Gertie don't leave us. We aren't ONLY an American forum. We have brits here. Just have a look at our English members:
http://garden.org/users/member...
AND we have a British gardening forum:
http://garden.org/forums/view/...
Plus you might be interested in articles by Neil Muir. He writes some top notch stuff! This is a link to his profile page. Scroll down to where you see "Gardening ideas by NEILMUIR1" & click on the articles.
http://garden.org/users/profil...
All Things Plants is actually a worldwide gardening site. And we are all gardeners even if an ocean separates many of us.
