Hi. I retired last year as a kid of sixty and decided that I had to do something a little more energetic than playing bridge and emailing friends. So I moved to a house with a large garden (actually it's still more of a jungle) by the coast. Unfortunately not the USDA 9b/10a coast of CA even though I wanted to grow palms and exotics. Still it is a challenge and it is amazing how many palms etc. will stand our relatively mild winters (rarely below 25f even in the depths of winter at night. Today for example is 50f and overcast, quite common during the day in winter. In summer we get about 80f so quite a temperate climate. My soil is very slightly acid so no problem there.
Unfortunately the boss lady is not speaking at the moment because you can't move in the house for seedlings (I'm waiting for the greenhouse to be put up). Still when you get a new hobby......

Welcome webwise......

Jump on into the forum...you will have a nice time here as everyone is very friendly and knowledgeable of gardening.
It sounds as if you have a beautiful green house on the way....I would love to have a greenhouse and would like to see some photos of yours when completed. You are able to post photos on the forums......

Have a great time around here , hope to see you often

Kratz7

Hello Webwise
Welcome to the forum! A greenhouse? Oh boy, lucky you!

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welcome to the fourm!

Welcome to the forum, Webwise! We're so glad to have you aboard and you're going to love it here.

Hello
I'm from the UK too.
Welcome to the forum
Nice to meet you.

Hi there.

Welcome to the Forum!!!

Wilkommen zu Ihren forum! Ich bin Thornius, der Vogel Mann hier! Ich bin aus Nashville, TN, USA.
(No, I'm not German although one of my ancestors was. I just recently installed Rosetta Stone Software on our comps here and I'm Studying German while my wife studies Spanish. Welcome to the Forum!)

Oh! Webwise, I see you're from Scarborough. I hear you have a GREAT fair there, especially if you're an herbalist!

I don't know if I'm allowed to reply on my own welcome page Thornius but I felt I should just say that you clearly have a similar malady to me i.e. sickus sensus humorus. I am therefore sending you the address of my specialist, a Dr. Simon Garfunkle, in an unmarked plain envelope.

P.S. Yes we actually do have a great fair every year in June, but they sell mainly cheese and salami, not parsley etc.

Welcome:-)

Hi Webwise and welcome. Retirement is great isn't it? I'm retired too and just LOVE it Gives me lot's of time to "play" in the dirt