If you are interested in Hollies, There are many with wonderfully sharp edges... Blue prince and blue princess holly will grow nicely as long as they get some shade, full florida sun is tough on them in summer. If you want them to berry, you must buy at least one prince and one princess. Mary nell holly will grow fast and tall. my six inch pots grew to 20 ft in six years! birds love them also! I had these in Ocala FL, so if you are similar in temp and rain, they will grow. Also pampas grass. That stuff will slice you where you need stitches (first hand knowledge!), and florida saw palmetto - I find it ugly, but it does well and has nice prickly leaves...

CatMom, I am considering it. I didn't get my hands on her yesterday to put the collar on. So funny, my DH hasn't seen her yet! For some reason she disappears whenever he is around. She loved all the teenaged boys who were here Friday night, some of whom are big, so hopefully she isn't afraid of men. In the meantime, some fleas showed up on my dog Oscar. Of course DH is blaming the stray...I'm going to try to dust her with a little Diatomaceous earth. Until I know she doesn't have a family I wouldn't feel comfortable using Frontline or anything more aggressive. I included a photo of His Highness, depressed about his flea bath. Beth P.

Our leaves are finally turning, and this is what I drove into when I went home for lunch today: ********WARNING***** Before 9am this morning there was SOMEONE ELSE'S PHOTO in the place of this one--- it was somebody's saw from an above post. Gardenweb, please get it together! The fact that this could even happen means your program is a serious DUD. My picture is back now, but I am really shocked that these single photos posted from a personal source--- computer, phone, ipad--- can float from one person's post to another. I will never post a single photo from a personal source again--- photo sharing sites ONLY. Wow. This post was edited by kswl on Sat, Nov 2, 13 at 9:25

Awm03, good for your DH getting out and doing his walks! Badgergal and city, those girls are so cute. They grow up fast. My oldest DGD will be 14 this Sat! Kswl, I meant to write earlier but I forgot where I saw your post. The Nellie R Stevens hollies will get pretty big. I'm sure you know that, right? Or is Nellie B a smaller variety? It will be beautiful with the camellias and yews. And it's exciting to start fresh with new landscaping.