotus Tree (Ziziphus lotus) Shirrush Image Lotus Tree (Ziziphus lotus) asim_nawaz Image Petunia, Grandiflora Petunia 'Superbissima Mixed' (Petunia )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description judyinmound Positive The Sample Seed Shop akatja Negative Burgess Seed collectorpalms Positive Longfield Gardens Aparkplace Positive Classy Groundcovers wstew Negative Wayside Gardens IlhadoPico Positive Whatcom Seed Company (Seedrack.com) GreatBasinMom Neutral Burnt Ridge Nursery MN_AKB Neutral The Fragrant Path gardenbugde Positive Whitton Greenhouses LOREEG Positive Charles Alford Plants kfoster15 Negative Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs gr8grace Positive Clack's Dahlia Patch rbhplus8 Positive Charles Alford Plants rwouhaybi Neutral Renee's Garden Seeds trackinsand Positive Burpee (W. Atlee Burpee) floria Positive Brushwood Nursery scotscatsstags Positive Charles Alford Plants swynford Positive Zone 9 Tropicals (Zone9Tropicals.com)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

No new books were added to the database.
No new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... April 2, 2015