Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 9, 2015

Covering the events of April 9, 2015

... in which ...
417 posts were made.
2 plants were added to PlantFiles.
19 comments were added to PlantFiles.
94 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
26 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
36 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
1 book was 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

"Earthworms are the intestines of the soil."

( -- Aristotle, Greek philosopher (born 384 BC))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 417 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 107 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 62 posts PlantFiles Pictures 32 posts Games 30 posts Insect and Spider Identification 10 posts Seed Trading 9 posts Beginner Fruit 9 posts Sewing and Quilting 8 posts Mid-South Gardening 8 posts Northeast Gardening 7 posts Bird Watching 7 posts Happy Birthday 7 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 6 posts Texas Gardening 6 posts Clematis 6 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 6 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 6 posts Weather 6 posts Florida Gardening 5 posts Beginner Vegetables 5 posts Central Midwest Gardening 5 posts Morning Glories 5 posts Voting Booth 4 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 4 posts Orchid Cactus 4 posts Tiny Gardens 4 posts BugFiles Pictures 3 posts Cacti and Succulents 3 posts Trash to Treasure 3 posts Water Gardens 3 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Japanese Maples 2 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 2 posts Dahlias 2 posts Tropical Plants 2 posts Homesteading 2 posts Grass and Bamboo 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Recipes 2 posts Perennials 1 post Coleus 1 post Photos 1 post Rock and Alpine Gardening 1 post Equine Forum 1 post Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post Strawbale Gardening 1 post Garden Design 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post California Gardening 1 post Wildlife 1 post Irises 1 post Daylilies 1 post Rocky Mountain Gardening 1 post Georgia Gardening 1 post Agastaches and Salvias 1 post Vegetable Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

2 new plants.
19 new descriptions were added.
26 new images were added.
94 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description coriaceous Comment Winter Daphne, Fragrant Daphne 'Rubra' Daphne mezereum coriaceous Comment February Daphne 'Alba' Daphne mezereum CHLOE777 Comment Cranberry Cotoneaster Cotoneaster apiculatus alderdeals Comment Sweet Annie, Sweet Sagewort, Annual Wormwood, Huang Hua Hao Artemisia annua srulison Comment Swamp Doghobble, Swamp Sweetbells, Sweetbells, Fetterbush Eubotrys racemosa coriaceous Comment Dog Hobble, Leucothoe Leucothoe axillaris janelp_lee Comment Species Orchid, Windowsill Orchid, Formosa Pleione Pleione formosana coriaceous Comment Tarda Tulip Tulipa tarda bits Comment Crinum Lily 'Walter Flory' Crinum coriaceous Comment Fosteriana Tulip 'Red Emperor' Tulipa coriaceous Comment Waterlily Tulip 'Stresa' Tulipa kaufmanniana coriaceous Comment Double Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Angelique' Tulipa cyrusiris Comment Chestnut Vine, Lizard Vine Tetrastigma voinierianum coriaceous Comment Triumph Tulip 'Negrita' Tulipa coriaceous Comment Triumph Tulip 'Prinses Irene' Tulipa eolivas103 Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Tenderly' Iris eolivas103 Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Orangutan Orange' Iris eolivas103 Comment Aribred Iris 'De Nile' Iris Nussa Comment Common Kochia, Burning Bush, Ragweed, Mexican Fireweed Bassia scoparia htop Image Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) htop Image Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) htop Image Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) htop Image Texas Huisache, Sweet Acacia (Acacia smallii) startle Image Daylily 'Welchkins' (Hemerocallis ) lasertrimman Image Octopus Agave, Amole (Agave vilmoriniana) keikee Image Opium Poppy, Breadseed Poppy, Lettuce Leaf Poppy (Papaver somniferum) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Zantha' (Iris ) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Acoma' (Iris ) CAndersen Image Border Bearded Iris 'Glo-ray Hallelujah' (Iris ) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Gyro' (Iris ) Ted_B Image Yellow Root (Xanthorhiza simplicissima) Ted_B Image Yellow Root (Xanthorhiza simplicissima) Ted_B Image Wild Evergreen Ginger, Little Brown Jug (Hexastylis arifolia) Ted_B Image Partridgeberry, Twinberry, Squaw Vine, Deerberry (Mitchella repens) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Ruffled Goddess' (Iris ) lasertrimman Image Chenille Prickly Pear, Old Man Whiskers (Opuntia aciculata) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Mussolini' (Iris ) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Argus Pheasant' (Iris ) Jill_ Image Piedmont Azalea, Pinxter Azalea, Wild Azalea, Sweet Mountain Azalea, Wild Honeysuckle (Rhododendron canescens) Scottyb4996 Image English Ivy, Common Ivy 'Design' (Hedera helix) RosinaBloom Image Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense) RosinaBloom Image Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense) RosinaBloom Image Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense) RosinaBloom Image Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense) RosinaBloom Image Cabbage Palm, Cabbage Tree, Ti Kouka, Torbay Palm, Dracaena Spike (Cordyline australis)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description tannatforlife Negative Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company Mitchella Positive Evermay Nursery JiminRingoes Positive White Oak Nursery truh Neutral Eden Brothers Seed Company Pinkfloyd47 Negative Burgess Seed robdallas_8b Positive Trees of Antiquity (formerly Sonoma Antique Apple Nursery) tgreen81 Positive Brighter Blooms Nursery thegdawg Negative Digging Dog Nursery methec Negative Dimeo Blueberry Farms Aconitum19 Negative Cook's Carnivorous Plants Aconitum19 Positive Cascade Carnivores Aconitum19 Positive California Carnivores Aconitum19 Positive Prairie Moon Nursery Aconitum19 Positive R.F. Orchids Aconitum19 Positive Andy's Orchids tvojt Positive Quackin' Grass Nursery psudan Negative K. Van Bourgondien & Sons, Inc. suzziesw Positive Eden Brothers Seed Company Naoseiqual Positive Pernell Gerver PatJ1959 Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery pantera123 Positive Gardensoyvey.com Shihtzumama1 Negative Empress Tree Nurseries (aka Fast Growing Trees, Paulownia Supply & fastgrowingtree.com) Zonebuster35 Positive Amaryllis Bulb Company Chelsearose Positive Empress Tree Nurseries (aka Fast Growing Trees, Paulownia Supply & fastgrowingtree.com) magnaastra Neutral McClure & Zimmerman Quality Flowerbulb Brokers hippiedaisy Positive Cactus Store (Cactusstore.com) shorowitz24 Negative Ison's Nursery & Vineyard butifldisstr Positive Michigan Bulb ne0logic Positive Willis Orchard Company Ben0123 Negative Aloha Tropicals rosada Positive Garden Crossings LLC yippee1999 Neutral Wayside Gardens HM2015 Neutral Empress Tree Nurseries (aka Fast Growing Trees, Paulownia Supply & fastgrowingtree.com) HM2015 Negative Direct Gardening DG4Scio Positive Sequim Rare Plants

Garden Bookworm Activity:

1 new book was 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... April 9, 2015