I would make a flower bed surrounding both the stumps,filling the bed with lilies,perennials and annuals.I would use the stumps as focal points like those huge urns.I would either ground out the centers and use the stumps as pots full of cascading plants.Or add even more height using a large in width but not height pot.There are so many you could use.You could make that area beautiful.Marylu did an area in her front yard and put a tall post/column in her bed of daylilies.I think she used petunias in the pot on top of the column.It is gorgeous.Wish I had a stump in sun like that to use.Let us know and post pics of what you decide.I know it will look great when you are finished. moonphase

Doc, That's most kind of you but I am upset with myself for it's death. I should have brought it in for a week or so. Same with my snake plants. Funny, they are still hanging on for some reason. Just setting in pots full of water. On another plant I lost last year, Russ came thru with a nice Xanadu yellow form. And a tri-leaf plant I was looking for since I was 8 years old. Or I had one when I was 8 and never saw another one. And that nice Echevieria you gave me last year needs be-headed. just hate to do it. Hope I don't kill it. Well at least I got many pots to transplant my collection into thanks also to you. Stush

Jesse, great job! Roots looking good. Once you have roots like these you can begin to start watering -- but only enough to keep the roots moist. Many people have different way of watering propagated cuttings. I personally have very high success using a humidity tray. In any case you would like to emulate my method, I set a plastic tray under the pot. I only water the tray about once a week, never watered from the top. This way the top layer of the top touching the leaves are always dry, and you can also always have humidity ensured when there is water in the lower parts of the soil. You are also encouraging the roots to toughen up and dig deeper for moisture. Note: I only use very gritty soil for my method. Not sure it will work well with your regular garden soil.. Bernard

Shapriolh - Thank you for your interest. My plants come from all over the place. Some are given as gifts from friends as small leaf clippings, some are purchased from plant shows, farmer's market or local nursery. Most of them are from ebay, especially the rarer ones - Monet, Mexican Giant, Carly Argentea and my variegates.. Try visiting one of those C&S plant shows near you when you get a chance, they usually have a terrific source of nurseries bringing their best breeds for sale. Thanks Kara and Pagan -- loving your garden tour too! Thanks for all the ID Nomen -- will update the names accordingly.. I'll also take note of the shifting sun when it enters fall.. It's really interesting to see how opportunistic the Bryan Makin Adros are when given more light and water. Really thankful for those extra plants Nomen! How are your cuttings doing? Did they root? Kevin -- I can send you some Adros clippings in the next few weeks. How's your collection coming along? It's been a while since I chatted with you. Palmsnow -- Yes -- E--Echeveria, too lazy to write the full thing.. lol. And yep, Purpusorum is very slowly growing. Not as quick as the others. Glad you enjoy them as much as I do.