Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of May 17

... in which ...

237 new members joined.
616 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
27 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
5 plants were added to the Plants Database.
20 comments were added to the Plants Database.
76 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
75 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

"Gardening is...an outlet for fanaticism, violence, love, and irrationality without their worst side effects."

( -- Geoffrey Charlesworth, American garden writer)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: 'Snowbank' Sets Pods ..
By Abutilon

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Smoke Tree
Cotinus coggygria
By Evert

Forum Activity

A grand total of 616 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

PDB Pictures 84 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 64 posts.

Photos 59 posts.

Identification 38 posts.

Parking Lot 33 posts.

Tropicals 32 posts.

Pets 32 posts.

General Discussion 27 posts.

Prayer Requests 24 posts.

Roses 23 posts.

Dave's Garden 20 posts.

Plant Trading 18 posts.

Paper People 17 posts.

Water Gardens 16 posts.

Co-Op 14 posts.

Hostas 13 posts.

Garden Talk 9 posts.

Dirt Cheap 8 posts.

Bulbs 7 posts.

Perennials 7 posts.

Pollbooth 6 posts.

Wild Life 6 posts.

Recipes 5 posts.

Seed Trading 4 posts.

Home and Crafts 4 posts.

Health and Dieting 4 posts.

Jokes and Chat 3 posts.

Frequently Asked Questions 3 posts.

Grass and Bamboo 3 posts.

Canadian Trading 3 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 3 posts.

Tomatoes 3 posts.

House Plants 3 posts.

Farm Life 3 posts.

Wild Plants 2 posts.

Vines and Climbers 2 posts.

Geraniaceae 2 posts.

Shady Gardens 2 posts.

Home Decorating 2 posts.

European 2 posts.

Bonsai 1 post.

Annuals 1 post.

Butterflies and Hummers 1 post.

Cactus and Succulents 1 post.

Gourds and Melons 1 post.

Day Lilies 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Argyrolobium ar-gy-ro-LOH-bee-um From the Greek argyro (silver) and lobos (pod, capsule)
Balaka bah-LAHK-uh The Latinized form of the aboriginal name for this plant
achras AK-rass From the Greek name for a wild pear tree
Earina EAR-ee-nuh Of the sea
zapota zuh-POH-tuh Alternate spelling of sapota, which is from the South American vernacular name
sapota suh-POH-tuh From the South American vernacular name; also spelled zapota
Manilcara man-il-KAR-uh Alternate spelling of Manilkara, the Latinized form of the South American vernacular name for Malabar
Calocephalus kal-oh-SEF-uh-lus Beautiful head
Cicer SY-ser Classical Latin name for chick pea/garbanzo beans
Manilkara man-il-KAR-uh Latinized form of the South American vernacular name for Malabar; also spelled Manilcara
Ochrosia oh-KROH-zee-uh From the Greek ochros (yellow), referring to the color of the wood of some species
Anthochloa anth-oh-KLOH-uh From the Greek anthos (flower) and chloa (grass)

Journal Activity

3 new items.
12 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

5 new plants.
20 new descriptions were added.
75 new images were added.
76 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

No new companies were added to the database.
27 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
noplants Negative Rogers & Webster Miracle Bush Tomato (also dba PublishersChoice.com)
Snow18 Positive Hallson Gardens
susan58 Positive Maggie's Seeds
susan58 Positive McClure & Zimmerman Quality Flowerbulb Brokers
newtohosta Positive Hallson Gardens
susan58 Positive Blossom Farm Perennials & Herbs
LynneMackin Positive Hallson Gardens
leslie Positive Naylor Creek Nursery
Netcub Positive Hallson Gardens
M1stab Positive Trans-Pacific Nursery (World Plant Shop)
M1stab Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds
M1stab Positive Seedman.com
Noxtra Positive Hallson Gardens
terrapin Negative Renaissance Acres Organic Herb Farm
susan58 Positive Bentley Gardens.com
susan58 Positive Gardener's Supply Company
susan58 Positive Henry Field Seed & Nursery
susan58 Positive Gurney Seed & Nursery
susan58 Positive Dutch Gardens Holland Bulbs
Opal Positive Gurney Seed & Nursery
ivecita Neutral House of Wesley
ruby42 Positive Hosta La Vista, Baby!
JASchwartz Positive Northern Grown Perennials
MasterToad Positive Variations Greenhouse
grannymarsh Positive Gardens by Olivia
CharBurk Positive Hallson Gardens
ladybugbaby Positive Hallson Gardens

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... May 17, 2003