Many years ago we bought a house of that vintage. I went to the Beamis Bag Company and bought a bolt of burlap and made drapes for the whole house.Burlap does present some problems. It's hard on your hands. Figure on getting your machine cleaned completely when you're thru. If you get a good quality burlap (you should) it has some body but it's a little stiff and takes some persuading to drape nicely but it is a wonderful texture and color. The quality does matter. I looked at the decorator stuff and almost decided against using burlap. But the best commercial bag material was very different and it was still quite cheap. If you are going to make roman shades(not very difficult) you might consider some iron on backing. I would simplify everything. Good luck..I think you'll have fun.

Well done -and it adds just the right about of decoration without overpowering the window. Did the burlap come with the fabric hem or did you attach it?

Hi Teeka, I read your OP about the problem with your Serbian Spruce. I also read the advice that the other posters gave. I would pretty much ignore that. What I would do is return the tree and get a refund. Has anyone here ever noticed how if something is repeated again & again there will be someone who believes it? Like DT and his "birther" nonsense. There is one poster here who is fond of linking that ̶W̶a̶s̶i̶l̶l̶a Puyallup site. That infatuation reminds me of Dr Sheldon Cooper and Batman LOL. Only one small problem, the so-called researcher's grad students, colleagues and provost want to give her the ole "heave ho". It seems that they have some expectation that research on the university level should be peer reviewed, what nerve! Besides that, who links an obscure, extension site on an international forum? Myopic much? In my case I rarely if ever respond to a PNW or West Coast post, I don't have anything to contribute. When I read heavy soil is preferred to keep the rootball intact I am simply baffled. Around here the tree's root system keeps the ball intact. Here is a typical field grower in Maryland.The soil is sandy loam. It is no coincidence that our Delmarva has such a concentration of growers with their light, stone-free soil. It drains quickly so the equipment can go back to the field the next day after a rain, unlike clay. I will never forget a trip with the SNA to Hawkersmith Nursery in TN, the soil was just like the seashore. Like the OP I am in zone 7, in my case NE Maryland. It has been stifling here and the forcast for tomorrow is 95°, school districts lacking ac have been closed for two days. And what am I gonna be doing tomorrow? Along with several other vendors, selling plants @ Green Spring Gardens in Annandale. I promise you NOONE is recommending plants be barerooted, no way - no how. If a commodity is defective the liability is not on the consumer. If I buy jeans and the zipper is defective I take them back. Why would trees be any different. This goofy notion that the consumer should "correct" a defect in the product only rewards the seller and perpetuates the problem.

It depends on what kind of pots you are using. Black plastic pots are usually good for temporary use and you can easily get the pots out. The only issue is if the roots grow out of the pots and into the ground, then you might not be able to get them out easily. For longer use, consider using these smart pots. They can be used alone or inside a more decorative pot. Plus they root prune and keep the root ball trimmed and full of thin feeder roots instead of larger roots that get all balled up. I had to keep many plants for 2 years in pots while my yard was being dug up. The ones in the smart pots had such great feeder roots when I took them out. Smart Pots