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Googled "the friendliest garden forum"

 

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:happydog: Hiya @Springreen - it`s good here, all hearts and flowers welcome.

 

Welcome to GC Springreen.

 

Welcome @Springreen

 

I have joined up to several forums over the years for different subjects. My passion has always been history. I would love to have been involved with history for a living. A few years back I was travelling to Scotland a lot and started reading up on Scottish history. I joined a Jacobite history forum and started off reasonably well. I found after a time that all the members I came into contact with were all partisan Scots and had no interest in a balanced discussion. I gave up trying in the end.

When I stopped travelling to Scotland I started reading up on the War of Roses. I joined another forum. A more general one. This forum was very friendly and welcoming. Unfortunately I found two issues, a) nobody was particularly interested in what I was interested in and b) all other discussions went way over my head. There was no way I was ever going to be able to join in.

When I started to revamp my garden earlier this year I looked for a gardening forum. The one I signed up to was gardenersworld.com I think. Something like that. It was an international site which wasn't really what I wanted. I received a few greetings and was told that I need to state where I live in order to receive the right advice. Fair enough. I never heard anything after that.

Next I specifically searched for a UK based forum and here I am. I have been here 2 weeks and I feel right at home. Everybody is so friendly. I do have one complaint though. My smiley faces keeping disappearing. :-(

G.

 

@Fat Controller I'm typing them in. I'm sure that used to work.

G.

 

@Fat Controller I agree with everything you just said

G.

 

For you @Jack Sparrow. I live just a few miles from Culloden and have been reading/studying Scottish history for many years preferring the medieval era.

 

Have you tried having a glass of wine? My smiley face returns after a glass

 

@Sheal It was rough the day we went there. Needless to say we didn't stay out there long. Indoors was great. It was the kind of place you could spend a fortnight. While I was there I bought a cd of the historic readings. I particularly liked the fictional discussion the night the Prince and generals decided to turn back. I used that in my presentations. I equally liked he Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. One morning just isn't enough.