Yellowgirl has it correctly. Sounds like Hydrangea paniculata. Yes, it is best to prune it at the end of winter, early spring...in zone 7 that would be late Feb. to early May. Pruning hard to within 12" of the ground would create long whips with big blooms on the ends that would probably flop about. Whereas is you leave some woody stucture on the plant and prune more lightly it will create more numerous and smaller blooms that don't flop so much. There are many selections of Hydrangea paniculata, most have upright forms in the garden ('Tardiva', 'Floribunda') and 3 or more have weeping forms.....H.p. 'Grandaflora', H. p. ' Webb's form' (selected in Montgomery, Ala. and happier in the south than Pee Gee Hydrangea) and 'Limelight' seems to also have the weeping aspect. All get large, to 12 or 15' tall if left unpruned. Otherwise, expect 5' to 7' with creative, selective pruning. Great plants. Very forgiving. Always bloom no matter what unstable weather throws our way.

Well, I did it! I'm the new owner of an old machine. I went in and looked her over better. She's dirty underneath and in the bobbin area. But I did find a hidden compartment that had manuals, and 6 or 7 attachments including a cam attachment w/4 stitch cams. Also realized she has the gas pedal mounted for knee usage, though it needs adjustment to work. I plugged her in and she hummed away, smelling that really cool old mechanical smell. I did not actually run fabric through her, though. They were asking $99. I offered $70, and they called the seller. The seller would only take 80. But after finding the attachments, I thought that was reasonable. Bev~ the table is in good shape, just nothing spectacular about it. I'll take pictures tomorrow and show you what she looks like... Overall, I'm pleased with my purchase. I have nothing like her, and after I find a space for her to sit, I think it'll be fun to play with her.

Maybe it is just a basic human trait to copy what others are doing. Celebrities are photoshopped and shown in fantasy perfect situations. Then they put it out for all to see. People want to copy what they see on the internet or magazines and what their friends have done. Everyone wants to be their own star and you can make any fantasy picture you like to share. The wedding or birthday is just the excuse for more and grander fantasies. There are some blogs I like but I know that these people don't really have the perfect lives that they present. It's just so much romance to make a pretty blog for followers to adore. It wouldn't be my choice for a wedding but if that's what really makes them happy...... I do hate the cake in the face though and was glad I never went to a wedding where that happened.

Yes. In addition you should head the main trunk just a few inches above where you want all the new scaffold branches to form. Envision how you want the tree to look in 5-10 years. Where do you want all the lowest scaffold branches? Most people will say "about 3 feet from the ground". So head the tree at about 36-40 inches. This should result in 3 to 5 big scaffold branches plus a central leader if you want one. The root system can handle the whacking. The tree will be severely out of balance with a large root system but no branches, so this imbalance will force many new vigorous branches to grow this season. Keep the scaffold branches trained to about a 45 degree angle, that will give them strength.