the site came up in searches, and i have had a couple of articles etc saved for a couple of years; i think the forum also came up in searches, and i had seen it mentioned by kristl in other places, plus i had a link or two forwarded to me by kristl;
i'd meant to join the forum for a while, but hadnt due to heavy involvement in some other online groups (several yahoo groups-cacti and succulents, indoor gardening etc)..
still hoping to find some elusive contacts in or near my area or at least climate, and always enjoy lots of stuff thats outside my area, so finally got around to registering in the forum yesterday..
not, thus far, a paid member of the group..
cohan