I went through this same mix-up last winter. By doing lots of research, I realized that Dimorphotheca seems to have flowers in the yellow range only, is annual, and has flat,papery, pale seeds. It seems that Osteospermum has shades in white/blue/purple shades, is perennial, has little brown triangular ridged seeds, and the seeds are quite expensive when compared to Dimorphotheca. For this reason, I am trying my best to stick to the Latin names if I have them, as my friend who owns a seed company has been trying to impress upon me for years! The Dimorphotheca seeds I got in a trade this year have germinated and are doing well. A gardening neighbour had promised to split some of her Osteospermums this spring and share them with me but unfortunately, she passed away suddenly of a stroke on Dec. 26. I will miss her so much this year. Her house has been sold and I hope the new owners don't destroy her garden. She was 3 years into a 5 year project to create a meadow garden and it was coming along so nicely. I'll buy seeds and plant them in her memory. Northerner.

Moccasin, you really "get" me. My little tree hosta garden IS my jewel box. The only hosta there which might be big enough to divide are the Aureo marg. and Blue Cadet, which were gifts from a colleague at school. I would never have paid money for them. They are OK, but they don't thrill my heart like my beloved "Little Treasure". I'm hoping my "Cherish", which I planted last year, will give me more of a show this year, ditto "Raspberry Sundae" and "Teeny Weeny Bikini". So, I don't think I can save money by dividing what I already have. My tree hosta garden is already very carefully thought out, like an artist's canvas, and I don't want to disrupt that and replant them in the new plot. The shape of the plot (round vs. a strip) would not be amenable to my tree garden's hostas, most of which are minis or very small hostas. They are visible to admire over their 6" fencing because they are near the sidewalk, whereas the neighbor's plot is only a few feet from the front of the building. To admire minis planted there, you'd have to trespass on the lawn, which would not be good. That's why I'm looking at the smallish medium hostas, which you can clearly see at a distance. So, in summary: Don't use first year TC's. Try the mentioned hosta sources. THANKS, GUYS! Of COURSE I will take pics when it's done and post them.

May, I think the difference is that a salt mill would have a plastic or ceramic mechanism, so it wouldn't corrode. I use a salt mill for big chunk salt like Maldon's. My kids use the salt mill. I sprinkle! Peugot makes a nice peppermill. I like a bigger one, more comfortable in my hand! I have a small Zassenhaus I had got from Penzey's. I love that one but I should have gotten the larger one. I also have the Magnum, on Ann T's recommendation, excelletn grinder. and I love the Kuhn Rikon. Vase Grinders Unicorn Pepper Mills I don't see the Zassenhaus mills at Penzey's any more? Penzey's Salt and Peppermills I love peppermills, I have quite a few also! I like the one you picked! There's been a few threads in the past about peppermills, too!

Don't worry, I'll be going out of my way to salvage as many pieces of tile I can. The local salvage place doesn't take used tile (only surplus unused tile), but I'll offer it up on Craigslist to a DIYer - I'm sure there are plenty of hipsters who would LOVE to get their hands on vintage subway tile.. Same with the colorful glazed tile on one of the bedroom fireplace hearths - tile is loose and many are broken, and with those tiles having not been made in probably a hundred years, I can't repair it without it looking like a janky patch job. They would be fantastic as accent pieces in a kitchen backsplash or in a mosaic art piece. Luckily in these parts, all the houses are old and folks love nabbing your cast-off materials for their own projects, so I'm not too worried about the tiles being lost to the landfill if we don't reuse them ourselves. Now I need to start researching and perusing materials. Definitely want to avoid the obviously contemporary pillowy/beveled tile. Luckily, those little hexagonal porcelain tiles are kinda back en vogue, so hopefully I can get my hands on some equally tiny non-beveled ones. Depending on the design, might do some black accents/patterns. As for my kitchen, they didn't do tile on the kitchen walls back then - all the cabinets (like the built in ones in butler pantries) were backed with beadboard, so I'll be doing beadboard for backsplash. Heh, if you want pics, I'll have to remember to dredge this thread up in a couple years. We're taking things slow with fixing this house up.