Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 12, 2014

Covering the events of February 12, 2014

... in which ...
494 posts were made.
70 plants were added to PlantFiles.
9 comments were added to PlantFiles.
203 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
25 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
9 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

"The secret of improved plant breeding, apart from scientific knowledge, is love."

( -- Luther Burbank, American horticulturist)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 494 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 83 posts PlantFiles Pictures 32 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 32 posts Games 31 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 27 posts Vegetable Gardening 22 posts Sewing and Quilting 22 posts Recipes 21 posts Pets 20 posts Seed Germination 13 posts Cacti and Succulents 12 posts Tomatoes 10 posts Weather 10 posts Southwest Gardening 9 posts Bird Watching 9 posts Seed Trading 8 posts Mid-South Gardening 8 posts Northeast Gardening 8 posts Beginner Vegetables 7 posts Daylilies 7 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 7 posts Poultry and Livestock 7 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 7 posts Water Gardens 6 posts Central Midwest Gardening 5 posts Voting Booth 4 posts Bird Identification 4 posts Hibiscus 4 posts Florida Gardening 4 posts Tropical Plants 3 posts BugFiles Pictures 3 posts Dahlias 3 posts Insect and Spider Identification 3 posts Garden Art 3 posts Carolina Gardening 3 posts Retirees 2 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 2 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 2 posts Wildlife 2 posts Computer Talk 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 2 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Herbs 2 posts Morning Glories 2 posts Clematis 2 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 2 posts Begonias 2 posts Home Decorating 1 post Clean and Clutter-free 1 post Accessible Gardening 1 post Roses 1 post Shady Gardens 1 post Beginner Fruit 1 post Texas Gardening 1 post BugFiles How-to's 1 post Beauty and Fashion Tips 1 post Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 1 post Vines and Climbers 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

70 new plants.
9 new descriptions were added.
25 new images were added.
203 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description coriaceous Comment Rusty Foxglove Digitalis ferruginea coriaceous Comment Katsura Tree Cercidiphyllum japonicum Minime8484 Comment Cleistocactus Cleistocactus plagiostoma Hannibalscipio Comment Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine Campsis radicans palmbob Comment Narrow-leaf Bottletree, Queensland Bottle Tree, Australian Bottle Tree, Queensland Kurrajong Brachychiton rupestris coriaceous Comment American Wisteria 'Blue Moon' Wisteria macrostachya BerkshireGardener Comment Eastern Prickly Pear, Devil's Tongue, Low Prickly Pear Opuntia humifusa coriaceous Comment Lavender Mist Meadow Rue Thalictrum rochebrunianum coriaceous Comment Thalictrum 'Elin' Thalictrum palmbob Image Narrow-leaf Bottletree, Queensland Bottle Tree, Australian Bottle Tree, Queensland Kurrajong (Brachychiton rupestris) palmbob Image Narrow-leaf Bottletree, Queensland Bottle Tree, Australian Bottle Tree, Queensland Kurrajong (Brachychiton rupestris) palmbob Image Narrow-leaf Bottletree, Queensland Bottle Tree, Australian Bottle Tree, Queensland Kurrajong (Brachychiton rupestris) palmbob Image Dwarf Bottlebrush 'Little John' (Callistemon viminalis) palmbob Image Scarlet Bottlebrush (Callistemon macropunctatus) palmbob Image Scarlet Bottlebrush (Callistemon macropunctatus) palmbob Image Scarlet Bottlebrush (Callistemon macropunctatus) palmbob Image Floss Silk Tree (Ceiba speciosa) palmbob Image Floss Silk Tree (Ceiba speciosa) palmbob Image Cabbage Palm, Cabbage Tree, Ti Kouka, Torbay Palm, Dracaena Spike 'Torbay Dazzler' (Cordyline australis) palmbob Image Cabbage Palm, Cabbage Tree, Ti Kouka, Torbay Palm, Dracaena Spike 'Torbay Dazzler' (Cordyline australis) palmbob Image Desert Spoon, Blue Sotol (Dasylirion wheeleri) palmbob Image Desert Spoon, Blue Sotol (Dasylirion wheeleri) RosinaBloom Image Species Orchid, Moth Orchid, Phalaenopsis (Phalaenopsis amabilis var. formosanum) RosinaBloom Image Species Orchid, Moth Orchid, Phalaenopsis (Phalaenopsis amabilis var. formosanum) RosinaBloom Image Species Orchid, Moth Orchid, Phalaenopsis (Phalaenopsis amabilis var. formosanum) RosinaBloom Image Queen Palm, Cocos Plumosa, Jeriva (Syagrus romanzoffiana) RosinaBloom Image Red Beech (Nothofagus fusca) RosinaBloom Image Red Beech (Nothofagus fusca) LauraSteele Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Hula Dawn' (Iris ) LauraSteele Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Hula Dawn' (Iris ) LauraSteele Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Hula Dawn' (Iris ) saya Image Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) saya Image Fern-Leaf Yarrow 'Parker's Variety' (Achillea filipendulina) RosinaBloom Image Poinsettia 'Enduring White' (Euphorbia pulcherrima)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description HomeownerVic Negative Hirt's Gardens (formerly Hirt's Greenhouse & Flowers) MsSassyplants Positive Direct Gardening MareksGarden Positive B & D Lilies (Snow Creek Daylily Gardens™) MareksGarden Negative Four Seasons Nursery MareksGarden Negative Nature Hills Nursery sydsma Negative Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company furrybill2000 Negative Miller Nurseries furrybill2000 Positive Fedco Seeds MaryArneson Positive Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

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

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... February 12, 2014