That Ginkgo (Troll) was very very early. I just got it last year, and it was HEAVILY fertilized, and that may have helped push it out of dormancy. However, our Princeton Sentry was leafing out (much earlier than all our other Ginkgo except for 'Troll"), but it got frozen last night. It has been early every year, and gotten frozen every year but one since we have had it. Alas this mornings 18F may have gotten it for good though. Thanks for the positive feedback everyone. As noted above, there was a severe freeze at my home this morning. No doubt considerably damaged or perhaps killed many of our plants. However those you see in the pictures above are just fine. All are in containers that were moved to safety. Arktrees This post was edited by arktrees on Wed, Apr 16, 14 at 8:44

Oh!!!! I understand. Thanks Hazelnut! These swaps are fun huh? *****Laurie's List****** I LOVE fairies...my garden theme is fairies. Oh heck...I have them everywhere...I admit it. Unicorns Windchimes Scented candles or fragrance oils I love all plants but I like growing bulbs. And plants with "Fairy" in the name. :o) I collect sharpies and pens I have 2 dogs and 2 cats I like heart stickers scrapbook stuff My favorite color is "Autumn" I like fruity bath stuff, body sprays, lip gloss, fingernail polish, fingernail stickers, etc. I also like garden stakes It's hard picking my brain at the spur of the moment. :oP Rosie, I will send you my address soon. Thanks! This is a neat idea!!! Laurie

All mine look like that, lol. I like so many kind of plants I have all sorts mixed together and like it that way. Its nice to always have something in bloom too.

I think the room arrangement looks nice, but is this to scale? Do you have the right amount of space around the furniture? As drawn, I don't think it all fits, but that might be an artifact of the sketching rather than the reality of the space. If you don't want to use a computer program, graph paper works really well! You can get 2'x3' sheets at an art or drafting store. Draw all the permanent walls on the background sheet. Use another sheet to make paper dolls--um--furniture, counters and appliances, plus thick, colored lines for new walls, that you can cut out. Use a repositionable glue stick, or just a tiny dab of regular glue stick, to put them on the background page. That way you can put them at nice angles, and the space you need between the appliances and cabinets, for instance, gives you the wiggle room you need. It also lets you easily see and adjust the amount of space between chairs and tables, etc.