posting these anyway. I actually took the advice of some members and printed the pictures I posted and tried different paper scrapes of each color we were considering. For my husband and myself, it was hands down black. hope you can see them!

the area so that it can flow with paths and perennials/bulbs.

take out all the trees...but there are dogwoods back there and is shady during the summer. Looking at other scenes of slopes on our site and they are gorgeous!. How do I get started> Remember there are just the two of us and no machinery. Just hard workers.

growths root in water just as well during the spring, summer, etc. Also, how long should something be left in the water to root. My dwarf gardenias that I rooted in water grew long and bushy roots, but when I transplanted them into their own little pots, some did not make it. Also, I have waited until this month to transplant last year's cuttings into the ground outside. But am scared that frost my kill them. They are heavily mulched, but what exactly is the time period that a rooted plant like gardenia and angel trumpet should be(1) removed from the rooting medium, kept segregated in little plastic pots, then introduced into the yard. I really like propagation!