Joinin yall from the windy prairie

This is the fourth attempt at posting on the Welcome Mat. Being a newbee on the computer and to DGs. I am glad to have many gardening cohorts, finally!!!! Have been gardening everywhere Ive lived and visited. Married farmer Gregg and moved to central Illinois heartland from Sedona, Arizona. Been in this rural, windy, prairieland, central Illinois about l3 years and still figuring how to deal with frost heave and wind burn...and hardiness!!!! When its -5 with drifting snow, a plants got to be hardy to z4 unless covered. I love nurturing a wide variety of plants and Im learning much by reading yalls imputs to topics on the forums. Thanx.....later

WELCOME,From a neighboring state (Indiana). I to am rather new to DG , have found it full of friendly people and information. So much so I now have a notebook next to the computer so I can keep track. Have Fun !

Welcome nice to have you jump in any where any time.

welcome from upstate new york. this is a great place.

Hi , and welcome to the Garden, from N. Florida, where it is wet, and warm, most of the time, --Michael

Hi iambloomin
I`m from the land down under , Australia .
I am also a beginner here ,
I joined December last year .
I have learnt a lot since listening in to a lot of forums .
I find Pictures tell a 1000 words .

iambloomin , Do you have a camera ?
I`m posting a Pic. of a Kangaroo .
Hope you enjoy it .

I am feelin welcome and thoroughly enjoying so many gardening cohorts =)
No, I do not have a digital camera...yet...love seeing yalls photos...yes, photos are worth l000 words.
Loved the pic of the ROOS, Ginger..thanx = )

This was snapped next to the Dam in back yard .
Feel free to visit where we chat allot about anything .
Just join in . No clicky ppl. over here .

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/694566/

love the pic, Ginger = ). Looked on at atlas to see where you are...what hardiness Zone are you? Central Illinois (zone 5a) is prairie farmland. Lived here since l992. Grew up in the SanFrancisco Bay area..Palo Alto, California...I miss the ocean. We have great soil...and good moisture for growing...husband, farmer Gregg, grows corn and soy beans and I have 1/2 acre of yard to garden. The lawn shrinks annually as more raised beds are created. I am in joy gardening.

We don`t have Zones here .
We are in the Tropics .
All we get is Hot .

Did not know that...thanx. We get up to l00 in summer.usually 85-90, and in the winter down to -20 but usually in the 30s; with a wind chill and drifting snow...good stay in weather. Right now its sunny and 38, we'll get a few more frosts before Easter.

These Hibiscus flower all year around .
The cannas have only been in the ground for 9 weeks .

WOW Ginger looks like paradise =^). I am looking forward to getting a digital camera and learning how to post photos.

iambloomin , It really is a ton of fun .
One day I was asked by a member to take some pics of my Water Lilly`s .
Well 2 hours and 250 Pics. later I got what I was asked for ,
Plus A mini adventure when my 2 dogs spotted a Water Dragon diving into the dam .
I got it all on film . You will love it . I even send my Bug Pics to an U.S Website.
It is called Bug Guide . http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740
Really nice ppl there . And they know a lot .