hi, everyone. I wanted to give an official welcome to the Midatlantic Gardening forum! We are very excited to have a place for people in those 'in between states' (sort of northeast/sort of southeast but not quite either) to have a place to chat, plan swaps and other regional events, and share our love for gardening.
We're thinking of the Midatlantic area as including Maryland, Delaware, DC, Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and parts of New York as people wish. We know that many people in these states have found homes on other forums, especially the Northeast forum, but hope that this forum will provide additional opportunities to build friendships without replacing any that already exist.
To introduce myself--I'm Catmint. I've lived in Maryland for since 2006. I live with my daughter in a suburban neighborhood with a backyard bird feeder and some garden space. I especially enjoy gardening for the pollinators, cottage gardening, and gardening with native plants.
I hope you all will join us here as we share our love for gardening, and get to know one another better as fellow gardeners!
I have chosen for our welcome thread a photo of a pink flowering dogwood in full springtime bloom. This beautiful native tree is found in much of the Midatlantic.
For netiquette tips to consider, please see this wonderful post from the iris forum:
http://garden.org/thread/view_...
