Haha! Threats are right up my alley!! O.k. then, she's gotten a reprieve. Maybe the sunshine this week will force those leaves out. She's under warranty for a little while yet, so if nothing happens they will replace her.
I'm going up today to get a Magnolia "butterflies" for further back inthe yard. Sort of a memorial for the doggy we lost on Sunday. I think the happy yellow flowers will be a nice tribute. I'll have a small area of flowering trees, a weeping yashino cherry, a small crabapple (tina? it's pink can't remember now) and the magnolia. they should flower at slightly different times making the "show" last a little longer.
Still debating that other area where I wanted evergreens. Now the neighbor put his ugly pop up trailer there in the UP position- great. He thinks he's helping block the road because he knows I hate it, but the ugly camper really isn't better. I dont' have the heart to tell him. I bought a big Miscanthus morning light that will block some of it when it matures. My husband has been working on the additonal waterfall over there and it's looking really nice! We had storms last night and the temporary set up withthe liner moved and was forming a tributary and drainign the pond! good thing I didn't sleep in this morning! haha!
Hope you are feeling better!!