I bought a friend a basjoo 2 years ago and he protected it the way I told him, that following spring by the end of the summer he had 11 plants fron just that one, this spring when he uncovered, he has about 20 sprouting from the ground right now , now telling how many he will have the this fall , just from ONE plant , he couldnt believe it now he protects on a bigger scale, and even talking about moving some since he got so many last year fron 1 plant, I'll keep you all posted on how many he ends up with

brianadarnell, Thanks--I figured it must be that way, but I reallly didn't know for sure. If the switchplates went over the tile, it seems that they wouldn't lay flat over the tile and also the box would be too recessed behind the cover. You would think that some smart tile manufacturers would realize if they made switchplate covers to match their tile (or perhaps just their more popular tiles) they would be big sellers. Or maybe some have, and I just don't know about them yet.

I slept in late, until 10 am, and now my DD and the grands are over. The two girls have gone to swim across the street, and DGS Preston has just helped us make 2 huge pans of enchiladas. He is only 4, but was a real helper, and completely understands the dangers and the joy of cooking. What a sweetie. I have one dog that he just adores, and is sure that I got this dog just for him. To watch them together is like Timmy and Lassie. So maybe I did get this dog just for him, I will never know for sure. Cute to watch them bond. Always a good day when the grands are here. Love making memories. Trin

Mazerolm, I don’t think that will work. Lady’s Mantle has separate stems for the leaves and flowers. You would just force it to make new leaves, while the problem is in the flowering stems. It is more for too tall late bloomers like asters and mums. Lady’s Mantle is a flopper, but maybe you can put some low twiggy branches around it, or sturdy other plants?