Re: [SG] Introduction

Hi everyone!

My name is Kenda Skaggs and I subscribed to this list a couple of days ago.  I
am a very inexperienced gardener and hope to learn a lot from all of all of
you.  I have been subscribed to Garden Gate for the last couple of years and
have learned a lot from it.  I also subcribe to Country Living Gardener which I
like for the pictures.

I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma and have lived at this house for 11 years.  Since
moving in I have been trying desparately, in vein, to grow fescue in my
backyard.  We also had a pool installed about a year ago.  Numerous landscapers
have suggested that I cut down some of the trees in my backyard to allow grass
or other plants to grow -- which I will not do!!  When we had the pool put in
we only cut down the trees that were absolutely necessary rather than clear the
yard like the pool company wanted.  The pool is "on ground" which means that
one end of the pool is in the ground one foot and the other end four feet so
the pool is level with our deck which comes off the back of our house.  I have
decided to forgo grass in most of my backyard and plant shade plants and ground
covers.  I want the yard to look natural but not like I planted ground covers
because I can't grow grass.  I have been reading The Natural Shade Garden by
Ken Druse for ideas and knowledge.  Due to a back injury I was unable to work
on my yard much last year but the prior year I planted the entire side of my
house which is also very shady -- I was very pleased with the results.

I have been reading your posts about different mail order companies.  How does
Shady Oaks rate?  Are there any other nurseries that you can recommend to a
Tulsa gardener?

Thank you for your help and I am glad to be here!

-- Also, I've been told by some that I'm in zone 6 and others say 7 -- anyone
know which zone I'm really in?

Kenda
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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