You didn't mention what zone you are in. Sounds like your site is hot and sunny, and you want a low maintenance shrub? Carol Mackie might be too high maintenance and it appears to not like too hot and dry a spot? Ames St. John's wort Hypericum kalmianum 'Ames' is a hardy yellow flowered shrub if you can find one. A knock out rose is also hardy, disease free and floriferous. Wegeilas sp? come in many various sizes, lots of flowers and leaf colors to choose from vareigated to red to green and are easy to grow as well as hardy in full sun. Also, nearly any of the spireas would probably be easy to grow there.. check these for height and color of leaf and flower to suit your place. Evergreens offer various junipers.. low growing from the rug types or gold tipped varieties to the blue star.. then arborvitae come in various sizes.. Danica and hetz? midget are around two to three feet round.. others are available.. check out your local nursery.. there are lots of things available. Just make sure they're tolerant of dryish soil and low maintenance plants.. of course you'll have to water deeply and well once or twice a week during drought especially the first summer...It helps to make a sort of a narrow trench about a foot away from the plant so the water will soak down into the root area rather than down the slope when you do water. I know what you mean about hydrangeas in a hot dry spot.. the "hydra" means "water" I would guess.. Hope this helps..

Your clump of Fox Point is looking great. I have it too and it's a fabulous performer so I pick it as my favorite. Purify My Heart looks like a beauty. Val

Ooo, more pictures got added, Yummy. I just can't get over all that chicken fat on DARLA ANITA. Oddles of chicken fat, not my style. Well, at least it has a unique look to it even if I think DARLY ANITA needs a diet, ha-ha.

Well it's Friday night again and I'm just getting home for the second time today (10 p.m.). It's hard to go back to work but we have to do what makes our company grow. I plan to go shopping tomorrow and hope I can hit a few YS if it isn't pouring out. Rain is in the forcast so we'll see. I did get my garden seeds so if I get back in time will go plant. I bought some gourds that are Swan Neck so hope some of them make it. Our weather doesn't seem warm enough to plant but we had one day at 78 this week so I know the warm weather will come and so will the mosquitos. Yuk, I haven't missed them for some reason. Luvs, I hope you get time to finish your project. It inspires me to see others projects. I started on a cake tin so hope it turns out ok. I didn't care for my last one and it's still in the closet. I want to paint on some stemware but need to go find them out in the shed. So glad they didn't make it to the Country Seconds and I can still pull them out. I have so much to donate and need to get on it. Anj, so sorry to her the puter is giving you problems. I haven't had any issues but haven't had much spare time to be here this week. My DF had a stroke and so I spent all my spare time with her. She is doing quite well so I'm so thankful for that. She was very lucky and all her tests have come back looking good. Can't imagine not having her in my life. I was so glad I had went ahead and given her the tray to match her stems. Belle, Thanks for explaining what laurel is. I don't think I have heard of it. I just noticed my chinese lanterns didn't seem to make it over the winter last night and I was hoping they would come back. Have any of you ever grown these? They are so neat to set around in the fall. Bebe and Joan hope you have time to come here and let us know what's going on in your lives at the moment. Best go for now. Punk