Garden spider with pom-poms? Identification

[jwoodrell]

Hey guys found this one living by my back shed. actually two, as i found one inside the shed after. Im pretty sure its a type of garden spider but the pom poms on the leg joints threw me off. Shes about 2.5 inches long front to back.

thanks for taking a look

 

[Biollantefan54]

This is a female Trichonephila clavipes, the golden orb weaver