Denise, it can take a while for PS to make roots in water. More than a few weeks is normal. As long as it looks alive, don't give up on it. If it's wilting, remove another leaf or two. This time of year, I would probably just put them in a pot or the ground & skip the water step. Although the water method almost always works, I think the growth takes longer than a potted cutting when the weather is right (warm out.) Garden_for_life, I googled pics of those Coleus names and saw some very pretty pics - a few diff plants but all pretty. I bought a yellowish Coleus last year that I absolutely love! The one in that pic is in a medium exposure. Where I put that plant in full sun, it turned almost white, and in more shade the pieces developed a lot of red around the leaf edges. It didn't grow as fast as most others in any spot but I love the color and the saved pieces are doing well so far this year.

Oh good, I have the blessing part down, it's the spirit I'm lacking, LOL* I was thinking the same thing Westelle, if I can manage to get lights on it, the grands will both be here today, they can decorate it:) I think that counts, that's one more than I've done, so yes. Grandgirl gets to invite one person to her Christmas play in Kindergarten on Friday, when asked who she told her Mom she wanted me:) This went over well with exDIL... But I have my blessings down Pat, that would include my health, my husband's, my folks, my siblings, my children and all my beautiful grandchildren:) I just wish it wasn't so expensive. My sister doesn't have kids, so she's borrowing my grandchildren to give presents to. Well 6 of the 7, the youngest ones here in CA. 4 of them don't even remember who she is. That's very nice of her to do. That's a spirit of giving and a pass it on thing we do. She has a student nurse in her class that is very poor and she made a secret Santa gift to her of $100. This gal cried. She lives on $600 a month trying to go to nursing school and has 2 kids. I picked the young gal who cuts my hair to give mine to. She cried too. I remember what it's like to be young and broke. I know what it's like to be old and broke, LOL* My Sis and I have been doing this for years. She usually has more money than I do, sometimes I help someone with something else. Pass on the kindness, pass on the money to someone and hoping they will remember and pass it on themselves one day also. I don't say this very well. Not everyone will but these people still have memories of kindness, an unexpected act who knows how this touches them?? Circles in circles. Have you ever had a full basket or cart at the store and let someone from behind you with just a couple of things go in front of you? Expressions can range from astonishment to gratefulness to sometimes nothing at all. But, that's an act of kindness and touches someone:) Especially if they're behind me at the grocery store, I usually have 2 weeks of groceries in my cart, LOL* sorry, wandered off there. Les

Thank you for uploading the Gardner plan. This is the first time I actually used the upload function and I was unsure about actually uploading more than one photo. But, in any case I like the crazy roof line of the Architectural Designs plan and dislike the repetitive peaky lines of the Birchwood. The windows could be changed. The AD house windows have what looks like lines going around the perimeter. The Birchwood is just rectangular grids. There are a couple of front elevations shown in photos of the Birchwood and I did see some discussion on this website about the Birchwood from a couple of years ago, but no one has posted photos of their project. I would love to see how someone has recently personalized this plan.

Thanks! This will be the third growing season for the bed with the iris and for the long bed with the coreopsis in the foreground (that is the same bed that has the close up of the polemonium) but the rest of the pictures are from beds that are in their second year, yes. Actually, I expanded the one bed to connect with another and added that pink salvia in March, so I guess that section is first year. I keep adding as it still looks rather blank and empty when you take in the property as a whole. Anyway. I am glad they look good to someone else's eye - I think some of my neighbors think I am nuts. (Nice orderly green shrubs by the foundation with a pot of seasonal porch flowers, and a manicured lawn is the neighborhood standard, although I am not the only nonconformist.) I am continually inspired by the beautiful gardens I see everyone posting here!