Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 24, 2015

Covering the events of April 24, 2015

... in which ...
540 posts were made.
4 plants were added to PlantFiles.
13 comments were added to PlantFiles.
187 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
23 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
23 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

"It is not possible to use to any good effect all the plants that are to be had."

( -- Gertrude Jekyll, English gardener, artist, writer)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 540 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 114 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 112 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 28 posts PlantFiles Pictures 26 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 14 posts Games 14 posts Mid-South Gardening 12 posts Recipes 12 posts Morning Glories 10 posts Beginner Vegetables 9 posts Insect and Spider Identification 9 posts Sewing and Quilting 8 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 8 posts Cacti and Succulents 8 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 7 posts Water Gardens 7 posts Group Buys 7 posts Container Gardening 6 posts Voting Booth 6 posts Vegetable Gardening 6 posts Central Midwest Gardening 6 posts Northeast Gardening 5 posts Orchids 5 posts Home Decorating 5 posts Orchid Cactus 5 posts Florida Gardening 5 posts Shady Gardens 5 posts Cottage Gardening 5 posts Weather 4 posts Photos 4 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 4 posts Beginner Flowers 4 posts Texas Gardening 4 posts Pets 4 posts Test 3 posts Garden Design 3 posts Irises 3 posts Cooking 3 posts Peppers 3 posts Bird Identification 2 posts Beginner Houseplants 2 posts Memory Garden 2 posts Seed Trading 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Clematis 2 posts Tomatoes 2 posts Daylilies 2 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 2 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 2 posts Beginner Landscaping 2 posts California Gardening 2 posts Coleus 2 posts Greenhouse 1 post Trash to Treasure 1 post Equine Forum 1 post Japanese Maples 1 post Winter Sowing 1 post Strawbale Gardening 1 post Annuals 1 post Perennials 1 post Beginner Fruit 1 post Needle Arts 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

4 new plants.
13 new descriptions were added.
23 new images were added.
187 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Wishkah Comment Wormwood, White Mugwort, Black Stemmed Artemisia 'Guizhou' Artemisia lactiflora chooglincharley Comment Vetiver Root, Khus Khus Chrysopogon zizanioides coriaceous Comment Wormwood, White Mugwort, Black Stemmed Artemisia 'Guizhou' Artemisia lactiflora jscaldwell Comment Switch Grass, Wand Panic Grass 'Hot rod' Panicum virgatum iowhen Comment Daylily 'Little Wart' Hemerocallis vossner Comment Summer Snowflake, Snowbell, Dewdrop 'Gravetye Giant' Leucojum aestivum Farmerdill Comment Summer Squash 'Deemer' Cucurbita pepo Farmerdill Comment Summer Squash 'Santa Fe' Cucurbita pepo lilyred Comment Dwarf Japanese Cedar 'Globosa Nana' Cryptomeria japonica fawnandflora Comment Darwin Hybrid Tulip 'Marit' Tulipa fawnandflora Comment Tazetta Narcissus, Paperwhite Daffodil, Paperwhites 'Geranium' Narcissus fawnandflora Comment Darwin Hybrid Tulip 'Apricot Impression' Tulipa lezro Comment Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Season Ticket' Iris Kell Image Bog Bean (Menyanthes trifoliata) Kell Image Devil's Tongue, Snake Plant, Konjac, Konnyaku Potato, Voodoo Lily (Amorphophallus konjac) HNemerov Image Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Lipan' (Lagerstroemia ) camrichdesigns Image False Agave, Hechtia (Hechtia lundelliorum) camrichdesigns Image False Agave, Hechtia (Hechtia lundelliorum) dicentra63 Image Rock Cress, Aubretia 'Axcent Dark Red' (Aubrieta ) dicentra63 Image Rock Cress, Aubretia 'Axcent Blue with Eye' (Aubrieta ) dicentra63 Image Perennial Wallflower 'Honeyberry' (Erysimum ) dicentra63 Image Perennial Wallflower 'Honeyberry' (Erysimum ) dicentra63 Image Utah Lady Finger, Utah Milkvetch (Astragalus utahensis) dicentra63 Image Utah Lady Finger, Utah Milkvetch (Astragalus utahensis) dicentra63 Image Utah Lady Finger, Utah Milkvetch (Astragalus utahensis) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Spice It Up' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Owyhee Desert' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Metolius Blues' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Metolius Blues' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Christa' (Iris ) Taxonman Image Cliff Fendler Bush (Fendlera rupicola) eolivas103 Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'La De Da' (Iris ) Taxonman Image Cliff Fendler Bush (Fendlera rupicola) Bluegill321 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'By Your Leave' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Ziggy' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Ziggy' (Iris )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description bonsaiguydw Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery bonsaiguydw Positive Plant Delights Nursery bonsaiguydw Positive New Hampshire Hostas bonsaiguydw Positive Wayside Gardens MommaCat88 Negative Gilbert H. Wild and Son MommaCat88 Positive Swallowtail Garden Seeds SamNJ Positive The Sample Seed Shop Gardener24 Positive Glasshouse Works phat10 Positive High Country Gardens dmtazzy Positive Empress Tree Nurseries (aka Fast Growing Trees, Paulownia Supply & fastgrowingtree.com) singla Positive Glasshouse Works TMThyme Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery shadenut Negative Royal Dutch rachelrapunzel Positive Northland Rosarium shadenut Positive Dutch Gardens Blikee Positive Digging Dog Nursery revclaus Positive Select Seeds Antique Flowers lrfriedman Positive DollarSeed (Dollar Seed) greenguy111 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. judyinmound Positive DollarSeed (Dollar Seed) jkalte Positive Easy to Grow Bulbs

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 24, 2015