Ornamental grasses suitable for your zone will only hide the transformer box for half the year, or less. They have to be cut to the ground in early spring, and then take a few months to get to 4-5' tall. You'd get better cover by planting a few evergreen shrubs at the transformer box side of your bed, and then use smaller grasses and flowering perennials/annuals in front of them.

It could also be that the coffee you are getting is not as consistent as it once was or that they have changed something in the sourcing, roasting, etc. That has happened to us before. More than once. One was a local shop that roasted their beans abd they changed something. The first time they tweeked things it was good -- the second time was awful. Another was a name brand -- you expect them to be more consistent, but they make changes too. When you say milder, what do you mean? Lighter roast? Less acidic (a lot of dark roasts are more acidic or biting than we like)? The coffee we have been using is one that is roasted about a hour away from our house. I just happened to spot it in the grocery store and had to try it because of its name -- Jet Fuel by Independence Coffee Company. LOL Later found out they named he roast for a friend who was a pilot (the roastery sits near a community airport). Our favorite coffee when we were in CA was Deaf Dog Coffee (we even mail ordered some before they went out of business). They had fun names like Sleeping Dog (decaf), Bark and Bite (dark roast), etc., so the Jet Fuel name sounded fun and friendly to someone who was missing the old dogs. Anyway, Jet Fuel is a true dark roast, but not so acidic. We tried Jackhammer. It is pretty similar to Jet Fuel, but we weren't able to try them side by side so I'm not real sure of the differences. The Texas Tradition Epsresso is not carried in our stores -- don't think I've had that one. If you want a lighter roast, I am not much help. DH is pretty much a one coffee man. Independence coffees are sold at HEB and Whole Foods stores in Texas or on their website.

I never really had a green thumb and had given up on plants. Two years ago I got one houseplant for each of our 11 grandloves. I didn't put much effort into learning about them at that time, but paid attention enough to keep a few of them alive. One in particular, my purple passion (her name is Pamela) caught my eye because she made her way into two other pots and was so beautiful (she's all back together in one glorious pot). I then did some research on the plants I had and took care of them accordingly. They began to thrive! I then found that I have a love for rescuing doomed plants. I have a peace lily who was a complete goner and now she just threw her second leaf. I would say my favorite plant is Simon, my heartleaf philodendron. Parts of him now live with my son and daughter in law. I love trailing/vining plants, but every one I have is special! I have a decent assortment, but I'd really love more! We're on social security, so I have started several of my babies from cuttings, successfully. My dream plant is a monstera. Thanks for setting me straight as to how to post here. This is my very first experience. I hope I didn't offend anyone!

Unfortuately even if someone had a box it would be a different dyelot . Have you checked with the place you got your flooring sometimes they have boxes left over when a line is discontinued . Have you looked at maybe inside closets or under appiances that you might be able to replace with something and use that for the missing pieces.