Hi All I'm allso new to this group and from South Africa. I am very impressed with the knowledge of the members of the PBS. I love our SA plants and grow a lot of them. My favoured bulbs are Ledeboria's Eucomus and Nerines and then the Aloes and SA succulents.Living in a very warm part of our land I don't know a cold frame and we use a greenhouse to germinate seed and to root cuttings.At the moment it is very dry and we need rain desperatly. Enjoy your gardening !!!! Hendrik Strydom proudplants@telkomsa.net -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of MLGD@aol.com Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 5:03 PM To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Subject: [pbs] new member Hello~~~ I'm new to this group, and actually, I've never been on a "list" so I'm not sure how this works. I came across Matt Mattus's blog (I'm not sure what a blog is exactly) and was so impressed because he was growing Lachenalia and Nerines and other South African bulbs. I grow a lot of South African plants and am growing a lot of South African bulbs in a greenhouse this winter. I live in Pennsylvania. I'd love to hear about other's experiences with South African bulbs (and other South African plants as well) in these cold climates as well as in more reasonable areas for growing them (Pacific Northwest, California, Florida, etc.). Hope this is what I'm supposed to do to make contact. Thanks for any instructions you can pass on to me for how to "do lists" and "do blogs." Marilyn <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com/. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php