So helpful...and funny! They are planted between a six-foot privacy fence and two edges of a cobblestone patio and there are hollies planted between them which are sick - blackspot - and will be removed as soon as my back recovers from throwing cotton burr mulch into the veg garden today. I will try to post pics when I figure out how I did it last year. I think I would remove every other one if they get too big. I don't think I'm going to take an implement to them. There are four on one side of the patio edge and five on the other so I can and will just remove. I think I can get a couple more years out of the situation. Thanks again. I always learn something in here. And thanks for reading my chatty posts. Westy

No spam from PrimMart. I am not 100% sure they are accepting new members - but go ahead and try - she might be. PrimMart is a very busy forum. When you are a registered member you will see more of the forums available. Everyone there is VERY nice and if you have a question - it will be answered almost immediatly. It is a high traffic site. You do need to be an active member. I don't think they allow lurkers. If you don't post, they don't keep you. You don't have to post a ton, but they do like the members to contribute. Not hard to do - lots of great conversations there! In all of the forums I have ever seen Prim Mart is one of the nicest and kindest places around. No nastyness!

My thanks to all of you who posted comments, both good and bad. I can't begin to tell you how feedback about my florals opened my eyes, so I was able to change things for my next set of photos. I'd never think that removable "props" would turn someone off. I also have to say that you're taking it well and seem to appreciate the feedback. Those of us selling can now see our house through strangers eyes and what a potential buyer might think when seeing our house online. How the photos look will dictate whether they take the time to actually walk our houses. The last time our house was for sale we did not get any feedback, so I'm very thankful for this forum and hope that the feedback you got helps you. I noticed that the wallpaper in my home got some of the most frequent and critical remarks and it's left me wondering about something. Is wallpaper no longer in vogue in new or remodeled homes or is it that my particular wallpaper is not to the liking of most of you? I've walked a lot of new communities with model homes and can say that here they are still using wallpaper but not in all of the rooms. You might pick the nicest rooms to keep the wallpaper. I love the foyer wallpaper but not with the door color and not with the flooring. You might think to leave some of it up and paint other walls, using it as an accent. Back entrance wallpaper - I would take it down. Half bath - I like the wallpaper but not with the light fixture. Study - I've seen similar paper used in homes I've walked. Utility - dislike the walls - would sheet rock & paint 1st floor master - would paint 1st floor master bath - I like the paper but not for a room like this. I would paint and think about putting up beadboard 2nd floor master - while I like the top paper, I think it would look better painted. The wood on the door is much too dark. I'd also think about putting up a scarf on the windows, then opening the blinds for the photo. While I like pink, others do not :( Second floor vanity/dressing area - this paper you could get away with leaving. Bath 2, second floor - I would try to lighten this room up or leave the picture out. Living Room - I would paint this I also realize that the paneled family room is dated but my thoughts on that is to either paint the paneling a neutral color or rip off the paneling, put up sheetrock and then paint. I also want to install engineered wood flooring in that room and perhaps extend it in to the foyer where, I admit, the tile color is also dated. Another area of critical comments was due to my home having so much carpeting. Has carpeting also gone out of style or do I just have too many rooms with carpet? We just did this in the master bedroom. I would sheet rock. The carpet wouldn't bother me here. I'm one of the weird ones that actually likes carpet, especially for my bad back. Walking on wood floors kills me. BTW, the Saint Bernard that appeared in at least one photo and brought about a comment or two that some people wouldn't even consider buying a home where a dog had been passed away on June 10 much to my hurt. I'm in the process of cleaning up all traces of his presence here. That is, everywhere but in my heart! Very sorry for your loss. After 22 years, I still miss our German Shepherd.

I also have 4 kids and I have given my new washer and dryer a very thorough workout. It's a high efficiency top load Samsung washer, and I like it so much more than my old Whirlpool front load. It doesn't tie the clothes up in knots like some top-loaders do. The newer front-load machines have very long cycle times, but the Samsung is faster. I haven't been pretreating (although I use Tide with Bleach and occasionally pour a little directly on a severe stain just before washing) and the clothes have come out very clean. The capacity is amazing - I found myself wandering around looking for more clothes to put in it. Both the washer and dryer were rated highly in Consumer Reports, too. Model numbers Samsung WA5451 and DV5451, and I paid just over $700 for each on sale. Good luck with your search!