Hello everybody. Thought I'd try out a new forum for us older folks. I have taken up caring for plants and buying new ones each month. That's something I used to do but I gave them all away a long time ago. So now I have several new ones I hope I don't kill.
Welcome, @Anne Kramer ! We have an area of the forum specifically for gardening and growing flowers, veggies, and most any kind of plants; so that is a great place for you to post some pictures if you want and tel us about your new plants. There are a lot of sections in this forum; so I am sure that you will find a lot of other interesting topics that you like as well. Is that a hop plant in the picture you posted, @Joe Riley ? I have only ever seen them growing on tall vines commercially; but those do look like hop flowers on that vine.
@Anne Kramer Many of us Midwestern-bred. Welcome! Help us keep the ball rolling. Plants and such are a priority here. Tell us about your plants -plans! I myself plant Date pits and grow Date Palms. Love 'em. Frank