Dave's Garden Newsletter for August 29, 2013

Covering the events of August 29, 2013

... in which ...
866 posts were made.
12 plants were added to PlantFiles.
20 comments were added to PlantFiles.
57 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
60 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
10 ratings were 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

"A garden is the interface between the house and the rest of civilization."

( -- Geoffrey Charlesworth, American garden writer)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 866 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Games 125 posts Plant Identification 105 posts PlantFiles Pictures 65 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 63 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 52 posts Sewing and Quilting 47 posts Northeast Gardening 26 posts Recipes 25 posts Central Midwest Gardening 25 posts Pets 21 posts Vegetable Gardening 17 posts Australian Gardening 15 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 13 posts Clean and Clutter-free 13 posts Insect and Spider Identification 12 posts Brugmansias 12 posts Bird Watching 11 posts Propagation 10 posts Perennials 9 posts Photos 8 posts Mid-South Gardening 8 posts Peonies 8 posts Texas Gardening 8 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 8 posts DG Journals and Diaries 7 posts Happy Birthday 6 posts Weather 6 posts Home Decorating 6 posts Voting Booth 6 posts Dahlias 6 posts Morning Glories 5 posts Cottage Gardening 5 posts Hibiscus 5 posts Beginner Vegetables 5 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 5 posts Southwest Gardening 4 posts Wildlife 4 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 4 posts Cacti and Succulents 4 posts Garden Design 4 posts Orchid Cactus 4 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Tomatoes 3 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 3 posts Bird Identification 3 posts Plant Trading 3 posts Florida Gardening 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Poultry and Livestock 3 posts Seed Trading 3 posts Beginner Flowers 3 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 3 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 3 posts Crafts and Decorating 3 posts Handyman 3 posts Aroids 3 posts Clematis 3 posts Vines and Climbers 2 posts Carolina Gardening 2 posts Water Gardens 2 posts Orchids 2 posts Beginner Houseplants 2 posts Trash to Treasure 1 post Computer Talk 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Hypertufa and Concrete 1 post Daylilies 1 post Native Plants and Wild Plants 1 post Homesteading 1 post Plumerias 1 post Saving Seeds 1 post Ornamental Gourds 1 post Beginner Landscaping 1 post Rock and Alpine Gardening 1 post Needle Arts 1 post Tropical Plants 1 post Ask-a-Gardener 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

