Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 19, 2015

Covering the events of April 19, 2015

... in which ...
614 posts were made.
25 plants were added to PlantFiles.
20 comments were added to PlantFiles.
142 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
136 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
12 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

"All gardeners know better than other gardeners."

( -- Chinese Proverb)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 614 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts PlantFiles Pictures 147 posts Plant Identification 143 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 51 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 26 posts Beginner Landscaping 18 posts Games 16 posts Texas Gardening 14 posts Insect and Spider Identification 12 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 12 posts Beginner Flowers 12 posts Recipes 10 posts Clean and Clutter-free 9 posts Water Gardens 8 posts Florida Gardening 8 posts Beginner Vegetables 8 posts Cottage Gardening 6 posts Irises 6 posts Photos 6 posts Sewing and Quilting 5 posts Mid-South Gardening 5 posts Central Midwest Gardening 5 posts Hostas 5 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 5 posts Cacti and Succulents 5 posts Weather 4 posts Voting Booth 4 posts Perennials 4 posts Garden Design 4 posts Home Decorating 3 posts Northeast Gardening 3 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 3 posts Daylilies 3 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 3 posts Bird Identification 3 posts Bird Watching 2 posts Seed Trading 2 posts Welcome Mat 2 posts Morning Glories 2 posts Seed Germination 2 posts Dianthus 2 posts Winter Sowing 2 posts PlantFiles How-to's 2 posts Vegetable Gardening 2 posts Canadian Gardening 2 posts Tomatoes 2 posts Market Growers 2 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 1 post BirdFiles Pictures 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post Propagation 1 post Carolina Gardening 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Ohio River Valley Gardening 1 post Happy Birthday 1 post Plant Trading 1 post Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post Beginner Fruit 1 post Poultry and Livestock 1 post Ferns, Mushrooms, Fungi and Mosses 1 post Wildlife 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

