Thanks, Yardvaark. That is a good system for when you're home, and is merited if you have a big plant investment (whether in big plants or lots of small ones). And what a coincidence - I've actually been looking for something just like that to help catch someone stealing my newspaper quite regularly, but had only seen the more expensive version I've linked below. Maybe this one has a longer range, but with a 20' front yard, I don't need it :-) Currently I have a webcam set up which works for images but not for intercepting, should I wish to do so. Anyway, I have no quibble with the merit of the plant information in what you propose. But tied to addresses... shouldn't happen. It may, but it shouldn't. There are so many downsides. Imagine you buy a house with a huge whatever that is revered all over the world, and you want to remove it to do something else. The Occupy movement might come to your front yard! Drtygrl... there's an idea for my new screen name... "silver_lining" I've hated the one I have ever since Garden Web eliminated capital letters and it looks like I've put a #1 after my name, necessitating the correction of a signature :-) Someday I'll change it but the longer I stick with this one, the harder it gets! Karin L Here is a link that might be useful: a more expensive version

hi everyone..been on GW for a while..but this is the first time I've visited here...and look forward to becoming more neighborly! My best bargains this year: 100 hundred hostas for a buck a piece..from Gilbert Wild Co. 150 irises...thought there were only a few in an old bed on the property...suprize! 100 daylilies...also dug up from same bed! It was too overgrown to see them! I thought these two "bargains" terrific, DH gave me that "WHAT? another bed!" look LOL Silver Lace Vine...$7, but it was very spindly..keeping fingers crossed. Woodsy

The vireyas are tropical. They will not tolerate a freeze. Many have very bright colors. They are epiphytes for the most part and are grown like tropical orchids. Vireya Rhododendron macgregoriae. Here is a link that might be useful: Vireya Rhododendrons

This site belongs to Herman van Ree of Gelderland, Holland. At the present time he has photos for 86 plants. Much more advanced sites include: http://www.rhododendron.org/search_intro.asp for rhododendrons with 1,400 names and many pictures. and http://www.azaleas.org/azxintro.html for azaleas with 10,000 names and many pictures. I would encourage people who want to participate in photo projects to participate in these much further advanced projects which are backed by the American Rhododendron Society and the Azaleas Society of America which are both international societies despite their names.