Dave's Garden Newsletter for July 21, 2014

Covering the events of July 21, 2014

... in which ...
717 posts were made.
27 plants were added to PlantFiles.
18 comments were added to PlantFiles.
147 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
42 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
8 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

"Old gardeners never die, they just run out of thyme."

( -- Unknown)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 717 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 122 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 63 posts Games 58 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 49 posts PlantFiles Pictures 44 posts Recipes 30 posts Texas Gardening 23 posts Vegetable Gardening 21 posts Sewing and Quilting 20 posts Northeast Gardening 19 posts Pets 13 posts Dahlias 12 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 12 posts Beginner Flowers 12 posts Daylilies 11 posts Seed Germination 11 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 10 posts Mid-South Gardening 10 posts Insect and Spider Identification 10 posts Beginner Landscaping 9 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 9 posts Central Midwest Gardening 9 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 7 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 6 posts BugFiles Pictures 6 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 5 posts Lilies 5 posts Aroids 5 posts Photos 5 posts Hydrangeas 4 posts Garden Design 4 posts Voting Booth 4 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 4 posts Beginner Vegetables 4 posts Shady Gardens 4 posts Happy Birthday 4 posts Water Gardens 4 posts Brugmansias 4 posts Morning Glories 4 posts Southwest Gardening 4 posts Propagation 4 posts Organic Gardening 3 posts California Gardening 3 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 3 posts Garden Talk 3 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 3 posts Bird Watching 3 posts Tiny Gardens 3 posts Seed Trading 3 posts Perennials 2 posts Irises 2 posts Tomatoes 2 posts Hostas 2 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 2 posts Weather 2 posts Agastaches and Salvias 2 posts Memory Garden 1 post Clean and Clutter-free 1 post Bromeliads 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post Orchids 1 post Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post Cacti and Succulents 1 post Carnivorous Plants 1 post Cannas 1 post Beginner Fruit 1 post Needle Arts 1 post Home Decorating 1 post Bird Identification 1 post Computer Talk 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

27 new plants.
18 new descriptions were added.
42 new images were added.
147 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description sunkissed Comment Violet Wood Sorrel Oxalis violacea Brillig Comment Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Festiva Maxima' Paeonia lactiflora ellenfoster Comment Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Coral Charm' Paeonia lactiflora ellenfoster Comment Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Raspberry Sundae' Paeonia lactiflora Eschscholzia Comment Prostrate Myoporum 'Prostratum' Myoporum parvifolium bplipschitz Comment Hot Pepper 'Hinkel Hatz' Capsicum annuum dbruckel Comment Pride of Barbados, Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Peacock Flower, flamboyan-de-jardin Caesalpinia pulcherrima Dean48089 Comment Iochroma 'Plum Beauty' Iochroma cyanea iykim Comment Canna Lily 'Tropicanna Gold' Canna Turkeywing Comment Graybark Grape, Summer Grape Vitis cinerea DaylilySLP Comment Variegated Century Plant Agave americana var. marginata RosinaBloom Comment Hellebore, Christmas Rose, Lenten Rose 'White Magic' Helleborus niger KariGrows Comment Purple Leaf Sand Cherry Prunus x cistena TonyAus Comment Glory Flower, Large-leaf Princess Flower Tibouchina grandiflora phillack Comment Petunia 'Superbissima Mixed' Petunia hybrida grandiflora GreekTomato Comment Tomato 'Brandy Boy' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Josh12 Comment Kruse's Mallee, Bookleaf Mallee Eucalyptus kruseana GreekTomato Comment Tomato 'Jetsetter' Lycopersicon lycopersicum kniphofia Image Cape Daisy, Monarch of the Veldt (Arctotis fastuosa) kniphofia Image Cape Daisy, Monarch of the Veldt (Arctotis fastuosa) kniphofia Image Cape Daisy, Monarch of the Veldt (Arctotis fastuosa) RosinaBloom Image Fortune's Osmanthus (Osmanthus x fortunei) RosinaBloom Image Blood Lily (Haemanthus coccineus) RosinaBloom Image Rhododendron 'Kaponga' (Rhododendron ) RosinaBloom Image Waratah 'Red Embers' (Telopea ) RosinaBloom Image Chilean Aromo, Boxleaf Azara, Chinchin (Azara serrata) RosinaBloom Image Chilean Aromo, Boxleaf Azara, Chinchin (Azara serrata) RosinaBloom Image Dwarf Pink Baby Breath, Dwarf Pink Diosmsa 'Compactum' (Coleonema pulchellum) RosinaBloom Image Dwarf Pink Baby Breath, Dwarf Pink Diosmsa 'Compactum' (Coleonema pulchellum) sunkissed Image King's Mantle (Thunbergia erecta) sunkissed Image Lance-leaf Caladium, Strap-Leaf Caladium 'Florida Sweetheart' (Caladium ) sunkissed Image Violet Wood Sorrel (Oxalis violacea) sunkissed Image Golden Shrimp Plant, Lollipop Plant (Pachystachys lutea) Sabrina_F Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Blue Girl' (Rosa ) Sabrina_F Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Blue Girl' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Variegated Century Plant (Agave americana var. marginata) DaylilySLP Image Variegated Century Plant (Agave americana var. marginata) DaylilySLP Image Variegated Century Plant (Agave americana var. marginata) DaylilySLP Image Variegated Century Plant (Agave americana var. marginata) deltachange Image Datura, Devil's Trumpet 'Evening Fragrance' (Datura inoxia) melody Image Pursh, Rose Pink, Rose Gentian (Sabatia angularis) melody Image Pursh, Rose Pink, Rose Gentian (Sabatia angularis) manueldalmeida Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Gardens of the World' (Rosa ) melody Image Pursh, Rose Pink, Rose Gentian (Sabatia angularis) melody Image Lance-leaf Caladium, Strap-Leaf Caladium 'White Wing' (Caladium ) melody Image Fancy-leafed Caladium, Angel Wings, Heart of Jesus 'Moonlight' (Caladium ) melody Image Fancy-leafed Caladium, Angel Wings, Heart of Jesus 'Scarlett O'Hara' (Caladium ) Minime8484 Image Agave (Agave albopilosa) Minime8484 Image Gymnocalycium (Gymnocalycium spegazzinii subsp. cardenasianum) Minime8484 Image Alfilerillo, Cola de Diablo, Nopaleta, Patolón, Tasajillo (Pereskiopsis diguetii) RosinaBloom Image Hellebore, Christmas Rose, Lenten Rose 'White Magic' (Helleborus niger) RosinaBloom Image Hellebore, Christmas Rose, Lenten Rose 'White Magic' (Helleborus niger) mgarr Image Clematis 'Sapphire Indigo' (Clematis ) scirpidiella Image Southern Burnet Saxifrage (Pimpinella peregrina) scirpidiella Image Southern Burnet Saxifrage (Pimpinella peregrina) scirpidiella Image Southern Burnet Saxifrage (Pimpinella peregrina) scirpidiella Image Hard Wallflower (Erysimum marschallianum) scirpidiella Image Hard Wallflower (Erysimum marschallianum) RosinaBloom Image Dwarf Italian Cypress 'Totem' (Cupressus sempervirens) RosinaBloom Image Dwarf Italian Cypress 'Totem' (Cupressus sempervirens)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description bpatters7 Positive Garden Grower (gardengrower.com) lelamarie Negative MegaGro crunch56 Negative Real Palm Trees (RealPalmTrees.com) elmundodelcacti Positive Horizon Herbs, LLC valis55 Positive Pine Ridge 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... July 21, 2014