Welcome smithrach40!!

Most of your questions can be answered here: http://davesgarden.com/forums/f/dgfaq/all/

Or just reply to this thread and I or someone else will be happy to help!

Have you discovered the Hosta Forum?
http://davesgarden.com/forums/f/hostas/all/

;~)

mg

Hi! This actually worked!
Thanks for replying mg. I miss my yard in the winter. I am bored. It will be nice to visit with other gardeners. Rachel

I should probably warn you Rachel, we get a little crazy this time of year. "Garden Fever" I guess, lol.

So what are your favorite types of plants? How long have you been gardening? Come on, tell us all about you! (I'm harmless, I promise!)

mg

I love hosta. Thanks for the tip. Can you tell be have to access it?

Hi Rachel,
Glad you are joining us. You've sure come to the right place. Just look through the threads, if you see something you want to comment on,,,just jump right in.

Here are some of the Frequently asked questions,,,lots of good info here on how to use DG. http://davesgarden.com/faq/forums/

Nice to meet ya,
Kelly

See that green hyperlink right under where I wrote Hosta Forum? Click on that.

But I think you better visit the first link I gave you, it will really help you out with navigation around DG.

mg

Rachel,
mg is Not harmless,,,,roflol,,,,J/K

If you click on one of the tabs on top,,,either Garden Talk or Home Talk,,,they have all the Forums listed and you can just click on one,,,it will take you to that forum and you can click on any subject and be taken right to the thread.
Otherwise,,,here is the Hosta Forum http://davesgarden.com/forums/f/hostas/all/

Have fun,,,hope you have plenty of time,,,you'll need it,,,lots of good info here.
Kelly

edited cause I can't spell,,lol,,,,sorry mg,,,couldn't help myself,,lol

This message was edited Feb 15, 2006 10:38 AM

INCREDIABLE other bored gardeners to talk to! It feels like Christmas!
I am 43 and live in Greenfield Indiana. My grandmother introduced me to gardening. I have wonderful memories. Probably that is why I am hooked.
I have 2 dogs and a new home with a huge yard. I can't wait to attack it! My truck is ready to dump metric meters of mulch on it.

It really is an awesome place,,,you Will become addicted as most of the rest of us are,,,lol

oooo, new home huge yard,,,,= FUN.

Kelly

It is so fun to have a new yard to landscape. I get to plant and arrage things the way I like. Wish I had enough money to do it right away.

Actually, I am happy that I can't do the yard all at once. I think slowing down and enjoying the process of developing the yard for years is better.

Rachel,

You and I are rowing the same boat. Or should I say weeding the same bed? ROFL.

We just bought this house 18 mos ago, so I have many plans but little money to carry them out. Such is life.

Have fun exploring the Forums! I'm betting we won't see you for a while as you get lost in them. *chuckle*

mg

(Kelly, I'll deal with *you* later!)

how many forums are there?

Right now there are 173 Forums total.

Staggering isn't it? We started out with one and just last month added the whole "Home Talk" area.

mg

thanks, I am going to check it out

mg,
LOL,,,,I said I was J/K,,,,,,,,

Welcome, Rachel! I have a new home too. Moved into it in May of last year. We managed to get a few trees in. I've been plotting and scheming and coming up with different ideas all winter. I'm sick of looking at catalogs now though, and am ready to get out in the dirt. Too bad it's not a couple of months later than it is! You'll love DG!

Welcome Rachel,
I'm more harmless than MG - I more promise!
Yeah I think we are all a little restless this time of year. I wish you well in your new adventure, be sure to post photos of your progress.
Al

Welcome Rachel! We're all just sitting aorund waiting for the cold to go and the gardens to wake up.

The number of forums here is enough to put a person on overload. Pick ones you like & mark them as favorites (go to My Info on the second bar at the top of the page) so new action pops up in front of you each day. I lurk mostly in daylilies, iris & lilies--all my favorite perennials. I pop into a few others like Midwest gardening when I have extra time..

