Howdy! Another new member.... :)

Hi all (and thanks Jo, for directing me this way, somehow I'd missed seeing this forum!) -- I'm Monica, a long-time gardenwebber, and I've decided to expand my garden forum boundaries, lol. Besides, I'm always running across the PDB when researching plants, and I've been using & directing people towards the GWdog for a couple of years now. It was past time to check out this place! I don't have a whole lot of extra time for forum activity, but I'll putz around a bit. :)

Let me see, about me... Been gardening for almost a decade. I'm predominately a perennial gardener, but that translates as perennials, annuals, woodies, and bulbs. Am in the middle of a Hort degree and doing Anna Gresham's landscape design school, but I'm taking a year off from college to just be mommy until the toddler is older. I have 3 great kids, (ages 12, 8, and 2) 3 cats, one enormous dog, and a really fantastic DH.

In my tiny amount of free time (me time) I volunteer at Olbrich Botanical Garden, which I originally began doing to get more hands-on experience with roses (since there I can help tend some 600+ bushes, while there's only 18 in my own garden), although I also work in the rock, woodland, and wildflower gardens as well. I really enjoy volunteering, but can't wait until I'm being paid to work in this field, lol!!!

Happy gardening!
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Hi RubyStar...Glad to make your accuaintance! You will meet lots of nice people here! Jo

Waving at ya, RubyStar! Welcome.

Welcome, Rubystar! Wisconsin is such a beautiful state, and we have several members from your neck of the woods. Enjoy DG, the best garden community on the Web.

Thanks so much for the warm welcomes!

I'm very much looking forward to learning more about the site and the people. What I've seen so far certainly does illustrate that the people here are very friendly.

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Welcome RubyStar from another newbie in East Texas.
Bill

Hey, thanks Bill! And welcome to you too... I think we're going to enjoy this place. It's a different format than I'm used to, but the people sure seem like a great group.

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Hi Rubystar. Im also a newbie from Waukesha, Wisc. So I quess I could say were neighbors. LOL This is such a friendly garden website. I've learned so much in the last week on this site. I'm addicted !!!!
Karen

Welcome, good to have you here, sounds like you keep quite busy, but in an enjoyable way!

Thank you Haighr -- yes, a very enjoyable kind of busy... lots of kindred spirits around here, I'm thinking!

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Oh hey, IMMachka, I almost forgot you!!! Thank you for your kind welcome, and welcome to you too! How are things growing in Waukesha? They're doing pretty good here.

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Welcome RubyStar. We have another member from Wisconsin that uses the Ruby_Tuesday username. Is this a Wisconsin thing? LOL!!

Welcome to you too,IMMachka. This place you live...is it a suburb of Milwaukee? My friend mentioned above moved from there to Mukwanago about two years ago. All of you Wisconsin people should have a Roundup sometime.

Again, welcome to you both.

Welcome again Ruby and did you mention roses!! :-)

Thanks for the welcome Brugie and Rubystar. Plants are just exploding in Waukesha. Everything looks so beautiful this time of year. Never know from day to day whats going to pop open.

Brugie, The part of Waukesha I live in is about 15 miles from Milwaukee and is about 20 miles from Mukwaunago.

What is a roundup that you mentioned? Still learning about this site.

Have a great day everyone... I have to go outside now and pick some weeds. LOL

Hey Louisa, well, I sort of mentioned roses, but I do suppose "woody ornamentals" doesn't precisely define them, now does it???? Roses are my secret passion, my guilty pleasure, lol. Roses make me smile, cheer my nose, encite exuberance. But I'm a perennial gardener first & foremost, they are the mainstays of my garden.... however, I'll ALWAYS have roses as well!
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