Mary, I always have the same problem. My plants are sometimes covered with more eggs than I can feed when they become cats. I have resorted to trimming the milkweed way back after the cats have devoured them, and hiding the plants under bushes or chairs to let them grow.(I have been leaving the plants in their container so that I can move them around the yard) I remember going to a butterfly class when I first started this a few years ago in Pinellas County. The gentleman that led the discussion said that the butterflies would not lay more that one or two eggs per plant. Boy was he wrong!! I am also having a big problem with wasps. There will be several cats.Then the next day, all gone. Like you, I feel bad when the butterflies come back looking for milkweed and can't find any. So...another trip to all the garden centers looking for more plants. Its a never ending cycle!

Barbcoleus, sheep are not easy. I had a small flock that I planned for, that would crop the grass. Instead they ate my fruit trees, shrubs and grape vines. They ignored the lush lawn totally. They "would" eat expensive T&A hay, grains, and Peanut hay. They had to be clipped, dipped, wormed, and have regular hoof trimming. They hate any kind of touching, so any treatments were a battle. They were extremely noisy. My husband couldn't take the constant "baaahing." I loaned them out at X-Mas for live Nativity Scenes at a local church. They were a big pain in the neck. I placed them all in pet homes. I won't own them again. Cute, but very dull-witted, and high-maintainance. Turkeys are much better "farm" pets. Sweet and gentle. I've never had pigs, but I get to listen to, and smell the neighbor's pigs. Ugh! Lisa

That is a thought, but I won�t be able to sleep knowing the AC could go at any time. I have been doing some reading and am considering replacing it myself. I can buy a complete Rheem online for about $2700. If I install 95% myself, and then have a contractor charge the system, I think I'll save over 1500 bucks. It really doesn't look that complicated for someone handy. I recently read an article promoting doing it yourself and said everyone in the HVAC business will tell you why you can't do it. However, those same people wouldn't think twice about putting brakes on their car themself and not using a certified mechanic. Interesting parallel, huh?

Here are a couple of cycads in a greenhouse I haven't shown yet. The The first one is an Encephalartos gratus from Mozambique in a 45 gallon container that has about 30 inches of trunk. The last plant is an E. ferox, tubular form female in a 90 gallon container. If anyone ever does buy this plant, I'm not sure how I will move it. But I will figure that out if the time comes. I'd probably have to rent a bobcat with forks on it. The picture really doesn't show that is is 10 feet across.This second picture just shows all kinds of different cycads. Looks like a cycad jungle.