Pacific Northwest Gardening: Transplanting a gardener to the PNW, 0 by Soferdig

Soferdig wrote:
Well I just found this and I would like to welcome both of you Joanic, and Meadowyck!
I have lived in the Puget Sound 22years from 73-97 and anyplace is wonderful for growing. Your choices are Forest floor undercover, Under blackberry cover, Under neighbor cover, Sunny spots are few and far between and they are South or South west facing cleared areas. The peninsula (across Tacoma Narrows) is very wonderful and inland properties are reasonable for the Pacific NW. My family lives in Port Orchard and that is a good area. ONE MUST KNOW FACT IS GETTING AROUND IN ANY AREA OF WESTERN WASHINGTON IS DIFFICULT. So if you have to commute to work or anywhere you need to live close to it or you will be in your car most of your life. (Ask Katie59) Living in Minnesota is a dream getting around compared to Western WA. Enough said but consider that for your Daughter and I would rent a place for a while and travel to your home choices during day to see what you are getting into. Winter water tables rise and areas that are beautiful in summer can be swamps in winter. Ok, so I am the negative one, but I thought you would need to know. I love the Pacific NW and left the lake areas in Michigan to move to there and loved it and was overwhelmed with what grows there.
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