IÂm usually a lurker and am a plantaholic type so feel free to ignore my comments. I love your view! And the house looks pretty interesting tooÂ.:-) mad gallicaÂs comments on side shrub border are the ones that resonate most with me. To that list of shrubs IÂd add the old-fashioned favorites of Bridalwreath Spirea and Beautybush (Kolkwitzia amabilis) for a great old-fashioned mixed flowering shrub hedge in combination with the shrubs mad gallacia suggested. Since all the shrubs on that combined list are spring or early summer bloomers, IÂd plant group 3 clematis to climb over them for some later flowers. Then IÂd line the path from the gate and along the fence with a nice wide perennial border heavy on later flowering perennials and interesting annuals. IÂd add a Downy Serviceberry tree or two for spring bloom, berries for the birds (and people if you can get to them before the birds do!) and great fall color. I'm not a big fan of most evergreens but others are so I'm sure there'll be suggestions of what to add for 'winter interest'.... Deciduous trees and shrubs are effective wind screens by slowing down and filtering the wind to reduce its force.

Hi there! Not sure, but the yellow rose with the green cast looks like it might be the HT Saint Patrick. Another place for you to check rose identities is on Helpmefind roses (link below), as well as the Garden Web Rose Identification forum. Hope this helps! Becky :-) Here is a link that might be useful: HMF roses

Hi Yana, Welcome to our Bromeliad Forum. It's always great to see new members joining our group of brom lovers and it's even better when the new member is from a country which we don't have many members from. The only other member from Belgium I can bring to mind is gardenlover25, so chalk up another one for Belgium. I can't name your vriesea but it is similar to many of the unnamed mass produced hybrids going around the department stores here in Australia and could very likely have come into our country in flasks from one of the big nurseries in Belgium or Holland. If you get onto the FCBS web site and look through the Photo Index of vriesea hybrids, you may just track down the name. All the best, Nev.

Thanks everyone. Token, we dont have any problems with the bunnies, just deer. We have a few cats. We have 2 acres, and most of it is in the front yard. My daugher, and her baby were outside sleighriding, and their Yorkie, had to be a part of it. I had to add some photos of her trying to make it thru the snow. Everytime our Maltese or the yorkie go outside in the snow, they end up with ice and snowballs all over their furr. The only way to quickly get it off, is a tepid bath, then warmed in front of our woodstove. The yorkie just layed down in the snow, she was done before the 3 yo,lol.