Nov 28, 8:30 PM

Dave's Garden Newsletter for November 28, 2008

Covering the events of November 28, 2008

... in which ...
1,715 posts were made.
19 plants were added to PlantFiles.
18 comments were added to PlantFiles.
580 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
54 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
8 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
1 rating was added to the Garden Watchdog.
0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm.
0 ratings were added to the Garden Bookworm.

"For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God..."

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Your garden should leave room for expansion."

( -- Mary Deputy Cassell)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,715 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Games 182 posts
Poultry and Livestock 85 posts
Pets 70 posts
Bird Watching 69 posts
Northeast Gardening 68 posts
PlantFiles Pictures 58 posts
Southwest Gardening 53 posts
Roses 51 posts
Plant and Tree Identification 50 posts
Florida Gardening 49 posts
Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 49 posts
Wildlife 47 posts
Photos 36 posts
Daylilies 35 posts
African Violets and Gesneriads 35 posts
Mid-Atlantic Gardening 33 posts
Vegetable Gardening 33 posts
Morning Glories 33 posts
Australian Gardening 29 posts
Brugmansias 28 posts
Recipes 27 posts
Seed Trading 26 posts
Insect and Spider Identification 23 posts
Aroids 20 posts
Ohio River Valley Gardening 19 posts
Canadian Gardening 19 posts
Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 18 posts
Sustainable Alternatives 18 posts
Water Gardens 18 posts
Cacti and Succulents 17 posts
Mid-South Gardening 16 posts
Fragrant Gardening 16 posts
Irises 14 posts
Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 14 posts
Happy Birthday 14 posts
Cut Flowers and Floral Design 14 posts
Weather 14 posts
Carolina Gardening 13 posts
Pacific Northwest Gardening 13 posts
Texas Gardening 12 posts
Holidays and Special Events 11 posts
Orchid Cactus 10 posts
Propagation 10 posts
Self-contained Box Gardens 10 posts
Computer Talk 10 posts
Tropical Zone Gardening 9 posts
Michigan Gardening 9 posts
Annuals 8 posts
Soil and Composting 8 posts
Beginner Gardening Questions 8 posts
Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 7 posts
Equine Forum 7 posts
Books, Movies, and TV 7 posts
BugFiles Pictures 7 posts
Antiques and Collectibles 7 posts
Beginner Flowers 5 posts
Gingers 5 posts
Native Plants and Wild Plants 5 posts
Cottage Gardening 5 posts
Sewing and Quilting 5 posts
Winter Sowing 5 posts
Rocky Mountain Gardening 5 posts
Daturas 5 posts
Scrapbooking and Paper Crafts 4 posts
Saving Seeds 4 posts
Coleus 4 posts
Georgia Gardening 4 posts
Healthy Living 4 posts
Retirees 4 posts
Home Decorating 4 posts
Jokes & Humor 4 posts
Dahlias 4 posts
Fruits and Nuts 3 posts
Vines and Climbers 3 posts
Bird Identification 3 posts
Rock and Alpine Gardening 3 posts
Hoyas 3 posts
Floors and Coverings 2 posts
Lilies 2 posts
DG Marketplace 2 posts
Beginner Vegetables 2 posts
PlantFiles How-to's 2 posts
Beginner Houseplants 2 posts
Tropical Plants 2 posts
Voting Booth 2 posts
Palms and Cycads 2 posts
Strawbale Gardening 2 posts
Welcome Mat 2 posts
Canning, Freezing and Drying 2 posts
Plant Trading 2 posts
Hostas 2 posts
BugFiles How-to's 2 posts
Tiny Gardens 2 posts
Cameras and Photography 2 posts
Orchids 2 posts
Trash to Treasure 2 posts
Vacations and Travel 2 posts
International Trading 2 posts
Bloom.com Photos 1 post
Hibiscus 1 post
Mosaics and Stained Glass 1 post
Herbs 1 post
Tomatoes 1 post
Bromeliads 1 post
California Gardening 1 post
Greenhouse 1 post
Cars and Trucks 1 post
Clean and Clutter-free 1 post
Farm Life 1 post
Parenting 1 post
Beginner Landscaping 1 post
Upper Midwest Gardening 1 post
Grass and Bamboo 1 post
Crafts and Decorating 1 post

