Dave's Garden Newsletter for August 25, 2014

Covering the events of August 25, 2014

... in which ...
583 posts were made.
41 plants were added to PlantFiles.
39 comments were added to PlantFiles.
493 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
43 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
4 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

"Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows."

( -- Zen Proverb)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 583 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 83 posts Games 53 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 48 posts PlantFiles Pictures 45 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 32 posts Daylilies 21 posts Mid-South Gardening 19 posts Sewing and Quilting 17 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 13 posts Central Midwest Gardening 12 posts Garden Art 12 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 11 posts Texas Gardening 11 posts Insect and Spider Identification 11 posts Pets 11 posts Bird Identification 10 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 10 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 10 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 10 posts Southwest Gardening 9 posts Voting Booth 9 posts Recipes 8 posts Garden Design 8 posts Clematis 7 posts Beginner Houseplants 7 posts Beginner Landscaping 7 posts Vegetable Gardening 7 posts Morning Glories 6 posts BirdFiles Pictures 6 posts Weather 6 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 5 posts Northeast Gardening 5 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 4 posts Cooking 4 posts Cacti and Succulents 3 posts Farm Life 3 posts DG Journals and Diaries 3 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 3 posts Brugmansias 3 posts Clean and Clutter-free 3 posts Agastaches and Salvias 2 posts Gardening by the Moon 2 posts Beauty and Fashion Tips 2 posts Propagation 2 posts Photos 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Saving Seeds 2 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 2 posts Garden Items For Sale 1 post Plant Trading 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post Grass and Bamboo 1 post Seed Germination 1 post Kitchens 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Perennials 1 post Hibiscus 1 post Dahlias 1 post Hydrangeas 1 post African Violets and Gesneriads 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

