I really feel like a dodo. At the edge of my largest rose bed are outcropping rocks. Several roses planted there either never grew or are became weak and spindly. Now I've checked the soil depth there and while finding it very shallow conveniently ignored it thinking it's all right. Well I just got another soil test. Everything checks out alright except a somewhat low pH. At the bottom is the statement, "Adequate drainage is important for gardening success". That got me thinking so I need to do that test where you dig a hole, fill it with water and check out how fast it drains. The more I think about it the more I think that is the problem with my roses. If it turns out the drainage is bad what do I do about it? It seems to be something that is quite difficult to correct short of herculean rebuilding or my beds. Raised beds of which I have a couple. I've heard of something called a "French Drain", what is that and would it be another alternative?

i'm just the opposite here this year. have had lots of house finches and pine siskins hanging around all year long and not going to the mountains in the hot summer. and staying here in the worst of winter. the house finches have had multiple broods of young ones from early spring up into late summer.

I did all of the above. While a couple of old sites came up in a search, most of them were still missing. The trouble is that AOL uses IE but also has its own system, which is different. I am able to pull up the IE favorites but not the AOL favorites (which is most of my bookmarked sites). Then I read through all of the tutorials in the AOL Help section that pertain to Favorites. It says that they now use a system that does not save your favorites on your computer. Here is the exact language: Determine if 'Only Store my Favorite Places on my Computer' Is Checked. If it is not checked, it means your Favorite Places are saved online. AOL appreciates your patience during times when popular features may temporarily be unavailable. The AOL® System is sometimes very busy and may experience temporary issues that can lead to delays or slow response. Note: With AOL® 8.0 and higher versions, your Favorite Places are now stored on AOL® servers rather than on your computer. This allows you to access your Favorite Places from any location or computer that you use. For example, if you sign on as a guest on another computer, you will automatically have access to your Favorite Places. Or, if you buy a new computer, you won't have to worry about how to transfer your Favorite Places. I still can't find my Favorites :( I will have to contact AOL again and see if they're stored somewhere in their cybervault.

It is not you, that page is difficult to get to. The section you are referring to is on a main page or home page. I cannot figure out how to get back to that home page where the photos of the sections are. When I looked at that section yesterday, and clicked on exchanges and trades, it had all exchanges posted back many years. That is not what we want for it to be useful. The other section I found listed only the most recent exchanged. I will try to contact Houzz for a tutorial sometime next week. I cannot figure out how they set these pages up so I cannot navigate them.. There also should be a way to view the new posts without having to scroll through the old posts. A snipped to the new post is sent in email, but not the whole post.