Dave's Garden Newsletter for August 12, 2015

Covering the events of August 12, 2015

... in which ...
491 posts were made.
6 plants were added to PlantFiles.
17 comments were added to PlantFiles.
92 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
144 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
5 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

"Oh, Adam was a gardener, and God who made him sees That half a proper gardener's work is done upon his knees... "

( -- Rudyard Kipling, British poet, Nobel laureate writer (born 12/30/1865))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 491 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts PlantFiles Pictures 148 posts Plant Identification 57 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 43 posts Games 26 posts Voting Booth 15 posts Insect and Spider Identification 15 posts Recipes 14 posts Cacti and Succulents 12 posts Seed Trading 11 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 11 posts Central Midwest Gardening 11 posts Accessible Gardening 8 posts Propagation 8 posts Bird Watching 6 posts Perennials 6 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 6 posts Dahlias 6 posts Northeast Gardening 6 posts Trash to Treasure 5 posts Beginner Vegetables 5 posts Beginner Houseplants 5 posts Happy Birthday 5 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 5 posts Weather 5 posts Equine Forum 4 posts Tomatoes 4 posts Shady Gardens 4 posts Texas Gardening 4 posts Hydrangeas 4 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 3 posts Mid-South Gardening 3 posts Morning Glories 3 posts Caudiciforms 3 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 3 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 3 posts Daylilies 2 posts Water Gardens 2 posts Beginner Fruit 2 posts Strawbale Gardening 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Orchid Cactus 1 post African Violets and Gesneriads 1 post Farm Life 1 post Poppies 1 post Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 1 post Vegetable Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

