Dave's Garden Newsletter for May 3, 2015

Covering the events of May 3, 2015

... in which ...
473 posts were made.
4 plants were added to PlantFiles.
63 comments were added to PlantFiles.
137 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
40 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
12 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

"He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower. "

( -- Mary Howitt , English poet)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 473 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 115 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 54 posts PlantFiles Pictures 45 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 25 posts Games 23 posts Irises 14 posts Northeast Gardening 12 posts Insect and Spider Identification 11 posts Vegetable Gardening 11 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 11 posts Recipes 10 posts Florida Gardening 9 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 9 posts Happy Birthday 7 posts Beginner Fruit 6 posts Dahlias 5 posts Texas Gardening 5 posts Perennials 5 posts Hydrangeas 5 posts Sewing and Quilting 5 posts Daylilies 5 posts Central Midwest Gardening 5 posts Water Gardens 5 posts Morning Glories 4 posts Beginner Flowers 4 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 4 posts Home Decorating 4 posts Beginner Houseplants 3 posts Tomatoes 3 posts Weather 3 posts Bird Watching 3 posts Orchids 3 posts Cacti and Succulents 3 posts Southwest Gardening 3 posts Cottage Gardening 3 posts Beginner Vegetables 2 posts Seed Germination 2 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 2 posts Plant Trading 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Carolina Gardening 2 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 2 posts Garden Design 2 posts Peonies 2 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post Test 1 post Voting Booth 1 post Australian and New Zealand Gardening 1 post Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 1 post Home Repairs and Maintenance 1 post BirdFiles Pictures 1 post Garden Art 1 post Photos 1 post Cooking 1 post Bulbs 1 post Passifloras 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

