of course it can succumb easy to bright light and water. the fact i found and easy way to eradicate scarlet trumpet vine, blood meal, simple as that, speaks volumes. people gripe about trumpet vine almost as much as ivy. trumpet vine, campesis radicans, makes a great bonsai, as does ivy. ivy dies easy, too much light and it's a goner, too much water it has no hope, same with over drying. So potted plants are not much to fear in terms of invasive potential, here, it is the yard plants that are the concern, root potential is increased and plants have plenty of room too frolic. Really who wants to spend the money on removal or a city ticket for blight. Rats are something that no one wants around, from lassa virus in africa to plague here in the states some of the worst diseases are rodenta spread. The Native Americans had a problem with rats that led to a bad virus years ago, on reservations. With rats come warfin based chemicals, snakes, strays looking for a snack and other wild life and chemicals that equals a bad mess. Here we have rattlesnakes that get as big enough to eat prarie dogs. While the snakes can be rustled and cooked up, taking a stroll on a bike to capture photos of places that do not belong to you, it could cost you your life by the bite of a big fat rattler, that could be longer than you are tall. We don't see rats here and field mice don't last long. It's buzzards and snakes, gophers and ground hogs where termites and wood boring beetles are more threats to homes and trees than ivy ever could be. People do not always realize the danger, size and longevity of snakes. Killer bee's could just enjoy the heck outa ivy as well as they do public trash cans here. You see more cactus and scrub trees here than you ever will ivy. Trumpet vine struggles here, but with proper watering, thrives, which is amazing. Rabies pops up occasionally from the strange rodents and wild canines. So, really, griping about neighbor's ivy is comical to me, even cute. Here you watch where you walk and listen for the rattle and don't gripe about neighbor because they might be the very people who warn you about the snakes or tell ya to watch out for the buzzard. Ya'll crack me up. Thanks for starting the thread, it's great.

Hi, you should go over to the stained glass and mosaic forum. There are several artists there who make the most amazing things out of diamond lath and or hardware cloth and mortor. They hold up in the weather as these folks are from all over. I haven't tried it yet, but its on my list (making a sculpture). Good luck with your lizard. I think its a wonderful idea! I suggest that you go to the bottom of the sg&m forum and search for scupture, or lath or Rianna (the woman who taught some of them her technique for making scupture) before you ask a general question. They have answered peoples questions before. Then once you've done some research, ask more particular questions. Kathy Here is a link that might be useful: Stained glass and mosaic forum

OOH⦠Melissa, I like this map!, thank you. I stand corrected. The technology is there; but I can see where confusion is created. When I plug in my zip code using the non-interactive map, I am listed as being in zone 8b, which some suppliers seem to recognize as zone 8 . This could be what suppliers are doing; in fact I know that is what J&P does, they just plug a zip code into the USDA map and voila. When I utilize the interactive map, I can click on my cross streets and actually all of the surrounding areas near my neighborhood for miles which are zone 9 too. It is likely that the mountainous areas miles away have the same zip code and thus impact the USDA zone? Dianne, for the past 14 years, I have only known this area to be zone 9, and argued with J&P about 12 years ago regarding the same topic. I agree, and It can be frustrating. I will continue to insist upon the correct shipment dates or decline order placement. Maybe someday soon, inconsistencies or whatever the issue is will be rectified. Rant over⦠thank you:) This post was edited by desertgarden561 on Mon, Feb 10, 14 at 0:31

Hi s y, I can't say how much I love this space! It's been amazing, but there are a few irritations that I need to remedy. One big one is the fact that it's detached from my house, with no good covered pathway between the two. I often find myself jumping out of bed because I forgot to lock things up, which isn't bad in the summer, but during Oregon's rainy season, well you can imagine. :) I'm researching solutions that will allow me to remotely control the door lock, heater, music and lights. I'm looking closely at the Brilliant Smart Home solutions. I think the Brilliant Control panel and switches will be a good start towards what I'm envisioning. https://www.brilliant.tech/home?tab=system