-stagerat, I like your little nook garden!! That persicaria really pops in the greenery. Do you find it at all invasive? I know those sorts arn't suppose to be. -bhnash, thank you! I got it a few years ago at Lowes. At first I was afraid the set would clash. But now that it is weathered a little and isn't so bright and shiny it really fits. Do you have any pictures of your own to share? -Janine, like the vine! Is it hardy? I think I saw it awhile back in a PDN catalog. Uh-oh, yet another corydalis-like plant to look up...lol! -Carol, I love everything about that area! The ferns and ferny tree foliage, the ivy against the brick. Is this a little courtyard we are seeing?? CMK

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The contractor is coming back with the ac guy to see if we can make the ac ducts smaller. We are going to be tearing into some adjacent ductwork to move a bathroom, so I was hoping to do it all at once. Yes- I think it may be worth a separate post. The problem with the rock wall is we think the initial home builders did not continue the rock where the pillar is. The contractor drilled into it yesterday. We are not sure though, as it was hard to get a good look. When the work starts, I think I will have them remove the pillar and see if the rock wall can be salvaged. The other issue is that the wall may be load bearing. The interior decorator remarked that the bend didnt look that great - kind of like it was added later.

oh that brick needs to be painted,,,badly. lol. I'm with you on that one. hard to really see the roof color. you want to stay away from cooler, blue grays and go w/grays in the brown/black family. I like Urbane Bronze or Black Fox for the darker tones. What's on there currently looks black. I think you could go w/a slightly lighter tone on your trim. it's very overpowering because of the bulkiness of it overall. I'd also do some pruning of all those shrubs and pine tree BTW, you can use this color snap yourself to visualize. any of these combos could work. black fox w/Respose,,maybe a creamy white These grays are more in the taupe family. just depends on your roof color. you'll have to get samples. This might look nice too. the two on the right. As for you brick, use Romabio Masonry. 20 yrs guarantee with very little maintenance. you can have it tinted to any color