Rogue is my favorite of this group. I love that bloom form, and I'm a sucker for white midribs. I have tiny ants in some of my flowers, too. As long as they stay in the garden and not in my house, that's O.K. with me. I have never heard of Hummingbird Mint before. The closest thing I have (in the same Genus) is Anis Hyssop. I love the licorice smell of the leaves. But I will have to move it soon, to a sunnier location, because it's slowly dying near the woods where there's too much shade. I'll have to do some research on Hummingbird Mint, and maybe add it somewhere. I love those late season bloomers. Did you ever count how many flowering plants you have? My DH keeps asking me that, and I wouldn't have a clue, unless I got out all my lists and counted. Beautiful garden shot w/your roses! Julie

I absolutely LOVE the live oaks at the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens. There's a slightly wild area across the street from their famous Rose Garden and the paths are lined with these phenomenal live oaks. I shouldn't call it wild because it's where they have their test gardens for their iris' but it isn't as manicured as most of the areas, so I guess that's one of the things I really love about it. And the live oaks. Last time I was there I was standing in front of one of them talking to it about what a beautiful tree it was and I realized that there was a camera located on a pole about 20 feet from where I was standing. So I guess some BG potentates got a laugh that day. Talks to trees! Cheryl

That looks very much the same as the Thermador. I suspect the shelves and interior pieces may be plain or trimmed in white plastic instead of stainless, but maybe not. The sides of the door shelves are solid white instead of the dark plastic frame around glass. And it looks like the butter keeper above may have one door where mine has 2 -- but this is a 24" and I have the 30", so that could be the difference also. As for the Freedom shelf, I don't really use it and don't care about it. Kind of like buying a car, it's one of those things that came with the package. You wouldn't be losing anything by not getting that in my book.

Did anyone mention Dudley Moore in "10"?!?!? (besides my first GF Bo Derrik...;-)) G(D that was funny! When he's mumbling with his mouth packed full after the dentist... The "I'll alert the media" comment from the butler, when he's gonna take a bath... The "Airplane" series... Johnny saying, "WHERE did you get those shoes...and that dresss, Ohhh!" to the distraught woman. Zoolander, Dodgeball...good stuff! "Oh my god, they're Break-dance fighting!" The Money Pit... When Tom Hanks is "caught" in the ceiling?!?!? (I think I almost "went" when that scene happened!) Beverly Hills Cop I was pretty damn funny too. Faron