Neighbors

15 years ago

I rarely have time to spend contributing to any other forum on GW other than New England but this evening I thought I would lurk around the United States and read what our gardening neighbors are chatting about. Can you share with us your thoughts regarding how similar/different you feel regional gardening techniques are, what thread did you find to be the most fascinating, what region do you think shares similar challenges as new England? Did you learn anything or did you have something to contribute to any of these forums? Would you continue or do you already contribute to other regional forums? kt

Southeast CoastalGardening

Mosquito Repellent Plants

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/secoast/msg0709204424068.html?19

Rocky Mountain Gardening

What's the best way to get rid of bindweed???

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/rmgard/msg0510060716313.html?94

Midwestern Gardening

Neighbor dog pooping on my lawn

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/mwgard/msg0710545721290.html?80

Xeriscaping &

Southwestern Gardening

How do you get a mesquite tree seed to germinate?

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/swest/msg030323281420.html?13

Ohio Valley

Spring Hill Nursery sale in Tipp City

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/ohioval/msg0514390528465.html?11

Ozarks Region Gardening

mid season garden report

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/ozarks/msg062055011831.html?8

Mid-Atlantic Gardening

I quit.

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/midatl/msg061031179810.html?22

Southern Gardening

Highway sound barrier plants

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/south/msg0613265113238.html?6

Northwestern Gardening

What are you enjoying from your garden now?

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/nwest/msg071019028308.html?7

Great Lakes Gardening

in hindsight, what invasives would you avoid?

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/grtlks/msg0415480316334.html?97

Gulf Coast Gardening

Plants you don't want to fight again!

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/gulfgard/msg0418011414531.html?11

California Gardening

Saliva clevelandii in pots, pls help

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/calif/msg112321141314.html?22

Gardening in Florida

Unusual Vegetables

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/flgard/msg0721080216341.html?18

Gardening in New Jersey

Hemlock Help - Wooly Adelgid

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/njgard/msg071326211583.html?10

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diggingthedirt
15 years ago
I had to check out that post on the mid atlantic forum - it was about deer devastation and made me really glad I live in town.

There used to be one for coastal communities, but it was pretty inactive - not sure if it's even still in existence. Now I just visit trees, shrubs, perennials, and of course our dear old NE forums.

The landscape design forum is fun, too, but those guys can get a little cranky, especially when people are asking for a free design and/or when newbies post "mock ups" with all sorts of plants "scaled to fit." The crankiness gets to you eventually, so I stopped even lurking there.
runktrun
Original Author
15 years ago
Many of these threads I found to be really interesting but I would highly recommend to any one who has a hemlock on their property that they read "Hemlock Help - Wooley Adelgid" posted on the NJ Forum. kt
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