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I live 22 miles SE of Champaign, Urbana, so we're probably in the same zone. LOTS of good advice, here, and sympathetic posts when you're frustrated, too!!
Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone! I am in Central Indiana, just west of Indianapolis. Zone 5b or 6a according to some. I figure I'll error on the side of caution and go with 5b. My garden plan this year is to make my front yard more appealing or in other words when I pull in the driveway I feel happy at what I see.
Welcome from Eastern Washington State (we're the dry side, Seattle gets most of the rain). You will have lots of fun planning your new garden. This is a great forum.
Kathie