Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of February 5 ... in which ... 100 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.13% yesterday. 882 posts were made. 2 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 22 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 22 plants were added to the Plants Database. 20 comments were added to the Plants Database. 398 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 46 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 8 entries were added to Botanary. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Marilyn Lake)

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Forum Activity

Forum Posts General Discussion 92 posts. Seed Trading 64 posts. Brugmansias and Friends 62 posts. Identification 62 posts. Photos 62 posts. PDB Pictures 59 posts. Day Lilies 48 posts. Tropicals 30 posts. Welcome Mat 27 posts. Dirt Cheap 24 posts. Farm Life 24 posts. Roundup 23 posts. Co-Op 20 posts. Plant Trading 17 posts. Prayer Requests 16 posts. Recipes 15 posts. Computer Talk 14 posts. Roses 14 posts. Pets 13 posts. Vines and Climbers 12 posts. Greenhouse 12 posts. Propagation 11 posts. Parking Lot 11 posts. Vegetable Gardening 10 posts. Garden Talk 10 posts. Jokes and Chat 9 posts. Wild Life 9 posts. Irises 9 posts. Trees & Shrubs 8 posts. Bulbs 8 posts. Hostas 8 posts. Container Gardening 8 posts. Perennials 8 posts. Health, Dieting and Beauty 6 posts. Mail Call! 5 posts. Herbs 5 posts. Orchids 4 posts. Organic Gardening 4 posts. Geraniaceae 4 posts. Cactus and Succulents 4 posts. Grass and Bamboo 3 posts. Shady Gardens 3 posts. Pollbooth 3 posts. House Plants 3 posts. European 3 posts. Saving Seeds 3 posts. Test 2 posts. Market Growers 2 posts. Canadian Trading 2 posts. Media 2 posts. Bonsai 1 post. Landscaping 1 post. Master Gardeners 1 post. Camera Talk 1 post. Tomatoes 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning robustispina   roh-bus-tih-SPIN-uh   Robust spines   robustispinus   roh-bus-tih-SPIN-us   Robust spines   Telopea   tell-OH-pee-uh   From the Greek telopos (seen from afar), referring to the conspicuous flowers   Corybas   1: From the Latin corybany (priests of Cybele), noted for their wildly emotional processions and rites 2: KOR-ry-bas   From the Greek, korybas (drunken man), referring to the nodding of an inebriated man   Glossodia   gloss-OH-dee-uh   From the Greek, glossodes (tongue-shaped) referring to the tongue-like appendage at the base of the column   pinnatifrons   pin-NAT-ih-fronz   Having pinnate (finely cut) fronds   breviseta   brev-ih-SET-uh   Short bristles   brevisetum   brev-ih-SET-um   Short bristles

