I'd second Erythrina, and if you sowed a bunch of seeds in one spot, that's what you'd get. They are a small to medium sized tree, a variety of flower shapes, some evergreen and some deciduous. The thorniness is a put-off for a residential yard. If you check out scrolling through the link below you will see there are a variety of seed colours not all are red, many look very much like a bean. The tree is leguminous. https://www.google.com.au/search?q=erythrina+seeds&rlz=1C1CHMO_en-GBAU532AU532&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=AmmRUYPSEoa6iAeZtYEo&ved=0CD8QsAQ&biw=1280&bih=907

I'm sorry. Peace & quiet are not neglible things; don't trivialize your need for them & your right to have them. When you're being used (I say 'you', but I've been there), it *never* gets any better; it gets worse until you snap, or move out, or put a stop to it. One thing you must do is tell or warn your wife that this is going to stop, & you must mean it; if she insists on catering to her son at the expense of her relationship with you, then they need to find a place together. (It's amazing what this kind of change of perspective can do for a person's behavior...) After that, it's time to act: So far, there have been conversations & discussions & maybe arguments, but no action. Here are some things that come to mind: Cut off the money; your income will support 2, not 4, so stop doing that. You may have to move your money into a separate account for the time being. Give stepson a bill for rent & his share of utilities & groceries, & tell him he must pay it by a reasonable date. If he doesn't, serve him with an eviction notice. Follow through on the eviction notice, & if he doesn't go, put his stuff out (check with a lawyer or housing authority; in some places, you can set it outside, but in some other places, you have to put it in a secure place such as a rented storage building), & change the locks. If he does pay, thank him and give him a reasonable amount of time to move out,; tell him, and his mother, that there is no negotiation, no discussion, no alternative-and stick to it. Don't engage with or respond to his mother's enabling pleas or arguments; nobody can win this kind of emotional battle. Keep your discussions with her firmly based on the issues- money, time, space. The bottom line is, he's gotta go. I'm sorry, I know this sounds roughshod, but being sensitive works against you when someone is using you. I wish you the best.

Here is my favorite recipe for peanut butter cookies..... ~2 cups peanut butter ~2 cups sugar ~2 eggs ~1 teaspoon vanilla ~Preheat oven to 350. Grease cookie sheets. ~Beat peanut butter and sugar in bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla ~Roll dough into 1" balls and place 2" apart on cookie sheet. With tines of fork, press crosshatches to flatten. ~Bake 10-12 minutes. Cool on rack. For this recipe, I've found that natural peanut butters (the kind you have to stir together) do not work well. I also like to vary it by adding different kinds of chips. Chocolate, peanut butter and white chocolate are all good. I also don't usually bother to flatten them with a fork and they still come out fine.

I went to the Veterans Remembrnce dinner that the local newspaper sponsors. Very inspiring especially when they play "your song" and you stand up to represent the service you were in. We also honored POWs present and we had quite a few WW2 present. Of course everyone stood when the guest singer sang the National Anthem but we also stood while he sang "God Bless the USA"