Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of January 1

... in which ...

65 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.09% yesterday.
798 posts were made.
3 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
15 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
61 plants were added to the Plants Database.
9 comments were added to the Plants Database.
178 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
43 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
12 entries were added to Botanary.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. (from Meditations Divine and Moral, 1655) "

( -- Anne Bradstreet, Puritan poet)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: My Brug Babies First New Year
By back2back

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Tall Bearded Iris 'Tropical Magic (Shoop, 1994)'

Iris

By shoptalk

Forum Activity

A grand total of 798 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 102 posts.

PDB Pictures 101 posts.

General Discussion 91 posts.

Photos 62 posts.

Plant Trading 44 posts.

Seed Trading 42 posts.

Roses 22 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 21 posts.

Greenhouse 20 posts.

Identification 18 posts.

Water Gardens 17 posts.

Camera Talk 17 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 15 posts.

Bulbs 14 posts.

Canadian Trading 14 posts.

Parking Lot 13 posts.

Heirlooms 13 posts.

Orchids 13 posts.

Hostas 13 posts.

Co-Op 12 posts.

Pets 11 posts.

Roundup 11 posts.

Recipes 9 posts.

Prayer Requests 9 posts.

Day Lilies 9 posts.

Farm Life 7 posts.

Vines and Climbers 7 posts.

Welcome Mat 6 posts.

Jokes and Chat 5 posts.

Computer Talk 5 posts.

Tomatoes 5 posts.

Pollbooth 4 posts.

Media 4 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 4 posts.

Irises 4 posts.

Dirt Cheap 4 posts.

Garden Foes 3 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 3 posts.

Home Decorating 3 posts.

House Plants 3 posts.

Mail Call! 2 posts.

Saving Seeds 2 posts.

Handyman 2 posts.

Wild Life 2 posts.

Gourds and Melons 2 posts.

European 2 posts.

Garden Talk 2 posts.

Shady Gardens 1 post.

Organic Gardening 1 post.

Dave's Garden 1 post.

Home and Crafts 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

cobrensis koh-BREN-sis From the Spanish Cobre, meaning copper; referring to a locale near a copper mine, or the color of the plant or flower
conjugata kon-juh-GAY-tuh Joined in pairs; wedded
cobrense koh-BREN-see From the Spanish Cobre, meaning copper; referring to a locale near a copper mine, or the color of the plant or flower
corniger KORN-ee-ger Bearing horns
crassigibbus krass-ih-GIB-us Thick-humped; referring to the large humps on the ribs
crataegoides krah-tee-GOY-deez Resembling Crataegus (Hawthorn genus)
bulgaricum bul-GAR-ih-kum Of or from Bulgaria
kaibabensis Found on the Kaibab Plateau in northern Arizona
pachygaster pak-ee-GAS-ter Thick-bellied
Diplarrena dy-plar-REN-uh From the Greek diploos (double) and arrhen (male), referring to the two fertile stamens; also spelled Diplarrhena
conjugatus kon-juh-GAY-tus Joined in pairs; wedded
crassigibba krass-ih-GIB-uh Thick-humped; referring to the large humps on the ribs

Journal Activity

4 new items.
4 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

61 new plants.
9 new descriptions were added.
43 new images were added.
178 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

3 new companies were added to the database.
15 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
Kathie2342000 Positive Bluestone Perennials
prussell Positive Brent & Becky's Bulbs
qbirdy Positive Brent & Becky's Bulbs
qbirdy Positive Breck's Bulbs
yaelsh Negative Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs
dpf58 Positive Eastwoods Nurseries Japanese Maples
tampabay Negative Green Escape Palm Trees
dpf58 Positive Vermont Ladyslipper Company
tampabay Negative Jungle Music Palms & Cycads
tampabay Negative Palms & Gardens
pansynut Positive Wright Gardens
emeraldblue70 Positive Seeds From Italy
tampabay Positive The Palm Shop
handhelpers Company Message Hand Helpers
art_n_garden Positive Hazzard's Greenhouse

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... January 1, 2003