Dave's Garden Newsletter for May 25, 2015

Covering the events of May 25, 2015

... in which ...
488 posts were made.
0 plants were added to PlantFiles.
14 comments were added to PlantFiles.
14 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
10 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.
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

"No poet I've ever heard of has written an ode to a load of manure. Somebody should, and I'm not trying to be funny."

( -- Ruth Stout, American author, gardener)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 488 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 163 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 28 posts Games 27 posts Central Midwest Gardening 21 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 20 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 15 posts Insect and Spider Identification 13 posts PlantFiles Pictures 12 posts Sewing and Quilting 11 posts Recipes 10 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 8 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 8 posts Northeast Gardening 8 posts Perennials 8 posts Photos 7 posts Mid-South Gardening 6 posts Irises 6 posts Bird Identification 6 posts Daylilies 6 posts Florida Gardening 5 posts Accessible Gardening 5 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 5 posts Vegetable Gardening 5 posts Beginner Landscaping 5 posts Bird Watching 4 posts Weather 4 posts Peonies 4 posts Water Gardens 4 posts Propagation 4 posts Beginner Flowers 4 posts Morning Glories 4 posts Pets 3 posts Beginner Houseplants 3 posts Seed Trading 3 posts BugFiles Pictures 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Voting Booth 3 posts Beginner Vegetables 2 posts Orchid Cactus 2 posts Roses 2 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 2 posts Tomatoes 2 posts Hibiscus 2 posts Cottage Gardening 2 posts Strawbale Gardening 2 posts Dahlias 2 posts Garden Design 1 post Hybridizers 1 post Home Decorating 1 post Ohio River Valley Gardening 1 post Frugal Living 1 post Cacti and Succulents 1 post Passifloras 1 post Rhododendrons and Relatives 1 post Seed Germination 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Retirees 1 post Pacific Northwest Gardening 1 post Rock and Alpine Gardening 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Books, Movies, and TV 1 post Plant Trading 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

No new plants.
14 new descriptions were added.
10 new images were added.
14 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description CCrews Comment Sea Buckthorn, Sea Berry, Seaberry Hippophae rhamnoides Farmerdill Comment Snap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Landreth Stringless' Phaseolus vulgaris bepah Comment Lepismium Lepismium cruciforme oakwoodbank Comment Lantana Lantana camara RosemaryK Comment Miniature Korean Fir 'Kohouts Icebreaker' Abies koreana coriaceous Comment Lantana Lantana camara sofiaporto Comment Golden Shower Tree, Purging Cassia, Golden Chain Tree, Indian Laburnum Cassia fistula mmanman Comment Orchid Tree Bauhinia ungulata coriaceous Comment Sea Buckthorn, Sea Berry, Seaberry Hippophae rhamnoides gardenladyvb Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Blazing Star' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis bermudakiller Comment Purple Castor Bean 'New Zealand Purple' Ricinus communis DocBotany Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Mister Lincoln' Rosa CrowMeris Comment Foxglove Penstemon 'Mystica' Penstemon digitalis DonnaMack Comment French Meadow-rue, Columbine Meadow-rue, Greater Meadow-rue 'Sparkler' Thalictrum aquilegiifolium plusninety Image Amaryllis 'Red Lion' (Hippeastrum ) Farmerdill Image Snap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Landreth Stringless' (Phaseolus vulgaris) lasertrimman Image Bunny Ears (Opuntia microdasys var. alba) scirpidiella Image Gunyang (Solanum vescum) rkwright85 Image Lawson False Cypress, Port Orford Cedar 'Pembury Blue' (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) iowhen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Ain't Misbehavin'' (Iris ) iowhen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Bright Herald' (Iris ) iowhen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Shah Jehan' (Iris ) iowhen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Brimstone' (Iris ) iowhen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Brimstone' (Iris )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description lorigrierson Positive Main Street Seed & Supply Co. lorigrierson Negative Direct Gardening lorigrierson Positive Holland Bulb Farms nitzi1944 Positive Longfield Gardens penguindeity Positive Mass Spectrum Botanicals babawawa Negative Select Seeds Antique Flowers DonnaMack Positive Antique Rose Emporium tonyrico Positive Cross Country Nurseries (chileplants.com) MRGinOHIO Positive Onalee's Seeds, LLC VeiledMaid Neutral Pepper Joe's Inc. dbailey24 Negative Bluff View Nursery lyph Positive American Meadows RandyLahey Neutral Easy to Grow Bulbs Lysie Positive Indiana Berry & Plant Co.

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... May 25, 2015