Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of July 23

... in which ...

162 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.27% yesterday.
969 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
8 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
14 plants were added to the Plants Database.
29 comments were added to the Plants Database.
201 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
54 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
10 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"In 1859 I obtained a very fertile descendant with largy tasty seeds from a first generation hybrid. Since in the following year its progeny retained the desirable characteristics and were uniform, the variety was cultivated in our vegetable garden, and many plants were raised every year up to 1865."

( -- Gregor Johann Mendel, genetics pioneer (born 7/22/1822))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: I am in love!
By kell

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Daylily 'Blaze Away'

Hemerocallis

By iris2lily

Forum Activity

A grand total of 969 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Photos 114 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 112 posts.

PDB Pictures 95 posts.

General Discussion 68 posts.

Pets 61 posts.

Prayer Requests 37 posts.

Identification 34 posts.

Parking Lot 33 posts.

Perennials 30 posts.

Plant Trading 26 posts.

Garden Talk 26 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 21 posts.

Tropicals 21 posts.

Hostas 21 posts.

Day Lilies 19 posts.

Roundup 17 posts.

Roses 17 posts.

Container Gardening 16 posts.

Computer Talk 16 posts.

Propagation 14 posts.

Co-Op 11 posts.

Jokes and Chat 10 posts.

Seed Trading 10 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 10 posts.

Geraniaceae 9 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 9 posts.

Home and Crafts 8 posts.

Garden Foes 8 posts.

Recipes 8 posts.

Water Gardens 8 posts.

Bulbs 7 posts.

Gourds and Melons 6 posts.

Wild Life 6 posts.

Vines and Climbers 5 posts.

Landscaping 5 posts.

Tomatoes 5 posts.

Saving Seeds 4 posts.

Health and Dieting 4 posts.

Market Growers 4 posts.

European 4 posts.

Mail Call! 4 posts.

Pollbooth 3 posts.

Fruit Trees 3 posts.

Herbs 3 posts.

Grass and Bamboo 2 posts.

Bonsai 2 posts.

Welcome Mat 2 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 2 posts.

Dirt Cheap 2 posts.

Wild Plants 2 posts.

Handyman 1 post.

Media 1 post.

Orchids 1 post.

Home Decorating 1 post.

Frequently Asked Questions 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Genistella jih-nih-STEL-uh Diminutive of Genista (Latin name from which the Plantagenet kings and queens of England took their name, planta genesta)
incomparabilis in-kom-par-RAY-bil-liss Incomparable
jasminea jaz-MIN-ee-uh Resembling jasmine
Dypsis DIP-sis Of unknown derivation
Stenanthium sten-ANTH-ee-um From the Greek stenos (narrow) and anthos (flower), referring to the narrow tepals
Harbouria har-BOU-ree-uh Named for J P Harbour, collector of Rocky Mountain plants
macrocarpon mak-roh-KAR-pon Large-fruited
flaveola fla-VEE-oh-luh Yellowish
flaveolum fla-VEE-oh-lum Yellowish
humboldtii hum-BOLD-tee-eye Named for Baron Alexander von Humboldt, 19th centuryGerman geographer who explored Central and South America

Journal Activity

101 new items.
92 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

14 new plants.
29 new descriptions were added.
54 new images were added.
201 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

1 new company was added to the database.
8 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
kiwirose Positive Ferncliff Gardens
monary Negative Four Seasons Nursery
little_dipper Positive Brushwood Nursery
Lizzytish Neutral Dutch Gardens Holland Bulbs
damndave Neutral Spring Hill Nurseries
damndave Positive Jackson and Perkins
thistledown Positive Dune Lane Nursery
blindblonde Neutral Natural Selections Exotics

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... July 23, 2003