41 new plants.
39 new descriptions were added.
43 new images were added.
493 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Blackberry Smoke' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Blues Brother' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Fifty Shades of Grape' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Little Ricky' Hemerocallis Laurenpearson17 Comment Spurred Butterfly Pea Centrosema virginianum D3J3 Comment White Snakeroot 'Chocolate' Ageratina altissima D3J3 Comment Buddleia, Buddleja Buddleja longifolia DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Anita Gaddis' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Chaney Era Bearden' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Dixie Redcoat' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Dr Starr Miller' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Ms Hattie' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Ms Heidi' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Ms Jane' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Ocean Blue Eyes' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Tritt Fit' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Canterbury Rag Doll' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Chaz' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Cookiecutter Shark' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Frost Meets Fire' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Kearsarge' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Lorraine Hakim' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Obsession Revisited' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Spunky Cold Medina' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Steely Danielle' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Von Rock' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Warrior Call' Hemerocallis vnes Comment Rat-tail Cactus, Rattail Cactus, Flor de Látigo, Floricuerno, Junco, Junquillo, Nopalillo Disocactus flagelliformis ocean_314 Comment Tomato 'Oregon Spring' Lycopersicon lycopersicum ocean_314 Comment Tomato 'Sweet Million' Lycopersicon lycopersicum ocean_314 Comment Tomato 'Black Brandywine' Lycopersicon lycopersicum ocean_314 Comment Tomato 'Black Cherry' Lycopersicon lycopersicum holly_grower Comment Hosta 'Invincible' Hosta holly_grower Comment Persian Holly Ilex spinigera MorelCottrill Comment Butterfly Verbena 'Lollipop' Verbena bonariensis CalgaryGardener Comment Tomato 'Tomaccio' Lycopersicon lycopersicum GT1 Comment Cat's Claw Macfadyena unguis-cati RosinaBloom Comment Dahlia 'Shockwave' Dahlia krishnan Comment Golden Spider Lily, Surprise Lily Lycoris aurea RosinaBloom Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy 'Nasinga Pink' (Osteospermum ) RosinaBloom Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy 'Nasinga Pink' (Osteospermum ) RosinaBloom Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy 'Nasinga Pink' (Osteospermum ) RosinaBloom Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy 'Nasinga Pink' (Osteospermum ) RosinaBloom Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy 'Passion Mix' (Osteospermum ecklonis) RosinaBloom Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy 'Passion Mix' (Osteospermum ecklonis) RosinaBloom Image African Daisy, Cape Daisy 'Passion Mix' (Osteospermum ecklonis) RosinaBloom Image Heucherella, Foamy Bells 'Solar Eclipse' (X Heucherella ) RosinaBloom Image Beggarticks, Bidens, Stickseeds 'Yellow Charm' (Bidens ferulifolia) RosinaBloom Image Gazania, Treasure Flower 'Tiger Eye' (Gazania rigens) RosinaBloom Image Gazania, Treasure Flower 'Tiger Eye' (Gazania rigens) RosinaBloom Image Gazania, Treasure Flower 'Tiger Eye' (Gazania rigens) RosinaBloom Image Gazania, Treasure Flower 'Arizona' (Gazania rigens) sophie1950 Image Dwarf Japanese Cedar 'Globosa Nana' (Cryptomeria japonica) sophie1950 Image Japanese Plum Yew, Harrington Plum Yew, Cow-Tail Pine 'Fritz Huber' (Cephalotaxus harringtonia) QCHammy Image Pistachio (Pistacia vera) firefly7 Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Chicago Peace' (Rosa ) sophie1950 Image Dwarf Japanese Cedar 'Globosa Nana' (Cryptomeria japonica) vnes Image Rat-tail Cactus, Rattail Cactus, Flor de Látigo, Floricuerno, Junco, Junquillo, Nopalillo (Disocactus flagelliformis) gardentallahass Image Water Willow, Swamp Loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus) kennedyh Image Tropical Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes truncata) kennedyh Image Tropical Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes truncata) kennedyh Image Perez's Sea Lavender, Seafoam Statice (Limonium perezii) kennedyh Image Perez's Sea Lavender, Seafoam Statice (Limonium perezii) kennedyh Image Greenbark Ceanothus, Red-heart Mountain Lilac (Ceanothus spinosus) kennedyh Image Golden Barrel Cactus (Echinocactus grusonii) kennedyh Image Gold Tooth Aloe, Spider Aloe (Aloe x spinosissima) kennedyh Image Gold Tooth Aloe, Spider Aloe (Aloe x spinosissima) DaylilySLP Image Spider Flower, Spider Legs, Grandfather's Whiskers 'Senorita Rosalita' (Cleome ) DaylilySLP Image Spider Flower, Spider Legs, Grandfather's Whiskers 'Senorita Rosalita' (Cleome ) DaylilySLP Image Spider Flower, Spider Legs, Grandfather's Whiskers 'Senorita Rosalita' (Cleome ) DaylilySLP Image Dense-Flowered Loosestrife 'Outback Sunset' (Lysimachia congestiflora) DaylilySLP Image Dense-Flowered Loosestrife 'Outback Sunset' (Lysimachia congestiflora) kennedyh Image Tamala Rose (Diplolaena grandiflora) DaylilySLP Image Dense-Flowered Loosestrife 'Outback Sunset' (Lysimachia congestiflora) DaylilySLP Image Dense-Flowered Loosestrife 'Outback Sunset' (Lysimachia congestiflora) DaylilySLP Image Dense-Flowered Loosestrife 'Outback Sunset' (Lysimachia congestiflora) DaylilySLP Image Catmint 'Pink Dreams' (Nepeta subsessilis) DaylilySLP Image Catmint 'Pink Dreams' (Nepeta subsessilis) DaylilySLP Image Catmint 'Pink Dreams' (Nepeta subsessilis) kennedyh Image Wasabi, Japanese Horseradish (Wasabia japonica) kennedyh Image Wasabi, Japanese Horseradish (Wasabia japonica) kennedyh Image Wasabi, Japanese Horseradish (Wasabia japonica)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description tooner2 Neutral Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company ManhattanJewess Neutral Urban Farmer Seeds LLC tgiforever Positive Niche Gardens pammjean Negative Rich's Foxwillow Pines Nursery

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 25, 2014