ejr: You probably realize this (& it's most excellent Weston is guaranteeing to replace those that don't survive), but you are planting quite late. Even here on the coast in Lynn we are now getting freezes. The ideal time to plant in the autumn is in September, which gives the roots a chance to develop while the top is slowing down and preparing for winter. In any case, water, water, water, water, water! Mulch, mulch, mulch, mulch, mulch! The watering will help give the plants a bit of water in their tissues that they will need for the winter, and the mulch will help stabilize soil temperatures underneath them. That fights "heaving" which can happen when you plant late, for the soil in the planting hole will have different physical characteristics than the surrounding soil, and so as the ground freezes and thaws during the winter days the planting hole soil can get shoved up above the rest of the soil (hence "heaving"). That rips the roots of the plant out of place and sets them back very badly (or can even kill them). Those are the two usual pieces of advice for fall planting anyway, but they will matter even more for you. Make sure to carefully note whatever advice Weston offers you and follow it well. Doing so will help ensure that they honor their guarantee. Not following the supplier's advice in such a situation can lead to the warranty becoming void. (Check to see if there are any disclaimers in the guarantee. Don't be surprised if there are.)

Lyds, Thank you. The tv is recessed in a niche we put in during construction. DH picked out tv width and we went from there. We'll never do one larger, but there is a little room on each end and even more top/bottom. I went from trying to find an antique folding screen to having a four panel folding screen made using wallpaper but never found the perfect pattern. I ordered a screen from Gump's and the colors were horrible when it arrived. TWO years I tried to come up with a solution and FINALLY I wake up in the middle of the night and it came to me! TxGal, Thanks! I had a thread on Decorating but I can't locate for whatever reason. It was custom. They made the shutter into a door to hide the tv equipment and DVDs also. It's on sliders. I have no idea who they ordered them from. The sliders are attached to 2"x2" strips of wood. They built the sliding panels sort of box-like in that the side/top/bottom are to the wall. In other words, when you're coming in the front door you see the side of the panel and it looks like a wide picture molding. slc2053, we don't have a problem with glare since the house faces south and we have a deep veranda. Also have window film across the back side of house. Found the thread: Here is a link that might be useful: Decorating Forum Thread

Click to enlarge then close by clicking File and Exit. Works for some folks. If not use the second method. Open the page, place the cursor over the top title bar and then hold down the left mouse button and drag the page to the top left or right corner. Release the mouse button. Go diagonally to the other corner at the bottom of the page and when you are right over the corner your mouse pointer becomes 2 headed and angled at 45 degrees. At this point again hold the left mouse button and drag to the bottom corner of your screen. Release mouse, click File, click Exit. That should do it. Let us know if it works please.

Erin I will say I got rid of my maple and planted a crab apple....so far my plants seem to be thriving but I'm not sure if that's due to the maple being gone, or all the rain we've got here this season...regardless I'm happy it's gone. I hated that tree because it aside of having a mature tree where everything else are babies it did nothing for me. No esthetics, no real shade, nothing. The leaves were purple but always looked brown to me...and then they'd just turn really brown and die in the fall...so no pretty fall foliage either like you can get w some maples. So yeah I'm not much help, but I will say just be careful with what you decide to plant near it.