I just got mine, and I chose it because of its relationship to Piedmont Gold, which is the one Satisfaction sported from, and then Goodness Gracious sported from Satisfaction. I have those three and another Piedmont Gold sport, Sentimental Journey. Which I bought accidentally, mistaking the name for Journey's End. However, it was a good kind of mistake, and gives my collection a bit more depth in the strong gorgeous big growing hosta area. I'm sure others will chime in here quickly, since a good many of the Goodness Gracious plants flew out of the nurseries this summer. It is eye catching alright. Sort of a family tradition. I don't know if you've made the acquaintance of a very helpful data base or not, but you can begin with the HostaLibrary.org......then when you click to view a hosta picture, at the top of its page will be an active link for you to click to view more information about that hosta. That will take you to MYHOSTAS.BE and there you will find several parts to check out. One is the index of sports--the family tree of many many hosta and how many sports they threw....I think Gold Standard must be the champ with up to 150 or something like that. Also, another part, if you want to look up information about Goodness Gracious all by itself, you search (by typing that name in) the very first part of the database. It throws back to you all the possible plants you might be looking for....even if you only know part of the names.....the portion about where you can buy it is not current pricing, but it gives you an idea of where to start looking anyway. I'll link you to the MYHOSTAS.BE page which features Goodness Garcious, and you explore from there. Hope this helps a wee bit. :) Here is a link that might be useful: My Hostas...sports...Goodness Gracious

Color could fix all the ills you've listed -- fer sure. The actual building is not that bad, in fact it could be kind of fun. It's on the beach and light yellow might not be your only color option. The cost of paint isn't based on color; a predictable light yellow will cost the same as something a lot more fun. Vinyl siding can absolutely be painted. Good news is that yours is blue so you have more options. If you paint vinyl siding you are restricted to using a paint color that is exactly equal or less than the current color's LRV. Light Reflectance Value. Manufacturers of exterior products like garage doors, entry doors, shutters, decorative elements will list in their documentation with the product the LRV specifications. Use a paint color that pushes that LRV spec and you lose all warranties. So painting vinyl does come with some rules, but like most things in color there is a way to bend the rule. Sherwin Williams has a product specifically for painting vinyl siding and the way the color is crafted gives you a broader range of color choices. It's called VinylSafe and it allows you to paint darker colors on vinyl siding without worrying about warping or buckling. Can only get VinylSafe colors mixed in exterior bases, not interior. The stucco probably had color mixed in. That's a good thing but it's not a forever thing. Even stucco with the color mixed in eventually will need attention, not sure I'd call it maintainence free. If it's a matter of making the facade appealing to renters so you get revenue, then the convenience of built-in stucco color isn't really doing much for ya. Just 'cuz you don't have to paint it doesn't mean people want to live it. Painting that brick is a really good idea, IMO. So, yeah, the disjointed materials and the disparate color scheme is a problem. But painting everything the same light yellow isn't necessarily the right solution --- or maybe I should say the most *inviting* solution you could come up with to give it more curb appeal. Not sure if you were thinking along the lines of painting everything light yellow or not. I do think you have some significant color design opportunities.

In my companies defense, I haven't always been savy about country life. In 1978, DH & I went on a vacation with another couple and we stopped in a VERY small town In Montana, called Ingomar. All there really was in that town (that I remember) was a saloon, The Jersey Lily, where we went in (of course). After a couple tall ones, nature called and all they had was two out houses in back. I took one look at the signs on them and had to go back in to ask if I was a bull or a heifer. LOL Dotttie

We both will bust out laughing at things we find funny. Especially the antics of animals. Back when we had several Great Danes we were laughing a lot. Our little dog now will also perform some act to get us going. Quite often at tv shows too. I don't even remember what the conversation was or what we were watching but I made the comment quel grimace! Because someone was making a face.(imagine a baby tasting a lemon for the first time) My husband looked at me for a second and said did you just say Pale Green Moss?? To this day if he looks at me and says Pale green moss I just bust out laughing. The original time it happened I literally was on the floor laughing with tears. I will occasionally start saying things in Cajun French like that and he does not know the language so he just looks at me waiting for the English version LOL. By now though he has learned a few of my choice phrases including quel grimace!