Adding an img element to a div with javascript

Question

I am trying to add an img to the placehere div using JavaScript, however I am having no luck. Can anyone give me a hand with my code?

Answer 1

document.getElementById("placehere").appendChild(elem);

not

document.getElementById("placehere").appendChild("elem");

and use the below to set the source

elem.src = 'images/hydrangeas.jpg';