Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of April 9 ... in which ... 149 new members joined. 766 posts were made. 0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 13 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 8 plants were added to the Plants Database. 9 comments were added to the Plants Database. 65 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 33 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 11 entries were added to Botanary. happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Ray D. Everson)

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Plants Database Photo of the Day

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Brugmansias and Friends 126 posts. Photos 76 posts. Co-Op 47 posts. PDB Pictures 42 posts. Seed Trading 41 posts. Garden Talk 38 posts. Prayer Requests 32 posts. Dave's Garden 32 posts. Identification 29 posts. Tropicals 27 posts. General Discussion 22 posts. Plant Trading 20 posts. Container Gardening 19 posts. Pets 17 posts. Recipes 16 posts. Parking Lot 15 posts. Propagation 14 posts. Mail Call! 12 posts. Greenhouse 10 posts. Fruit Trees 10 posts. Jokes and Chat 10 posts. European 9 posts. Health and Dieting 9 posts. Vines and Climbers 9 posts. Herbs 9 posts. Wild Life 9 posts. Bulbs 8 posts. Pollbooth 7 posts. Camera Talk 6 posts. Hostas 6 posts. Grass and Bamboo 5 posts. Water Gardens 5 posts. Roundup 4 posts. Organic Gardening 4 posts. Computer Talk 4 posts. Paper People 3 posts. Home and Crafts 2 posts. Handyman 2 posts. House Plants 2 posts. Orchids 2 posts. Home Decorating 1 post. Heirlooms 1 post. Cactus and Succulents 1 post. Canadian Trading 1 post. Disabled Gardeners 1 post. Annuals 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning nesophilus nee-soh-FY-lus Island-loving nesophilum nee-soh-FY-lum Island-loving nesophila nee-soh-FY-luh Island-loving anserinifolia an-ser-in-ih-FOH-lee-uh Having foliage like anserina uruguayanus ur-uh-gway-AN-us Of or from Uruguay, South America uruguayana ur-uh-gway-AN-uh Of or from Uruguay, South America Crescentia kress-EN-tee-uh Named for Pietro Crescenzi (latinized to Petrus de Crescentiis), 14th century Italian author of Opus Ruralium Commodorum, a book on agricultural science alatocaeruleus a-lay-to-see-ROO-lee-us Alato (winged) and caerulea (dark blue) alatocaeruleum a-lay-to-see-ROO-lee-um Alato (winged) and caerulea (dark blue) alatocaerulea a-lay-to-see-ROO-lee-uh Alato (winged) and caerulea (dark blue) alato-caerulea a-LAY-to see-ROO-lee-uh A cross between alato (winged) and caerulea (dark blue); also spelled without the hyphen as alatocaerulea

Journal Activity

65 new items.
76 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

Member Addition Description kennedyh Comment Australian Bugle (Ajuga australis) ronb63 Comment Castor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal (Ricinus communis) MoonBeam2 Comment Moonflower, Moon Vine (Ipomoea alba) Kelli Comment Poet's Narcissus (Narcissus poeticus hybrids (Division IX)) kategw Comment Summersweet, Sweet Pepper Bush 'Hummingbird' (Clethra alnifolia) kennedyh Comment Lewisia (Lewisia pygmaea) eustace1 Comment Orange Hummingbird Mint, Jewel of the Sierra Madre, Hyssop (Agastache aurantiaca) kennedyh Comment Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) liessi Comment Angel's Trumpet (Brugmansia x candida flore plena 'Charleston') ign Image Daylily 'Crimson Pirate' (Hemerocallis ) judywitherrite Image Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa atropurpurea) judywitherrite Image Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa atropurpurea) kennedyh Image Crack Willow (Salix fragilis) kennedyh Image Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) kennedyh Image Wand Mullein (Verbascum virgatum) kennedyh Image Tutsan (Hypericum androsaemum) kennedyh Image Sweet Violet, English Violet, Garden Violet (Viola odorata) kennedyh Image Australian Bugle (Ajuga australis) Kelli Image Tiger Lily (Lilium lancifolium) Mitjo Image Balsam, Touch-Me-Not (Impatiens balsamina) Mitjo Image Balsam, Touch-Me-Not (Impatiens balsamina) Mitjo Image African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha) Mitjo Image African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha) Mitjo Image Missouri Evening Primrose, Ozark Sundrop (Oenothera missouriensis) Mitjo Image Spanish Flag, Firecracker Vine, Exotic Love Vine (Ipomoea lobata) Mitjo Image Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas) rshadlow Image Border Bearded Iris 'Anaconda Love' (Iris ) Lesadawn Image Bigleaf Ligularia, Golden Groundsel, Bigleaf Goldenray 'Othello' (Ligularia dentata) Lesadawn Image Bigleaf Ligularia, Golden Groundsel, Bigleaf Goldenray 'Othello' (Ligularia dentata) Lesadawn Image Japanese Pieris (Pieris japonica) kennedyh Image Australian Bugle (Ajuga australis) kennedyh Image Australian Bugle (Ajuga australis) kennedyh Image Lewisia (Lewisia pygmaea) kennedyh Image Lewisia (Lewisia pygmaea) kennedyh Image Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) kennedyh Image Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) kennedyh Image Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) kennedyh Image Purple Starthistle, Red Star Thistle, Caltrop (Centaurea calcitrapa) kennedyh Image Diffuse Knapweed, White Knapweed (Centaurea diffusa) kennedyh Image Diffuse Knapweed, White Knapweed (Centaurea diffusa) kennedyh Image Brown Knapweed, Brownray Knapweed (Centaurea jacea) kennedyh Image Brown Knapweed, Brownray Knapweed (Centaurea jacea)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description DebbieJ1 Negative Kelly Nurseries ilex Positive Forestfarm Anderson Positive Spring Hill Nurseries Copperbaron Positive Weird Dude's Plant Zoo Copperbaron Positive Camellia Forest Nursery Copperbaron Positive Yucca Do Nursery thilge Positive Forestfarm arsenic Neutral Jacques Amand, LLC (US & UK) LEV Negative Vermont Bean Seed Company JoyLynn Positive D&B Fuchsia Nursery (Fuchsialand.com) templara Positive Paradise Garden ownedbycats Positive Gardener's Supply Company ownedbycats Positive Lee Valley Tools, Ltd.

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... April 9, 2003