Let me introduce myself ...

[Ragged Robin]

Welcome James, sounds as if you grow some wonderful plants and I really look forward to seeing some photos and hearing about your cultivation tips 

[dominique]

Welcome James on this fabulous forum

[cohan]

hi and welcome, james!
i also grow various c+s for many years-- and have developed an interest in SA bulbs--esp small with interesting foliage, also very interested in pellies-have none of those yet, and just starting with bulbs! looking forward to your postings and pictures!

[angie]

Hi My name is Angela ( Angie )
I feel that I have made so many new friends on this forum already. I live in Aberdeen which is in the North East of Scotland, married to a golf addict Derek.
I have been gardening for years and love all kinds of plants. I got to the point that I ran out of room, so every visit to a nursery I would say if it doesn't fit in the palm of my hand I wont buy it. That's when I fell in love with alpines. I joined our local club and was made so welcome and then I plucked up the courage to come onto the forum. I am sorry that I don't bring the Knowledge that I see that most of you have.
I got my greenhouse last year and I was hooked on SA bulbs when I looked at Wisley's forum, so hear I blame Paul Cumbletons for showing me all these wonderful plants I now spend to much time looking and reading about them. I then found out how hard it is to get these bulbs but already I have had some help from members ( thankyou ). I hope one day that I will be able to post pictures of my SA bulbs on the forum.
Would just like to finishing by saying thanks for making me welcome I so do enjoy everyones company.
Angie

[Lesley Cox]

James and Angie, you are both so very welcome as are all new Forum posters. The South African bulbs are very addictive, aren't they? As to bringing knowledge to the Forum, you already contribute and I think it can truly be said that while none of us knows everything, together the Forum members seem to know just about everything. It is very rare that a question goes unanswered.

[tonyg]

Hi My name is Angela ( Angie )
I feel that I have made so many new friends on this forum already. I live in Aberdeen which is in the North East of Scotland, married to a golf addict Derek. ... . I joined our local club and was made so welcome and then I plucked up the courage to come onto the forum. I am sorry that I don't bring the Knowledge that I see that most of you have.
Would just like to finishing by saying thanks for making me welcome I so do enjoy everyones company.
Angie

And a warm welcome from a southern sassenach! 
Don't worry about the Knowledge. 
Most of us are only pretending to have it  
Some of us know a lot about a little  
If you stay here long you'll get to know a little about a lot

PS - did we meet when I came to talk to the Aberdeen group a few years ago?

[Ragged Robin]

Angie, you sound as if you come from a similar background of gardening to me and leant on the hoof so to speak over the years!  At first I felt a little restrained about asking questions and then I realised that basic questions posed are actually quite fun for the experts to expound on and show their knowledge! Welcome to your bubbly self filled with plant and people enthusiasm 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Welcome James and Angie !
I just know you're going to enjoy it here !! 

[angie]

Thanks for the welcome
Robin I too wasn't sure about asking questions but I soon realised how friendly everyone was I had a go and I couldnt get over how fast the response was.Its a great way of making new friends and I feel that I know you already, I just love gardening and get great satisfaction listing to people talking about there plants and there problems.

Tony
Your not fooling me there is so much knowledge on this forum its unbelievable and every speaker that we have had in Aberdeen club is amazing I come away from the club thinking to myself how can someone have that much knowledge about plants and how can they remember all those names let alone pronounce them, like I say it amazes me everytime. Hope to see you in Aberdeen again.

Angie

[Paul T]

Welcome James and Angie.  Officially!  I've said welcome to both of you elsewhere I think as well.    Great to have you with us.

[phrag57]

Hi All

Let s introduce myself

I am french, 45 years old, 3 kids, living nord est of France close to Luxembourg (-15C last week)

I started 5 years ago tropical orchids with average success (no green house) and I am still member of orchidee54, an orchid association not too far.

My favorite are phragmipedium ...

2 years ago, incidentally while depotting at a friend orchid, I met Pleiones.

One year later, I had my own ones and my collection is growing even if I have much more bulbils than flowering sizes.

It seems that Pleiones are much more adapted to culture I can offer, Pleione are growing easily in my garden.
 

As Pleione specialists are British  , I will try to follow your forum, apologies in advance for my poor English.

My second hobby is killifish, special kind of tropical fishes

Best wishes for new year to everybody

JMarc







 

[Lesley Cox]

Welcome to the Forum Marc. It's just a very short hop, step and jump from Pleiones to alpines in general and the great world of little bulbs so I'm sure you will soon have an interest in many of these as well as orchids and tropical fishes.

[Paddy Tobin]

Welcome to the forum, JMarc. Hope  you enjoy it here and look forward to seeing your posts in the future.

Paddy

[cohan]

JMarc-bienvenue! and your english seems quite fine, thank you!
as lesley points out, there is always one plant which leads to another and... a lifetime of learning and joy

[angie]

Hi JMarc. looking forward to your posts and seeing some lovely pictures of your Pleoine collection. I think you will enjoy this forum they are a great bunch of people and they make you so welcome, Enjoy your time here its great, I certainly have.
Angie