Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of July 12

... in which ...

150 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.26% yesterday.
810 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
3 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
19 plants were added to the Plants Database.
28 comments were added to the Plants Database.
170 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
62 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
16 entries were added to Botanary.

happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The garden is my salvation, I shall not leave a weed."

( -- Unknown)

Forum Photo of the Day

In reply to: How about this?
By Tomtom

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Purple Fringed Loosestrife 'Atropurpurea'
Lysimachia ciliata
By jkom51

Forum Activity

A grand total of 810 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Photos 112 posts.

PDB Pictures 81 posts.

Prayer Requests 73 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 66 posts.

General Discussion 58 posts.

Garden Talk 34 posts.

Identification 26 posts.

Health and Dieting 26 posts.

Pets 25 posts.

Tropicals 23 posts.

Container Gardening 22 posts.

Plant Trading 19 posts.

Hostas 19 posts.

Roses 18 posts.

Welcome Mat 17 posts.

Jokes and Chat 15 posts.

Camera Talk 15 posts.

Day Lilies 13 posts.

Dirt Cheap 13 posts.

Roundup 10 posts.

Water Gardens 10 posts.

Dave's Garden 10 posts.

Computer Talk 9 posts.

Perennials 9 posts.

Tomatoes 8 posts.

Vines and Climbers 8 posts.

Wild Life 7 posts.

Fruit Trees 6 posts.

Co-Op 5 posts.

Seed Trading 5 posts.

Mail Call! 5 posts.

Handyman 5 posts.

Farm Life 5 posts.

Propagation 4 posts.

Recipes 4 posts.

Saving Seeds 4 posts.

Parking Lot 3 posts.

Bulbs 3 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 3 posts.

Frequently Asked Questions 2 posts.

European 2 posts.

Shady Gardens 2 posts.

Canadian Trading 2 posts.

Annuals 1 post.

Home Decorating 1 post.

Grass and Bamboo 1 post.

Home and Crafts 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

cantabrigiensis kan-tuh-brij-ee-EN-sis Relating to Cambridge, England (Latinized to Cantabrigia)
cantabrigiense kan-tuh-brij-ee-EN-see Relating to Cambridge, England (Latinized to Cantabrigia)
olbia OL-bee-uh Of or from the Iles d'Hy�res (formerly Olbia), southern France
olbium OL-bee-um Of or from the Iles d'Hy�res (formerly Olbia), southern France
olbius OL-bee-us Of or from the Iles d'Hy�res (formerly Olbia), southern France
viviparum vy-VIP-ar-um Live bearer; bears live young
viviparus vy-VIP-ar-us Live bearer; bears live young
ascalonica as-kal-LOH-nik-uh Of or from Ashkelon, Palestine, from whence the English word shallot is derived
ascalonicum as-kal-LOH-nik-um Of or from Ashkelon, Palestine, from whence the English word shallot is derived
ascalonicus as-kal-LOH-nik-us Of or from Ashkelon, Palestine, from whence the English word shallot is derived
Synsepalum sin-SEP-al-lum From the Greek syn (together, with) and sepalum (sepal)
synsepala sin-SEP-al-uh From the Greek syn (together, with) and sepalum (sepal)
x cantabrigiensis kan-tuh-brij-ee-EN-sis Hybrid relating to Cambridge, England (Latinized to Cantabrigia)
x cantabrigiense kan-tuh-brij-ee-EN-see Hybrid relating to Cambridge, England (Latinized to Cantabrigia)
Ptilimnium ty-LIM-nee-um Possibly from the Greek ptilos (feather) and mnium (moss)
Oxytropis ok-SEE-troh-pus From the greek oxys (sharp), referring to the sharp or bitter taste of this plant

Journal Activity

19 new items.
16 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

19 new plants.
28 new descriptions were added.
62 new images were added.
170 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
CaliforniaOldHippie Negative Wayside Gardens
merryb Positive Paradise Garden
Bartelt Positive Solaris Farms

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... July 12, 2003