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Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b)              |
| Most members here know about our very nice "Browsing our Plant Photos" tool. You can find it by clicking on "Plants Database" in the menubar at the top, then click on "See All New Database Photos". New feature today is you can limit your view to a gallery. So if you want to see what the most popular photo in the "Leaves" gallery was, you can do that now. You can also combine this with hashtag searches. So you can search for "#Pollination" and also select "Bloom" in the gallery. Only the photos that match both the hashtag AND the gallery will then be shown. |
Name: Karen NM (Zone 7b)             plantmanager Nov 6, 2017 3:47 PM CST |
| Thanks, Dave. It works great! We appreciate the way you are constantly improving the site. Handcrafted Coastal Inspired Art SeaMosaics! |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b) |
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Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b) |
| I made this feature to accommodate Trish's latest event: The thread "Acorn Bounty! Fall Color" in Site Talk forum |
Name: Zuzu Northern California (Zone 9a)          |
Wow, Dave! This is a great way to find all of the mislabeled "Habitat" photos. I just moved about 50 misplaced photos from "Last Year" to new galleries. I felt as if I had accomplished great things, but then I hit the "Forever" tab: 91 pages! I'll leave that for another day.  |
Name: Joshua Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Zone 10b) Köppen Climate Zone Cfb          |
| That is an excellent idea and use of the feature, Zuzu! I hadn't thought of using it to double-check photo classification. Thanks to Dave for the hard work in setting this up! Plant Authorities: Catalogue of Life (Species) --- International Cultivar Registration Authorities (Cultivars) --- RHS Orchid Register --- RHS Lilium Register My Notes: Orchid Genera HTML PDF Excel --- Lilium Traits HTML PDF --- Lilium Species Crosses HTML PDF Excel --- Lilium Species Diagram The current profile image is that of Iris 'Volcanic Glow'. |
Name: Lin Southeast Florida (Zone 10a)          plantladylin Nov 6, 2017 10:26 PM CST |
Love this feature!!  ~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot! ~ |
Name: Deb Pacific NW (Zone 8b)           Bonehead Nov 6, 2017 10:50 PM CST |
| I also noticed a lot of misplaced photos, Sue, thanks for taking this on as a mission. Any time we can clean up the database, just makes it all that much better. I want to live in a world where the chicken can cross the road without its motives being questioned. |
Name: Zuzu Northern California (Zone 9a) |
Sue? Or Zu?  |
Name: Deb Pacific NW (Zone 8b) Bonehead Nov 6, 2017 11:12 PM CST |
| Ack! I want to live in a world where the chicken can cross the road without its motives being questioned. |
Name: Suzanne/Sue Sebastopol, CA (Zone 9a) Sunset Zone 15     |
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Name: Suzanne/Sue Sebastopol, CA (Zone 9a) Sunset Zone 15 |
| @zuzu, I went through more of the Habitat, started from the other end, got to page 39. My wrist hurts from so much clicking/editing! So many people do not understand that designation. "habitat means the environment in which a plant is growing in its normal, natural and wild environment, as opposed to an artificial or planted and cultivated environment such as a garden or greenhouse." Even if you are taking a photo of a plant in it's wild location, if it's a closeup of blooms, leaves or the entire plant, check those galleries. |
Name: Zuzu Northern California (Zone 9a) |
| Right! A closeup that doesn't show the actual habitat can't be labeled as a habitat photo. |
Name: Lin Southeast Florida (Zone 10a) plantladylin Nov 9, 2017 3:50 PM CST |
And then you have me ... LOL, I bet you admin's just shake your head when you see some of my data submissions.  Under the heading of Suitable Locations I quite often check the box for Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree ... thinking of container plants that can be grown as Patio Ornamentals. Until zuzu told me today, I didn't realize that box should only be checked for trees.  ~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot! ~ |
Name: Deb Pacific NW (Zone 8b) Bonehead Nov 9, 2017 3:53 PM CST |
| I am always tempted to check the box 'erosion control' because to me all plants provide erosion control. Same with 'shade tree' - what tree does not provide shade? Maybe it would be helpful to add some drop-down guidance explanations when hovering over some of the choices? I want to live in a world where the chicken can cross the road without its motives being questioned. |
Name: Zuzu Northern California (Zone 9a) |
| I'm always amused by "Needs excellent drainage in pots." Aside from bog and water plants, what plant doesn't need this? |
Name: Baja Baja California (Zone 11b)      Baja_Costero Nov 9, 2017 4:12 PM CST |
Some plants work better than others for erosion control in my experience. Typically the ones with extensive root systems (no surprise), especially the groundcovers that root regularly and often. All plants are not all equal in this respect. If you have not had the need for erosion control, you may not have paid much attention to the differences.plantladylin said:Under the heading of Suitable Locations I quite often check the box for Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree ... thinking of container plants that can be grown as Patio Ornamentals. Until zuzu told me today, I didn't realize that box should only be checked for trees. That's news to me. It is not at all obvious from the text. Is there a better way to phrase it? Small trees sound like an extension of the patio plants and ornamentals, not the overriding descriptor. Cross-posted! Zuzu, there are definitely some plants that require excellent drainage in pots, as opposed to the good drainage that works as a general rule. Excellent drainage by my standards would be half rock or more, a nice gritty mix. Most of my succulents grow just fine with good drainage, but there are quite a few that actually do require something better, if they're going to survive our winter rainstorms. I think the drainage category works pretty well as it is. |
Name: Zuzu Northern California (Zone 9a) |
| Because of the slash marks, Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree means "Patio Tree, Ornamental Tree, Small Tree." If the "patio" and "ornamental" applied to anything you could grow on a patio or anything ornamental, it would apply to almost every plant in our database. |
Name: Baja Baja California (Zone 11b) Baja_Costero Nov 9, 2017 4:25 PM CST |
| I understand the literal meaning but it suggests something else... to me anyway, and I suspect I'm not alone. It sounds like shorthand for "patio plant"/"ornamental plant"/"small tree", which is actually a nice little grouping because it describes a useful category. I'm going to have to go and change a zillion entries I have tagged this way. Put the tree first, or somehow make it the main story some other way? |
Name: Lin Southeast Florida (Zone 10a) plantladylin Nov 9, 2017 4:26 PM CST |
| Yes, I was totally overlooking the (slash /) marks for Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree. But then again ... "Patio" fits many plants that can be grown in containers on a patio and "Ornamental" fits many plants as well.  ~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot! ~ |
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