Hey Y'all, from Texas

I'm so excited to have found this site! I am fairly new to gardening and astounded at the wealth of information found here!

A little background info: In May, my husband and I built a house on 52 acres in the Piney Woods of Deep East Texas. I'm a transplant from Houston, he's from this area. We have one son, Conner, who is thirteen and detests helping in the yard! I tell him it's good for his soul...his response... "Mom, my soul is just fine." Our house is built on the highest hill for about 5 miles, we can see everything - but no wind breaks! The property has been home to several huge oak trees, but of course none where we built! I've since planted about thirty trees and a few other things for color this summer. My yard is practically a blank slate, but with the help of my new friends and their knowledge on gardening, I'm sure it will be beautiful soon!--Cynthia

Congrats on the new place and a big welcome to the best garden on the web. Daves is a great place to spend some of those windy days. Hope to see you here a lot.

Shirley

Greetings from Pocahontas, TN 80 miles east of Memphis, TN right on the TN/MS Stateline.

Hello and Welcome. So glad you stopped in to stay for a while. 35 acres is a lot of land! Good for you! You must be excited and overwhelmed all at the same time. Take Care, now.

Another IA welcome here! Glad you found us!

Hello Mydaisy,
Welcome to Dave's Garden . It is a great place to learn and make friends. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!
Rose318

hello from new york state. sound like a mighty fine spread you have (said with tounge in cheek). welcome and would love to see a picture of the house and the hill.

My that's a lot of acreage - anywhere but Texas that is. But it should sure give you something to do with your time

Welcome to DG the best place on the whole net for friendly advice, real answers to garden problems, and folks to chat with about almost any interest. See you around the forums. ~Blooms

Thanks everyone for making me feel so at home! I've already learned so much from watching all the threads and everyone is so nice! I hope to get some pictures posted soon...I guess I'm still living in the Stone Age with no digi! Oh well, maybe for Christmas...

Welcome Cynthia! I'm from Houston too, ended up in Lubbock for school. Looking forward to seeing you around Daves! Susanne

Welcome to DG!

Welcome from AZ! Join us in the chat room Tuesday night at 7 PM EST...or Thursday mornings at 7 AM EST....we'll be watching for you! You'll see the yellow smiley faces on the home page when the chat room is open...just click on them. Jo

Sounds like fun! Can't wait!

Welcome from Ohio!!! I'm similar to you in some ways, new member, just 2-3 years gardening, and a new construction. Small difference is I have 1/3 of an acre!!! LOL! I hope you aren't planning on 52 acres of perennial gardens :) My piddly blank slate is going to take long enough for me! LOL :) I'd love to follow along with your additions (photos, etc.) I've got a little part of my journal for recording our progress. The journals are really neat ways to organize plantings/ideas. Make sure you check that out! Welcome again -- Hugs