Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of January 21.

128 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"I heard the bells on Christmas Day. Their old familiar carols play. And wild and sweet the words repeat. Of peace on earth goodwill to men."

( -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: How cute is this?
By Paintedlady

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Chilean Jasmine
Mandevilla laxa
By windsurffer

Forum Activity

A grand total of 702 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 83 posts.

Prayer Requests 78 posts.

Photos 69 posts.

PDB Pictures 62 posts.

Pets 53 posts.

General Discussion 36 posts.

Parking Lot 28 posts.

Co-Op 24 posts.

Jokes and Chat 23 posts.

Dave's Garden 23 posts.

Health and Dieting 20 posts.

Seed Trading 17 posts.

Welcome Mat 16 posts.

Canadian Trading 16 posts.

Propagation 14 posts.

Garden Talk 14 posts.

Roses 12 posts.

Greenhouse 11 posts.

Hostas 10 posts.

Bulbs 9 posts.

Vines and Climbers 9 posts.

International Trading 8 posts.

Organic Gardening 8 posts.

Heirlooms 8 posts.

Roundup 7 posts.

Tomatoes 7 posts.

European 5 posts.

Identification 4 posts.

Shady Gardens 4 posts.

Computer Talk 4 posts.

Farm Life 3 posts.

House Plants 3 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 3 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 2 posts.

Legumes 1 post.

Wild Life 1 post.

Perennials 1 post.

Gourds and Melons 1 post.

Pollbooth 1 post.

Day Lilies 1 post.

Trees & Shrubs 1 post.

Frequently Asked Questions 1 post.

Recipes 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

pyrethriformis py-ree-thri-FOR-mis Formed like Pyrethrum; resembling Pyrethrum
Cryptostemma krip-toh-STEM-uh From the Greek krypto (to hide) and stemma( crown), referring to the way the woolly seeds shroud the pappus
calendulacea kal-en-dew-LAY-see-uh Resembling Calendula
calendulaceum kal-en-dew-LAY-see-um Resembling Calendula
calendulaceus kal-en-dew-LAY-see-us Resembling Calendula
dracunculoides drak-un-kew-LOY-deez Resembles dracunculus
abundiflora ab-un-di-FLOR-uh Profuse (abundant) flowering
abundiflorum ab-un-di-FLOR-um Profuse (abundant) flowering
abundiflorus ab-un-di-FLOR-us Profuse (abundant) flowering
acaciifolia uh-KAY-see-eye-FOH-lee-uh Having foliage like Acacia (genus name meaning thorny or spiny)
acaciifolium uh-KAY-see-eye-FOH-lee-um Having foliage like Acacia (genus name meaning thorny or spiny)
acaciifolius uh-KAY-see-eye-FOH-lee-us Having foliage like Acacia (genus name meaning thorny or spiny)
acanthifolia a-kanth-ih-FOH-lee-uh Having foliage like Acanthus (genus meaning spike, spine)
acanthifolium a-kanth-ih-FOH-lee-um Having foliage like Acanthus (genus meaning spike, spine)
acanthifolius a-kanth-ih-FOH-lee-us Having foliage like Acanthus (genus meaning spike, spine)

Journal Activity

57 new items.
21 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

41 new plants.
88 new descriptions were added.
48 new images were added.
1587 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

1 new company was added to the database.
19 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
gosteena Positive Uncommon Rose, The
gosteena Positive Fancy Fronds Nursery
gosteena Positive Swan Island Dahlias
plantlvr Positive Acorn Springs Farms
hopflower Positive Stokes Seed (U.S. & Canada)
donnley Positive Perennial-Gardening.com
donnley Positive Blossom Farm Perennials & Herbs
trillian Negative Fragrant Path, The
donnley Neutral Burgess Seed
Carter Positive Clifton's Flower & Garden Center
Passionweed Positive Botanique
Ocultica Positive Pinetree Garden Seeds
Eric_OH Positive Fragrant Path, The
Nigella Negative Park Seed Company
Nigella Positive Stokes Seed (U.S. & Canada)
Nigella Positive Pinetree Garden Seeds
Nigella Positive West Coast Seeds
Nigella Negative Stark Brothers
dwath Positive Oakes Daylilies

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... January 21, 2003