I also believe in having a well run organized home--everything has it's place. I have lots of organizer compartments in my drawers to stash all the pencils, keys, extraneous clutter, etc. I just bought a set of pretty baskets for my DH's closet because I was tired of looking at the clutter in his shelves when his closet was open. I'm thinking of getting some smaller sized wicker containers for some cubbies I have in my message center. Or I could get some cardboard boxes and cover with fabric... next year sometime. Yet, are things always put back? With three kids and my DH, most certainly not. I also don't like wires showing yet my DH is a tech nut and we have lots of tech goodies which are in various stages of completion--due to many demands on his time--so in theory once the area gets finished, I'm going to hide all those wires. I am fast becoming a fan of wireless stuff, though. I just got a new keyboard and mouse last week for my computer and they are wireless. Love, love, love it!!! That and well placed grommits and putting outlets in cabinets wherever possible. We have an outlet in the masterbath hutch for the sonicare so no toothbrushes setting out, outlet and phone jack in cab. below for message center, plus outlet in office cabinet for the charging station for all the phones, cameras, and DH's misc. tech goodies.

It's been happening to me too with new posts. At first I thought it was because I typed a word that could be banned from use here (is pissed off one of those words, let's see if it gets bounced). But then after a couple of days it came up, don't know if they use human eyes to glance through this stuff?? Surely they haven't got that much time and staff and money to do that? Or maybe a robot spots something and puts it on hold until it's cleared by a human??

I see the attachment. Hopefully you just encountered one of the (many) bugs this site has, and it has sorted itself out.

Woody, I've found in my experience that often "casual" gardeners can often have better luck than seasoned gardeners lol! My former neighbor used to buy things, which he didn't even know what they were, lol, plop them in the ground, often in the "wrong" spot, ignore them, and they would do beautifully. Me, I research, research, research, plan, purchase, plant, and I wouldn't say "baby" because I'm not THAT attentive lol, but certainly I would watch and adjust and do almost anything I could to give a plant what it supposedly needed, and often it would not thrive or it would just outright die lol. That was always a head-scratcher to me!! :) I have tried to take a page out of his book though. If something is borderline I may give it a try anyway, as long as it's not an expensive plant. What the heck, right? And speaking of borderline, I hesitated to post this because I don't want to appear argumentative - just giving my experience - but I have had a macrophylla come back reliably for almost 20 years, and bloom about, oh, at least 15 years of those 20. I even divided it about 10 years ago and have two of them (the original was a division from a friend). I believe it's a Nikko Blue. I don't do any active winter protection, but they are in a somewhat sheltered spot, near an oak tree and a large (about 3-4 foot tall) boulder. Maybe this is enough to help protect them from winter damage? So, Illini, I know you are a zone colder than I am but I would say if these are offered to you for free, give them a shot! What do you have to lose except a couple of hours of labor? And good luck! :) Dee Edited to add, woody, your neighbor's hydrangeas are beautiful!!