Jen, Ditto what others have already said - it's so awful to have to leave your home because you no longer feel safe there! As far as moving is concerned, the most important thing is to be very up front about the fact that you're selling the house but the plants are not part of the sale. In some states (Illinois is one of them), it's actually against the law to sell your house and then take plants off the property without a previous agreement with the buyer. Some buyers wouldn't care at all if you took your plants with you, I would guess - less work for them to keep the plants maintained...others would object strongly on the basis that the garden is what sold them on the house in the first place...best to be up front about the laws and clear with the new (or potential new) owners about your intentions. Good luck to you. I hope you have not only personal safety but a beautiful garden wherever you end up. Please keep us posted on your journey.

In her twisted mind there is nothing wrong with having them eat before they get to her house... And I don't have a problem packing them food to bring ... guess my point is she doesn't even appreciate it .. she demands/expects it. Its not the kids fault I have never blamed them it just sucks that we have to answer the questions. The money isn't that big of a deal its more a point because that is all she cares about is money if she had to pay $25.00 a week it would get under her skin. Our response to most of the questions is ... She's at work ask her when you see her. And when the kids ask about money we say do you have everything you "need" answer __ but I "want" when you have a job you can get what you want until then you get what you "need" but I "want" then "earn it". The bus stop is 3 houses away ... I check the mail at the same time the bus is coming so not to look like i am checking to see if she is there, but I am there if she isn't She doesn't sse anything wrong in what she does. I send notes back and forth with the kids and a calendar so she can write down the days and times she will pick them up. Its our communication journal. She called at 930 last night to talk to the kids (bedtime is 830) and to ask if she can change days and have it done by court order so she can be released from work ... if its a court order they can't schedule me on those days .. we were in court 2 weeks ago!! why didn't you ask then so now she got her reduction in child support on the grounds she would take the children more... now she wants to change visitation so she sees them less... I have told hubby i feel like a daycare worker ... I have the kids from 8 am to 5pm until a parent comes home or picks them up and they get dropped back off at 8 am. can it be put in court orders who ever has them at 9 12 and 6 must feed them breakfast lunch or dinner??

There's a couple big plants in full shade on Isola Madre - summers about 80/62, sunny compared to the UK but also quite rainy (about 6 inches a month) so, somewhat cool nights. Maybe a quicker mix-down at night...I remember a cool breeze sweeping down from the mountains that didn't feel like something we'd typically experience in the eastern Piedmont. All that probably keeps the soil quite a bit cooler than a typical US garden in non-maritime climates. I've also heard of them being grown in cooler summer parts of New England, with massive winter protection. I've tried about 3 over the years, they seem to die around here once mid-summer's sustained temps hit the mid 80s and nights the mid 60s or sometimes above. I understand they are mostly grown in partial shade in the PNW (76/55 or so, when you average in warmer Portland, etc...and a prolonged dry, sunny spell in summer.) OTOH in places like Scotland (avg. 68/54, cloudy damp summers) you can see them growing in almost full sun by pond edges and damp spots...though they will also grow in shadier spots too. "Cool and misty, San Francisco is the place!" It's all relative. San Francisco is actually very sunny compared to some of the world's other Csb/Cfb climates. (and, really, the fact it isn't considered a Cfb climate should tell us something...) Even in California itself, there are places like Eureka that are cooler at least, if you mean cool in summer.

Technically, it would work to lay down the base now and finish it with pavers later. However, it's going to get dirty with leaves and grass clippings. You'd need to keep landscape litter out of the path the best you can in the meanwhile. It wouldn't need to be kept perfectly clean, but reasonably clean. Also, over time, the unprotected base surface is going to be damaged from use or possibly eroded, so you'd need to get it all in good shape prior to laying pavers. That said, I don't think your plan, spatially or geometrically, is very well laid out and organized. Maybe you are surrounded by woods so that the view beyond doesn't matter, but there are several areas where you'd be unable to screen your property from the surroundings. Some areas of the walk seem awkward. I would suggest that you get a landscape designer, one who is good with hardscape, to help you with it.