Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of September 1.

38 members joined.


Gardening Quote of the Day

"Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace."

( -- May Sarton, American author)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Amber Rose
By Brugie


Plants Database Photo of the Day

Sacred Datura, Hindu Datura
Datura meteloides
By dave

Forum Activity

A grand total of 971 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts
Brugmansias and Friends201 posts.
Photos116 posts.
PDB Pictures99 posts.
Identification80 posts.
Prayer Requests49 posts.
Parking Lot44 posts.
Dave's Garden42 posts.
General Discussion41 posts.
Tropicals20 posts.
Plant Trading20 posts.
Media18 posts.
Seed Trading16 posts.
Welcome Mat15 posts.
Propagation15 posts.
Roses14 posts.
Garden Foes14 posts.
Dirt Cheap13 posts.
Roundup11 posts.
Farm Life11 posts.
Bulbs11 posts.
Computer Talk10 posts.
Vines and Climbers10 posts.
The Tool Shed8 posts.
Recipes8 posts.
Pets7 posts.
Garden Talk6 posts.
Annuals6 posts.
Mail Call!6 posts.
European5 posts.
House Plants5 posts.
Home and Crafts5 posts.
Tomatoes4 posts.
Co-Op4 posts.
Hostas4 posts.
Handyman4 posts.
Jokes and Chat3 posts.
Saving Seeds3 posts.
Vegetable Gardening3 posts.
Shady Gardens2 posts.
Heirlooms2 posts.
Time Management2 posts.
Legumes2 posts.
Health2 posts.
Herbs1 post.
Succulents1 post.
Collectibles1 post.

Journal Activity

28 new items.
99 new entries.
43 new images.

Plants Database Activity:

11 new plants.
52 new descriptions were added.
88 new images were added.

