I made all nine in two days. Maybe I do something different. I stack and glue the pieces all at once. I don't have the patience to wait for each piece to set...the tall thin one is my favorite. I found Candle sticks and the mini vases on top at one yard sale Saturday Morning and had it put together as soon as I got home. If you want to see them close up click on the picture and I have singles of each close up in the album on Picasa. I must confess the red birdbath is simple clear glass that I have painted with glass paint. I wanted to try my hand at revers painting on glass. I am please with the results. I may have to make another painted one I have lots of clear glass but color sure makes a statement. When I started I was only gonna make one or two, Because I had no interuptions I just kept going! I wanted One of each color of the rainbow! LOL They will all be displayed in one Bed, held in with sand then Mulch. I also found Brand New White vinyl edgeing to use but I want to paint it first or at least wash it with some color. I am worried about Hurricane season. LOL Here are some pics of the bird bath. From Glass Totems From Glass Totems Not happy with inside pics..I will be sure to post pics when I bet them all out side. Thanks ya'll!

Looking through old threads I see that you ws many many perennials last year. If the plants you have growing are enough for you to work with this year then there is no need to ws more just to ws. I encourage you to do what you are comfortable doing. This is supposed to be fun. Though I spend hours and hours in my gardens each day and work hard it is fun for me. Some of my perennials go into the regular beds if I know what/where I want them. For others I use my holding beds like Donn's "pot condo" letting the perennials grow anywhere from a season to two years. Then I decide where to plant them in my regular beds. Because perennials take 2-3 years to bloom and mature I like to start new ones every year. There are so many varieties to try. I have three holding beds full of perennials and will only ws a few new perennials and some annuals this year as I concentrate on reworking my other beds and making new beds. Some of those will go in the beds, others will go to family and friends or sold or composted or left to grow on another year. I also put some annuals in the holding beds if I am unfamiliar with them or am not sure if I would like their form or their bloom.

Oh boy, I am so glad you came back and posted. I was thinking about you a couple days ago and wondered what YOUR impressions were. I had to chuckle a little bit, because you seem to be pretty good at sizing things up. I have my own business, and have literally watched customers fighting over purple geraniums. I had several that day go into a growing house with a large reds sign reading "employees only" and pick them up after I told them I had non left for sale. I intercepted said customer with his arms full of them and removed them personally. rofl. He was a good sport about it, thankfully. Have you been on the phones lately with the consumers who went to the box store first? Then couldn't identify the flowers because they weren't labeled and wanted to pick your brain? I get a few of those calls a day each spring. I guess you are into your busy season by now. Ours hasn't started yet, we are doing the easter trade and still transplanting.

Yes, GE Cafe matches much better, but having compared them side by side, the Samsung is much nicer and seems sturdier. Gets much better reviews as well. Samsung is at least a closer look than the Kitchen Aid fridge I first looked at. . . As for Bosch, I like the size of KA better, gets solid reviews, liked it in the store, and use one now that is terrific. Thanks!