Hey Laura, I tried your suggestion & found the pull down menu has 4 choices. This thread WAS under unanswered so I figured i'd change that. it was interesting to look through the different categories. I wonder how they determine the featured threads?

Rob

That was very thoughtful of you Rob.. I certainly do appreciate you taking the Time to post a reply. I thought it would help someone, so I'm glad it was you!!!

Good question about how they determine the " featured" threads! ???

Again, you are very kind.

Have a great evening!!

Laura

Is there a test forum on this site?

Did you grow those Laura (above)?

Hi Rob!

Yes there is a test forum here at GW/House..

Try this to take you there...

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/test

I'll also post the main page if this will help you with different forums...

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums

Hope this helps!!!

I do grow Plumeria and it is my favorite variety of trees!!! Some might say I grow a lot of them!!!

Take care,

Laura

Oh, It's under "T" DUH..?!!

Thanks, Laura.

Rob

Hello Laura,

I guess like many people, I don't like change; now that I've explored & gotten used to this new site, I'm liking it more & more. There are so many great up grades.

I think this is a good thread for tech issues/questions. too bad you and I are the only ones who know about it.;-)

Rob

I just found it, and I can't thank you enough! We've been a bit busy moving snow in our spare time, so when I had time to come back to GW, it was this strange place. Laura, it's so nice for you to share how to find things!

Rob, what's a "test" forum for, anyhow?

Hi lubsflwrs,

Glad you found this helpful too!! Im Sure there are others threads about questions and answers on different forums.. But it was just by chance I posted here and Rob found it handy!! It was right at the switch over and we were so lost!! ;-)

I'm glad you found time to check out the forums . Hope your snow is finally melting.. We had an ice storm last week and two days ago, the switch was moved to spring.. I'm hoping it stays that way...

The test forum is a place to try and link things or to practice posting pics..

Take care,

Laura

I was having trouble doing the copy/paste thing, so I needed a place to try different things.:-)

It didn't occur to me that it would be listed along with the other forums.

We had almost two feet of snow just last week, almost all of it has melted in the last two days. I just came back inside from sifting pine bark, it's still 50 degrees out, supposed to get up to 70 by Wednesday.

Rob

Rob... I forgot to mention that your flower is a beauty!! What is the name of that variety ? It looks like it would be very fragrant..

Nice little kitty!! Looks like someone is enjoying the sunshine!!

Just wanted to say that I'm glad this was helpful.. Seems it is helping others now! Thanks for bumping it back up !

Kevin.. Glad to help!!

Have a great day everyone!

Laura

Hey Laura,

When I went to the nursery a couple weeks ago, I asked about Plumeria's, the woman said they will have some in May.:-) I'll have to go check them out.(maybe get one?) I forgot to ask about Adeniums.

I keep looking & looking at that flower but can't remember what it was... It was the first one to bloom & was very small. I just thought it looked very cool against the night sky.

My cat (Jasmine) loves to garden w/ me.

Take care.

Rob

LOL! I wish I could have my cat outside with me. She's feral, and a love, but I'm petrified if she gets out, she'll just take off. We're extra careful to make sure doors and windows are closed as we move around. Jasmine looks like she's smelling the flowers!

Yes! Finally! Snow is melting. Every day I see more actual ground, and I actually wore my slippers out on the back porch this afternoon (2nd floor) to fill the bird feeder! First time without boots in what seems like a very long time.

It's kind of fun exploring a new place. It's almost like the first time I found the original Garden Web. Thank you all for all the help!

Jasmine actually loves eating certain flowers, as you can see in the 2nd pic, she chose flowers over the big patch of catnip right behind her.

Since this is a "tech" thread, I will point out that (in case everyone hasn't already figured it out.) if you put your cursor on a picture, doing that, will enlarge the photo.

On that note, has anyone figured out or tried to use the Video function?

Rob

OOOOOOOHHHHH,OH,OH,OH, that was a flower on my spider plant; phwew, that's been driving me crazy all day!! LOL,:-)

Rob

Oh, I do wish I could let Kit out to see what she'd do with plants. Yeah, the hovering thing was there, I just didn't realize she was eating the plants. Cool!

Well everyone... No sooner than I post : " if you put your cursor on a picture, doing that, will enlarge the photo." I have noticed, that now, to enlarge a photo, put your cursor on it and you will see a little magnifying glass, click to enlarge.

Rob

That's better, at least IMO. Every accidental float over was pinging big pix in my face. LOL!

Yes, & now you get an even bigger, more detailed photograph.

Rob

Yeah, they're huge, but if I didn't want to see them, I wouldn't click. :)

Hi Laura,

I can't find/remember the thread that has the pics of your Adenium, Desert Rose I believe?

The one w/ the awesome caudex.

Rob

Hi Rob!

Is this the one you are talking about?

You are going to be the one who motivates me to upload pics to my Houzz page!! Thanks for asking about this Adenium. I promise to find time to post pics so you and others can see some of my trees that I have!!!

Thank you for your interest!!

Laura

That's the one. Now that I recognize Plumerias, that is a very impressive photograph.

I'm so glad I pulled this thread out of the unanswered pile, I have an actual tech question, but it's getting late, so I will wait til tomorrow.

