maureen, it seems that function hasn't worked since the change-over of GW to the new owner. i am amazed at how many searches i attempt, even to look for something i know i posted, and i don't get the match. i guess the site got improved in other areas??????? maryanne/earthly

Thank you for that link. That feature does work for me too, but I still can't search thru current postings on the Exchange forums. That's what I'm primarily interested in searching. Thanks to mrbrownthumb, I posted a request to fix the Search function in the Suggestions forum. Here is a link that might be useful: My posting in the suggestions forum.

While I think that the "FAQ" as outlined by swanoir was presented tongue in cheek ('the humus'), many of the subsequent comments and/or links to threads that could/should be included in a FAQ were presented in a more serious tone. And maybe they do make sense as a foundation to a real LD forum FAQ. But I've also sensed something else in these comments that may contribute to the apparent lack of communication between new posters seeking advice and those that regularly frequent this forum and offer it. And that is that the long checklist provided by Miss R must be (or should be) answered in detail before posting. Well, of course not! But it is definitely something worth reviewing and giving some thought to. This checklist, or something very similar, is what most designers utilize when first meeting with a prospective client. It gives them a feeling for what the client wants to do with the property, how they intend to use it, what they hope to get out of it and how much effort (time/$$) are they are intending to put into it. Hopefully, reviewing an outline or checklist such as this could help to refine and focus some of those blank slate questions and even educate those new posters totally unfamiliar with the process the degree of complexity, the number of variables and exactly what is involved in the formulation of a landscape design. Even DIY landscape texts intended for the homeowner with no previous design or landscaping experience offer similar checklists to get one started thinking about the process. Obviously, this is overkill for those questions that are more issue-specific, but I think very appropriate for those that are much broader and far less focused.

In case that didn't make sense... I did a search for Poisondartfrog. The result came up: poisondartfrog A+ Â Posted by: windsurfgirl z6 OK on Wed, Mar 14, 07 at 13:23 Â 18 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Oct 24, 07 at 19:13 I just did an exchange with poisondartfrog for some Artemisa Limelight. It was a nice clump of roots as she told me it would be. It even had nice healthy green sprouts popping up. I was very happy with it and the way it was packaged. She shipped i The last post was on Oct. 24, 07 So I clicked on page 9 taking a guess. It was the end of Nov. So I clicked on page 16 which was the beginning of Oct. So I knew was in between and got to page 13 where I could add to the post if I had wanted to. : ) Remy