New Botanary Words

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning
cufodontii	koo-foh-DON-tee-eye	For Professor Giorgo Cufodontis, 20th century Austrian botanist of Italian-Greek descent
lugardiae	loo-GAR-dee-ay	For Charlotte Lugard, 19th century painter and wife of Major E. J. Lugard who represented Kew on several expeditions
simoneae	sim-OH-nee-ay	For Simone Petignat of the 20th century, wife of Herman Petignat who was a plant enthusiast in Madagascar
ngomense	nom-EN-see	Of or from Ngome, KwaZula-Natal, South Africa
retrospiciens	ret-roh-SPIK-ee-ens	From the Latin for looking back; in reference to the orientation of the buds and flowers
hesperidum	hes-PER-ee-dum	From the Greek hespera (evening)
luntii	LUNT-ee-eye	For William Lunt, British gardener at Kew who collected in Saudi Arabia in the late 19th century
priogonium	pry-oh-GO-nee-um	From the Greek prion (saw) and gonia (edge)

PlantFiles Activity:

19 new plants.
18 new descriptions were added.
54 new images were added.
580 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member	Addition	Description
JamesCO	Comment	Big Sacaton Sporobolus wrightii
Farmerdill	Comment	Snap Bean, Bush Bean 'Hickok' Phaseolus vulgaris
Farmerdill	Comment	Snap Bean, Bush Bean 'Pike' Phaseolus vulgaris
kittysue	Comment	White Vervain Verbena urticifolia
Farmerdill	Comment	Bell Pepper 'Allegiance' Capsicum annuum
WoodsGrower	Comment	Tomato 'Better Boy' Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Seedsower	Comment	Daylily 'Pink Super Spider' Hemerocallis
jmorth	Comment	Oriental Lily Lilium speciosum var. album
Farmerdill	Comment	Bell Pepper 'Karisma' Capsicum annuum
Farmerdill	Comment	Bell Pepper 'Riata' Capsicum annuum
Farmerdill	Comment	Sweet Pepper 'Marcato' Capsicum annuum
Farmerdill	Comment	Hot Pepper, Ancho 'Capulin' Capsicum annuum
Farmerdill	Comment	Hot Pepper, Ancho 'Huizache' Capsicum annuum
starfarmer	Comment	Osage Orange, Bois d'arc, Bodock Tree, Horse Apple, Hedge Apple 'White Shield' Maclura pomifera
msbehavoyeur	Comment	Rosary Vine, String of Hearts Ceropegia woodii
jmorth	Comment	Lily 'Venture' Lilium Asiatic
jmorth	Comment	Lily 'Queen Kong' Lilium mixed OT hybrid
jmorth	Comment	Lily 'Awesome' Lilium Aurelian
ginger749	Image	Teddy Bear Palm, Redneck Palm (Dypsis leptocheilos)
ginger749	Image	Teddy Bear Palm, Redneck Palm (Dypsis leptocheilos)
jmorth	Image	Asiatic Lily 'Lollypop' (Lilium )
kennedyh	Image	Twining Glycine (Glycine clandestina)
ginger749	Image	Giant Salvinia, Water Fern, Kariba Weed, Aquarium Water Moss, Koi Kandy, Butterfly Fern, Cat's Tongu (Salvinia molesta)
aswope	Image	Winter Squash, Hubbard Squash 'Baby Blue' (Cucurbita maxima)
aswope	Image	Winter Squash 'Blue Hubbard' (Cucurbita maxima)
aswope	Image	Winter Squash 'Golden Hubbard' (Cucurbita maxima)
ginger749	Image	Mango (Mangifera indica)
ginger749	Image	Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera)
ginger749	Image	Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera)
ginger749	Image	Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera)