25 new plants.
20 new descriptions were added.
136 new images were added.
142 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description coriaceous Comment English Ivy, Common Ivy Hedera helix coriaceous Comment Chinese Peony, Garden Peony Paeonia lactiflora RashDecisions Comment Japanese Wineberry, Wine Raspberry Rubus phoenicolasius coriaceous Comment Hybrid Tea, Large Flowered Climbing Rose 'Madame Gregoire Staechelin' Rosa greatgardeningg Comment Chickpea, Garbanzo, Bengal gram, Kala Chana Cicer arietinum Farmerdill Comment Summer Squash 'Speedy Silver' Cucurbita pepo bottlegreen Comment Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Crimson Curls' Heuchera coriaceous Comment Climbing Polyantha Rose 'Russell's Cottage Rose' Rosa sladeofsky Comment Hardy Ageratum, Blue Mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum lokidog Comment Fosteriana Tulip 'White Emperor' Tulipa MsMaati Comment Louisiana Blue Phlox, Woodland Phlox, Wild Sweet William, Wild Blue Phlox Phlox divaricata coriaceous Comment Fosteriana Tulip 'White Emperor' Tulipa byrd746 Comment Sour Gum, Blackgum, Tupelo, Pepperidge 'Wildfire' Nyssa sylvatica Lacey160 Comment Orchid Tree, Butterfly Tree, Mountain Ebony, Geranium Tree, Purple Bauhinia Bauhinia purpurea vossner Comment Green Bottlebrush, Pine-leaved Bottlebrush Callistemon pinifolius coriaceous Comment Louisiana Blue Phlox, Woodland Phlox, Wild Sweet William, Wild Blue Phlox Phlox divaricata herbloverCA Comment Zucchini, Courgette, Summer Squash 'Bianco di Trieste' Cucurbita pepo eolivas103 Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Alice Goodman' Iris eolivas103 Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Fortunate Son' Iris eolivas103 Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Peekaboo Zebu' Iris themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Belvi Queen' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Belvi Queen' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Belvi Queen' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Belvi Queen' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Raspberry Blush' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Raspberry Blush' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Raspberry Blush' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Raspberry Blush' (Iris ) QCHammy Image Black Coral Pea (Kennedia nigricans) pmmGarak Image Crown Imperial Fritillaria (Fritillaria imperialis) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Brown Suede Jacket' (Iris ) Terri1948 Image Pieris, Andromeda, Lily of the Valley Shrub 'Katsura' (Pieris japonica) Terri1948 Image Japanese Pieris, Andromeda, Lily of the Valley Shrub 'Purity' (Pieris japonica) Terri1948 Image Japanese Pieris, Andromeda, Lily of the Valley Shrub 'Bonfire' (Pieris japonica) Terri1948 Image 'Thoughtfull' (Narcissus ) Terri1948 Image 'Kitty' (Narcissus ) Terri1948 Image 'Kitty' (Narcissus ) Terri1948 Image Split-cupped Narcissus, Split-corona Daffodil, Butterfly Narcissus 'Mondragon' (Narcissus ) palmbob Image Silver Lining Desert Lavender 'Silver Lining' (Hyptis emoryi) palmbob Image California Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum jordanii) palmbob Image Coastal Agave, Shaw's Agave (Agave shawii) palmbob Image Bart's Beauty Manzanita 'Bart's Beauty' (Arctostaphylos edmundsii) palmbob Image Bart's Beauty Manzanita 'Bart's Beauty' (Arctostaphylos edmundsii) palmbob Image 'Canyon Sparkles' (Arctostaphylos insularis) palmbob Image 'Canyon Sparkles' (Arctostaphylos insularis) palmbob Image Arctostaphylos 'Lester Rowntree' (Arctostaphylos ) palmbob Image Arctostaphylos 'Lester Rowntree' (Arctostaphylos ) palmbob Image Arctostaphylos 'Lester Rowntree' (Arctostaphylos ) palmbob Image Greensnake Manzanita 'Ophio-viridis' (Arctostaphylos ) palmbob Image Greensnake Manzanita 'Ophio-viridis' (Arctostaphylos ) palmbob Image Pajaro Manzanita, Paradise Manzanita (Arctostaphylos pajaroensis) palmbob Image Pajaro Manzanita, Paradise Manzanita (Arctostaphylos pajaroensis) palmbob Image Pajaro Manzanita, Paradise Manzanita (Arctostaphylos pajaroensis) palmbob Image Santa Cruz Manzanita 'Ghostly' (Arctostaphylos silvicola) palmbob Image Santa Cruz Manzanita 'Ghostly' (Arctostaphylos silvicola) palmbob Image Santa Cruz Manzanita 'Ghostly' (Arctostaphylos silvicola) palmbob Image Manzanita 'Sunset' (Arctostaphylos ) palmbob Image Manzanita 'Sunset' (Arctostaphylos ) palmbob Image Trailing Sagebrush 'Montara' (Artemisia californica) palmbob Image Sandhill Sage, Beach Sagebrush, Coastal Strand Wormwood, Coastal Sagewort, Cut-leaf White Sage 'David's Choice' (Artemisia pycnocephala) palmbob Image Silver Surfer Sandhill Sagebrush 'Silver Surfer' (Artemisia ) palmbob Image Great Basin Sage Brush (Artemisia tridentata) palmbob Image Desert Broom (Baccharis sarothroides) palmbob Image Spice Bush, Spicebush, Western Sweet Shrub, California Allspice (Calycanthus occidentalis) palmbob Image California Aster 'Silver Carpet' (Corethrogyne filaginifolia) palmbob Image Coastal Woodfern, California Wood Fern, Coastal Wood Fern, Western Wood Fern (Dryopteris arguta) palmbob Image Live-forever (Dudleya anomala) palmbob Image San Gabriel Mountains Live-Forever (Dudleya densiflora) palmbob Image Silver Dollar Plant (Dudleya brittonii) palmbob Image Palmer's Live-forever (Dudleya palmeri) palmbob Image Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat (Eriogonum arborescens) palmbob Image Coastal Buckwheat (Eriogonum cinereum) palmbob Image Conejo buckwheat (Eriogonum crocatum) palmbob Image Conejo buckwheat (Eriogonum crocatum) palmbob Image Sulfur Flower, Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum) palmbob Image Wild Buckwheat, Bastard-sage (Eriogonum wrightii) ViburnumValley