Thanks very much for the welcome. I am looking forward to learning alot about shade gardening. I am very new to gardening, just became interested about two years ago. One thing led to another and now I've been told I am obsessed. I am particularly interested in shade gardening because my property has many old trees, hence alot of shade. I have had success with dividing and "rehabilitating" some existing Hosta and planted some Astilbe last spring. Looking forward to lots more. Donna Randby