ginger749	Image	Papaya, Mamão (Carica papaya)
Marilynbeth	Image	Daylily 'Papilion' (Hemerocallis )
Marilynbeth	Image	Daylily 'Prickled Petals' (Hemerocallis )
Marilynbeth	Image	Daylily 'Prickled Petals' (Hemerocallis )
echoes	Image	Fringed Tulip 'Burgundy Lace' (Tulipa )
msbehavoyeur	Image	Rosary Vine, String of Hearts (Ceropegia woodii)
9kittymom	Image	Amaryllis 'Orange Sovereign' (Hippeastrum )
9kittymom	Image	Amaryllis 'Orange Sovereign' (Hippeastrum )
9kittymom	Image	Amaryllis 'Orange Sovereign' (Hippeastrum )
Marilynbeth	Image	Daylily 'Judy Lowe' (Hemerocallis )
Marilynbeth	Image	Daylily 'Judy Lowe' (Hemerocallis )
Marilynbeth	Image	Oswego Tea, Bee Balm, Beebalm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant 'Jacob Cline' (Monarda didyma)
kennedyh	Image	Twining Glycine (Glycine clandestina)
joeswife	Image	White Plumbago, Cape Leadwort 'Alba' (Plumbago auriculata)
joeswife	Image	Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha)
Marilynbeth	Image	Daylily 'Nate' (Hemerocallis )
Marilynbeth	Image	Daylily 'Malachite Prism' (Hemerocallis )
synda	Image	Thanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus (Schlumbergera truncata)
Seedsower	Image	Daylily 'Jimmie Howton' (Hemerocallis )
Seedsower	Image	Daylily 'Jimmie Howton' (Hemerocallis )
Seedsower	Image	Daylily 'Heal Thy Spirit' (Hemerocallis )
Seedsower	Image	Daylily 'Mexican Magic' (Hemerocallis )
Seedsower	Image	Daylily 'Sahara Sand Storm' (Hemerocallis )
msbehavoyeur	Image	Rosary Vine, String of Hearts (Ceropegia woodii)
jmorth	Image	Oriental Lily 'Aubade' (Lilium )
jmorth	Image	Oriental Lily 'Aubade' (Lilium )
jmorth	Image	Oriental Lily (Lilium speciosum var. album)
jmorth	Image	Oriental Lily (Lilium speciosum var. album)
jmorth	Image	Asiatic lily 'Landini' (Lilium )
Todd_Boland	Image	Ross' avens (Geum rossii)
Lily_love	Image	Cutleaf Japanese Maple, Threadleaf Japanese Maple 'Crimson Queen' (Acer palmatum var. dissectum)
Lily_love	Image	Cutleaf Japanese Maple, Threadleaf Japanese Maple 'Crimson Queen' (Acer palmatum var. dissectum)
kennedyh	Image	Twining Glycine (Glycine clandestina)
kennedyh	Image	Twining Glycine (Glycine clandestina)
kennedyh	Image	Twining Glycine (Glycine clandestina)
kennedyh	Image	Twining Glycine (Glycine clandestina)
Kelli	Image	Canary Island Pine (Pinus canariensis)
jmorth	Image	Lily 'Venture' (Lilium Asiatic)
Marilynbeth	Image	Daylily 'Ed Brown' (Hemerocallis )
Marilynbeth	Image	Daylily 'Ed Brown' (Hemerocallis )
Marilynbeth	Image	Daylily 'Edge Of Frenzy' (Hemerocallis )
Marilynbeth	Image	Daylily 'Edge Of Frenzy' (Hemerocallis )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

No new companies were added to the database.
1 new rating/comment was added to the database.

Member Addition Description

roxann123 Negative Accents for Home and Garden (Pepper's Greenhouse)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

No new books were added to the database.
No new ratings/comments were added to the database.

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Dave

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