4 new plants.
63 new descriptions were added.
40 new images were added.
137 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description coriaceous Comment Lesser Celandine, Pilewort, Fig Buttercup Ficaria verna Mark_B Comment Eastern Prickly Pear, Devil's Tongue, Low Prickly Pear Opuntia humifusa SecretMonkey Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'Abraham Darby' Rosa GardenTexana Comment Tree Peony 'Leda' Paeonia DaylilySLP Comment Triandrus Narcissus, Triandrus Daffodil, Angel's Tears 'Ice Chimes' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Ice Follies' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Triandrus Narcissus, Triandrus Daffodil, Angel's Tears 'Ice Wings' Narcissus vossner Comment Canna Lily 'Tropicanna' Canna x generalis DaylilySLP Comment Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Indian Ruler' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Inglescombe' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Innovator' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Heirloom Narcissus 'Insulinde' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Intrigue' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Irene Copeland' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Cyclamineus Narcissus, Cyclamen Daffodil 'Itzim' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Cyclamineus Narcissus, Cyclamen Daffodil 'Jack Snipe' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Short-cupped Narcissus, Small-cupped Daffodil 'Jamestown' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Janis Babson' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Cyclamineus Narcissus, Cyclamen Daffodil 'Jenny' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Cyclamineus Narcissus, Cyclamen Daffodil 'Jetfire' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'John Evelyn' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Cyclamineus Narcissus, Cyclamen Daffodil 'Jumblie' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'June Lake' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Karelia' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Triandrus Narcissus, Triandrus Daffodil, Angel's Tears 'Katie Heath' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Cyclamineus Narcissus, Cyclamen Daffodil 'Kaydee' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Kedron' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Ken's Favorite' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Bulbocodium Hybrid Narcissus, Hoop-Petticoat Daffodil 'Kenellis' Narcissus bulbocodium DaylilySLP Comment Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Kidling' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'King Alfred' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Kissproof' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Cyclamineus Narcissus, Cyclamen Daffodil 'Kitty' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Kiwi Magic' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Miniature Narcissus, Miniature Daffodil 'Kokopelli' Narcissus nanny_56 Comment Daylily 'Hillbilly Heart' Hemerocallis iowhen Comment Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Elephant Footprint' Iris IlhadoPico Comment Mexican Fan Palm, Skyduster Washingtonia robusta Scribbles646 Comment Common Burdock, Lesser Burdock Arctium minus Scribbles646 Comment Great Burdock, Edible Burdock, Cockle-Button, Beggar's Buttons Arctium lappa Stacycmc Comment Japanese Privet, Waxleaf Privet Ligustrum japonicum itsasickness Comment Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Fasan' Hydrangea macrophylla teddiinfl Comment Empress Tree Paulownia tomentosa alexgr1 Comment Flaky Bark Thorn Acacia Acacia exuvialis alexgr1 Comment Sticky Acacia Acacia borleae daynewrose Comment Floribunda, Large Flowered Climbing Rose 'Pinata' Rosa hermero Comment Oriental Poppy 'Patty's Plum' Papaver orientale birdsnbeeskc Comment Stiff Goldenrod Solidago rigida RrrrrGrrrr Comment Tree Peony 'Kamatanishiki' Paeonia suffruticosa Lucky66 Comment Tomato 'Kellogg's Breakfast' Lycopersicon lycopersicum RrrrrGrrrr Comment Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla' Rhododendron DaylilySLP Comment Split Cupped Daffodil, Narcissus 'Lady Eve' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Cyclamineus Narcissus, Cyclamen Daffodil 'Larkwhistle' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Tazetta Narcissus, Paperwhite Daffodil, Paperwhites 'Laurens Koster' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Split-cupped Narcissus, Split-corona Daffodil, Butterfly Narcissus 'Lemon Beauty' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Lemon Glow' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Cyclamineus Narcissus, Cyclamen Daffodil 'Lemon Silk' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Cyclamineus Narcissus, Cyclamen Daffodil 'Lilac Charm' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Limbo' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Jonquilla Narcissus, Jonquilla Daffodil 'Lintie' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Lionel Richardson' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Miniature Narcissus, Miniature Daffodil 'Little Beauty' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Little Gem' Narcissus CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Miogem' (Iris ) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Miogem' (Iris ) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Miogem' (Iris ) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Miogem' (Iris ) Bejuled Image Lesser Celandine, Pilewort, Fig Buttercup (Ficaria verna) pmmGarak Image Foxtail Lily 'Romance' (Eremurus ) pmmGarak Image Turin Woodruff (Asperula Taurina) coriaceous Image False Campanula, Lilyleaf Ladybells, Lady Bells (Adenophora liliifolia) coriaceous Image False Campanula, Lilyleaf Ladybells, Lady Bells (Adenophora liliifolia) pmmGarak Image Turin Woodruff (Asperula Taurina) LylaHarper Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Black Is Black' (Iris ) iowhen Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Elephant Footprint' (Iris ) LylaHarper Image Floribunda Rose 'Love Song' (Rosa ) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Sweet Serenity' (Iris ) coriaceous Image False Campanula, Lilyleaf Ladybells, Lady Bells (Adenophora liliifolia) Kell Image Puya, Sapphire Tower (Puya alpestris) Kell Image Puya, Sapphire Tower (Puya alpestris) Kell Image Puya, Sapphire Tower (Puya alpestris) manueldalmeida Image Large-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Blue Moon' (Rosa ) manueldalmeida Image China, Bengale, Bourbon Rose 'Gloire des Rosomanes' (Rosa ) manueldalmeida Image Bourbon Rose 'Variegata di Bologna' (Rosa ) manueldalmeida Image English Rose, Shrub Rose 'William Shakespeare 2000' (Rosa ) manueldalmeida Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Africa Star' (Rosa ) absinthe27 Image Garden Phlox 'Shortwood' (Phlox paniculata) absinthe27 Image Garden Phlox 'Shortwood' (Phlox paniculata) absinthe27 Image Bulb Fennel, Sweet Fennel, Anise, Florence Fennel, Finnochio 'Zefa Fino' (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum) absinthe27 Image Large-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Friendship' (Rosa ) TomH3787 Image Wood Sorrel 'Cherry Spritzer' (Oxalis crassipes) absinthe27 Image Purpletop Vervain, Brazilian Verbena, Upright Verbena (Verbena bonariensis) absinthe27 Image Grandiflora Rose 'Dick Clark' (Rosa ) absinthe27 Image Grandiflora Rose 'Dick Clark' (Rosa ) TomH3787 Image Chinese Sweetshrub, Chinese Wax Shrub (Calycanthus chinensis) absinthe27 Image Floribunda Rose 'Europeana' (Rosa ) TomH3787 Image Chinese Sweetshrub, Chinese Wax Shrub (Calycanthus chinensis) absinthe27 Image Floribunda, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Easy Does It' (Rosa ) absinthe27 Image Shrub Rose 'Mystic Fairy' (Rosa ) TomH3787 Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Do Tell' (Paeonia lactiflora) absinthe27 Image Switch Grass, Wand Panic Grass 'Ruby Ribbons' (Panicum virgatum) absinthe27 Image Ornamental Pepper 'Chilly Chili' (Capsicum annuum) RrrrrGrrrr Image Tree Peony 'Kamatanishiki' (Paeonia suffruticosa)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description StarOfLeviathan Positive Select Seeds Antique Flowers dhoward79 Positive Cross Country Nurseries (chileplants.com) rowtreeman Positive Made in the Shade Gardens psudan Positive K Connell's Dahlias (formerly Connell's Dahlias) psudan Positive Pleasant Valley Glads & Dahlias vannicopv Positive Singing Tree Gardens tazznred Positive Pepper Joe's Inc. lainy_gardens Positive Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) audreyjc Negative Southmeadow Fruit Gardens (Grootendorst Nurseries) reeve1 Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) Hanks_Mom Negative David Austin Roses (US)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

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

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Dave

 

And that's the way it was... May 3, 2015