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Hi, my name is Robbie (female). I am from Alabama and have been gardening for about 5 years now. I started veggie gardening and went to doing flowers. I have arthritis in my back so i cant handle being bent over for too long so i went to doing the flowers. I have one perennial garden. I enjoy that one the most. I have canna lillies that i use as a hedge fence like place to separate my yard from some of my gardening areas. I am always working on it so it is always changing. I am involved with basset hound rescue as a foster mom and help with transports and other areas of basset issues. I work as an animal control officer and really enjoy my job. We have 5 dogs of our own, 4 cats, and 2 horses. Four of the dogs are basset hounds, one mixed rottweiler. The horses are one appaloosa mare and one walking horse gelding. I look forward to getting to know everyone here.
Plants: 11 | From: Alabama | Registered: Dec 2005
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Thanks everyone. As to my job of animal control officer, i work for a wealthy city and fortunately dont see the things in this city that alot of folks see in my position. The ones i do see, i throw the book at them! Back when i worked for the humane society, i saw some horendous stuff tho. It is terrible what folks will live in and keep animals in too. yuck! I think i see more doing the basset rescue work now than i do as animal control officer. Oh well, enough of that. I will check the flowers part of the site for sure. I dont have any pictures of the cannas right now. I will get some in the spring tho again. I may have some on cd tho. I will check and if so, i will load them and share. Some of the cannas i have are the black leaved kind and they have some very nice red flowers on them. I only have a few of those tho. I cant wait for them to multiply. I hope i have responded to everyone here. If not, remind me. I have no memory anymore. LOL
Plants: 11 | From: Alabama | Registered: Dec 2005
| Seeded: 172.148.46.27
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And another hello. i love cannas as well. I live in southern California and enjoy year round gardenig as well. no lifting and stoing for winter here. Glad to meet you. ~Tina
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Hi there Robbie, Sound like you will fit right in with the rest of us. Welcoem to the forum. Looking forward to pics of the plants and the puppies.
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I havent had to dig up anything since i began gardening here in Alabama. I even have amaryllis in the ground for several years now. They bloom to beat the band too. Triss, check out the critter page. I posted some pics there of the furkids in my life.
Plants: 11 | From: Alabama | Registered: Dec 2005
| Seeded: 172.148.46.27
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robbie Welcome to the forum from Texas. I do a little animal rescue too. I work with forgetmenot pets. If you have been to Critter corner you probably saw some of my babies. Welcome and hope you enjoy it here. I too have arthritis in my spine due to injuries and surgeries so I know about the back pain. Jimmy
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HI robbie Welcome to the Gardners fourm we have a lot of real nice folks in here and we all love flowers and anamials.I to am from Alabama just north of gadsden.my brother use to work for the city as a anamial control officer he really liked the job.I also use to work for the city as the campground manager at noccalula falls i started with the city at the falls and worked in the green house and all the gardens there at the falls.its always nice to see another person from Alabama join the fourm. Again welcome your friend in gardening.Mike57
* * * * No One Can Make You Feel Inferior Without Your Consent. Plants: 722 | From: alabama | Registered: Nov 2004
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Robbie, I am so happy to see you here! I'm sure you will enjoy reading the forums and adding your knowledge and expertise to our advantage. I will have to come back more often that I've been able to lately just to keep up with you! Hope you enjoy this site as much as I have! Barb :-)
* * * * Life is not a journey to the grave with the intent of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "WHOO HOO! WHAT A RIDE!" Plants: 79 | From: Northern Illinois | Registered: Jan 2005
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