Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 23, 2015

Covering the events of April 23, 2015

... in which ...
337 posts were made.
4 plants were added to PlantFiles.
12 comments were added to PlantFiles.
116 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
4 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
21 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

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you who you are."

( -- Alfred Austin, English poet laureate (born 5/30/1835))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 337 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 93 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 46 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 24 posts Games 15 posts Insect and Spider Identification 12 posts Water Gardens 9 posts PlantFiles Pictures 8 posts Beginner Vegetables 8 posts Recipes 8 posts Daylilies 7 posts Orchids 6 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 6 posts Sewing and Quilting 6 posts Texas Gardening 6 posts Northeast Gardening 5 posts Mid-South Gardening 5 posts Pets 4 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 4 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 4 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 4 posts Beginner Landscaping 4 posts Photos 3 posts Garden Design 3 posts Weather 3 posts Central Midwest Gardening 3 posts Dahlias 3 posts Morning Glories 3 posts Voting Booth 3 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 3 posts Seed Trading 3 posts Home Repairs and Maintenance 2 posts Beginner Fruit 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Bird Identification 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Clean and Clutter-free 2 posts Seed Germination 1 post Bird Watching 1 post Japanese Maples 1 post California Gardening 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post Coleus 1 post Palms and Cycads 1 post Cacti and Succulents 1 post Plant Trading 1 post Group Buys 1 post Invasive Plants 1 post Florida Gardening 1 post Home Decorating 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

4 new plants.
12 new descriptions were added.
4 new images were added.
116 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description HNemerov Comment Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Lipan' Lagerstroemia steelhead215 Comment David's Maple, Snakebark Maple Acer davidii trvskth Comment Madagascar Palm Pachypodium lamerei eolivas103 Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Owyhee Desert' Iris SJhapamama Comment Summer Snowflake, Snowbell, Dewdrop Leucojum aestivum brightangel2000 Comment Quicksilver 'Quicksilver' Agave Desmettiana Debsroots Comment Foxglove Penstemon 'Mystica' Penstemon digitalis coriaceous Comment David's Maple, Snakebark Maple Acer davidii Vestia Comment Monkey Comb Pithecoctenium crucigerum MaryArneson Comment White Forsythia, Korean Abelia Abeliophyllum distichum Vestia Comment Vanilla Trumpet Vine Distictis laxiflora Kell Comment Whipple's Cholla, Whipple's Cactus 'Snow Leopard' Cylindropuntia whipplei Kell Image Whipple's Cholla, Whipple's Cactus 'Snow Leopard' (Cylindropuntia whipplei) Kell Image Whipple's Cholla, Whipple's Cactus 'Snow Leopard' (Cylindropuntia whipplei) Kell Image Whipple's Cholla, Whipple's Cactus 'Snow Leopard' (Cylindropuntia whipplei) Kell Image Claret Cup Cactus, Strawberry Cactus, Crimson Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description DonnaMack Positive Deer-Resistant Landscape Nursery brianaucuba Positive OIKOS Tree Crops HNemerov Positive Evergreen Nursery brianaucuba Positive Emerald Goddess Gardens jayslater123 Positive Romence Gardens & Greenhouses Neil_C Positive Urban Homestead LIRose Positive Easy to Grow Bulbs LIRose Neutral Netherland Bulb Company cra_z_plantlady Positive Gurney's Seed & Nursery Sunnygirl571 Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery shaoumill Positive Annie's Annuals and Perennials ardesia Positive Romence Gardens & Greenhouses Babsfan Negative Gorge Top Gardens (also dba perennial-gardening.com) Jay78 Negative Compost Mania LanaBeth Positive Almost Eden Plants esanita Negative Santa Rosa Gardens PatJ1959 Negative Summerstone Nursery rosysunset Positive Select Seeds Antique Flowers LucasCatChow Positive Bluestone Perennials Okcdebbie Positive Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs

Garden Bookworm Activity:

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

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... April 23, 2015