hi vabreeze I also pinch the flowers of all my other coleus, but I think this one is just too pretty right now plus I think I am at the end of container capacity so I don't really want this coleus to get any bigger. As of the SPV's - those are in 20 inch barrels - I wouldn't know where to put bigger containers. For next season i will just keep the SPV's in the one big flower bed I have. I also have to cope with a lot of weather ( and toddler ) damage but see it just like you... more cuttlings to put in more containers ( I have with all the veggies 60 right now ). i never thought gardening could be so addictive.

I have not joined in because I do not consider myself knowledgeable about Phrags. I killed a couple 10 odd years ago and have watched friends have problems with theirs. I'm usually focused on a couple of genera at a time that I'm pursuing and Phrags have not been one of them. This has now changed. Last fall I purchased a couple of kovaciii hybrids, one is on the gallery forum. Both spiked but one blasted. Both are seedlings so I refused to get exited of their potential looks as you can suffer disappointment with seedlings.The one that bloomed is spectacular, both are making new growths so I guess things are going well. Both came in regular 4" square pots in fine orchiata. I have had them in the cool house and water them every 2 days. No trays of standing water. I have read this post carefully and will repot the into larger and taller pots in small orchiata.and continue the watering routine. I don't find the pouch objectionable but can see what you mean. There us a Peruflora's Spirit on eBay but they want $150. I know they are expensive but this is over the top. I will however lay on a new Phrag on a on a monthly basis and see what develops. Unbloomed seedlings seem to be the only ones obtainable at a reasonable price but one a onth for a year or 2 usually produces results. By then I'll know a little more about them and make comments. Nick

flowergardenr, the chairs get moved around depending in the view i want, we have a patio in another part of the lawn. I sorta want to have it stuffed with garden, with a grassy path, and just a couple seating areas. And youre totally right about removing that border, i hate it! My husband had me convinced it would be nice, and it is not! Its nice in a diferent setting. I was considering trying my hand at hypertufa rocks. Also, the dogs arent aloud in the garden, except for those times the gate dosnt latch right..like yesterday! lol My bulldog is like a bulldozer in the garden. My pug is very good back there but i try to keep them both out. Token, i love how curvy your path is. It seems you have alot of space! Lynn you have a very nicely done layout! And i love that you have a purple martin house, id love to have space for that! Thanks for the help guys, your keeping my mindbusy! When im done working today im going to move some things around.

cindy, here is a picture of the cabs above my range: The door to the left is as low as it can go, and is 1/4" higher than the double doors in the middle. The rightmost "door" is actually a fixed end panel, and is under 1/8" off from the doors in the middle. No way to line them all up. Note that the bottoms of the cabs flanking the hood are perfectly aligned, so this is not an installation problem. A closeup of the left transition (please overlook my GC's attempt at using filler pieces): The drawers in the island have some major variation (5/16") also, but it could probably have been fixed if we or the GC had noticed it before the pulls went on. :( In Starmark's defense, I did not call this to their attention, so gave them no opportunity to make it right. Remodel fatigue -- I decided to live with it, and I don't notice it anymore. allison, those pendants are Pottery Barn. They originally came with chains, but I really dislike chains for pendants, so my GC replaced them with the fabric-covered wire.