Dave's Garden Newsletter for August 13, 2014

Covering the events of August 13, 2014

... in which ...
520 posts were made.
2 plants were added to PlantFiles.
10 comments were added to PlantFiles.
18 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
38 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
16 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

"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses."

( -- Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President (born 2/12/1809))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 520 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 59 posts Plant Identification 54 posts Games 53 posts PlantFiles Pictures 40 posts Daylilies 26 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 26 posts Insect and Spider Identification 22 posts Vegetable Gardening 21 posts Texas Gardening 20 posts Dahlias 17 posts Pets 17 posts Mid-South Gardening 16 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 10 posts Beginner Flowers 9 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 9 posts Seed Trading 8 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 7 posts Weather 6 posts Beginner Landscaping 6 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 6 posts Sewing and Quilting 5 posts Beginner Houseplants 4 posts Bird Watching 4 posts Bird Identification 4 posts Cacti and Succulents 4 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 4 posts Morning Glories 4 posts Beginner Vegetables 3 posts Central Midwest Gardening 3 posts BugFiles Pictures 3 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 3 posts Wildlife 3 posts Hydrangeas 2 posts Hostas 2 posts Heucheras and Friends 2 posts Canadian Gardening 2 posts Photos 2 posts Hibiscus 2 posts Recipes 2 posts Perennials 2 posts Poultry and Livestock 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Fruits and Nuts 2 posts Garden Design 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Test 1 post Garden Talk 1 post Brugmansias 1 post Computer Talk 1 post Group Buys 1 post Cottage Gardening 1 post Upper Midwest Gardening 1 post Plumerias 1 post Southwest Gardening 1 post Cooking 1 post Florida Gardening 1 post Invasive Plants 1 post Voting Booth 1 post Trash to Treasure 1 post Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post Bulbs 1 post Seed Germination 1 post Water Gardens 1 post Agastaches and Salvias 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

2 new plants.
10 new descriptions were added.
38 new images were added.
18 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Mitchella Comment Purple Giant Hyssop, Lavender Hyssop Agastache scrophulariifolia retmsgt97 Comment Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine Campsis radicans avazquez Comment Tomato 'Berkeley Tie Dye' Lycopersicon lycopersicum RosinaBloom Comment Laurustinus 'Emerald Beauty' Viburnum DavidLMo Comment Aaron's Beard, Creeping St. John's Wort, Rose of Sharon Hypericum calycinum RosinaBloom Comment Jasmine 'Southern Star' Jasminum stenolobum RosinaBloom Comment White Kaka Beak, 'White Heron' Clianthus puniceus NoLawns Comment Blue Mist Spiraea, Bluebeard 'White Surprise' Caryopteris x clandonensis RosinaBloom Comment Loganberry 'Waimate' Rubus x loganobaccus mwnelson3 Comment Dymondia, Silver Carpet Dymondia margaretae palmbob Image Adenium (Adenium boehmianum) palmbob Image Adenium (Adenium boehmianum) palmbob Image Desert Rose (Adenium obesum f. variegata) palmbob Image Desert Rose (Adenium obesum f. variegata) palmbob Image Impala Lily (Adenium multiflorum) palmbob Image Adenium, Desert Rose (Adenium swazicum) palmbob Image iKhalana (Aloe tenuior) palmbob Image Devil's Tongue, Snake Plant, Konjac, Konnyaku Potato, Voodoo Lily (Amorphophallus konjac) palmbob Image Argyroderma (Argyroderma patens) palmbob Image 'Pear Pimples' (Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus) palmbob Image Cintia (Cintia knizei f. variegata) palmbob Image Conophytum (Conophytum fraternum) palmbob Image Conophytum (Conophytum bilobum) palmbob Image Cereus (Cereus spegazzinii f. cristate) RosinaBloom Image Showy Stonecrop (Hylotelephium spectabile) fawnandflora Image Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'Blue Sunrise' (Geranium ) dorisv Image Tomato 'Solar Flare' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) dorisv Image Tomato 'Solar Flare' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) dorisv Image Tomato 'Berkeley Tie Dye' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) dorisv Image Cherry/Plum Tomato 'Blush' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) dorisv Image Tomato 'Flamme' (Lycopersicon Lycopersicum) virginiarose Image Hosta 'Abiqua Moonbeam' (Hosta ) virginiarose Image Hosta 'Satisfaction' (Hosta ) virginiarose Image Daylily 'Lavender Blush' (Hemerocallis ) sixbyseuss Image Tea Rose 'Maman Cochet' (Rosa ) sixbyseuss Image Grandiflora Rose 'Rock & Roll' (Rosa ) sixbyseuss Image Grandiflora Rose 'Rock & Roll' (Rosa ) sixbyseuss Image Grandiflora Rose 'Twilight Zone' (Rosa ) sixbyseuss Image Large Flowered Climbing Rose, Hybrid Bracteata Rose 'Mermaid' (Rosa ) sixbyseuss Image Large Flowered Climbing Rose, Hybrid Bracteata Rose 'Mermaid' (Rosa ) mlmlakestevens Image Creeping Gold Buttons 'Tiffindell Gold' (Cotula ) mlmlakestevens Image Creeping Gold Buttons 'Tiffindell Gold' (Cotula ) mlmlakestevens Image Spring Cinquefoil (Potentilla neumanniana) mlmlakestevens Image Spring Cinquefoil (Potentilla neumanniana) RosinaBloom Image Feijoa 'Apollo' (Acca sellowiana) RosinaBloom Image Feijoa 'Apollo' (Acca sellowiana) RosinaBloom Image Dwarf Feijoa 'Bambina' (Acca sellowiana) RosinaBloom Image Gardenia, Cape Jasmine, Gandharaj 'White Gem' (Gardenia jasminoides)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description speaton60 Positive Empress Tree Nurseries (aka Fast Growing Trees, Paulownia Supply & fastgrowingtree.com) Petuniarabbit Negative Jackson & Perkins Petuniarabbit Positive Swan Island Dahlias varsha981 Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) valal Negative Direct Gardening cdattath Negative Plow & Hearth LupineNight Positive Paw Paw Everlast Label Company LarryR Negative Plant Delights Nursery ktownae Positive Stardreamer Daylilies Ratdeschamps Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery SquirrelRalph Neutral Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. memays Positive Niche Gardens vossner Positive Tropical Plants & More

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... August 13, 2014