Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of January 12

... in which ...

73 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.09% yesterday.
709 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
6 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
34 plants were added to the Plants Database.
33 comments were added to the Plants Database.
266 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
56 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
13 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Murphy's Laws of Gardening (with apologies to Mr. Murphy) Other people's tools work only in other people's gardens. Whenever you set out to do anything worthwhile in the garden, something else needs doing first. Fancy gadgets don't work. If nobody uses it, there's a reason. You get the most of what you need the least."

( -- Edward A. Murphy, Jr., USAF engineer)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Philodendron? What kind? How do I tame it?
By hpluver

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Evergreen Clematis 'Winter Beauty'
Clematis anshunensis
By Tomtom

Forum Activity

A grand total of 709 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

PDB Pictures 90 posts.

Seed Trading 66 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 45 posts.

Garden Talk 40 posts.

Prayer Requests 33 posts.

General Discussion 31 posts.

Pollbooth 31 posts.

Parking Lot 27 posts.

Roundup 25 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 22 posts.

Identification 21 posts.

Jokes and Chat 16 posts.

Recipes 16 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 14 posts.

Heirlooms 13 posts.

Plant Trading 12 posts.

Photos 11 posts.

Saving Seeds 10 posts.

Gourds and Melons 10 posts.

Pets 9 posts.

Co-Op 9 posts.

Paper People 9 posts.

Roses 8 posts.

Computer Talk 8 posts.

Vines and Climbers 8 posts.

Hostas 8 posts.

Home Decorating 7 posts.

Orchids 7 posts.

Herbs 7 posts.

European 7 posts.

Perennials 6 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 6 posts.

Day Lilies 6 posts.

Tomatoes 6 posts.

Media 6 posts.

Bulbs 6 posts.

Mail Call! 6 posts.

Welcome Mat 4 posts.

Water Gardens 4 posts.

Canadian Trading 4 posts.

Irises 3 posts.

Tropicals 3 posts.

Dave's Garden 3 posts.

Wild Life 3 posts.

Propagation 2 posts.

Dave's Garden FAQ 2 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 2 posts.

Fruit Trees 2 posts.

Farm Life 2 posts.

Geraniaceae 2 posts.

Hoyas 2 posts.

Greenhouse 1 post.

Annuals 1 post.

Organic Gardening 1 post.

Grass and Bamboo 1 post.

Garden Foes 1 post.

House Plants 1 post.

Soil 1 post.

Frequently Asked Questions 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

flavicoma flav-ih-KOH-muh Yellow hair
flavicomum flav-ih-KOH-mum Yellow hair
Stapelianthus sta-pel-ee-ANTH-us Stapelia-flowered
inhambanensis in-yam-ban-EN-sis Of or from Inhambane (province of Mozambique)
Schaueria show-ER-ee-uh Named for Sebastian Schauer, 19th century botanist
papillata pap-PIL-lay-tuh From the Latin papillae (soft protuberances), referring to nipple- or bud-like protrusions
papillatus pap-PIL-lay-tus From the Latin papillae (soft protuberances), referring to nipple- or bud-like protrusions
oleifolia oh-lee-ih-FOH-lee-uh Having leaves like Olea (Olive genus)
oleifolium oh-lee-ih-FOH-lee-um Having leaves like Olea (Olive genus)
oleifolius oh-lee-ih-FOH-lee-us Having leaves like Olea (Olive genus)
Nardus NARD-us From the Greek nardos, the ancient name for Spikenard, although the reason for the name is ambiguous; also used for other grasses
macrostachys mak-ro-STAK-iss From the Greek macros (large) and stachys (spike)
Calibanus kal-IB-an-us Named for Caliban, the beast-like monster who was Prosperos' slave in Shakespeare's The Tempest

Journal Activity

2 new items.
11 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

34 new plants.
33 new descriptions were added.
56 new images were added.
266 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
dpf58 Neutral Wayside Gardens
seedstarternut Positive Seeds of Change (Formerly Deep Diversity)
seedstarternut Positive Gardens Alive!
charlesgrey Positive Swallowtail Garden Seeds
jeffnlexi Positive Rocky Mountain Austree, Inc.
BruMeta Negative Hortico Nurseries Inc.

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 12, 2003