I havent used or configured wake on lan in a long time but you need to look at the nic options, perhaps in device manager and set it there in addition to the bios. If I recall I got rid of it because things would wake up frequently all on their own. You'll probably also want to configure the wol computers as fixed IP rather than dynamic.

Hmmm, strange indeed monsteraston. I am west of you and all my macs/serratas/oakleafs/paniculatas have leafed out. Granted, some are leafing out from the base/crown and the panics have tiny leaves (1/2 to 1") but still. Historically, paniculatas and arborescens have always been slow to leaf for me here (compared to the macs, which began to leaf out earlier in February). Make notes in a wall calendar from one year to the next so you can get a good feel what is normal but I am seeing more instances of early leaf out than in prior years, especially with the macs. I am also noticing -this year- some winter damage on selected shrubs that face north and that are in unprotected locations. Probably due to the mild weather that was followed by cold lows in Jan 5-8. That could result in growth from the crown and dried out dead stems from any of those types of hydrangeas. Hydrangeas that loose stems that way may take a while longer to produce new stems from the crown but if the roots re ok then they should eventually do that. When cold like January's pops up, I check my mulch levels and try to provide water before the cold period arrives but, even though I did so, the shrubs on the north side look like they got hit as temps prior to the cold front were so mild and these guys were not "protected" by the house and other things. Macs located there have dried out looking stems with no leaves (at east none so far) but, the plants have leafed out from the crown. Macs in protected locations look normal and are leafing out. Paniculatas like my Little Lime are leafing out. Oakleafs too. FYI - if no stems leaf out on a shrub by mid May and the plant does not generate new stems either then the whole plant did not make it. For now, I would maintain the soil as evenly moist as you can and keep them well mulched. I usually fertilize at the end of the month since that would be about two weeks after March 13, our average date of last freeze. If they do not leaf out by May then they did not make it. Prune the dried out stems then. I would hope that the roots did make it though as they usually do. If you cannot wait until May, you can lightly scratch a stem that has not leafed out to see if you see 'green'. If you see green, the roots are alive; but the stem with green may or may not leaf out. Hard to tell if it will as sometimes they leaf out and other times they do not even though they are green when I check. Years ago, I had one arborescens that did not make it due to issues with the drip irrigation one year. It did not come back and I assumed it was lack of water during the winter as I did not notice that there was a problem until some camellias started browning their leaves in Feb-March. So it pays to water them during dry winters (but seldom, maybe every 2-3 weeks or when the soil feels dry).

Magpie, Thank you! The white flowers in that bouquet are Ivory Silk Japanese Lilacs. Summersrhythm, I defoliate all my climbers and wrap the canes in burlap. For my New Dawn, I actually also remove it from the lattice wall, wrap it in burlap AND bury it beneath mulch on my patio. LOL We had a mild winter so I think that helped Sally and some of my other climbers this time around. Here’s Sally at night. She’s absolutely enchanting at night and I wish the photo could capture that, but alas…

Looking to get a black front door. The third picture is the before, the stone was veneer and falling off. The paint was peeling. I see it as a blank canvas ready to add layers to bring character. The first 2 pictures are current. We will not be planting anything in the ground in front of garage. Maybe planter boxes? needed a new walk and patio, and we are happy with the front stairs. We know we need more, and are going to work with someone on the landscaping on the right side, but need help with the left side.