Dave's Garden Newsletter for December 28, 2015

Covering the events of December 28, 2015

... in which ...
260 posts were made.
51 plants were added to PlantFiles.
44 comments were added to PlantFiles.
622 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
64 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
4 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

"Gardening is a form of art which everyone, rightly or wrongly, considers to be within his talents. (from Men and Gardens, 1997) "

( -- Nan Fairbrother, English author)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 260 posts were made yesterday.

Forum	Posts
PlantFiles Pictures	65 posts
Plant Identification	37 posts
Mid-Atlantic Gardening	34 posts
Texas Gardening	12 posts
Trees, Shrubs and Conifers	12 posts
Bird Identification	9 posts
Weather	9 posts
Voting Booth	8 posts
Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins	7 posts
Seed Trading	6 posts
Computer Talk	6 posts
Propagation	6 posts
Northeast Gardening	4 posts
Central Midwest Gardening	4 posts
Equines	4 posts
Mid-South Gardening	4 posts
Morning Glories	3 posts
Happy Birthday	3 posts
Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener	3 posts
Books, Movies, and TV	2 posts
Home Talk	2 posts
Sewing, Quilting & Needle Arts	2 posts
Crafts & Hobbies	2 posts
Bird Watching	2 posts
Cacti and Succulents	2 posts
Cameras and Photography	2 posts
Games	2 posts
Bloom of the Day Photos	1 post
Site Help	1 post
BirdFiles Pictures	1 post
Dahlias	1 post
Insect and Spider Identification	1 post
BugFiles Pictures	1 post
Recipes	1 post
Welcome Mat	1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

