Dave's Garden Newsletter for May 16, 2015

Covering the events of May 16, 2015

... in which ...
490 posts were made.
4 plants were added to PlantFiles.
12 comments were added to PlantFiles.
165 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
22 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
14 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

"Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest."

( -- Douglas Jerrold, British playwright, humorist)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 490 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 104 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 60 posts PlantFiles Pictures 55 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 26 posts Games 23 posts Insect and Spider Identification 18 posts Irises 18 posts Hostas 15 posts Vegetable Gardening 15 posts Propagation 10 posts Seed Germination 10 posts Texas Gardening 9 posts Happy Birthday 8 posts Fragrant Gardening 8 posts Morning Glories 7 posts Beginner Vegetables 7 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 7 posts Weather 6 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 6 posts Florida Gardening 5 posts Beginner Landscaping 5 posts Central Midwest Gardening 5 posts Daylilies 5 posts Peonies 5 posts Perennials 4 posts Northeast Gardening 4 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 4 posts Mid-South Gardening 4 posts Cacti and Succulents 4 posts Recipes 3 posts Sewing and Quilting 3 posts Roses 2 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 2 posts Frugal Living 2 posts Water Gardens 2 posts Tomatoes 2 posts Clematis 2 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 2 posts Georgia Gardening 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post BugFiles How-to's 1 post Plant Trading 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Palms and Cycads 1 post Hybridizers 1 post Beginner Flowers 1 post Bird Watching 1 post Fuchsias 1 post Orchid Cactus 1 post Brugmansias 1 post Bird Identification 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

4 new plants.
12 new descriptions were added.
22 new images were added.
165 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description coriaceous Comment Hubricht's Blue Star, Narrow Leaf Blue Star, Arkansas Amsonia, Arkansas Bluebell Amsonia hubrichtii GardenSanctuary Comment Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Concertina' Iris RosemaryK Comment Meadow Sage 'Royal Crimson Distinction' Salvia pratensis Hibiscuspixie Comment Miniature Chusan Palm, Wagner's Windmill Palm, Waggie Trachycarpus wagnerianus miamigardens Comment Crimson Passion Flower, Grape-Leaved Passion Fruit, Passion Vine, Passionvine Passiflora vitifolia Chillybean Comment Soapweed, Soapwell, Bear Grass, Great Plains Yucca Yucca glauca coriaceous Comment Soapweed, Soapwell, Bear Grass, Great Plains Yucca Yucca glauca barquester Comment Gray Dogwood, Grey Dogwood Cornus racemosa jerry076 Comment Mexican Sunflower, Bolivian Sunflower, Marigold Tree Tithonia diversifolia chuck7701 Comment Silver Maple, Soft Maple, River Maple, Silverleaf Maple, White Maple Acer saccharinum DenisBronxite Comment Snake Plant Sansevieria subspicata var. concinna Anton15 Comment Dwarf Bottlebrush 'Little John' Callistemon viminalis csseo0 Image Chain Rhipsalis, Chain Cactus, Link Plant (Rhipsalis paradoxa) Scribbles646 Image Blackjack Oak (Quercus marilandica) GardenSanctuary Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Miss Hepsey' (Iris ) GardenSanctuary Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Canary Feathers' (Iris ) GardenSanctuary Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Canary Feathers' (Iris ) GardenSanctuary Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Concertina' (Iris ) lawgal Image Spiderwort 'Clifford's Good Morning' (Tradescantia ) Lily_love Image Edamame, Vegetable Soybean (Glycine max) lasertrimman Image Madagascar Palm (Pachypodium lamerei) themikesmom Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Navajo' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Navajo' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Navajo' (Iris ) Scribbles646 Image Flowring Pear, Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Drew A Royal Flush' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Francheville' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Francheville' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Francheville' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Francheville' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'War Chief' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'War Chief' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Francheville' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Navajo' (Iris )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description jmcarolina Neutral Plant Delights Nursery primrose_b Negative Summerstone Nursery kyaneo Negative Rogue Valley Roses deforestliz Positive Schreiner's Iris Gardens bleepy Positive Lazy Ox Farm RosesLover Negative Wayside Gardens EffieH Positive Empress Tree Nurseries (aka Fast Growing Trees, Paulownia Supply & fastgrowingtree.com) Garden_in_Texas Negative Kigi Nursery slprice3 Positive Rogue Valley Roses tallenmorgan Positive Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company dave12122 Neutral Annie's Annuals and Perennials Jenifer_B Positive Pixies Gardens jensjo Negative Ison's Nursery & Vineyard junglejimk Negative Johnny's Selected Seeds

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... May 16, 2015