Dear Sharon, I feel like an amateur talking about native and wild plants when I compare myself to you.
You grew up interacting with plants through you relationship to Aunt Bett and your close connection to the land.
I developed this passion about 18 years ago, so I am fairly new to this form of gardening in close communion with nature.
Nevertheless I love them just as much, and I do all I can to save our native plants from disappearing from our immediate surroundings.
Thank you for being such a loving and caring presence on this site, you make all interesting and fun.