Well, my main borders are still a work in progress, and I know it at least! Since I didn't order my roses this past spring, I've been doing a lot of second-guessing over the past weeks since I got my arbor in. I *think* I have made up my mind, but we'll see if the plan survives reality, lol. But, so far, instead of Quadra climbing roses plus clematis on the arbors, it will be just clematis (Clair de Lune). In the freed-up space, I will move some existing echinacea purpurea on one side, and spread out my agastache on the other side. I'm still planning on getting Lichtkonigen Lucia, Lavaglut and Tuscany Superb. But, instead of Ambridge Rose (too wimpy of a pale peachy-pink, I think), I want a pink peony in that spot. And, I want to infill with some alliums behind the peony and my bridalwreath spirea. I'd been planning to eventually move my lilac that I'd put in the border as a holding spot, but it seems pretty happy there, so I think I will just leave it there. The big question is whether my White Dome Hydrangea will survive - it seems to be thirstier than most of my other plants. I recently moved a self-seeded cosmos that I think was not helping matters by crowding it and stealing water, and I think it is finally bouncing back. I also want to divide some stachys to fill some empty spots, and maybe move some of my iris to a corner spot to give my lilac more space. Oh, and I want to add some daffodils. Whew! But, other than hoping to plant a peony and some bulbs this fall, I want to be done for this summer! Of course, I did just move some marigolds that had needed thinning...I'm not sure if they are going to survive or not, but they needed to go, anyhow, so if they survive in their new home, that is just an added bonus.

thank you for your response pam. i'll try to clarify for you. first, i am working with a lender. the lender wants to sell me a loan, which is why i am seeking other non-vested opinions. fmha is farmer's home and the loan is a subsidised loan if i need it to be.. so when i took out the loan in 1989 i got a 9% loan but only had to pay 2% of that each month, the rest was subsidised by them--which was the only way at the time i could get into homeownership. luckily i only needed the subsidy help for a few years before i was able to pay the full monthly note at 9%. recapture is basically paying back what the program 'lent' you while you were being subsidised. the house is fully functional, but what needs to happen is the kitchen, mudroom and septic need to be brought up to the remodeled standards of the rest of the house. basically we have the plan for the new kitchen addition fleshed out, but the work stopped when my husband became ill and he could no longer do the work. now we'll have to pay someone to do it, which will cost a lot more than doing it ourselves.

Yes, I have been getting these oddly formatted pages, a la Houzz, but not a la Gardenweb, for a while. The main menu listing all forums now drives me up the wall. I suspect they are trying to make all the GW pages like the Houzz pages, don't you think? They are poorly designed. Like I care to know who the top commenters are??? What's that all about? Hmmm, I have no use for that. Instead, how about some way to see if someone is logged on but.... top commentators??? Odd. Then they got rid of related forum links that used to be where those commentator names are. Then the main list of forums is now in random order instead of alphabetical so good luck finding something fast. Their 'Your Topics' in each individual forum page section seems to be an attempt to fix that problem but it 'learns' depending on what forums you go to (I am guessing). I hope that does not mean it forgets if I stop to visit a forum for a while. But it would be best to let me delete the entries or add them. The individual forum pages now extend further downwards automatically if you scroll to the bottom.... makes the bottom automatically "add" more posts at the bottom ad infinitum... just scroll down and-or hover the cursor there. Of course, it makes me wonder if there is anything at the real true end of each forum page because I tried... finding what is at the "real" bottom.... by scrolling down and down and down and down looking maybe for links for help? contact? about? but I saw nothing but more posts. Ha! They should have left "well working" and "useful" alone.

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