I've never planted a silver maple but sure regretted a previous owner planting several - horrible surface roots. I planted myosotis/forget me not seeds my first year here and I really regret that - the seed germinates everywhere and then they all mildew. the seeds are really sticky. triple yuck. I've always read daylilies are the easiest of perennials - they do not do well for me; it is not sunny enough. I have only planted white ones and when they do bloom, they're a pale yellow, not a white. but mostly they don't really look healthy. I'm giving them another year, but I think it's hopeless. some innocuous 2" pot of a sweet looking small groundcover that is trying to take over the world. After the first summer when I could not dig up all its roots, I smothered it with cardboard and put mulch on top. It has survived to torment me. I like purple oxalis, though; it spreads but is very easy to rip up in areas where I don't want it.

There are several species that are escaping home gardens and wreaking havoc with the natural ecosystems-give these baddies a wide berth. The link below is not a comprehensive list, doesn't include banana poka (passifolia tarminiana)for example. You can also go to www.hear.org for information about invasives. OK, now on to the fun stuff! I wish i had never planted...psittacorum in my garden. Looks terrible most of the time and is really hard to contain or eradicate. Congratulations on your new project! Sounds like you will be having fun. Here is a link that might be useful: Hawaii's Most Invasive Species

Holy crap! I got a 12 inch Sansevieria "Black Coral" and a 3" Dracaena fragrans "Twist" or something like that for less than 8 dollars today, total. 15 dollars for one plant. I may just faint. well, unless it's some really cool Haworthia or something. Or has gold hidden inside.

I had a reply that just disappeared! GRR. Short version: Plumber didn't install a new valve, used the old one. However to my dismay, they installed an ugly (to me) handle/faucet...because they are limited in choices using the old valve. If there had been a new valve installed, maybe a different outcome? I showed the plumber what HD had that I preferred. Turns out plumbers don't have wholesale inventory access to HD and they think the HD hardware is "lower quality". So now I am stuck with limited options because of the old valve business. I have a nice brushed nickel finish on my sink taps. I'm not asking to match 100%. But I would have liked a nice clean finish in a similar tone of brushed nickel for my bathtub tap. At the time of ordering, I thought the liner was the way to go. Our house is pre 1990 and I didn't really want the hassle of asbestos testing and redoing the tile surround.