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Hello from Quincy, Illinois
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xylona
On The Way Up
Joined: 14 May 2008
Location: Quincy, IL
Posts: 107
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| Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 2:19 am Post subject: Hello from Quincy, Illinois |
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Hello from Quincy, Illinois! I am new to this so you may have to bear with me a bit. I have always loved plants and recently started a small gardening experiment of my own.
I look forward to reading the posts and see what kind information is out there. I also look forward to being able to help others with questions, if I can. 
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Droopy
Slug Slaughterer
Joined: 11 Aug 2007
Location: Western Norway (Map)
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A warm welcome to you from temporary cold and wet mid-Norway.  You've picked a good place to join, lots of knowledgeable people here.  And we love photos!
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eileen
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Joined: 07 Feb 2005
Location: Scotland (Map)
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Welcome to our forums from a mild and sunny Scotland. Feel free to ask for any help you may need. We all help each other out here which makes GardenStew such a special place to be.
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Wrennie
Showing Great Promise
Joined: 21 Nov 2007
Location: Catskill Mountains NY
Posts: 591
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Welcome from the Catskill Mountains of NY!
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Frank
Happy Gardening
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Location: Malmö, Sweden
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Hi xylona and a warm welcome to GardenStew, a great place to be. We'd love to hear more about what types of plants/gardening you like and any other hobbies you may have 
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Biita
Arctic-ally Challenged Forager
Joined: 31 Oct 2007
Location: Norway (Map)
Posts: 1481
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A-ha! Heres the thread.
Welcome xylona from the can't make up its mind Artic Norway. Your going to love this forum, so many wonderful people who are so knowledgable here. So pull up a seat, cold drink or hot coffee and enjoy!
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tschnath
Showing Great Promise
Joined: 06 Mar 2008
Location: Southern Maine (zone 5)
Posts: 683
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Welcome to the stew Xylona. Great people, great ideas and we love pics. Have fun!
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toni
Mistress of Garden Junque
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Joined: 07 Jan 2006
Location: North Texas (Map)
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Hi Xylona, welcome to the Stew from north Texas.
Don't worry about being new, for a lot of us GardenStew is the first forum we have ever joined you will get the hang of it in no time.
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Penny
Showing Great Promise
Joined: 19 Nov 2007
Location: Ontario
Posts: 429
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Hi there,
Its nice to meet you and Welcome.
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glendann
Official Garden Angel
Joined: 19 May 2006
Location: Texas (Map)
Posts: 6411
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Hi xylona from central Texas here.You have come to a great place.I'm looking forward to your posts and blogs.
Do you have pets and maybe hobbies.Let us know your interests.
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xylona
On The Way Up
Joined: 14 May 2008
Location: Quincy, IL
Posts: 107
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Well here is a little bit about myself. I grew up in Alaska and absolutely love it there! I met my husband there and we got married on October 31, 1999. A year later, he moved us to Seattle, Washington. There we aquired Xanna, our chunky red haired cat. We lived there for 4 1/2 years in a condo, so I didn't have much room to grow a whole lot of anything. The few plants I did have, were constantly being mauled by the cat, if she could figure out a way to get to them.
Then in August of 2005, we moved to Quincy, Illinois due to a death in my husband's family. His cousin passed away from cancer the day before we left Seattle. My husband felt he would be needed here, so now we are here. Last year we finally bought a house with a real yard! Of course it isn't fenced, which proves to be an interesting challenge for growing anything outside. Our yard is a free for all with the neighborhood cats, rabbits, squirrels, and birds...not to mention a few neighbor children, who think our backyard is a short cut. A month after we moved in I got our dog from the humane society. She has been transferred up here from Louisiana and they think she is about the right age, she might have been born during are a little time after Hurricane Katrina. Needless to say she is very shy and hides when anyone comes to our house...until she gets to know them a little bit. Our 2nd cat we got 1 month after the god as a stray. Her mother is a stray that lives at my husband's aunt's house and she keeps having litters of kittens....so we took one.
I finally devised a way to try out a garden for the first time this year and I am really excited to see how it goes. You should have seen me the other day when I first saw my arugula had sprouted from seeds!
I love reading and it can depend entirely on my mood as to what book I will pick up. I also surf the internet from time to time and help my husband build his online business that he is trying out. 
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Droopy
Slug Slaughterer
Joined: 11 Aug 2007
Location: Western Norway (Map)
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It sounds like you've got your work cut out for you, thank you for taking the time and introducing yourself.
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Netty
Chaotic Gardener
Joined: 04 Nov 2006
Location: Southern Ontario zone 5
Posts: 4215
PlantStew: 4072 |
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Hi xylona 
Welcome to Gardenstew from southern Ontario!
Your "small gardening experiment" sounds interesting.
Wanna share?
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kuntrygal
Texas Rose
Joined: 02 Sep 2007
Location: Lufkin, TX Zone 8
Posts: 1279
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Welcome to the Stew from East Texas. Glad to have you with us.
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wannabe
Knows Their Stuff
Joined: 14 Jun 2006
Location: Springfield, Illinois (Map)
Posts: 1426
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Welcome to the Stew from another Illinoisan, if there is such a word. I live near Springfield and have given up on vegetables. I still try flowers. Glad to have you with us.Wannabe
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