Yup, toronto :-) let me know if you're going - might be fun to meet some people, maybe have a coffee or three... Here is a link that might be useful: 2014 avsc show in toronto This post was edited by froeschli on Sun, Dec 22, 13 at 16:38

Thanks! I changed it a lot last summer, so it won't look good for a while, until my baby hostas grow up. I'd totally had it with the doggone day lilies. I plan to fill in the empty spaces with coleus, (maybe not if coleus attract the deer). The Astilbe will be happier at the back of the border nearer the sprinkler head, and will make a pretty backdrop for the hosta.

I had my Insinkerator about 3 inches to the right of my faucet, which was in the center of the sink. I am probably going to put the new one in the same place when my new sink is in. I love my Insinkerator. When demo started I forgot about it since we were putting in a new disposal, etc. The contractor took it out, didn't drain it and put it in the garage. By the time I thought about it again, it was moldy and icky and disgusting. Instead of trying to clean it up, I just bought a new one on eBay. If you haven't bought one, the prices on eBay are better than most.

After the bath, a couple shriveled, clearly not liking it. But it's definitely satisfying to see white dots floating in the water. I left them out to dry and started to pick more stubborn bugs from some of my plants. Most of them were motionless, so I assumed the soap bath did the trick. So I left the rest alone. Nuked all the soil of new pots with boiling water, followed by a 4 minute cook off in the microwave. I set them off to dry for a few days, and I tried to pot them up last night. And guess what? The mealies SURVIVE!! Except for those that I had picked on, the rest still had tiny bugs crawling in them. You can call them eggs, larvae whatever, I got fed up. Took out my tub of rubbing Alcohol dunk half a containerful with more dish soap, and yanked everything into the concoction. Rinsed them into another tub of water, and set them off to dry again. This time I inspected every single one. Miraculously, no white stuff or survivors. I'm guessing it worked. The poor remaining plantlets all don't look good. I guess only time will tell if these all can be saved. Will continue to update... Oh, and I also found infestations on my new jades too, thankfully I caught the spread and am now containing it, or at least am trying to..