51 new plants.
44 new descriptions were added.
64 new images were added.
622 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member	Addition	Description
Izhar	Comment	Hardy Chrysanthemum 'Fanfare Improved' Chrysanthemum x koreanum
Ted_B	Comment	Krishna Tulsi, Holy Basil 'Linn' Ocimum sanctum
sallyg	Comment	Orchid, Oncidesa Gower Ramsey Oncidesa
coriaceous	Comment	Dragon's Head Bamboo, Hardy Dragon Bamboo Fargesia dracocephala
coriaceous	Comment	Fountain Bamboo 'Nanping' Fargesia nitida
paddyree	Comment	Alstroemeria, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Third Harmonic' Alstroemeria
janelp_lee	Comment	Snake Gourd, Chinese Cucumber Trichosanthes cucumerina
paddyree	Comment	Alstroemeria, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Sweet Laura' Alstroemeria
coriaceous	Comment	Foxglove, Common Foxglove, Purple Foxglove, Lady's Glove 'Honey Trumpet' Digitalis purpurea
coriaceous	Comment	Silver Curry Bush Helichrysum tianshanicum
miladbazdar	Comment	Easter Lily Cactus Echinopsis oxygona
mathomhouse	Comment	Glossy Buckthorn, Alder Buckthorn, Fernleaf Buckthorn, or Tallhedge Buckthorn 'Ron Williams' Frangula alnus
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Columbian Emeralds' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Emerald Spring' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Empress Adored' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Evening in Eden' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Gloucester' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Helen Virginia Wheeler' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Imperial Majesty' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Intricate by Design' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Irish Bow' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Isla Morada' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'It's a Heartbreaker' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'King's Reign' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Leo Lazar' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Lionel Petit' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Lonesome Diva' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Lost in the Mist' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Lovely Confection' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Majorca Isle' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Martha Ann McWilliams' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Master at Work' Hemerocallis
coriaceous	Comment	Bachelor's Button 'Pulchra Major' Centaurea
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Master's Approval' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Memorable Moments' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Midnight Vampire' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Molten Sunset' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Mysterious Zodiac' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Mystical Style' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'New Plateau' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Ocean Wild' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Private Games' Hemerocallis
DaylilySLP	Comment	Daylily 'Raspberry Souffle' Hemerocallis
Dani4e	Comment	Pineland Poinsettia, Pineland Spurge, Everglades Poinsettia Poinsettia pinetorum
Kell	Image	Hibiscus (Hibiscus makinoi)
Kell	Image	Turk's Cap, Pam's Pink Turk's Cap 'Pam Puryear' (Malvaviscus )
Kell	Image	Sweetheart Tree (Euscaphis japonicus)
Kell	Image	Red Spider Lily, Surprise Lily (Lycoris radiata)
Kell	Image	Winter Daffodil, Fall Crocus (Sternbergia lutea)
Kell	Image	Ornamental Pepper 'Ordono' (Capsicum annuum)
Kell	Image	Musk Mallow, Musk Okra, Ornamental Okra, Ambrette, Annual Hibiscus (Abelmoschus moschatus)
Kell	Image	Purple Bell Vine (Rhodochiton atrosanguineus)
Kell	Image	Bee Balm, Beebalm 'Bergamo' (Monarda )
Kell	Image	Austral Bellflower, Coicopihue, Coicopiu (Philesia magellanica)
Kell	Image	Goldblotch Gladiolus, Autumn Gladiolus, Butterfly Gladiolus 'Purpureoauratus Group' (Gladiolus papilio)
Kell	Image	Coral Plant (Berberidopsis corallina)
Kell	Image	Giant Sequoia, Big Tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
Kell	Image	Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis)
Kell	Image	Drymonia (Drymonia strigosa)
Kell	Image	Dalechampia (Dalechampia spathulata)
Kell	Image	Giant Water Lily, Giant Waterlily, Giant Water Platter 'Longwood Hybrid' (Victoria )
Kell	Image	Aeschynanthus (Aeschynanthus cordifolius)
Kell	Image	Thunia (Thunia alba var. bracteata)
Kell	Image	Yellow Ginger (Hedychium wardii)
Kell	Image	Chilean Bellflower (Lapageria rosea)
Kell	Image	Canterbury Bells, True Gloxinia (Gloxinia perennis)
Kell	Image	Rhynchoglossum (Rhynchoglossum gardneri)
Kell	Image	Spunky Monkey 'Mega' (Mimulus naiandinus)
Kell	Image	Rhododendron (Rhododendron campylogynum)
Kell	Image	Blue Poppy, Himalayan Poppy 'Lingholm' (Meconopsis x sheldonii)
Kell	Image	Rhododendron (Rhododendron dalhousiae var. rhabdotum)
Kell	Image	Jaboticaba, Brazilian Grape Tree (Myrciaria cauliflora)
Kell	Image	Hong Kong Rose (Rhodoleia henryi)
Kell	Image	Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides)
Kell	Image	Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Tomorrow' (Camellia japonica)
Kell	Image	Ficus 'Variegata' (Ficus lyrata)
Kell	Image	Foxtail Agave, Dragon-Tree Agave, Spineless Agave 'Raea's Gold' (Agave attenuata)
Kell	Image	Limonium (Limonium dendroides)
Kell	Image	Gildana peluda, Retama peluda (Teline nervosa)
Kell	Image	Pericallis (Pericallis webbii)
Todd_Boland	Image	Best Atkar Rhododendron 'Best Atkar' (Rhododendron )
Todd_Boland	Image	Augie Kehr Rhododendron 'Augie Kehr' (Rhododendron )
Todd_Boland	Image	Rhododendron (Rhododendron auriculatum)
Todd_Boland	Image	Rhododendron (Rhododendron adenogynum)
Todd_Boland	Image	Rhododendron (Rhododendron argyrophyllum)
Todd_Boland	Image	Rhododendron, Azalea 'America' (Rhododendron )
Todd_Boland	Image	Rhododendron 'Album Elegans' (Rhododendron )
Todd_Boland	Image	Rhododendron 'Autumn Gold' (Rhododendron )
Izhar	Image	Dahlia 'Collarette Dandy' (Dahlia )
Izhar	Image	Dahlia 'Collarette Dandy' (Dahlia )
Izhar	Image	Dahlia 'Collarette Dandy' (Dahlia )
Izhar	Image	Hardy Chrysanthemum 'Fanfare Improved' (Chrysanthemum x koreanum)
Izhar	Image	Petunia 'Prism Red' (Petunia grandiflora)
Izhar	Image	Petunia 'Prism Red' (Petunia grandiflora)
Ted_B	Image	Bitterleaf (Vernonia amygdalina)
LynDC	Image	Tall Bearded Iris 'Irwell Tribute' (Iris )
LynDC	Image	Tall Bearded Iris 'Cafe Risque' (Iris )
LynDC	Image	Tall Bearded Iris 'Cafe Risque' (Iris )
LynDC	Image	Tall Bearded Iris 'Balderdash' (Iris )
LynDC	Image	Tall Bearded Iris 'Balderdash' (Iris )
LynDC	Image	Tall Bearded Iris 'Announcement' (Iris )
LynDC	Image	Tall Bearded Iris 'Announcement' (Iris )
LynDC	Image	Tall Bearded Iris 'Sixtine C' (Iris )
BayAreaTropics	Image	California Buckeye (Aesculus californica)
BayAreaTropics	Image	California Buckeye (Aesculus californica)
Kell	Image	Aeonium (Aeonium nobile)
Scribbles646	Image	Miracle Fruit, Miracle Berry (Synsepalum dulcificum)
Kell	Image	Spurge (Euphorbia atropurpurea var. atropurpurea)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member	Addition	Description
cherylcontained	Positive	Diane's Flower Seeds
coriaceous	Positive	Broken Arrow Nursery
ssmith24	Negative	Territorial Seed Company
nnavarra61	Neutral	Reimer 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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Dave

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