6 new plants.
17 new descriptions were added.
144 new images were added.
92 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description bealittles Comment Chameleon Plant 'Chameleon' Houttuynia cordata Ted_B Comment Creeping Charlie, Gill-over-Ground, Ground Ivy, Hedgemaids, Alehoof Glechoma hederacea Ted_B Comment Gale, Sweet Gale, Bog Myrtle Myrica gale vizzy Comment Mexican Bush Sage, Dwarf Velvet Sage 'Santa Barbara' Salvia leucantha sunkissed Comment Aloe 'Firebird' Aloe luvglory Comment Blue Dawnflower, Oceanblue Morning Glory, Island Morning Glory, Purperwinde Ipomoea indica palmbob Comment Floribunda Rose 'George Burns' Rosa DonShirer Comment Sweet Pepper 'Gypsy' Capsicum annuum DonShirer Comment Pepper 'Ljubov dlan' Capsicum annum DonShirer Comment Tomato 'Mountain Fresh' Lycopersicon lycopersicum PammiePi Comment Hyacinth Bean Lablab purpureus 47jardin Comment Heartleaf Bergenia, Pigsqueak Bergenia cordifolia shawncastro Comment Black Mulberry, Toot Tree, Persian Mulberry Morus nigra mattkjackson Comment Night Blooming Jasmine, Night Scented Jessamine, Queen of the Night Cestrum nocturnum Ted_B Comment Night Blooming Jasmine, Night Scented Jessamine, Queen of the Night Cestrum nocturnum Ted_B Comment Cowslip Primrose, Cowslip, St. Peter's Keys, Palsywort, Tisty-Tosty, Cowflops, Culver Keys Primula veris Fizgig777 Comment Daylily 'Frans Hals' Hemerocallis joeswife Image Royal Catchfly (Silene regia) Fizgig777 Image Daylily 'Black Eyed Stella' (Hemerocallis ) Fizgig777 Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Divas Raspberry Ripple' (Pelargonium x hortorum) Fizgig777 Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Peppermint Twist' (Pelargonium x hortorum) Fizgig777 Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Peppermint Twist' (Pelargonium x hortorum) Fizgig777 Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Peppermint Twist' (Pelargonium x hortorum) Fizgig777 Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Divas Raspberry Ripple' (Pelargonium x hortorum) Fizgig777 Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Divas Raspberry Ripple' (Pelargonium x hortorum) Fizgig777 Image Verbena 'Peaches & Cream' (Verbena x hybrida) Fizgig777 Image Verbena 'Peaches & Cream' (Verbena x hybrida) Fizgig777 Image Orchid, Paphiopedilum Maudiae (Paphiopedilum ) Fizgig777 Image Christmas Heliconia 'Yellow Christmas' (Heliconia angusta) Fizgig777 Image Euryops, Yellow Bush Daisy (Euryops pectinatus) Fizgig777 Image Euryops, Yellow Bush Daisy (Euryops pectinatus) Fizgig777 Image Euryops, Yellow Bush Daisy (Euryops pectinatus) Fizgig777 Image Witch Hazel 'James Wells' (Hamamelis x intermedia) Fizgig777 Image Witch Hazel 'James Wells' (Hamamelis x intermedia) Fizgig777 Image Scotch Heath, Winter Heath 'December Red' (Erica carnea) Fizgig777 Image Scotch Heath, Winter Heath 'December Red' (Erica carnea) Fizgig777 Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Silver Waves' (Camellia japonica) Fizgig777 Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Silver Waves' (Camellia japonica) Fizgig777 Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Silver Waves' (Camellia japonica) Fizgig777 Image Christmas Heliconia 'Yellow Christmas' (Heliconia angusta) Fizgig777 Image Ferraria, Starfish Lily (Ferraria ferrariola) Fizgig777 Image Ferraria, Starfish Lily (Ferraria ferrariola) Fizgig777 Image Ferraria, Starfish Lily (Ferraria ferrariola) seedtraderr Image Tomato 'Angora Orange' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Fizgig777 Image Tree Fuchsia, African Honeysuckle, Hilarious Lucy, White Olive, Wild Fuchsia (Halleria lucida) Fizgig777 Image Verbena 'Peaches & Cream' (Verbena x hybrida) Fizgig777 Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Silver Waves' (Camellia japonica) Fizgig777 Image Rice Flower (Wurmbea stricta) Fizgig777 Image Rice Flower (Wurmbea stricta) Fizgig777 Image Rice Flower (Wurmbea stricta) Fizgig777 Image Rice Flower (Wurmbea stricta) Fizgig777 Image Cape Cowslip (Lachenalia aloides) Fizgig777 Image Cape Cowslip (Lachenalia aloides) Fizgig777 Image Hybrid Lilac, Canadian Lilac 'Evangeline' (Syringa x hyacinthiflora) Fizgig777 Image Hybrid Lilac, Canadian Lilac 'Evangeline' (Syringa x hyacinthiflora) Fizgig777 Image Hybrid Lilac, Canadian Lilac 'Maiden's Blush' (Syringa x hyacinthiflora) Fizgig777 Image Hybrid Lilac, Canadian Lilac 'Blanche Sweet' (Syringa x hyacinthiflora) Fizgig777 Image Hybrid Lilac, Canadian Lilac 'Blanche Sweet' (Syringa x hyacinthiflora) Fizgig777 Image Pinnate-leaved Lilac (Syringa pinnatifolia) Fizgig777 Image Pinnate-leaved Lilac (Syringa pinnatifolia) Fizgig777 Image Double Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Charming Beauty' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Double Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Charming Beauty' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Double Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Charming Beauty' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Apple 'Oekonomierat Echter-meyer' (Malus x domestica) Fizgig777 Image Apple 'Oekonomierat Echter-meyer' (Malus x domestica) Fizgig777 Image Apple 'Oekonomierat Echter-meyer' (Malus x domestica) Fizgig777 Image Checkered Lily, Guinea-Hen Flower, Snake's Head Fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris) Fizgig777 Image Apple 'Grimes Golden' (Malus x domestica) Fizgig777 Image Double Late Tulip, Peony-flowered 'Akebono' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Double Late Tulip, Peony-flowered 'Akebono' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Fosteriana Tulip 'Sweetheart' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Triumph Tulip 'Lady Marianne' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Triumph Tulip 'Lady Marianne' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Triumph Tulip 'Topkapi' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Triumph Tulip 'Topkapi' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Triumph Tulip 'Hot Pants' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Triumph Tulip 'Hot Pants' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Triumph Tulip 'Synaeda Blue' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Fosteriana Tulip 'Exotic Emperor' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Double Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Mount Tacoma' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Fringed Tulip 'Daytona' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Triumph