I couldn't stand it, either, Phyl, and I cut them back (this was 2 years ago year) and they all died. Deader than a doornail. No new spring growth, not flowers, just a biennial I had waited 2 years to bloom and I killed it. If anyone needs to know, I did the same thing and cut back my nasty-stemmed biennial Wallflower and killed it dead, too. I WSd a bunch of Sweet William last year, so I hope they straighten up and fly right...this is their scheduled year to bloom. Lime

I am not good at this IDing but my guess was Grand Tiara before I had seen your previous post. I have Golden Tiara and was visiting a garden this morning with Grand Tiara. Golden Tiara has a narrower margin than Grand Tiara. And I believe most of the Tiaras are really good growers. I have already divided mine. So it would make sense that you have a ton of them. What a beautiful garden you have been blessed to maintain! Barb

Use a carpenter's square to check if it is square. If the frame is true, you can do anything you want with it; stabalize the remaining gesso and paint or varnish.; paint the gesso a differnt color and over coat with a clear finish; Remove the gesso and refinish the wood. Considerable care must be used in removing the gesso so as not to mar the wood. A clean relatively smooth surface is easy to refinish; a gouged surface presents a chalenge. Deep gouges ruin the piece. Mirrors can be very heavy compared to pictures. The frame may need reinforcing at the cormers (on the back side) to support a mirror. Also, strips can be put on the backside to mount the mirror. You should also consider how the finished product will be mounted. Will it be hung on a wall or mounted on supports on a piece of furniture such as a dresser. The mounting detail should be designed before you get too far into this project.

Does your sister have Hotmail as her Default mail program? I couldn't send from or use the "Contact us" until I made a Default mail on my laptop as I was just using webmails as is.