Hi Laura, I live in FL also, I have had a Jade tree for about two years, but you are right...mine have NEVER bloomed! Rain and very high humidity is definitely a big problem here for growing Jades/Succulents, that is why I use "Al's Soil Mix". It is very fast draining and keeps the soil from staying too moist. I bring mine under the entry way cover when our rainy season starts. I keep my Jades and succulents in Full sun. They really like it, although for me they STOP growing by late May early June. The weather is just way too hot and humid. My jades starts growing again when the weather starts cooling off, around Nov thru May. I have not given up with the flowers though, I am hoping one day I will get mine to flower...at least I am hoping. I know they need cold(not freezing) temps to help them flower. I have a small collection of Succulents, Here's my jade, I just pruned it appx. 2 1/2 months ago, it is just starting to put out new growths...I know its not a pic of blooming jades, but I just wanted to say If I can grow it, I'm sure you can too! I have seen pics of your beautiful plants... Give it another try, they are almost as addicting as Hoyas, LOL... My Camp Fire Jade: My small succulents collection:

First time being in this old park since the early 90s. There's maybe 50-100 Coastal Redwoods planted there along with one Giant Sequoia and many other non-natives! These Coastal Redwoods are truly a magnificant species! The biggest one was about 5 feet in diameter. Had no idea how much bigger the've got over the last decade! The largest Coastal Douglas fir I've seen in person(3-4 diameter) Biggest Abies grandis I've seen in person: 3 Abies fraseri? The only for Giant Sequoia of the park: And finaly, the biggest Giant Sequioa I've ever seen. It's just across Fauntleroy Way from the park and has a base of about 9 feet! Also, need a conifer ID on this: Well, that's all for now. I need a new camera and it was pretty dark today.

I'd wait a decent interval... then by dark of night remove the pinwheel and give it to Goodwill... then the next time I saw the neighbor I'd ask if they knew what happened to it... and commiserate with them about how kids nowadays will take anything that is not nailed down. Repeat as necessary. But really... as much as they offend your eye... they don't seem like such a big deal visually to me as an outside observer. I think the reason I'd have to have them gone is I wouldn't want anyone to believe I'd actually put such things in my garden... on the other hand, people come into our gardens and see maybe 50 eclectic things around... and some of them just can't "get" the 6 foot tall Chinese Temple Incense Burner... or why I put a 1600 pound rock on my deck... or why we have about 250 railroad ties around the place... so lots of people wonder why the heck we put such stuff in our gardens... and - I have to admit - some of our stuff is art and some of it is folk art - and the single item that gets the most comments is an old gazing ball that sits in a holder on the ground. It is about the size of a bowling ball and lost all its silver. One Mother's Day my physically-handicapped daughter couldn't help the rest of us in the garden clean up project, so she sat for hours with a hot-glue gun and glued copper pennies all over that ball. Not art... not folk art... pure tchotchke - and people love it.

I definitely agree w/ the video cameras, here's more ideas: -plant very thorny rose bushes under windows, other places that they could break into your house, or hiding places. (remove non-thorny shrubs that could be used as hiding places) -add _lots_ of "always on" and "motion detection" exterior lighting (both kinds) -add some interior lighting near windows w/ random timers -find out approx. what time of night they're stopping by and re-schedule your in-ground sprinklers for that time (or see if your sprinkler guy can hook them up to a motion detection system) -sprinkle kitty poo (or something just as lovely) in their favorite hiding places -find a local security company that will actually stop by your house in the event of some sort of "security violation" (being caught just once might do the trick and then you could cancel the more expensive security service) -along the lines of the above, hire someone local who can 'catch them in the act' (or catch them on film) -- again, once might be enough -find a very large male friend, roommate, brother, to house-sit on random occasions during the day or night (hide his car, or drop him off secretly so they have no way of knowing if he's actually around) don't hesitate to let him bring his very big, one-eyed, foaming-at-the-mouth dog -put up a fence(s) -take their picture(s) if you ever see them outside your house (carry a small camera with you on walks) -tell your HOA that you won't go against their rules and install the home security modifications that they denied as long as they sign an agreement that holds the HOA board members personally liable for any vandalism that could have been prevented -- maybe an attorney would write that up and send it with a nice cover letter for you? -install more locks (do this anyway!) -schedule your lawnmower or landscaper to mow your lawn/landscape during your highest "at risk" times during the day -tell friends/family/co-workers where you live and ask them to drive by when every they're in the area -start a neighborhood watch group -put 'for sale' signs in the offending kid's yards (maybe someone will stop by and offer to buy their parents houses?) ok, this one isn't serious