Tulip 'Jackpot' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Viridiflora Tulip 'Green Star' (Tulipa ) timrann Image Bois Dentelle (Elaeocarpus bojeri) timrann Image Bois Dentelle (Elaeocarpus bojeri) Fizgig777 Image Cowslip Scented Clematis 'Temple Bells' (Clematis rehderiana) Fizgig777 Image Cowslip Scented Clematis 'Temple Bells' (Clematis rehderiana) jmc1987 Image Tomato 'Pink Oxheart' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Fizgig777 Image Floribunda Rose 'Firecracker' (Rosa ) Fizgig777 Image Five-fingered Aralia 'Variegatus' (Eleutherococcus sieboldianus) Fizgig777 Image Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'All Triumph' (Dahlia ) Fizgig777 Image Golden Abelia 'Francis Mason' (Abelia x grandiflora) Fizgig777 Image Daylily 'Marietta Polkadot' (Hemerocallis ) Fizgig777 Image Daylily 'Pink Playmate' (Hemerocallis ) Fizgig777 Image Daylily 'Pink Playmate' (Hemerocallis ) Fizgig777 Image Bush Honeysuckle, Tatarian Honeysuckle 'Arnold's Red' (Lonicera tatarica) Fizgig777 Image Leafy Passion Flower, Passionflower (Passiflora perfoliata) Fizgig777 Image Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Yellow Queen' (Nymphaea ) Fizgig777 Image Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Gold Medal' (Nymphaea ) Fizgig777 Image Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Gold Medal' (Nymphaea ) Fizgig777 Image Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Fabiola' (Nymphaea ) PammiePi Image Hyacinth Bean (Lablab purpureus) Fizgig777 Image Daylily 'Gordon Biggs' (Hemerocallis ) Fizgig777 Image Daylily 'Whimsical' (Hemerocallis ) Fizgig777 Image Daylily 'Dad's Best White' (Hemerocallis ) Fizgig777 Image Mariposita (Little Butterfly), Poor Man's Orchid (Schizanthus tricolor) Fizgig777 Image Mariposita (Little Butterfly), Poor Man's Orchid (Schizanthus tricolor) Fizgig777 Image Mariposita (Little Butterfly), Poor Man's Orchid (Schizanthus tricolor) Fizgig777 Image Climber, Shrub Rose 'Yellow Submarine' (Rosa ) Fizgig777 Image Climber, Shrub Rose 'Yellow Submarine' (Rosa ) Fizgig777 Image Dwarf Morning Glory (Convolvulus tricolor) Fizgig777 Image Shrub Rose 'Be-Bop' (Rosa ) Fizgig777 Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Picture' (Rosa ) Fizgig777 Image Floribunda Rose 'Firecracker' (Rosa ) Fizgig777 Image Shrub Rose 'Bremer Stadtmusikanten' (Rosa ) Fizgig777 Image Single Late Tulip 'El Nino' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Berenice Boddy' (Camellia japonica) Fizgig777 Image Viridiflora Tulip 'Flaming Spring Green' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Viridiflora Tulip 'Flaming Spring Green' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Single Late Tulip 'La Courtine' (Tulipa ) Fizgig777 Image Hybrid Moyesii Rose 'Eddie's Crimson' (Rosa ) Fizgig777 Image Hybrid Moyesii Rose 'Eddie's Crimson' (Rosa ) Fizgig777 Image Hybrid Moyesii Rose 'Eddie's Crimson' (Rosa ) Fizgig777 Image Hybrid Tea, Large-flowered Rose 'Afterglow' (Rosa ) Fizgig777 Image Shrub Rose, Buck Roses Collection 'Serendipity' (Rosa ) Fizgig777 Image Floribunda Rose 'Good Show' (Rosa ) Fizgig777 Image Polyantha Rose 'Jean Mermoz' (Rosa ) Fizgig777 Image China Rose, Miniature Rose 'Pompon de Paris' (Rosa ) Fizgig777 Image Climber, Hybrid Musk, Lambertiana, Polyantha Rose 'Excellenz von Schubert' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Threadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Golden Dream' (Coreopsis verticillata) DaylilySLP Image Threadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Golden Dream' (Coreopsis verticillata) DaylilySLP Image Threadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Golden Dream' (Coreopsis verticillata) DaylilySLP Image Eastern Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower 'Sombrero Adobe Orange' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Eastern Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower 'Sombrero Adobe Orange' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Eastern Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower 'Sombrero Adobe Orange' (Echinacea purpurea) DaylilySLP Image Climbing Aloe (Aloe ciliaris) DaylilySLP Image Climbing Aloe (Aloe ciliaris) DaylilySLP Image Climbing Aloe (Aloe ciliaris) DaylilySLP Image Pineapple (Ananas comosus) DaylilySLP Image Pineapple (Ananas comosus) DaylilySLP Image Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra lurida) DaylilySLP Image Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra lurida) DaylilySLP Image Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra lurida) DaylilySLP Image Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra lurida) DaylilySLP Image Hawaiian Snowbush, Snow Bush, Snow-on-the-Mountain, Sweetpea Bush (Breynia disticha) DaylilySLP Image Hawaiian Snowbush, Snow Bush, Snow-on-the-Mountain, Sweetpea Bush (Breynia disticha) DaylilySLP Image Hawaiian Snowbush, Snow Bush, Snow-on-the-Mountain, Sweetpea Bush (Breynia disticha) DaylilySLP Image Hawaiian Snowbush, Snow Bush, Snow-on-the-Mountain, Sweetpea Bush (Breynia disticha) DaylilySLP Image Hawaiian Snowbush, Snow Bush, Snow-on-the-Mountain, Sweetpea Bush (Breynia disticha) DaylilySLP Image Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Brunfelsia pauciflora) DaylilySLP Image Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Brunfelsia pauciflora) DaylilySLP Image Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Brunfelsia pauciflora) DaylilySLP Image Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Brunfelsia pauciflora) DaylilySLP Image Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Brunfelsia pauciflora) DaylilySLP Image Zebra Plant (Calathea zebrina) DaylilySLP Image Zebra Plant (Calathea zebrina) DaylilySLP Image Zebra Plant (Calathea zebrina) DaylilySLP Image Papaya, Mamão, Melon Tree (Carica papaya) DaylilySLP Image Papaya, Mamão, Melon Tree (Carica papaya) DaylilySLP Image Papaya, Mamão, Melon Tree (Carica papaya) DaylilySLP Image Papaya, Mamão, Melon Tree (Carica papaya)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description jwinders Positive Empress Tree Nurseries (aka Fast Growing Trees, Paulownia Supply & fastgrowingtree.com) scottPi Positive Sandusky Valley Nursery MB3 Negative Horizon Herbs, LLC makashaka Neutral Airplants4U

Garden Bookworm Activity:

No new books were added to the database.
No new ratings/comments were added to the database.

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Dave

 

And that's the way it was... August 12, 2015