Terracing can salvage lots of previously unusable space. I know. My yard is so multi-level that I have terraces all over the place. Kathy- I bought a packet of seeds last year, started them in some of those leftover nursery packs that had annuals in them. Planted them out when they got big enough. Broke each thingy into four and lined up all the plants. They grew and bloomed and NEVER stopped until a hard freeze. We had such a hot summer with record heat and they bloomed thru it all. I rarely watered them either. This spring I was pulling them up out of the daylilies there next to them and tossing them, I have plenty over there along that row.

Oh!!!! I understand. Thanks Hazelnut! These swaps are fun huh? *****Laurie's List****** I LOVE fairies...my garden theme is fairies. Oh heck...I have them everywhere...I admit it. Unicorns Windchimes Scented candles or fragrance oils I love all plants but I like growing bulbs. And plants with "Fairy" in the name. :o) I collect sharpies and pens I have 2 dogs and 2 cats I like heart stickers scrapbook stuff My favorite color is "Autumn" I like fruity bath stuff, body sprays, lip gloss, fingernail polish, fingernail stickers, etc. I also like garden stakes It's hard picking my brain at the spur of the moment. :oP Rosie, I will send you my address soon. Thanks! This is a neat idea!!! Laurie

Thanks for the quick reply paint girl. Every time my baby cuttings grow for a few months getting my hopes up, they turn black. Only one has made it through the winter. It's an inch tall and the Spring frosts killed all the new leaves, but the cane is still green so I may have one success in 8 years of trying. Duchesse de Rohan had excellent suckers on her own, I had to take her out because it's true, she is a big thug. I haven't tried bending and weighing down a branch, covering it with dirt to root. This year I want to put more effort into the process of multiplying the little i have. One of the comments on HMF about Vick's Caprice said it strikes easy. I'll try it - hopefully it won't smell my fear. I'll just pretend I don't care.

BM, I am glad you were able to find the photo of my Bobo hedge. I grow several macrophyllas in the ground in a shaded area of my garden and also in containers which I place in another shaded area. I grow several varieties of Endless Summer hydrangeas such as Bloomstruck and Blushing Bride in containers, but have selected several smaller varieties like Pop Star more recently. Just know that you need acidic soil in the ground and in the potting mix (if in a container) for some macrophylla varieties to give you blue blooms so you would have to add an acidifier. So do some research before selecting the variety of mac.