That wonderful deciduous holly that bears those scarlet berries.It grows wild in wet areas usually in places wild blue berries thrive.It holds up GREAT in window boxes with evergreens .Use the floral foam to anchor everyone in (fit the foam good and snug)in the boxes.Don't forget to Wilt -pruf your evergreens.Wilt -pruf is an anti-dessicant that keeps evergreens and other dormant shrubs from drying out from the effects of wind and frozen soil in the winter.Spray them let them dry and place in the boxes.Spanish moss makes a great top dressing to disguise the floral foam.You may spray the berries as well.The berries of mountain ash will work also though not as upright in habit.Good luck!-D

If I have lots of seed I direct sow them and sometimes thin the next year and sometimes edit by moving in spring. I have well draining sandy soil with gravel on top, seeds come up easily in it -- there is no mulch, frozen ground or standing water in winter. Sometimes I toss them about and sometimes I make a hole with whatever is close by (like a small rock) or in my hand or I just use my finger and press a few in, it depends on the type of seed. Some plants will naturally self sow so they obviously would make good candidates for direct sowing. For seeds I paid a lot for, from a special order or trade, or that have specific needs or are dust-like I will sow in pots, sometimes protected, sometimes not. Some I sow in open pots outdoors in fall, some the same way in late winter if they only need warm and some I sow indoors by a big, warm, sunny south window. Ones that have been successful & which are easy are those which also tend to self sow a just bit (or more aggressively) so I always get volunteer plants without sowing anything. You can find charts for seed sowing/germination requirements that will tell you what different seeds need by way of germinating and you start getting a feel for what can be direct sown. I think Prairiemoon has one but there are several I've seen. Here are a few I can think of that have been successful -- larger seeds of any type, usually they will do well D.S'd penstemon (I have millions of seed so I toss them) gallardia echinacea flame flowers --(Talinum) Salvia greggii Sphaeralcea ambigua or angustifolia ornamental grasses, many types Rudbeckia Ratiba columnifera Caesalpinia gilliesii --Yellow Bird of Paradise Russian Sage Missouri Primrose Liatris Psilostrophe cooperi (Paper Flower) Flame Acanthus Berlandiera lyrata (Chocolate Flower) Agastache Dalea purpureua Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii (Turk's Cap) Thats a short list, there are many more that would be good candidates. Too many hardy annuals to list. Direct Sowing is the best way IMO. Don't mess with winter sowing jugs etc. I just got back from visiting a native plant garden collecting seed. I only got tiny amounts so these will be sown in marked pots. You can get a lot of plant material from rooted cuttings. I found the jugs they use for winter sowing make excellent containers for rooting cuttings which is my main reason for messing with jugs. You can check online to see what is the best method or type of cutting for just about any plant. This is a very easy and economical way to get new plants. Many shrubs can be started from hardwood cuttings in winter.

Hi sc kathyc As promised, here is my feedback on Value Floors Direct My order, placed on Wed Jan 27 arrived today Mon Feb 1. I had the choice of pallet shipment which was the cheapest but which would take 7-10 days, or if I wanted it faster, as an LTL, which was $30 more. The communications were excellent. The tiles arrived with the boxes secured to a pallet, centered so that no box edges would get hit in transit. I have not opened every box yet, but no breakage so far, and I really don't see how any tiles could be broken given how it was transported. I would order from them again in a heartbeat.

It depends on the manufacturer. Having said that, the Philips eW profile setup is all under 1" in height- junction boxes that will be mounted on the cabinet undersides and the light bars.