Image Min Fir (Abies recurvata) ViburnumValley Image Min Fir (Abies recurvata) ViburnumValley Image Min Fir (Abies recurvata) ViburnumValley Image Min Fir (Abies recurvata) ViburnumValley Image Min Fir (Abies recurvata) ViburnumValley Image Veitch Fir, Veitch's Fir, Christmastree, Veitch's Silver Fir (Abies veitchii) ViburnumValley Image Veitch Fir, Veitch's Fir, Christmastree, Veitch's Silver Fir (Abies veitchii) ViburnumValley Image Veitch Fir, Veitch's Fir, Christmastree, Veitch's Silver Fir (Abies veitchii) ViburnumValley Image Veitch Fir, Veitch's Fir, Christmastree, Veitch's Silver Fir (Abies veitchii) ViburnumValley Image Caucasian Maple, Coliseum Maple, Cappadocian maple (Acer cappadocicum) themikesmom Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Raspberry Blush' (Iris ) Terri1948 Image Split-cupped Narcissus, Split-corona Daffodil, Butterfly Narcissus 'Sovereign' (Narcissus ) Terri1948 Image Split-cupped Narcissus, Split-corona Daffodil, Butterfly Narcissus 'Sovereign' (Narcissus ) Terri1948 Image 'Lemon Heart' (Narcissus ) Terri1948 Image 'Lemon Heart' (Narcissus ) Terri1948 Image Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Trevithian' (Narcissus ) Terri1948 Image 'Joybell' (Narcissus ) Terri1948 Image 'Joybell' (Narcissus ) Terri1948 Image Miniature Narcissus, Mini Daffodil 'Pencrebar' (Narcissus ) Terri1948 Image Miniature Narcissus, Mini Daffodil 'Pencrebar' (Narcissus ) Terri1948 Image Tazetta Narcissus, Paperwhite Daffodil, Paperwhites 'Ariel' (Narcissus ) Terri1948 Image Tazetta Narcissus, Paperwhite Daffodil, Paperwhites 'Minnow' (Narcissus ) Terri1948 Image Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Obdam' (Narcissus ) Terri1948 Image Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Obdam' (Narcissus ) Terri1948 Image 'Galil' (Narcissus ) Terri1948 Image 'Galil' (Narcissus ) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Indiglow' (Iris ) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Buenos Aires' (Iris ) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Angel Chiffon' (Iris ) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Dreamwalker' (Iris ) vossner Image Green Bottlebrush, Pine-leaved Bottlebrush (Callistemon pinifolius) vossner Image Green Bottlebrush, Pine-leaved Bottlebrush (Callistemon pinifolius) vossner Image Green Bottlebrush, Pine-leaved Bottlebrush (Callistemon pinifolius) Wecky Image Toadshade (Trillium sessile) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Hula Dancer' (Iris ) Wecky Image Toadshade (Trillium sessile) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Cloudcap' (Iris ) in2art Image Loosestrife (Lysimachia minoricensis) palmbob Image Western Goldenrod (Solidago occidentalis) palmbob Image June Grass (Koeleria macrantha) palmbob Image Starry False Solomon's Seal, Starry Solomon's Plume, Starry Smilac, Spikenard (Maianthemum stellatum) palmbob Image False Lily of the Valley, Wild Lily of the Valley, Two-leaf False Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum dilatatum) palmbob Image 'Jelly Bean Fiesta Marigold' (Mimulus ) palmbob Image Water Parsley (Oenanthe saramentosa) palmbob Image Hooker's Evening Primrose (Oenothera elata) palmbob Image Hooker's Evening Primrose (Oenothera elata) palmbob Image Blue Palo Verde (Parkinsonia florida) palmbob Image White Sage (Salvia apiana) palmbob Image 'Desperado' (Salvia apiana x leucophylla) palmbob Image 'Desperado' (Salvia apiana x leucophylla) palmbob Image 'Desperado' (Salvia apiana x leucophylla) palmbob Image 'Desperado' (Salvia apiana x leucophylla) palmbob Image 'Desperado' (Salvia apiana x leucophylla) palmbob Image (Scutellaria siphocampyloides) palmbob Image Spreading Stonecrop, Cascade Stonecrop, Pacific Stonecrop, Old Man's Bones (Sedum divergens) palmbob Image Sonoran Nightshade (Solanum hindsianum) palmbob Image Sonoran Nightshade (Solanum hindsianum) palmbob Image Palm, Dypsis (Dypsis bosseri) palmbob Image Palm, Dypsis (Dypsis bosseri) palmbob Image Hovomantsina Palm (Dypsis hovomantsina) palmbob Image Hovomantsina Palm (Dypsis hovomantsina) palmbob Image Hovomantsina Palm (Dypsis hovomantsina) palmbob Image Hovomantsina Palm (Dypsis hovomantsina) palmbob Image Hovomantsina Palm (Dypsis hovomantsina) palmbob Image Hovomantsina Palm (Dypsis hovomantsina) palmbob Image Hovomantsina Palm (Dypsis hovomantsina) palmbob Image Hovomantsina Palm (Dypsis hovomantsina) palmbob Image Hovomantsina Palm (Dypsis hovomantsina) palmbob Image Hovomantsina Palm (Dypsis hovomantsina) palmbob Image Hovomantsina Palm (Dypsis hovomantsina) palmbob Image Hovomantsina Palm (Dypsis hovomantsina) palmbob Image Hovomantsina Palm (Dypsis hovomantsina) palmbob Image Hovomantsina Palm (Dypsis hovomantsina) palmbob Image Hovomantsina Palm (Dypsis hovomantsina) palmbob Image Hovomantsina Palm (Dypsis hovomantsina) palmbob Image Hovomantsina Palm (Dypsis hovomantsina) palmbob Image Hovomantsina Palm (Dypsis hovomantsina) palmbob Image Hovomantsina Palm (Dypsis hovomantsina) palmbob Image Hovomantsina Palm (Dypsis hovomantsina) palmbob Image Red Neck Palm (Dypsis lastelliana)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description arualcristina Negative Hirt's Gardens (formerly Hirt's Greenhouse & Flowers) MollyBlooms Positive St. Clare Heirloom Seeds MollyBlooms Positive Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs MollyBlooms Positive Select Seeds Antique Flowers clark915 Positive 2BSeeds, LLC Jacqui09 Positive Victoriana Nursery Gardens PatYates Positive Forestfarm PatYates Negative Raintree Nursery PatYates Negative National Arbor Day Foundation marshallb Negative Nature Hills Nursery CdnErin Positive Veseys sunbright06 Negative FarmTek Growers Supply

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... April 19, 2015