I was hoping that you all would tell me to rip them out, but to make hubby happy I was entertaining the idea of salvaging some of them. We are in zone 6, Cincinnati. I appreciate the compliments...it is a cute house. It's actually a tri-level sears roebuck-you don't see too many of this style. The proportion of the windows etc keep throwing me off but I just don't have the money to throw at structure right now. I would love to add a small pergola (like this https://www.houzz.com/photos/over-window-pergolajpg-phvw-vp~743169-Window-Pergola-jpg---) over the window to try to balance everything out. I'm a hydrangea, hosta smoke bush kind of girl. I love a relaxed cottage style garden and I feel like it will compliment the house well. Any specific holly suggestions?...I noticed so many beautiful hollies over the winter. I'm so looking forward to getting my hands dirty with this project....I'm still petrified of the bald house look though!

You may need to thin the number of 'clumps' if you started from seed, but there is no need to thin the number of stalks/stems on each clump except for your obligation to eat them. ;o) Ohhh! Just went to look at the pic - I would thin to 6, no more than 8 stalks if you've devoted half of the container to the parsley. Al

Your trees look great. Please loosen the ties on the stake of your tree. I would get rid of the stake if stem is strong enough to support the crown.

all palms lose the oldest fronds [if thats the proper term]... every year ... i can not tell form the pix.. if the worst affected are the oldest.. lowest parts ... not counting the new plants down below ... increased light was probably a good idea ..... but you wont see results form that for months ... not much happens inside a week ... do you drag the plant outdoors for summer?? ... it probably should be.. if possible ... full bright shade ... i found a lot of houseplants.. really enjoy the fresh air.. and seem to store energy for the long winter months ... it really makes a difference in the long run ... again.. if possible ... im not sure the humidifier adds much.. unless you have a forced air furnace screaming all winter ... and even then.. you would be raising general humidity not just the space around the plant ... how about another pic of the whole plant ... from a bit further back...and how about a big city location ... welcome to the forums ... ken