Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of April 11 ... in which ... 150 new members joined. 682 posts were made. 0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 21 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 4 plants were added to the Plants Database. 5 comments were added to the Plants Database. 15 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 34 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 12 entries were added to Botanary. happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Phyllis McGinley, American poet)

Forum Photo of the Day

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Co-Op 98 posts. Brugmansias and Friends 95 posts. Photos 93 posts. PDB Pictures 45 posts. Prayer Requests 43 posts. Parking Lot 43 posts. Garden Talk 31 posts. Pets 26 posts. Container Gardening 16 posts. Dave's Garden 15 posts. Geraniaceae 15 posts. Wild Life 13 posts. Identification 12 posts. Propagation 11 posts. Tropicals 9 posts. Hostas 9 posts. Media 9 posts. Fruit Trees 8 posts. Water Gardens 8 posts. Home and Crafts 8 posts. Seed Trading 7 posts. Vines and Climbers 6 posts. Plant Trading 5 posts. Pollbooth 5 posts. Farm Life 5 posts. Annuals 4 posts. Garden Foes 4 posts. Legumes 4 posts. Canadian Trading 4 posts. Welcome Mat 3 posts. Perennials 3 posts. Health and Dieting 3 posts. Bulbs 3 posts. General Discussion 3 posts. Mail Call! 2 posts. Cactus and Succulents 2 posts. Jokes and Chat 2 posts. Disabled Gardeners 2 posts. Dirt Cheap 2 posts. Herbs 1 post. Recipes 1 post. Paper People 1 post. Camera Talk 1 post. Wild Plants 1 post. Home Decorating 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning stimulosus stim-yoo-LOH-sus From the Latin stimulus stimulosum stim-yoo-LOH-sum From the Latin stimulus stimulosa stim-yoo-LOH-suh From the Latin stimulus diurnus dy-YUR-nus Pertaining to a day, day-flowering diurnum dy-YUR-num Pertaining to a day, day-flowering diurna dy-YUR-nuh Pertaining to a day, day-flowering Nesaea NES-say-uh Named for a Greek mythology figure Heimia HEIM-ee-uh Named for Dr. Heim, 19th century German uva-vulpis OO-vuh VUL-pis Fox grape equestris e-KWES-tris Pertaining to horses or horsemen equestre e-KWES-tree Pertaining to horses or horsemen Schomburgkia shom-BERG-kee-uh Named for Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk, 19th century German-born British explorer who discovered Victoria amazonica water lily

Journal Activity

24 new items.
70 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

Member Addition Description ESH Comment Black Cumin, Black Onion Seed, Blackseed, Black Caraway, Nutmeg Plant (Nigella sativa) leslied Comment Yellow Walking Iris, Apostle Plant (Neomarica longifolia) islandjim Comment Confederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) RamonaS Comment Snake Plant, Mother-in-Law's Tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata) Nuevrymorn Comment Hosta 'Sparky' (Hosta ) Mitjo Image Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis hybrid) Floridian Image Tropical Hibiscus 'White Wings' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Mitjo Image Amazon Lily (Eucharis grandiflora) SShurgot Image Pink Mimosa (Mimosa borealis) SShurgot Image Pink Mimosa (Mimosa borealis) jules_jewel Image Scarlet Runner Bean (Phaseolus coccineus) SShurgot Image Pink Mimosa (Mimosa borealis) SShurgot Image Blue-curls (Phacelia congesta) SShurgot Image Blue-curls (Phacelia congesta) Brugmania Image Heliconia (Heliconia spp.) dave Image Weber Blue Agave, Agave Azul (Agave tequilana) dave Image Texas Mountain Laurel, Mescal Bean (Sophora secundiflora) SShurgot Image Catclaw Acacia (Acacia roemeriana) SShurgot Image False Day Flower (Commelinantia anomala) bradenton Image Bismark Palm (Bismarckia nobilis) Evert Image Greater Snowdrop (Galanthus elwesii) Evert Image Greater Snowdrop (Galanthus elwesii) bim Image Cheals Weeping Cherry (Prunus kiku-shidare-sakura) SShurgot Image False Day Flower (Commelinantia anomala) islandjim Image Confederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) islandjim Image Confederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) islandjim Image Confederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) kennedyh Image Coast Tarweed, Chile Tarweed, Molina (Madia sativa) kennedyh Image Illyrian Thistle (Onopordum illyricum) kennedyh Image Kerosene Bush (Ozothamnus ledifolius) kennedyh Image Japanese Butterbur, Sweet Coltsfoot, Fuki (Petasites japonicus) kennedyh Image Japanese Butterbur, Sweet Coltsfoot, Fuki (Petasites japonicus) kennedyh Image Japanese Butterbur, Sweet Coltsfoot, Fuki (Petasites japonicus) kennedyh Image Common Fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica) kennedyh Image Common Fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica) kennedyh Image Popcorn Plant (Rhodanthe anthemoides) kennedyh Image Popcorn Plant (Rhodanthe anthemoides) kennedyh Image Golden Thistle (Scolymus hispanicus) kennedyh Image Golden Thistle (Scolymus hispanicus)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description GrayThumb Negative Chef's Garden, The darcy38 Positive Daylilies at Gulfhaven Gardens darcy38 Positive The Lilypad ez Positive Paradise Nursery ez Positive One Green World (also dba Northwoods Nursery) darcy38 Positive White Oak Nursery ez Positive Bay Laurel Nursery miss_amy Positive Camellias Direct hbbrandon Positive Gardino Nursery chickenman Positive Dixondale Farms chickenman Positive Stokes Seed (U.S. & Canada) tinga Positive Direct Gardening FlowerDiva Positive Direct Seed Carter Positive Gardino Nursery edrie Positive Cottage Farms cavebearathome Positive Bluestone Perennials grannymarsh Positive Danielle's Dahlias tgross Negative Publishers Clearing House frankeileen Positive Seeds of Change brucedean Positive Exotic Hibiscus brucedean Positive Stokes Tropicals

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... April 11, 2003