Mary-Anne, That's is very funny - when people first see my name they pronounce it that way. I should add that I work here at the campus & live in Pinole. I'm an almost single mom with very limited time. I still an a newbie to gardening. I have a nice little plot at home - but the hill behind me needs A WHOLE LOT of preparation/perspiration before I can really start planting. I've started little areas with budleia, gaura, mexican sage & some annuals tossed in (literally). This cold snap caught me by surprise as I had planned to take cuttings of the budleias and never got around to it. Plus I have several containers of plants that I failed to protect. But the good part is that I get to spend some more quality time browsing Berkeley Horticulture. Marianne Darke Taking a break in Berkeley, CA At 12:47 AM -0500 12/10/98, you wrote: >In a message dated 12/10/98 5:06:02 AM, owner-gardeners- >digest@globalgarden.com writes: > ><<Mary-Anne, >Where in the Bay Area are you? I'm a lurker & learner also in the Bay Area >- - currently in Berkeley. >Marianne Darke >>> > >Whoa, > >This is a little weird my name is Mary-Anne Durkee and I live in Alamo just a >few miles from you.