Dave's Garden Newsletter

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Joseph Joubert, French philosopher (born 5/7/1754))

Forum Photo of the Day

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Photos 70 posts. Parking Lot 44 posts. Dave's Garden 43 posts. General Discussion 34 posts. Co-Op 31 posts. Brugmansias and Friends 28 posts. Bulbs 25 posts. Pets 21 posts. Identification 17 posts. Media 17 posts. Prayer Requests 17 posts. Roses 16 posts. Roundup Pictures 13 posts. Perennials 13 posts. Pollbooth 11 posts. Water Gardens 11 posts. Roundup 9 posts. Health and Dieting 9 posts. Plant Trading 8 posts. Farm Life 7 posts. Container Gardening 7 posts. Propagation 7 posts. Home Decorating 6 posts. Hostas 6 posts. Garden Talk 5 posts. Wild Life 5 posts. Vegetable Gardening 3 posts. Annuals 3 posts. Seed Trading 3 posts. House Plants 3 posts. Recipes 2 posts. Tomatoes 2 posts. Cactus and Succulents 2 posts. Jokes and Chat 2 posts. Welcome Mat 2 posts. Soil 1 post. PDB Pictures 1 post. Orchids 1 post. Landscaping 1 post. Trees & Shrubs 1 post. Market Growers 1 post. Computer Talk 1 post. Shady Gardens 1 post. Tropicals 1 post. Saving Seeds 1 post. Organic Gardening 1 post. Wild Plants 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning Leptotes lep-TOH-teez Delicateness Baeometra bay-OH-met-ruh From the Greek baeo (little) and metra (uterus, womb) Sideritis sid-er-RY--tiss From the Greek sideros (iron), referring to the plant's supposed ability to heal wounds from swords or other iron weapons parnassi PAR-nass-ee Of or from Mt. Parnassus, Greece Hickenia hik-EN-ee-uh Named for Cristobal Maria Hicken, 20th century botany professor at Buenos Aires elaeagnifolia el-ee-ag-ne-FOH-lee-uh Having foliage resembling Elaeagnus (from the Greek elaia, olive; and agnos, pure) elaeagnifolium el-ee-ag-ne-FOH-lee-um Having foliage resembling Elaeagnus (from the Greek elaia, olive; and agnos, pure) elaeagnifolius el-ee-ag-ne-FOH-lee-us Having foliage resembling Elaeagnus (from the Greek elaia, olive; and agnos, pure) aboriginea ab-or-rij-IN-ee-uh Original aborignineum ab-or-rij-IN-ee-um Original aborigineus ab-or-rij-IN-ee-us Original Liparis lip-AY-riss From the Greek liparos (oily, smooth), referring to the glossy leaf surface Leochilus lee-o-KY-lus From the greek leios (smooth) and cheilos (lip), referring to the smooth surface of the lip Zapoteca zap-oh-TEK-uh Named for the Zapotec indians, who are native to Mexico, as well as the area they inhabited

Journal Activity

21 new items.
33 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description MSP Positive Peaceful Valley Farm Supply Moosekavich Negative Michaels Premier Roses Nigella Positive Wayside Gardens Nigella Positive Bluestone Perennials Woodsygirl Neutral Tripple Brook Farm williamhanlon Negative Rogers & Webster Miracle Bush Tomato (also dba PublishersChoice.com) revclaus Negative Wayside Gardens FGOrr Negative Territorial Seed Company abcsoup Positive Miller, J.E. Nurseries gharter Positive Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs gharter Positive Jackson and Perkins gharter Neutral Arizona Aquatic Gardens Ronna Positive ePontoPlants

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... May 6, 2003