Dave's Garden Newsletter for June 8, 2015

Covering the events of June 8, 2015

... in which ...
512 posts were made.
7 plants were added to PlantFiles.
18 comments were added to PlantFiles.
72 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
39 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
21 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

"It is unchristian to hedge from the sight of others the beauties of nature which it has been our good fortune to create or secure."

( -- Frank J. Scott, Garden writer (1870))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 512 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 96 posts Texas Gardening 51 posts PlantFiles Pictures 49 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 43 posts Sewing and Quilting 24 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 23 posts Daylilies 15 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 15 posts Mid-South Gardening 13 posts Northeast Gardening 12 posts Games 11 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 11 posts Vegetable Gardening 11 posts Central Midwest Gardening 11 posts Beginner Flowers 9 posts Voting Booth 9 posts Morning Glories 8 posts Insect and Spider Identification 8 posts Weather 7 posts Beginner Vegetables 7 posts Group Buys 6 posts Florida Gardening 6 posts Happy Birthday 6 posts Pets 5 posts Recipes 5 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 3 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 3 posts Bird Watching 3 posts Shady Gardens 3 posts Hostas 3 posts Invasive Plants 3 posts Bird Identification 3 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 3 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 3 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 2 posts Tomatoes 2 posts Beginner Landscaping 2 posts Dahlias 2 posts Peonies 2 posts Water Gardens 2 posts Cottage Gardening 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post Photos 1 post Orchids 1 post Cacti and Succulents 1 post Propagation 1 post Ohio River Valley Gardening 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Irises 1 post Memory Garden 1 post Hibiscus 1 post African Violets and Gesneriads 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

7 new plants.
18 new descriptions were added.
39 new images were added.
72 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Janie2015 Comment Snow on the Mountain Euphorbia marginata Ted_B Comment White Colic Root, Ague Root, Star Grass, True Unicorn Root Aletris farinosa Ted_B Comment Angelica Angelica archangelica Ted_B Comment Glacier Wormwood Artemisia glacialis Ted_B Comment Genipi, Genipi noir, Black Mugwort Artemisia genipi zone_5 Comment Japanese Fiber Banana, Japanese Hardy Banana Musa basjoo Ted_B Comment White Génépi Artemisia mutellina Abe1234 Comment Japanese Beech Fern Thelypteris decursive-pinnata veggiequeen Comment Gold Moss, Stringy Stonecrop, Graveyard Moss Sedum sarmentosum Cahow Comment Stromanthe 'Tricolor' Stromanthe sanguinea Portplantia Comment Daphne 'Summer Ice' Daphne x transatlantica Portplantia Comment Moonflower, Moon Vine, Giant White Moonflower Ipomoea alba Ted_B Comment Poison Arrow Flower Strophanthus kombe Blackie69 Comment Pongam, Karum Tree, Poonga-Oil Tree, Indian Beech Pongamia pinnata SpringwoodGrdns Comment Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead Hydrangea 'Everlasting Ocean' Hydrangea macrophylla SpringwoodGrdns Comment Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead Hydrangea 'Everlasting Opal' Hydrangea macrophylla SpringwoodGrdns Comment Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Everlasting Revolution' Hydrangea macrophylla SpringwoodGrdns Comment Mountain Hydrangea 'Grayswood' Hydrangea serrata RosinaBloom Image Tibouchina, Glory Bush 'Blue Moon' (Tibouchina organensis ) RosinaBloom Image Tibouchina, Glory Bush 'Blue Moon' (Tibouchina organensis ) RosinaBloom Image Tibouchina, Glory Bush 'Blue Moon' (Tibouchina organensis ) RosinaBloom Image Tibouchina, Glory Bush 'Blue Moon' (Tibouchina organensis ) RosinaBloom Image Golden Creeping Jenny, Gold Moneywort 'Aurea' (Lysimachia nummularia) RosinaBloom Image Lady's Mantle 'Thriller' (Alchemilla mollis) RosinaBloom Image Monkey Flower 'Jelly Bean Orange' PPAF' (Mimulus ) RosinaBloom Image Monkey Flower 'Jelly Bean Orange' PPAF' (Mimulus ) RosinaBloom Image Monkey Flower 'Jelly Bean Orange' PPAF' (Mimulus ) RosinaBloom Image Monkey Flower 'Jelly Bean Orange' PPAF' (Mimulus ) RosinaBloom Image Perez's Sea Lavender, Seafoam Statice (Limonium perezii) RosinaBloom Image Perez's Sea Lavender, Seafoam Statice (Limonium perezii) PlantFanatic56 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Starship Enterprise' (Iris ) virginiarose Image Longiflorum-Asiatic (L.A.) Hybrid Lily 'Eyeliner' (Lilium ) Terri1948 Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Purple Landscape' (Iris ) Terri1948 Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Maui Moonlight' (Iris ) Terri1948 Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Maui Moonlight' (Iris ) Terri1948 Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Raspberry Blush' (Iris ) Terri1948 Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Red Orchid' (Iris ) Terri1948 Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Red Orchid' (Iris ) Terri1948 Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Red Orchid' (Iris ) Janie2015 Image Snow on the Mountain (Euphorbia marginata) TucsonJohnW Image Agave, Century Plant, American Aloe, Maguey (Agave americana) Ted_B Image White Colic Root, Ague Root, Star Grass, True Unicorn Root (Aletris farinosa) strelitziagirl Image Peperomia Rosso 'Rosso' (Peperomia Caperata) strelitziagirl Image Peperomia Rosso 'Rosso' (Peperomia Caperata) strelitziagirl Image Peperomia Rosso 'Rosso' (Peperomia Caperata) strelitziagirl Image Peperomia Rosso 'Rosso' (Peperomia Caperata) Ted_B Image Glacier Wormwood (Artemisia glacialis) Ted_B Image Angelica (Angelica archangelica) eolivas103 Image Canna 'Femme Fatale' (Canna ) SpringwoodGrdns Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea 'Double Dare' (Hydrangea macrophylla) Ted_B Image Genipi, Genipi noir, Black Mugwort (Artemisia genipi) Ted_B Image White Génépi (Artemisia mutellina) Ted_B Image Poison Arrow Flower (Strophanthus kombe) alexgr1 Image Beijing Grass (Murdannia loriformis ) laurawege Image Stewartia (Stewartia sinensis) laurawege Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Krinkled White' (Paeonia lactiflora) laurawege Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Krinkled White' (Paeonia lactiflora)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description Lovehum Positive Sooner Plant Farm (Shop Smarter Shop Sooner) harryliu Negative Summerstone Nursery Zoe57 Negative Brent & Becky's Bulbs twocatbliss Positive Glasshouse Works Portplantia Positive TulipWorld Leslieandkeith Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery Leslieandkeith Positive Niche Gardens Leslieandkeith Positive Broken Arrow Nursery Leslieandkeith Positive Lewis Bamboo Groves Leslieandkeith Positive Gossler Farms Nursery MHPermaculture Negative Empress Tree Nurseries (aka Fast Growing Trees, Paulownia Supply & fastgrowingtree.com) birchoil Positive Moonshine Designs Nursery ysfex3 Negative Japanese Maples and Evergreens MeganRoseMcLain Positive Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company Starrdust Positive Flora Exotica MordSith Negative Arizona Aquatic Gardens crazybanshee Positive Brent & Becky's Bulbs

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... June 8, 2015