That's probable about it. You MIGHT use something like Bayer Tree snd Shrub as a protective fox nest season. Our Fall Fiesta got hit pretty hard with Maple Tip Borer a couple years ago. So used the Bayer for one year, and they were much better after that. I know it's not the same borer, just saying that there isn't ALLOT you can do but preventative to try to stop reinfestation. Once the trees get past transplant stress, they probable won't have major problems. One last thing comes to mind. IF you think you are going to lose a tree, you might try something un-orthodox. Something volatile in the borer hole. I have considered, but not tried putting a few drops of isopropol alcohol into the holes. It is VERY penetrating into gas spaces, and into the surface of the wood (use to use it in a lab as a "wetting agent"). I know for a fact that is is VERY good at killing insects, as I have knocked flies out of the air in mid-flight with it, and a few other "experiments" with it. Arktrees

Have FOX POINT as well as many other Culver intros. Budcounts from 17 to 25 this year, its second year in the Garden. Had a nice long bloom season also. Almost all the Culver intros show 3-4 way branching and more and all had nice budcounts. I expect they will only get better given some time. Another thing is that my daylilies are either from last spring or newly planted this year. And I have noticed that some hybridizers plants just take longer to get up to potentional than others. My Don Herr plants did almost nothing last year, this year some are reblooming and all have high budcounts. Next to RODGER HERR in my garden I have JIM BROWN by Don Herr and it had almost as many buds and the same lovely branching as RODGER HERR. Other star preforming Don Herr intros were HER BEST BLOOMERS and JOLLY GOOD FELLOW. I also have many Korth intros and there are some that list very high budcounts. Budcounts on mine planted last year were acceptable but nothing to get excited about. It just takes some time.

Columbusguy, we found a warehouse locally that had the same thickness, but 3/4 inch narrower in stock. The difference is barely noticeable since the porch swing is hung right where the transition takes place. Since I am seriously cash-strapped, I wanted to stay in a budget. The original boards were 1 x 5 pine and were just beautiful, but would not be in my budget even if I could find replacements. The brown floor paint is SW Oil-Based Enamel (I love that stuff) and it is slightly bronzy-greenish. All of the photos look way more green than it really is. It is a color I mixed up at home and had matched. SW's browns are a bit disappointing and I am a little "over-particular" about brown, so when I need a brown paint I mix my own. (ok, really, i am totally OCD about color, but I love the brown of the porch floor) The blinds were $20 each at Lowes. They won't trim these for you (only the expensive interior blinds can be trimmed) so buy them longer than you need and cut them yourself. I simply unrolled them on the lawn, made my measurements (take a bit off both sides to ensure the pulleys at the top are still centered) and used tin snips to cut the plastic slats. I used an old hacksaw to cut through the heavy plastic header and footers. Hint: the footer slides, so slip it back and forth to give you more room to cut the slats, then slide it all the way over and just cut off one end to size, rather than both ends. Worthy, I did a good deal of research on painting the floor and found some pretty convincing arguments for painting only one side. The area below is unconditioned basement. It is not exposed to the elements. I'll let you know if I screwed up.

Joan, Oh yeah I am still using my Digital Rebel, I just don't take that one every where I go like my Olympus 3000. My Olympus is smaller, I am hoping my new Canon will take over for my Olympus but so far,I have not had the time to learn how to use it yet. It is alot different than my Olympus. I like the challenge on how to learn how to use a new camera, I just need more time. Now with the yard and garden work almost done, I should have more time. Yes, I got potd at digicamplus yesterday with this photo, thank you for noticing. When I was trying to take photos of Hannah, it was quite the challenge, as she wanted to always get too near me to get a good shot. I had put away the camera once and then I saw an opportunity and took the camera out again. So glad I did.