Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of October 17.

56 members joined.


Gardening Quote of the Day

"Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them."

( -- Bill Vaughan, American writer, columnist (born 10/18/1915))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: White Pearl x Big 1
By brugcrazy


Plants Database Photo of the Day

Night Blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe
Epiphyllum oxypetalum
By yang

Forum Activity

A grand total of 685 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts
Brugmansias and Friends145 posts.
Prayer Requests90 posts.
General Discussion89 posts.
Photos53 posts.
Health and Dieting29 posts.
Recipes26 posts.
Identification22 posts.
Scif Store Discussion20 posts.
Pets16 posts.
PDB Pictures15 posts.
Tropicals12 posts.
Seed Trading12 posts.
Roundup12 posts.
Computer Talk12 posts.
Co-Op11 posts.
Plant Trading10 posts.
Water Gardens9 posts.
Home and Crafts9 posts.
Media8 posts.
Hostas8 posts.
Mail Call!8 posts.
Dave's Garden8 posts.
Parking Lot8 posts.
Jokes and Chat6 posts.
Current Events5 posts.
Cactus and Succulents5 posts.
Wild Life4 posts.
Gourds and Melons4 posts.
Vines and Climbers4 posts.
Greenhouse4 posts.
Farm Life3 posts.
Dirt Cheap3 posts.
Bulbs3 posts.
Disabled Gardeners2 posts.
Pollbooth2 posts.
Canadian Trading2 posts.
Roses1 post.
Camera Talk1 post.
Master Gardeners1 post.
Propagation1 post.
European1 post.
Saving Seeds1 post.

Journal Activity

25 new items.
33 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

11 new plants.
16 new descriptions were added.
9 new images were added.

Member Addition Description
UlrichCommentManzanita
(Arctostaphylos manzanita)
philomelCommentCreeping Snapdragon
(Antirrhinum asarina)
tiGCommentAngel's Trumpet 'Georgia Peach'
(Brugmansia )
lldrmCommentGrecian Foxglove, Woolly Foxglove
(Digitalis lanata)
peterlerouxCommentTea Bush, Tea Tree
(Leptospermum scoparium)
kymom42CommentWeeping Lantana, Trailing Lantana
(Lantana montevidensis)
peterlerouxCommentRose 'Iceberg (1958; aka Schneewittchen, Fée des Neiges, KORbin)'
(Rosa floribunda)
BaaCommentWoolly Blue Violet, Sister Violet 'Freckles'
(Viola sororia)
kymom42CommentNew Guinea Impatiens 'New Guinea'
(Impatiens hybrid)
islandjimCommentFrangipani, Plumeria
(Plumeria rubra)
kymom42CommentMoss Rose, Purslane
(Portulaca grandiflora)
peterlerouxCommentYesterday-Today-and-Tomorrow, Morning-Noon-and-Night, Paraguay Jasmine, Eternity Plant, Forever Plan
(Brunfelsia astralis)
BaaCommentLarkspur Violet, Purple Prairie Violet
(Viola pedatifida)
lupineloverCommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Double Delight (1972)'
(Rosa )
lupineloverCommentFourth Of July
(Rosa Climbing)
AbutilonCommentabutilon 'Vesuvius'
(abutilon pictum)
AbutilonImage
abutilon 'Vesuvius'
(abutilon pictum)
philomelImage
Creeping Snapdragon
(Antirrhinum asarina)
tiGImage
Angel's Trumpet 'Georgia Peach'
(Brugmansia )
islandjimImage
Frangipani, Plumeria
(Plumeria rubra)
tiGImage
Angel's Trumpet 'Gypsy Queen'
(Brugmansia )
tiGImage
Angel's Trumpet 'Gypsy Queen'
(Brugmansia )
tiGImage
Angel's Trumpet 'Gypsy Queen'
(Brugmansia )
BaaImage
Larkspur Violet, Purple Prairie Violet
(Viola pedatifida)
eloopjImage
Silverberry
(Elaeagnus commutata)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

2 new companies were added to the database.
12 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
kittymomPositiveCollins Daylily Garden Good Rating
NikkiRNegativeBreck's Bulbs Good Rating
GardenOfMuPositiveSuperstition Iris Gardens Good Rating
GardenOfMuNegativeVan Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs Good Rating
sagesuePositiveHedera Etc. Good Rating
sagesuePositiveSinging Springs Nursery Good Rating
sagesueNeutralThe Thyme Garden Herb Company Neutral rating
sagesueNegativeTinari Greenhouses Caution
sagesueNeutralShady Hill Gardens Neutral rating
go_volsCompany MessageWoodlander's Inc. Good Rating
go_volsCompany MessageSeeds West Garden Seeds Neutral rating
suzie_q864PositiveColorblends (Schipper & Co. USA) Good Rating

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... October 17, 2002