First thing I should ask
 

I guess the first thing I should ask is if there are any members here living in the Washington D.C. area ? In fact I'd like to hear from any member in easy driving distance of Bethesda as taking a look at what is possible to achieve would be great.We will be living in Bethesda /Chevy Chase area of MD . At first we will rent a house for a while and see if we can buy a place , so I'll be pot growing a lot of stuff for a season to get plants sized up. Advise on growing in the D.C. area would be cool and info on any good local nurseries for Nana's , Aroids and such.
Thanks in advance .
Later
Steve

Re: First thing I should ask
 

There's a couple of pins a bit north and south of DC on the map.
However, not everyone has placed their pin on it.
Maybe someone will crawl out of the woodwork there in DC.

Re: First thing I should ask
 

I grew up in Wheaton, w/in spitting distance. In fact spitting on BCC high school was something of a town tradition..., but that was back when LBJ was president. The climate is extremely variable- ot was always fairly wet, but there were winters when I didn't wear a jacket, and others when the snow was in 10' drifts. The soil was rich enough for roses, and it seemed everything grew well. I could show you a place near Sligo creek where we used to dump garden cuttings that is now a 20 acre bamboo patch, and there are still Tiger lilies and daffadils for miles along the stream.
Ahh... Childhood memories of environmental corruption! Sooo nostalgic!

Paul

Re: First thing I should ask
 

Steve, check the Hardy Palm and Subtropical Board. There are quite a few folks that post there who are from the area.