Dave's Garden Newsletter for May 18, 2015

Covering the events of May 18, 2015

... in which ...
650 posts were made.
11 plants were added to PlantFiles.
14 comments were added to PlantFiles.
59 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
113 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
22 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

"A gardener learns more in the mistakes than in the successes."

( -- Barbara Dodge Borland, American author)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 650 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts PlantFiles Pictures 124 posts Plant Identification 102 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 52 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 36 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 32 posts Games 28 posts Vegetable Gardening 23 posts Insect and Spider Identification 17 posts Irises 14 posts Texas Gardening 13 posts Beginner Vegetables 12 posts Voting Booth 11 posts Recipes 11 posts Beginner Landscaping 10 posts Daylilies 10 posts Mid-South Gardening 10 posts Photos 10 posts Sewing and Quilting 9 posts Cacti and Succulents 9 posts Morning Glories 8 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 7 posts Weather 6 posts Bird Watching 6 posts Bird Identification 6 posts Hydrangeas 6 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 5 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 5 posts Perennials 4 posts Tomatoes 4 posts Herbs 3 posts Brugmansias 3 posts Seed Trading 3 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 3 posts Orchids 3 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 3 posts Terrarium Gardening 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts California Gardening 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Vines and Climbers 2 posts Canadian Gardening 2 posts Container Gardening 2 posts Seed Germination 2 posts Fuchsias 2 posts Crafts and Decorating 2 posts Northeast Gardening 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Beginner Fruit 2 posts Poultry and Livestock 2 posts Clematis 2 posts Home Decorating 1 post Wildlife Gardening 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Hibiscus 1 post Florida Gardening 1 post Carolina Gardening 1 post Needle Arts 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post Home Repairs and Maintenance 1 post Plant Trading 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

