Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 22, 2015

Covering the events of April 22, 2015

... in which ...
360 posts were made.
4 plants were added to PlantFiles.
9 comments were added to PlantFiles.
70 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
29 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
15 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

"Flowers...are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. "

( -- Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet, philosopher)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 360 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 81 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 37 posts PlantFiles Pictures 32 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 25 posts Games 15 posts Recipes 12 posts Daylilies 11 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 9 posts Texas Gardening 8 posts Clean and Clutter-free 8 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 8 posts Northeast Gardening 7 posts Beginner Landscaping 7 posts Voting Booth 7 posts Bird Identification 7 posts Beginner Vegetables 7 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 5 posts Beginner Fruit 4 posts Fragrant Gardening 4 posts Garden Design 4 posts Weather 4 posts Sewing and Quilting 4 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Group Buys 3 posts Garden Items For Sale 3 posts Market Growers 2 posts Water Gardens 2 posts Cacti and Succulents 2 posts California Gardening 2 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 2 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 2 posts Central Midwest Gardening 2 posts Invasive Plants 2 posts Plant Trading 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Vegetable Gardening 2 posts Seed Trading 2 posts Insect and Spider Identification 1 post Wildlife 1 post Memory Garden 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post Mid-South Gardening 1 post Brugmansias 1 post Carnivorous Plants 1 post Beekeeping 1 post Orchids 1 post Coleus 1 post Test 1 post Cameras and Photography 1 post Caudiciforms 1 post Carolina Gardening 1 post Needle Arts 1 post Home Decorating 1 post Photos 1 post Pets 1 post Vines and Climbers 1 post Bird Watching 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

4 new plants.
9 new descriptions were added.
29 new images were added.
70 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description LauraJoy Comment Cabbage Palm, Cabbage Tree, Ti Kouka, Torbay Palm, Dracaena Spike 'Red Star' Cordyline australis coriaceous Comment Chinese Tallow Tree, Candleberry Tree, Chicken Tree, Popcorn Tree, Florida Aspen Triadica sebifera vsilagy Comment Mule's Foot Fern, Madagascar Tree Fern, Oriental Vessel Fern Angiopteris evecta graham072442 Comment Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Magically Dun' Dahlia treeswithfruit Comment Loquat, Japanese Plum Eriobotrya japonica eolivas103 Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Gladys Austin' Iris DonnaMack Comment False Campanula, Lilyleaf Ladybells, Lady Bells Adenophora liliifolia eolivas103 Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Glitter Repink' Iris madabouteu Comment Raphionacme Raphionacme flanaganii CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Indigo Princess' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Pink Satin' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Pink Satin' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Pink Satin' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Pink Satin' (Iris ) Lily_love Image Zucchini, Courgette, Summer Squash 'Spineless Beauty' (Cucurbita pepo) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Plumeri' (Iris ) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Plumeri' (Iris ) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Plumeri' (Iris ) WUVIE Image Kudzu (Pueraria montana var. lobata) pmmGarak Image Sweet Violet, English Violet, Garden Violet (Viola odorata) pmmGarak Image Sweet Violet, English Violet, Garden Violet (Viola odorata) froggies_girl Image Hubbard Squash, Winter Squash 'Blue Ballet' (Cucurbita maxima) froggies_girl Image Straightneck Squash, Summer Squash 'Tatume' (Cucurbita pepo) froggies_girl Image Zucchini, Courgette, Summer Squash 'Yellow Finn' (Cucurbita pepo) froggies_girl Image Zucchini, Courgette, Summer Squash 'Yellow Finn' (Cucurbita pepo) froggies_girl Image Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Strawberry Crown' (Cucurbita maxima) froggies_girl Image Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Strawberry Crown' (Cucurbita maxima) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Gladys Austin' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Gladys Austin' (Iris ) emeldee Image Checkered Lily, Guinea-Hen Flower, Snake's Head Fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Glitter Repink' (Iris ) Scribbles646 Image Red Spider Lily, Surprise Lily (Lycoris radiata) Scribbles646 Image Red Spider Lily, Surprise Lily (Lycoris radiata) froggies_girl Image Kabocha Squash, Japanese Pumpkin 'Black Forest' (Cucurbita maxima) froggies_girl Image Kabocha Squash, Japanese Pumpkin 'Black Forest' (Cucurbita maxima) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Glitter Repink' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'In Living Color' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Red Velvet Cake' (Iris )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description katherineheigl Neutral IDeal Garden Markers mpurwin Positive Empress Tree Nurseries (aka Fast Growing Trees, Paulownia Supply & fastgrowingtree.com) hostahope Positive The Hosta Farm joeriw Negative Burgess Seed mikemazu Positive Flora Exotica oliviass Positive Wayside Gardens SamNJ Positive Holland Bulb Farms DonnaMack Positive Hallson Gardens aaron_fredrick Negative Brighter Blooms Nursery bughunter99 Positive Made in the Shade Gardens daisymaepetunia Negative Dimeo Blueberry Farms bobbi_s Positive Jackson & Perkins iykim Negative Plant-o-gram Inc. iykim Positive Easy to Grow Bulbs iykim Positive Chateau CharMarron Peony 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... April 22, 2015