K, I will share with you which of my plants took the weather in stride. We share the same neighborhood so that factor alone may be extremely helpful in some of your decision making. My yard is full sun, south facing. All plants are on drip system, and I will hand water new plants as needed. The area is rather small compared to most GW people, but we know what lots are like in our town. These are my favorite and most successful. Easy to find at Annies or HD. Abelia "Kaleidoscope". Gorgeous small shrub with green/yellow/red leaves. Penstemon "BOP" Favorite shade of purple, blooms much of year. Cuphea "mickey mouse". From Annies, this shrub is huge (4x5) and blooms all year. Cold knocked it out, I cut it way back, and now regenerating like crazy. Lobelia laxiflora "Mexican Cardinal flower" Mine get huge, tons of flowers/hummers. Cut back in winter to control size. Uruguyan Firecracker plant. Mentioned earlier, this one is a winner. Fortnight lily. I know, a parking lot plant, but in the right setting, it is like an iris that blooms all summer. Others that work so well: Yellow lantana, gaillardia, bidens, camomile, phormium, daylily, gaura, pineapple sage, variegated hebe, lavender, coreopsis.

Because it's fun! Because last year we had a Storyline thread going, where we made up a story. There were regular contributors on that one. To see what people know. (I was stuck on the museums) To see how long we run out of ideas to ask. Oh, oh, I did. To see if we can always come up with 5 answers. Name 5 places you've LIVED.

My Office ceiling is painted BM San Antonio Gray: My DR ceiling is painted Gauntlet Gray - a pic of that room to follow at later date: Source: hypheninteriors.com via Tiffani on Pinterest Source: atticmag.com via Tiffani on Pinterest Benjamin Moore gray swatches, posted by Emily from the “Name 5 Things” blog for a home office test is a great way to see undertones in ten different gray hues. Emily’s choices are: 1.Metro Gray, 2.Stormy Monday, 3.Silver Dollar, 4.Silver Fox, 5.Pigeon Gray, 6.Silver Chain, 7.Smoke Embers, 8.Stonington Gray, 9.Nimbus, 10.Revere Pewter. Not my room BM Gray Owl: Source: washingtonpost.com via Tiffani on Pinterest Source: calloohcallay.ca via Tiffani on Pinterest BM Grays: Source: design-crisis.com via Tiffani on Pinterest Not my kitchen Ralph Lauren Mercer: Source: brynalexandra.blogspot.com via Tiffani on Pinterest And a random inspiration pic that makes me feel warm, relxed and serene at the same time. Have never been able to track down the paint name but it's the overall effect that gets me: Source: thepapermulberry.blogspot.com via Tiffani on Pinterest Oh, and I am working w/ SW Dovetail in a tiny get away room in our home. No pics yet but I used this pic as inspiration for the room. When I used the SW Chip It tool it named Dovetail as a potential wall color. I love it: Source: google.ca via Tiffani on Pinterest

https://www.hover.to/  is a startup focused on home remodeling to do exactly what you're looking for. You take 8 pics of your house from an app, and it creates a 3D model of your home where you can change roof color, siding color and material, etc. it worked really well on my old house, not sure if it translates as well to a new homewrap home, but is definitely worth a try. It's a free trial so no risk.