Hi Rachel!

I'm in Rockford, IL, just south of the Wisconsin state line.

Congrats on finding the coolest gardening site on the web! You'll find lots of useful information on here. Take your time and stroll around. Like Kelly said - if you see a thread that interests you, jump right in. Like Al said, we love to see photos, so feel free to post them.

Don't believe MG or Al, none of us are completely harmless (except me, of course), especially this time of year. We are all a tad stir crazy by now, and the warm weather last month gave us dreams of spring. Counting down the weeks to last frost here!

Stacy

Hi Rachel. Where in the world is Greenfield? I've never heard of it. I live in Cayuga, which is about 45 minutes north of Terre Haute (since I know you're probably wondering where is Cayuga)

Cayuga? sounds like a desert to me. ummmmmmm guess I am hungry.

Greenfield in located in Indiana near the middle of the state. It is just off interstate 70 on the east side of Indianapolis.

Hey I need some help. I put some red fountain grass up for trade. But DG's plant file does not fit my plant. I can't find it in the file.

anyone know what is pinkish, 5 foot round, makes a fountain over a mound, gets over 5 foot tall and 5 foot wide, does not spread-its base just gets wider, has a shallow root system that is nearly impossible to divide. the individual roots remaind me of green onions. It thrives in zone 5a.

HINT: it is a grass

games aside, I really need to know what it is so I can check if people still want to trade.

thanks, Rachel

p.s.
I am not harmless either. Just try to ask those dead danalions. DEATH TO ALL DANALIONS

WEEDS EAT MY SHOVEL

OMG Rachel! I see you met MG and the rowdy crew. LOL Okay, now you are in and can never get out. ;)

ahhhh,,,,LOL,,

sounds FUN
nice to met all of you
Rachel

Careful Rachel, they will tempt you with hems and Wanda can teach you all about Iris, and next you know you'll be raiding across the border into Canada, and going to clandestine meetings where naked lady lilies are involved. Oh sometimes, it's a heck of a day in Dave's neighborhood.

No idea on your grass, that sounds beautiful. And I'm a long ways from the midwest, being on the high desert canyolands of Utah, but there's not a lot of us in the neighborhood so I roam all the forums on a hit and run basis.

Hi ladies, it's harder to find y'all since we divided up. ~Blooms /;-)

I spent hours learning how to use DG yesterday. Glad to find your thread again.

ttyl(talk to you later) rachel

rachel, first I shall welcome you to Daves.
Next, watch out for this bunch! They are ruthless!!
Come to chat room Tuesday night to really get to know us.
Really, this is a great place with many great people. Anything you need to know, someone has an answer.
Again, welcome & enjoy.
Bernie

Rachel did you figure out you can go into your info and click on threads you are watching for find one? I have to do that often.

Jody

thanks fo rthe info Jody
looking foward to tue, night

Rachel,

You might want to purchase a few supplies before you venture into chat.

Snacks and drinks of course, chatting for up to 6 hours can take major refueling, but the most important thing you might need.....

mg,,,,
You are too funny,,,roflol

mg, up to your old tricks I see.
I hope you can make it to Iowa Round-up. Maybe we can get you on the Karaoke stage or something!
Bernie

Bernie, I sing like a dying Moose, trust me, let's not and say I did, ok?

mg

I don't know,,,I think I'd pay to see that,,,,ah,,,lol

No charge!

Bernie,
She might not do it if there is nothing in it for her. Hmmmmm, fill er up with adult beverages and offer her some money,,,that may do it to get her Karaoking (sp?),,,LOL

psssst...

Getting me drunk and offering me money isn't going to do it.

Getting me drunk and plying me with plants, well now, that's another story.

But just remember this. Getting me drunk first will only make me sound better to *me*. You might want to reconsider. And if a lovestruck moose shows up looking for his dying mate, I'm not going to be held responsible.

Any special requests?

mg