Journal Activity

87 new items.
27 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

Member Addition Description htop Comment Ball Moss Tillandsia recurvata palmbob Comment Encephalartos lebomboensis suncatcheracres Comment Live Oak Quercus virginiana JimK Comment Spanish Bayonet Yucca aloifolia rediris Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Black Knight' Iris palmbob Comment Aloe massawana rediris Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Blenheim Royal' Iris mountaineer Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Carolina Honey (Powell, 1972)' Iris palmbob Comment Agave obscura palmbob Comment Agave pattonii palmbob Comment Coastal Agave, Shaw's Agave Agave shawii palmbob Comment Mescal Pardo Agave sobria palmbob Comment Agave verschaffeltii palmbob Comment Cyphostemma simulans palmbob Comment Chalk Lettuce Dudleya pulverulenta Winkdinkerson Comment Pakalana Vine Telosma cordata palmbob Comment Puka, Puke Puke Leaf Tree Meryta sinclairii palmbob Comment 'Firecracker' Orthophytum palmbob Comment Screwpine, Pandanus Pandanus tectorius palmbob Comment False Banana, Red Abyssinian Banana, Wild Banana Ensete ventricosum Jeff_Beck Image Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) Jeff_Beck Image Devil's Trumpet (Datura wrightii) Jeff_Beck Image Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) Jeff_Beck Image Queen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot (Daucus carota var. sativus) Jeff_Beck Image Purple-headed Sneezeweed (Helenium flexuosum) Jeff_Beck Image Carolina Moonseed (Cocculus carolinus) Jeff_Beck Image Carolina Moonseed (Cocculus carolinus) Jeff_Beck Image Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine (Campsis radicans) Jeff_Beck Image Engelmann's Daisy (Euthamia leptocephala) Jeff_Beck Image Engelmann's Daisy (Euthamia leptocephala) Jeff_Beck Image Engelmann's Daisy (Euthamia leptocephala) Jeff_Beck Image Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris (Albizia julibrissin) Jeff_Beck Image Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris (Albizia julibrissin) palmbob Image Smooth Agave 'Variegata' (Agave desmettiana) palmbob Image Smooth Agave 'Variegata' (Agave desmettiana) palmbob Image Agave (Agave filifera) palmbob Image Agave (Agave flexispina) palmbob Image Agave (Agave geminiflora) palmbob Image Bushman's River Cycad (Encephalartos altensteinii) Jeff_Beck Image Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Jeff_Beck Image Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) sa_haiad Image Golden Shower Tree, Purging Cassia, Golden Chain Tree (Cassia fistula) kennedyh Image Slender Cypress-pine (Callitris gracilis) kennedyh Image Slender Cypress-pine (Callitris gracilis) kennedyh Image Slender Cypress-pine (Callitris gracilis) kennedyh Image Tamin or Bruce Cypress-pine (Actinostrobus arenarius) kennedyh Image Southern Cattail, Narrow-leaf Cumbungi (Typha domingensis) Thaumaturgist Image Orange, Sweet Orange, Navel Orange (Citrus sinensis) Thaumaturgist Image Sour Orange 'Chinotto' (Citrus aurantium var. myrtifolia) kennedyh Image Cry Baby, Cockspur, Fireman's Cap Tree, Brazillian Coral Tree (Erythrina crista-galli) Thaumaturgist Image Tangerine, Mandarin Orange (Citrus reticulata) Thaumaturgist Image Orange, Sweet Orange, Navel Orange (Citrus sinensis) suncatcheracres Image Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) suncatcheracres Image Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) PudgyMudpies Image Bengal Clock Vine, Blue Sky Vine (Thunbergia grandiflora) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Raspberry Ripples (Niswonger 1969)' (Iris ) poppysue Image Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet, Tree Datura (Brugmansia arborea) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Thick and Creamy (Weiler, 1977)' (Iris ) poppysue Image Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet, Tree Datura (Brugmansia arborea) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Memphis Lass (Schortman, 1957)' (Iris ) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Blue Valley (Smith 1945)' (Iris ) htop Image Ball Moss (Tillandsia recurvata) htop Image Ball Moss (Tillandsia recurvata) htop Image Ball Moss (Tillandsia recurvata) htop Image Swiss Chard, Seakale Beet 'Bright Lights' (Beta vulgaris) Thaumaturgist Image Tangerine, Mandarin Orange (Citrus reticulata)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description gemres Positive Busse Gardens frseraphim Positive Just Fruit & Exotics KuntryKuttins Positive B & T Grower Supply, Inc. cat2 Negative Breck's Bulbs BobGale Positive Mischel's Greenhouse, Ltd. Kmrsy Negative LandPlanFran.com Ramnyc Negative Richard Owen Nurseries, Inc. Ramnyc Negative Burgess Seed Ramnyc Negative Inter-State Nurseries Ramnyc Negative Farmer Seed and Nursery Ramnyc Negative Owen Nursery and Florist Ramnyc Negative Royal Dutch Garden Ramnyc Negative Four Seasons Nursery Ramnyc Negative Kelly Nurseries Ramnyc Negative Exciting Gardens (also dba Direct Gardening) CLindsey Positive Musser Forests, Inc. cologardner Neutral Can-o-Worms altorate Positive Violet Barn (Rob's Violets) Katt_TX Positive Swallowtail Garden Seeds Katt_TX Positive Wildseed Farms Inc. Katt_TX Positive Renee's Garden Seeds Katt_TX Neutral Johnny's Selected Seeds

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... February 5, 2003