Thanks so much Laura, talk to ya' later.

Rob

Hey everyone, I wanted to ask Al a OT question, he said if I went to his profile page, I could "send a message" from there, I tried that but didn't see any way to send a message.?

Does anyone know anything about that? Do I have to "follow" him?

Rob

Hi Rob!

To send a message to Al or anyone that has it enabled, just click on their pic beside their name it will take you to their houzz page . If you look in the upper right corner you should see ' message'. Click on that and it will give you the box to send a message to him.. I'll try and take a pic and post of where it's located for you!!

I'll be right back...

No.. You don't have to follow someone to send a message

Laura

Here is a pic after I clicked on his Avatar of ' The Little Prince'. You see in the upper right hand side ' message'. Click that .... Then you can leave a message!

Hope this helps!

Laura

Hi Laura,

Al didn't have his settings configured right, he just fixed it.

He said, he wondered why his GW/houzz mail had dropped off markedly.?

Rob

oops, posting at the same time, thanks.

Rob

Oh that's great!! I'm glad it's fixed and you can send messages!! I'm sure others have tried as well. He does get a lot of questions!! Lol. It keeps him busy I'm sure!!

Here is another pic of the big guy!!! This was a year or two before the picture from above. I lifted it ( bare rooted and trimmed the roots) every two years to expose more of the Caudex. You can see the other trees in the back ground. It started out small and the ball ( belly) was so small and hardly visible. It has taken on a unique personality!!

Take care,

Laura

Great, I'll bookmark this one too.

So do you just raise it a little each time you re-pot?

Rob

Hi Laura and Rob, now we are three :-) I just returned to GardenWeb after about 8 or 9 years absence (didn't have a garden) ... and have been quite lost the past few days. I, too, have been trying to send Al a message (because he used to have Melianthus bushes and i want to beg him for an offset) (of course I'll give him something nice in return) but have tried all kinds of things, still not successful. I've gone into Advanced Settings, and I've gone to Al's profile, but not yet found a way to message any of the oldtimers with whom I used to have contact. Will one of you please try to send me a message, as a test, please? thank you ...

Just sent your test message.. Hope it works!!

You can send Al a message.., if you can't I can help get a message to him if you wish...

Welcome back!!!

Laura.

Did you get it? Check your Houzz page and it should tell you or send you an Email that you have a message....

;)

Laura

received the message, thank you! now i know that mine works ...

Does Josh live near fire danger?

Rob

Hi Rob ,

i think he did have some issues last year and he was smelling the fires and they were close but not in danger..

This season is different, he might be close... You can always ask him on the " anything" thread.. He will receive an email update. Those are horrible fires out in California and I hope he is safe...

i need to update myself on that same thread... Lol. I see you have been up to buying new things? Lol. I'll take a look later today... Have to get ready for work!!

have a great day!!

Laura

Hey Laura,

Do you know what kind of Gardenias you have? Can you post a pic?

Rob

Hi Rob!!

My Gardenia tree is growing in my back yard and I transplanted it many years ago from my mothers yard when she was getting ready to sell her house. I grew up with these Gardenias and we always called them " old fashioned". It's probably not the real common name, but they are different from the trees you find in the garden centers . They are a very large bloom and have a very

ill look for another pic for you.. The leaves are huge and a deep glossy dark green .

Hope you are enjoying your summer!!

sorry I haven't been around.. I have been working quite a bit and when I do work, it's long hours..

Take good care!!

sorry the pic was posted there.. Lmao ;-)

laura

Again I have to ask, (don't get me wrong, I appreciate them.) what is the purpose of the "Like", other than to let the person know you liked their comment? Is there a point system I'm unaware of? is there a real difference between likes and Thank you's

The reason I ask is because, some days my email is full of likes - Keep'em Coming! ;-)

Rob

Ha ha ha ha haaa.

Rob

Lol.. I totally understand your question and I believe it's just a way to let someone know that you " like " what they have to say.. Same as hitting an " I agree button". It just gives the poster a " nod " from other people to say.. " Yup, I agree with you Rob!"

I think houzz has tried to make things more friendly like Facebook as to letting others give you an acknowledgment and then the original poster has the option to thank the person leaving a response.

Just trying to be friendly.. No points to get anything. Just a way to let others see how many people might " agree" with the person making the post...

Here you go, Rob!

This is for the beautiful sunflower...

laura

It is really kind of fun.. I like to hit the like button and when it is your thread, you thank the people leaving responses to your original post . You would be the only one to thank others if you started the thread.

like that pic, eh?

Lololollollol. I just left it on Barbs pics on the Plumeria forum! Hahahahaha

she will like it too!!!

what a beautiful yellow Lab. ,. Awww. I had a yellow and a black lab years ago. Her name was Chelsea and the black one was named " Bear Boy". He was found and we rescued him.. What a sweet dog.. I loved them so much..

Sniff. They are in doggie heaven now, but I alway love seeing labs. They are the best..

Great pic!!!

laura

That was a dog I saw last year at Evergreen lake, He couldn't get enough of chasing that branch.

Thanks for the explanation.

Rob