Hello From Canada

Hello everyone! My friend Anne (Anakat) told me about this site, so thought I'd check it out. I already know her, Ann (Cactus Lady) and Sarah (Sar) so it will seem like home!

Anyway, I've always been an avid gardener - love nothing more than playing in the dirt. I have two lovely kitties and live in Ontario Canada. I think a lot of our zones are the same, so the plants that I can grow should probably be about the same as you in the UK. I look forward to making many more new friends on this wonderful site!

Oh - BTW - my name is Colleen!

 

Hi Colleen and welcome to GC. I did my first degree at U of T and love Canada (although I think its changed a lot over the years). I do remember however that your winters were a lot colder than here and your summers a lot warmer but I am sure that any gardener will try to grow anything they can get their mitts on. So it will be interesting to see what works for you and what doesn't. So keep us informed.

 

Hi there Colleen (LokisMum)
Welcome to GC - nice to have another international member. I am sure you will enjoy this site

 

Hello LokisMum/Colleen and welcome to GC. You already have your three friends here ... now you'll have more.

I notice all of you are cat people ... my sort of folk.

I lived in Montreal and Toronto many, many, many years ago.

Enjoy!

 

Hi Colleen,
Glad you made it over here :D

 

Hiya! I have family in Fergus, near Hamilton.

 

Hi Colleen/LokisMum
Welcome to our little old forum.

I'm sure you will feel right at home with having some friends already on here and as Lady says in next to know time you will get to know even some more!

Enjoy every moment and of course share your gardening adventures with us all!
Helen.xxx.

 

Hi colleen welcome to the forum your part of canada is a good deal colder than here in winter your area is usda zones 2 to 5 on the hardiness zone map we are at 8 and can stretch nine on the south coast using the same scale, don't be put off we manage to grow palms and bananas, with overwintering advice you will be surprised what you can manage some of my friends over there manage to grow brugmansias successfully.
http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/environment/forest/forestcanada/planthardi

 

Hello and welcome. A beautiful part of the world Canada. If you ever decide to put up some pictures, I'll certainly have a look at them. Best wishes.

 

Thanks for the welcome, everyone! We're in zone 5 here, so a lot of stuff can be grown in the summer but needs to be taken in during the winter! Winters can get quite cold, but the summers are usually fairly warm. I'm a couple of hours east of Toronto on Lake Ontario - beautiful part of the country.

 

Hiya, welcome on board

 

Hi LokisMum, you live in a beautiful part of Canada, I have family in Belleville. I hope to return for another visit one day.

 

Hi Colleen and a warm welcome from me too.

I lived in both Toronto and Montreal as a child, as my Kid Sis did, Lady of Leisure.

 

OMG - that is so cool! I work in Belleville, live in Trenton!

 

Hi Lokismum, welcome to gc enjoy!!! Travelled through canada, when i lived in detroit, michigan, went to niagara falls loved it.Looking forward also to seeing your pics.