A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion New Members Taking on a NEW HOBBY in PA!!!!!!

Hello fellow gardeners,

My name is Amy, I live in the philly suburbs.

I am moving into a new apartment located in a huge victorian home.

The land is beautiful. The house sits on a 7 acre farm, next to a stream.

We will have a huge stone patio, half covered, a yard, and wrap around porch.

There are landscaped plots around the entire patio, that the last tennents let fall apart.... sad

I have never gardened, planted or ANYTHING in my life.

I want to make our new home beautiful but I need HELP! I don't even know where or HOW to start! I have so many questions!

First I know I have to clean out the area, and get potting soil...but what do I plant. The only thing I can handle is a hanging basket!!!!

I want to be able to sit outside and enjoy the serenity of my new home and I can't wait to get started!!!

Thanks and hope to talk to all of you

any help is MUCH appreciated!!

Hello Amy!! Good to have you here!! Ohhh Wow the house sounds lovely!!! You can go the Garden chat it is a subtitle under Banter Hall and ask as many questions as you like . Try to let us know if the areas are full shade or part shade/ sun and it will better help us~~ help you!! And if you want periennals flowers ( come back every year) or annual flowers( just one season) We can certainly help you on this! and we love pictures posted here,, you can get an Free account thru Photobucket.com and post pictures thru there to here!! and we can keep up with your progress,, There is also a thread in Garden Chat called "Blooming fine" ~ Look at the pictures posted and see if there are flowers there you'd like to have, We have named the flowers on most pictures here,,

Again~~ WElcome to the GardenHelper , I'm looking forward to getting to know you!!!

hello Amy, welcome to the fourm