11 new plants.
14 new descriptions were added.
113 new images were added.
59 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description mensamom Comment Oriental Lily 'Star Gazer' Lilium Chillybean Comment Virginia Spiderwort, Lady's Tears Tradescantia virginiana altagardener Comment Adenophora Adenophora tashiroi wakingdream Comment Oriental Lily 'Star Gazer' Lilium 6_dresden Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Granada' Rosa NolaCherie Comment Straggler Daisy, Prostrate Lawnflower, Hierba del caballo, Horseherb Calyptocarpus vialis Sookier Comment California Laurel, California Bay Laurel, Oregon Myrtle, Headache Tree Umbellularia californica Sequoiadendron4 Comment Beardtongue, Beard Tongue, Penstemon 'Red Riding Hood' Penstemon Sequoiadendron4 Comment Azalea 'Mount St. Helens' Rhododendron becky8668 Comment Catchweed Bedstraw, Sticky Willy, Goose Grass, Cleavers Galium aparine Sequoiadendron4 Comment Meadow Sage 'Madeline' Salvia pratensis musaboru Comment Treasure Trail rose 'Treasure Trail' Rosa fiberous Comment Porcelain Berry Vine, Amur Peppervine Ampelopsis glandulosa fiberous Comment Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not, Perennial Forget-Me-Not Brunnera macrophylla RosinaBloom Image Firethorn 'Orange Glow' (Pyracantha ) RosinaBloom Image Firethorn 'Orange Glow' (Pyracantha ) RosinaBloom Image Firethorn 'Orange Glow' (Pyracantha ) RosinaBloom Image Firethorn 'Orange Glow' (Pyracantha ) RosinaBloom Image Firethorn 'Orange Glow' (Pyracantha ) Cville_Gardener Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Queen's Circle' (Iris ) RosinaBloom Image Japanese Mahonia (Mahonia japonica) RosinaBloom Image Japanese Mahonia (Mahonia japonica) RosinaBloom Image Japanese Mahonia (Mahonia japonica) RosinaBloom Image Japanese Mahonia (Mahonia japonica) LowbridgeNC Image Tomato 'Super Fantastic VF' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Horned Rosyred' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Horned Rosyred' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Horned Rosyred' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Horned Rosyred' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Horned Rosyred' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Inca Chief' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Inca Chief' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Inca Chief' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Inca Chief' (Iris ) Sequoiadendron4 Image Azalea 'Mount St. Helens' (Rhododendron ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Inca Chief' (Iris ) Sequoiadendron4 Image Azalea 'Mount St. Helens' (Rhododendron ) Sequoiadendron4 Image Beardtongue, Beard Tongue, Penstemon 'Red Riding Hood' (Penstemon ) Sequoiadendron4 Image Azalea 'Mount St. Helens' (Rhododendron ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Eros' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Eros' (Iris ) Sequoiadendron4 Image Meadow Sage 'Madeline' (Salvia pratensis) Sequoiadendron4 Image Camassia (Camassia leichtlinii) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Eros' (Iris ) palmbob Image Colorado Fir, Concolor Fir, White Fir, Silver Fir, Balsam Fir, White Balsam (Abies concolor) palmbob Image Colorado Fir, Concolor Fir, White Fir, Silver Fir, Balsam Fir, White Balsam (Abies concolor) palmbob Image Colorado Fir, Concolor Fir, White Fir, Silver Fir, Balsam Fir, White Balsam (Abies concolor) palmbob Image Monkey Thorn (Acacia galpinii) palmbob Image Monkey Thorn (Acacia galpinii) palmbob Image Oven's Wattle, Alpine Wattle, Winged Acacia (Acacia pravissima) palmbob Image Oven's Wattle, Alpine Wattle, Winged Acacia (Acacia pravissima) palmbob Image Maple (Acer oliverianum subsp. formosanum) palmbob Image Maple (Acer oliverianum subsp. formosanum) palmbob Image Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum monochlamys) palmbob Image Aechmea, Bromeliad (Aechmea recurvata var. ortgiesii) palmbob Image Aechmea, Bromeliad (Aechmea recurvata var. ortgiesii) palmbob Image New Zealand Kauri (Agathis australis) palmbob Image New Zealand Kauri (Agathis australis) palmbob Image Moore's Kauri (Araucaria moorei) palmbob Image Moore's Kauri (Araucaria moorei) palmbob Image Pulque Agave, Magey del Cubre (Agave atrovirens) palmbob Image Pulque Agave, Magey del Cubre (Agave atrovirens) palmbob Image Agave (Agave colorata) palmbob Image Mescalito (Agave polianthiflora) palmbob Image Mescalito (Agave polianthiflora) palmbob Image Agave (Agave wocomahi) palmbob Image Agave (Agave wocomahi) palmbob Image Forest Oak, Forest She-Oak (Allocasuarina torulosa) palmbob Image Forest Oak, Forest She-Oak (Allocasuarina torulosa) palmbob Image Forest Oak, Forest She-Oak (Allocasuarina torulosa) palmbob Image Forest Oak, Forest She-Oak (Allocasuarina torulosa) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe inermis) palmbob Image (Aloe molederana) palmbob Image (Aloe schweinfurthii) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe ukambensis) palmbob Image Anemia (Anemia phyllitidis) palmbob Image (Aristea capitata) palmbob Image (Aristea capitata) palmbob Image (Aristea capitata) palmbob Image Great Basin Sage Brush (Artemisia tridentata) palmbob Image Great Basin Sage Brush (Artemisia tridentata) palmbob Image Shining Spleenwort (Asplenium oblongifolium) palmbob Image (Asphodelus acaulis) palmbob Image (Asplenium fragrans) palmbob Image Fern, oni-hinokishida (Asplenium x kenzoi) palmbob Image Wavy Scaly Cloakfern, Star-scaled Fern, Wavy Cloak Fern (Astrolepis sinuata) palmbob Image Wavy Scaly Cloakfern, Star-scaled Fern, Wavy Cloak Fern (Astrolepis sinuata) palmbob Image Windham's Scaly Cloakfern (Astrolepis windhamii) palmbob Image Athanasia (Athanasia crithmifolia) palmbob Image Athanasia (Athanasia crithmifolia) palmbob Image Midgen Berry (Austromyrtus dulcis) palmbob Image Kybean Mallee Ash (Eucalyptus kybeanensis) palmbob Image Kybean Mallee Ash (Eucalyptus kybeanensis) palmbob Image Silver Banksia (Banksia marginata) palmbob Image Fern-leaved Banksia (Banksia oblongifolia) palmbob Image Fern-leaved Banksia (Banksia oblongifolia) palmbob Image Fern-leaved Banksia (Banksia oblongifolia) palmbob Image Hairpin Banksia (Banksia spinulosa) palmbob Image Beesia (Beesia calthifolia) palmbob Image Beesia (Beesia calthifolia) palmbob Image (Beilschmiedia berteroana) palmbob Image (Beilschmiedia berteroana) palmbob Image (Beilschmiedia berteroana) palmbob Image Bergenia, Chinese Bergenia (Bergenia stracheyi) palmbob Image Purple Berkheya (Berkheya purpurea) palmbob Image Purple Berkheya (Berkheya purpurea) palmbob Image Purple Berkheya (Berkheya purpurea) palmbob Image Purple Berkheya (Berkheya purpurea) palmbob Image Beschorneria (Beschorneria wrightii) palmbob Image Beschorneria (Beschorneria wrightii) palmbob Image Beschorneria (Beschorneria wrightii) palmbob Image Mexican Lily, Mexican False Red Yucca, Amole, Sisi (Beschorneria yuccoides) palmbob Image Mexican Lily, Mexican False Red Yucca, Amole, Sisi (Beschorneria yuccoides) palmbob Image False Red Yucca (Beschorneria septentrionalis) palmbob Image Trunking Beschorneria (Beschorneria albiflora) palmbob Image Trunking Beschorneria (Beschorneria albiflora) palmbob Image Trunking Beschorneria (Beschorneria albiflora) palmbob Image Trunking Beschorneria (Beschorneria albiflora) palmbob Image Trunking Beschorneria (Beschorneria albiflora) palmbob Image Beschorneria (Beschorneria rigida) palmbob Image Beschorneria (Beschorneria rigida) palmbob Image (Betula potaninii) palmbob Image (Betula potaninii) palmbob Image (Betula potaninii) palmbob Image (Betula utilis) palmbob Image (Betula utilis) palmbob Image (Betula utilis)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description DonnaMack Neutral Heirloom Roses javaqueen Positive Bluestone Perennials javaqueen Positive Great Garden Plants Gardengram Positive Avant Gardens Johnsddr Negative Mass Spectrum Botanicals RRRRLY Negative Michigan Bulb woof12 Neutral Heirloom Roses cassipia98 Positive LemonCitrusTree.com (John Silvia LLC) cassipia98 Negative Summerstone Nursery chrssyut Positive Select Seeds Antique Flowers tooner2 Negative Burgess Seed rick4965 Positive Florida Hill Nursery lucuba Positive Forestfarm Gardengirl7 Positive Naylor Creek Nursery bullfrog357 Neutral Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) rknewman Negative Bluff View Nursery Sofi Positive Greenwood Nursery guptaas Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery EM007 Positive National Arbor Day Foundation UrbanCritic Negative Plant Attraction (theplantattraction.com)

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 18, 2015