Once the leafminer larva is inside the leaf, happily mining away, there is nothing except a wasp that lays its eggs in these leafminers that will control them. As Jean stated, if you can see the larva burrowing through the leaf, squish it.

My Mom is moving in 40 days and I have been elected to stage her home for sale afterwards since I had such good luck selling mine in SoFla in '07. Both the new and the old homes are roughly in the same town as is my own, so moving/borrowing pieces is easy. Every single square inch of the house she is selling is in excellent condition- those are our pros. The cons are that this will not be the optimum time to offer a house for sale and the resistance I get from her "not liking" how I am decorating a home that her mother built decades ago. She understands in her head but her heart hurts a bit when she hears that I will be replacing some old light fixtures that her mother loved and neutralizing the "every shade of pink and orange known to man" color scheme that permeates the home. She would not move at all except she is coming on eighty years of age and is in a secluded area a bit too far from me- it takes me too long to get to her and in winter she is near inaccessible. The new house is literally seven houses away from me in a more populated area, so we know it is the right thing for her to do. Just that the process is difficult for her emotionally- leaving an old family home. Best of luck to all of us trying to sell this fall.

We really need to pictures to see what's going on :-) First to correctly ID the plant - a number of plants have the name of 'fuchsia' that are not true fuchsias: Cape fuchsia (Phygelius), California fuchsia (Zauschneria/Epilobium), for example. Second, to see what exactly is happening - hardy fuchsias are remarkably drought tolerant once established and require minimal watering - recycled or gray water should be no different from regular tap water afa the plants are concerned, unless you use a lot of detergent or other cleansers.

Thank you all! I have made a few changes to the room, based on your suggestions. Ravencajun: I agree that ideally the darker framed boats/sunset picture will look better over the fireplace. But right now it's hiding a very bad bit of drywall patching! Also I'm still waiting for the perfect piece for above the mantle. I almost won something on eBay that would have been perfect, but it got away. The mirror doesn't bother me too much so I'm going to just keep waiting till I find something I love. ingrid: thanks for the suggestion about the rug. I did switch it and liked it better your way. Thank you! I'm currently trying out a different rug that I think most people would hate, but I think it grounds the room nicely. I'll probably go back and forth between the blue striped one and this one. justerrilynn: I love that bird!! Do you know where it's from? I took all your (as well as others) advice and changed the coffee table decor. I will keep looking for a couple more interesting pieces. olychic and lascatx: Thank you! I hope the close up of the coffee table, gives you a clearer picture. Do you think the base is still too white? Idaclaire: I did move the padded bench to a less obtrusive spot. Thank you! I'd like to keep it in the room because it makes cleaning a cinch! Just hide everything in it!! Lol. pkpk23 and nursetammie thank you ressurecting this thread. I kept meaning to updated you all on the changes I made. I know many of you did not like the glass pieces on the lower mantle shelf but they are handmade and special to me. In real life, they catch the light very prettily. I also added my 2 year old's latest masterpiece to the mantle, cause I'm terribly proud! :) Please let me know what you think!! I may not take all your suggestions, but I truly appreciate the discerning eyes! Thank you!!