Hi!

[Joan]

Just joined, and am saying Hello to all! I really enjoy my time gardening, however I'm a total novice. Do I need to know the correct name for a plant to be active on this site? If so I'm in big trouble. The growing season is ending here, so it's going to be a long winter of paging through gardening catalogs. That, and watching the snow banks grow
Joan

[PlantSwap]

Hi Joan, welcome to the forum!

No, you do not need to know the proper or scientific names for plants to talk here (though it may help in some cases - especially when asking for advice). You can always take a picture and upload it to the gallery if there is any confusion.

I don't know the names of most of my plants - I just love digging in the dirt and watching things grow.

[txbeyer]

Hi Joan, I may be the member responsible for quoting the botanical names of plants but please don't let that bother you. We are delighted to have you as a participant of this new Forum. We are all learning things together.

Bob from Austin, TX

[Sunny]

Botanical names are really helpful if you know them. It will save a lot of confusion when you find plants with the same common name. That aside this is a great site to learn the Botanical names of plants, believe me I am at the bottom and have a long way to go before I can learn the name of even the plants in my yard. We are really glad you joined and we all learn from each other. Welcome aboard Joan.