The purpose and practice of moderation
Far from "moderate!"
The experts you'll meet on our Forum are outstanding in
horticultural fields.
They are hands-on people who not only know but do.
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Why have moderators?
To handle the tough questions, advance the discussions... and
because our expert friends love to keep learning, too.
How it works:
Our Moderators might be on the Forum any day, reading or
posting.
Moderators also flag questions to other Moderators, when topics
call for particular expertise. The best suited of us, answers or
suggests direction.
In addition to posting and replying to topics, the Moderators
may edit throughout the Forum to help us maintain consistency in
plant names and gardening terminology.
In addition, they monitor the Forum for disruptive and unwanted
folks (is it really possible that such people earn a living by
irritating others regarding sex-enhacement products and financial
counseling?!)
Moderators you'll meet on the Forum
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Janet &
Steven: Your generalists, a bit learned in all the fields.
Margaret
Thele: Landscape plants, edible landscape, herbs, soil
science
Scott Bates:
Ponds, water features, pond plants and animals, trees, shrubs
Cheryl
Bennerup: Perennials, greenhouse growing, propagation,
pest/disease diagnosis
Karen Bovio:
Perennials, propagation
Beaufort
Cranford: Birds and other wildlife in gardens, ecology
Julia
Dingle: Design, containers, practical gardening, eastern
European gardens
Martha
Ferguson: Practical gardening, design, zone 7-8
Dennis Groh:
Conifers, dwarf conifers, Japanese maples, fall color,
rhododendrons and azaleas, two-climate gardening
Sue Grubba:
Garden and landscape design, nightlighting
Deb Hall: Tree
care, garden care, innovative use of found items
David
Michener: Landscape design, botany
Gail
Morrell: Garden care, problem diagnosis
Pam
Palechek: Landscape design, edible gardens, traveling
gardener
Tony
Reznicek: Grasses, sedges, alpines, rock plants, botanical
rarities
Celia Ryker:
Garden design, garden care, watershed ecology, woodlot
management
Len
Szymanski: Lawns and all around gardening
Karen
Skandalaris: Landscape design, ponds and water features
Dawn
Trainor-Green: Garden care, unusual annuals and perennials
...and we will add other moderators as needed!
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