Member Addition Description
go_volsCommentBlack Walnut
(Juglans nigra)
smiln32CommentPerennial Pepperweed
(Lepidium latifolium)
go_volsCommentBusy Lizzy
(Impatiens walleriana)
smiln32CommentRue
(Peganum harmala)
dsrtgdnCommentLemon Basil 'Sweet Dani'
(Ocimum basilicum)
dsrtgdnCommentPurple Basil 'Osmin'
(Ocimum basilicum)
usamaghzalyCommentAl Somar, Umbrella-Thorn Acacia
(Acacia tortilis)
snowhermitCommentAngel's Trumpet 'Solid Gold'
(Brugmansia )
snowhermitCommentAngel's Trumpet 'Isabella'
(Brugmansia )
snowhermitCommentAngel's Trumpet 'Jamaican Yellow'
(Brugmansia )
snowhermitCommentAngel'sTrumpet 'Whiskers'
(Brugmansia )
snowhermitCommentAngel's Trumpet 'Milk N Honey'
(Brugmansia )
snowhermitCommentWhite Bat Flower
(Tacca integrifolia)
talinumCommentHenbit, Deadnettle
(Lamium amplexicaule)
muggieCommentCastor Bean, Caster Oil Plant
(Ricinus communis)
AzaleaCommentLady Banks Rose
( )
sammyrodgCommentRose Campion
(Lychnis coronaria)
talinumCommentAustralian Acnistus
(Acnistus australis)
go_volsCommentWater Forget-Me-Not
(Myosotis scorpoides)
jodyCommentHosta 'Baby Bunting'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Beatrice'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Big Daddy'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Big John'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Birchwood Elegance'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Birchwood Parky's Gold'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Black Hills'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Blue Angel'
(Hosta )
AzaleaCommentDaisy Gardenia
( )
jodyCommentHosta 'Blue Arrow'
(Hosta )
BaaCommentQueen Anne's Thimbles, Blue Thimble Flower, Globe Gilia
(Gilia capitata)
jodyCommentHosta 'Blue Betty Lou'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Blue Blazes'
(Hosta )
AzaleaCommentUpright Elephant Ear, Giant Taro, Wild Taro
(Alocasia macrorrhiza)
jodyCommentHosta 'Blue Cadet'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Blue Danube'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Blue Dimples'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Blue Ice'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Blue Mammoth'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Blue Umbrellas'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Blue Vision'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Bold Edger'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Band of Gold'
(Hosta )
lupineloverCommentAlpine Lady's Mantle, Mountain Lady's Mantle
(Alchemilla alpinus)
lupineloverCommentSnap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Romano Bush'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
lupineloverCommentBlue Lyme Grass 'Glaucus'
(Elymus arenarius)
lupineloverCommentRue
(Ruta graveolens)
CrimsonCommentCreeping Jenny, Moneywort
(Lysimachia nummularia)
CrimsonCommentGold Moss Sedum, Golden Carpet Sedum
(Sedum acre)
JoanneCCommentTrumpet Vine
(Campsis radicans)
CrimsonCommentLanceleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed Coreopsis
(Coreopsis lanceolata)
CrimsonCommentMallow, French Hollyhock
(Malva sylvestris)
CrimsonCommentMorning Glory, "Double Blue Picotee"
( )
smiln32Image
Butter and Eggs, Common Toadflax
(Linaria vulgaris)
AzaleaImage
Strawberry Begonia/Geranium
( )
smiln32Image
Virginia pepperweed
(Lepidium virginicum)
smiln32Image
Virginia pepperweed
(Lepidium virginicum)
smiln32Image
Rue
(Peganum harmala)
smiln32Image
Rue
(Peganum harmala)
DebbyImage
Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Turn of the Century'
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
DebbyImage
Bachelor's Buttons, Cornflower
(Centaurea cyanus)
DebbyImage
Three-lobed Rudbeckia, Brown-eyed Susan
(Rudbeckia triloba)
DebbyImage
Dame's Rocket or Sweet Rocket
(Hesperis matronalis)
DebbyImage
Virginia Bluebells, Virginia Cowslip, Lungwort Oysterleaf
(Mertensia virginica)
DebbyImage
Daisy Fleabane
(Erigeron speciosus)
DebbyImage
Catawba, Indian Bean Tree
(Catalpa bignonioides)
DebbyImage
New York Ironweed
(Vernonia noveboracensis)
CrimsonImage
Spider Flower
(Cleome hasslerana)
CrimsonImage
Spider Flower
(Cleome hasslerana)
CrimsonImage
Spider Flower
(Cleome hasslerana)
CrimsonImage
Comfrey
(Symphytum officinale)
CrimsonImage
Common Vetch
(Vicia sativa)
CrimsonImage
Purple Coneflower
(Echinacea purpurea)
CrimsonImage
Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster
(Cosmos bipinnatus)
CrimsonImage
Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster
(Cosmos bipinnatus)
CrimsonImage
Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster
(Cosmos bipinnatus)
CrimsonImage
Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster
(Cosmos bipinnatus)
CrimsonImage
Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster
(Cosmos bipinnatus)
EvertImage
Japanese Windflower
(Anemone hupehensis)
EvertImage
Cathedral Bells, Cup and Saucer Vine
(Cobaea scandens)
hemladyImage
Daylily 'Sweet Surprise'
(Hemerocallis )
EvertImage
Whitebark Magnolia
(Magnolia hypoleuca)
EvertImage
Cathedral Bells, Cup and Saucer Vine
(Cobaea scandens)
EvertImage
Clematis 'Dr. Ruppel'
(Clematis )
EvertImage
Bog Bean
(Menyanthes trifoliata)
EvertImage
Bog Bean
(Menyanthes trifoliata)
BaaImage
Hardy Fuchsia 'gracilis vareigata'
(Fuchsia magellanica)
BaaImage
Hardy Fuchsia 'gracilis vareigata'
(Fuchsia magellanica)
AzaleaImage
Rose Campion
(Lychnis coronaria)
AzaleaImage
Rose Campion
(Lychnis coronaria)
mysticImage
Mallow, French Hollyhock 'Brave Heart (Braveheart)'
(Malva sylvestris)
AzaleaImage
Lady Banks Rose
( )
mysticImage
Mignon Dahlia 'Roxy'
(Dahlia )
mysticImage
Mignon Dahlia 'Roxy'
(Dahlia )
hczone6Image
Giant Reed
(Arundo donax)
muggieImage
Castor Bean, Caster Oil Plant
(Ricinus communis)
muggieImage
Castor Bean, Caster Oil Plant
(Ricinus communis)
BamagirlteeImage
Daylily 'All American Windmill'
(Hemerocallis )
BamagirlteeImage
Daylily 'Almond Puff'
(Hemerocallis )
BamagirlteeImage
Daylily 'Art of Seduction'
(Hemerocallis )
BamagirlteeImage
Daylily 'Awakening Dream'
(Hemerocallis )
BamagirlteeImage
Daylily 'Bamboo Blackie'
(Hemerocallis )
BamagirlteeImage
Daylily 'Beautiful Edgings'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticImage
Glory Flower
(Eccremocarpus scaber)
BamagirlteeImage
Daylily 'Beautiful Jealous Eyes'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticImage
Glory Flower
(Eccremocarpus scaber)
mysticImage
Turtlehead
(Chelone obliqua)
mysticImage
Sweet Autumn Clematis
(Clematis terniflora)
mysticImage
Sweet Autumn Clematis
(Clematis terniflora)
mysticImage
Moonflower, Moon Vine
(Ipomoea alba)
mysticImage
Painter's Palette, Jumpseed
(Tovara virginiana)
BaaImage
Waterlily Dahlia 'Twilight Time' 'Twilight Time'
(Dahlia )
BaaImage
Blue Passion Flower, Hardy Passion flower
(Passiflora caerulea)
AzaleaImage
Gardenia, Cape Jasmine
(Gardenia augusta)
BaaImage
Queen Anne's Thimbles, Blue Thimble Flower, Globe Gilia
(Gilia capitata)
AzaleaImage
Daisy Gardenia
( )
AzaleaImage
Daisy Gardenia
( )
AzaleaImage
Upright Elephant Ear, Giant Taro, Wild Taro
(Alocasia macrorrhiza)
UlrichImage
Florist's Cyclamen
(Cyclamen persicum)
UlrichImage
Florist's Cyclamen
(Cyclamen persicum)
poppysueImage
Coleus, Painted Nettle 'South of the Border'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
CrimsonImage
Creeping Jenny, Moneywort
(Lysimachia nummularia)
CrimsonImage
Creeping Jenny, Moneywort
(Lysimachia nummularia)
CrimsonImage
African Daisy
(Arctotis stoechadifolia)
CrimsonImage
Daylily 'Kwanso'
(Hemerocallis )
CrimsonImage
Daylily 'Kwanso'
(Hemerocallis )
CrimsonImage
Four O'Clock
(Mirabilis jalapa)
CrimsonImage
Four O'Clock
(Mirabilis jalapa)
CrimsonImage
Four O'Clock
(Mirabilis jalapa)
CrimsonImage
Four O'Clock
(Mirabilis jalapa)
CrimsonImage
Globe Amaranth
(Gomphrena globosa)
CrimsonImage
Gold Moss Sedum, Golden Carpet Sedum
(Sedum acre)
CrimsonImage
Hollyhock
(Alcea rosea)
CrimsonImage
Hollyhock
(Alcea rosea)
CrimsonImage
Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed Coreopsis
(Coreopsis lanceolata)
CrimsonImage
Mallow, French Hollyhock
(Malva sylvestris)
CrimsonImage
Mallow, French Hollyhock
(Malva sylvestris)
CrimsonImage
Morning Glory, "Double Blue Picotee"
( )
CrimsonImage
Morning Glory, "Double Blue Picotee"
( )
CrimsonImage
Morning Glory, "Double Blue Picotee"
( )
CrimsonImage
Morning Glory, "Double Blue Picotee"
( )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
Terri2PositiveSutton's Iris Gardens Good Rating
sagesuePositiveGoodwin Creek Gardens Good Rating
sagesueNegativeGilbert H. Wild & Son Good Rating
golddogPositiveWilkerson Mill Gardens (also dba Hydrangea.com) Good Rating
Hosta_MizerPositiveSnowpeak Iris and Daylilies Good Rating

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... September 1, 2002