I'm busy in the garden! As you said, there doesn't seem to be much interest in the board. Maybe it's because people saturate their minds with 'entertainment' and have no real hobbies. Maybe more people are having economic difficulties and have put hobbies on the back burner. I get 15 to 18 for the garden visits/potlucks twice a year; low compared to other areas. Here's a palmy pic taken in Trenton.

I have noticed the same thing about this forum being "slow" to put it politely. Part of the reason of course, is because it's the dead of winter--that didn't stop me from fertilzing and liming the lawn a couple of weeks ago. If you think this one is slow, you should see the Metro NYC one! Ironic thing is that this IS the Garden State and even in NYC , many, many home owners take great pride in their often small, but beautiful yards, roof-top gardens, balconies or secret garden patios. I blame the busy, hectic pace of life in the area--we must work longer and harder than anywhere else in the country if not on the planet. I also think we probably live in one of the best areas of the US for gardening. We usually have tons of precip and plants from both more northerly and more southerly zones can coexist. So, we can grow northern conifers and southern palms and the potential gardening choices are enormous! People here though seem overwhelmed by life and don't know how to enjoy it.

P.S.:Nice palms, Steve, I have a large collection of palms myself--both hardy and tropicals .