12 new plants.
20 new descriptions were added.
60 new images were added.
57 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description DonShirer Comment Banana Pepper 'Sweet Banana' Capsicum annuum sshort Comment Daylily 'Red Ribbons' Hemerocallis Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Jasper' Lycopersicon lycopersicum sshort Comment Daylily 'Ladybug's Two Moons' Hemerocallis RosemaryK Comment Weeping Redbud, Eastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree 'Lavender Twist' Cercis canadensis ms_greenjeans Comment Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Regina' Heuchera Ravens444 Comment Echeveria 'Blue Ruffles' 'Blue Ruffles' Echeveria Big_Iron Comment Giant Burro's Tail, Donkey's Tail Sedum morganianum LadyCrow Comment Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow Hibiscus moscheutos pookha Comment Common Toadflax, Bread and Butter, Brideweed, Bridewort, Butter and Eggs Linaria vulgaris wetdogfarm Comment Three-lobed Rudbeckia, Brown-eyed Susan 'Prairie Glow' Rudbeckia triloba jimmiller5417 Comment Agave, Century Plant, American Aloe, Maguey Agave americana duncanroadfish Comment Voodoo Lily Amorphophallus kiusianus Rita61 Comment Night Blooming Jasmine, Night Scented Jessamine, Queen of the Night Cestrum nocturnum madebydave Comment Hosta 'Great Expectations' Hosta lancer23 Comment Dinner Plate Dahlia, Dinnerplate Dahlia 'Kenora Macob' Dahlia LanfrancoLeo Comment Hyacinth Bean 'Ruby Moon' Lablab purpureus LanfrancoLeo Comment Windowbox Sweet Pea 'Pink Cupid' Lathyrus odoratus LanfrancoLeo Comment Peony Poppy, Opium Poppy, Paeony Flowered Poppy (Paeoniiflorum Group) 'Bombast Rose' Papaver somniferum Floralova Comment Cockscomb (Cristata Group) Celosia argentea var. cristata pepgrehou Image Rudraksha, Lily of the Valley Tree (Elaeocarpus grandiflorus) pepgrehou Image Rudraksha, Lily of the Valley Tree (Elaeocarpus grandiflorus) altagardener Image Howard's Alpine Forget-Me-Not (Eritrichium howardii) altagardener Image Howard's Alpine Forget-Me-Not (Eritrichium howardii) dicentra63 Image English Marigold, Pot Marigold 'Apricot Twist' (Calendula officinalis var. nana) dicentra63 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Blowing Kisses' (Iris ) dicentra63 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Like Wow' (Iris ) dicentra63 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Grateful Red' (Iris ) dicentra63 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Jennifer Rebecca' (Iris ) dicentra63 Image Double Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Blue Spectacle' (Tulipa ) dicentra63 Image Double Daffodil, Double Narcissus 'Delnashaugh' (Narcissus ) dicentra63 Image Double Daffodil, Double Narcissus 'Delnashaugh' (Narcissus ) dicentra63 Image Double Daffodil, Double Narcissus 'Delnashaugh' (Narcissus ) dicentra63 Image Fringed Tulip 'Fringed Family' (Tulipa ) dicentra63 Image Fringed Tulip 'Fringed Family' (Tulipa ) dicentra63 Image Double Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Creme Upstar' (Tulipa ) dicentra63 Image Double Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Creme Upstar' (Tulipa ) drthor Image Climbing Zucchini,Tromboncino, Trombocino, Zucchetta Rampicante, Italian Trombone Squash 'Tromba d'Albenga' (Cucurbita moschata) drthor Image Climbing Zucchini,Tromboncino, Trombocino, Zucchetta Rampicante, Italian Trombone Squash 'Tromba d'Albenga' (Cucurbita moschata) Big_Iron Image Giant Burro's Tail, Donkey's Tail (Sedum morganianum) pookha Image Spike Speedwell 'Blue Bouquet' (Veronica spicata) absinthe27 Image Jupiter's Beard, Keys to Heaven, Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber) absinthe27 Image Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Raz-Ma-Taz' (Dahlia ) absinthe27 Image Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Raz-Ma-Taz' (Dahlia ) LanfrancoLeo Image Windowbox Sweet Pea 'Pink Cupid' (Lathyrus odoratus) LanfrancoLeo Image Windowbox Sweet Pea 'Pink Cupid' (Lathyrus odoratus) wetdogfarm Image Three-lobed Rudbeckia, Brown-eyed Susan 'Prairie Glow' (Rudbeckia triloba) absinthe27 Image Miniature Hollyhock, Checker Mallow 'Candy Girl' (Sidalcea ) lancer23 Image Dinner Plate Dahlia, Dinnerplate Dahlia 'Kenora Macob' (Dahlia ) marsrover Image Groundcover Rose 'Apricot Drift' (Rosa ) marsrover Image Hybrid Rose 'Double Knockout' (Rosa ) Jubilada Image Hot Pepper 'De Agua' (Capsicum annuum) Jubilada Image Hot Pepper 'De Agua' (Capsicum annuum) Jubilada Image Hot Pepper 'De Agua' (Capsicum annuum) ransom3 Image Cypress Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) Ravens444 Image Echeveria 'Blue Jay' (Echeveria ) absinthe27 Image Collarette Dahlia 'Pipsqueak' (Dahlia ) absinthe27 Image Collarette Dahlia 'Pipsqueak' (Dahlia ) ms_greenjeans Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Regina' (Heuchera ) ms_greenjeans Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Regina' (Heuchera ) ms_greenjeans Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Regina' (Heuchera ) ms_greenjeans Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Regina' (Heuchera ) Jubilada Image Tomato 'Michael Pollan' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Jubilada Image Tomato 'Michael Pollan' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) bulbspecialist Image Daffodil 'Belcanto' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Daffodil 'Bulley' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Daffodil 'Cairngorm' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Daffodil 'Donaupark' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Daffodil 'Eclatant' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Daffodil 'Every Day' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Daffodil 'Every Day' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Daffodil 'Gabriel Kleiberg' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Daffodil 'Giant Split' (Narcissus ) Ravens444 Image Echeveria 'Big Red' (Echeveria ) bulbspecialist Image Daffodil 'Girl Power' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Daffodil 'Green Island' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Daffodil 'Mary Bohannon' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Daffodil 'Mrs Oscar Ronalds' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Daffodil 'Palette' (Narcissus ) bulbspecialist Image Daffodil 'Pink Champagne' (Narcissus )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description katiebear Negative The Mushroom Patch whoever Negative Georgia Vines JonSchneider Positive Easy to Grow Bulbs Greekgod Positive Victory Seed Company persianninja Positive ParadiseNursery.com hypocondro Positive Horizon Herbs, LLC absinthe27 Positive T's Flowers & Things LDLemon Negative Pullerbear Tree, Shrub, Brush and Weed Puller pepperfiend Positive Pepper Joe's Inc.

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

 

And that's the way it was... August 29, 2013