Can you get a little closer picture of the plant? It is very hard to tell exactly what it is. It does look similar to stinging nettle but I think it may be something else. Either way, I can't really tell without a better view of the plant. For more info on stinging nettle's uses, you can check out the Herbs forum. FataMorgana

PV, The following is a photo take in our gardens a few years back before I started rearing them. Notice the spot on the lower wing next to the tail. That's a male. Females don't have this spot. floodthelast, northerner, and mo girl, I don't grow any other kind since most times we get foggy wet spells here and the big pom-pom flowered ones rot. These are the orange ones and there are yellow ones. Bought seeds a few years ago and haven't purchased any since. Hopefully this year I'll get an abundance of seeds and place them on my exchange page. :O) I can't remember when I winter sowed these, but will tell you that I have a tendency to let them grow a bit before putting them out. The slugs love every king of Marigold in these parts. The place where I got the seeds from is Veseys in Prince Edward Island, Canada. I get a few seeds and plants from them nearly every year. Thanks for the compliments everyone. I'll pass them on. :O) Here is a link that might be useful: Vesey's Tagetes.

I had drama with my kitchen up-grade. Actual granite slab didn't exactly match the sample, sooooo....had to re-seclect the backsplash, twice! Once because of color, and the second time because the edges on the tiles weren't true, and the grout line could not be made straight. Had to go ahead and have the cabinets painted because the old pickled finish looked totally terrible with the new countertops/backsplash. That was in the plan, I had just hoped it would be a gradual expense rather than an all-at-once expen$e! While I would love to have brand new custom cabinets, that was just not possible for me. The old ones are wood...just ugly wood. Now they look great! Then I decided the dishwasher (original to the house...appx 17 yrs.) looked ugly and stuck out too much. Knew the microwave didn't look so great, but was going to live with it...and then it croaked. I had only minor sink and cook-top drama...just expect some glitches here and there. Guy didn't hook new disposal up correctly, and there was a leak...or could we say lake, under the sink. So, I'm in the middle of this kitchen mess, and people at the office said, "let's have the Christmas party at your house." Now there had been a delay in completion, because the painter's son had to have emergency surgery, and he couldn't show up for several days. I understand the need to be with your child. Told my contractor about the party drama, and they worked magic! Got the cabinet doors and drawer fronts back in place, cleaned up the dust, and came back to touch-up and finish-up, days later. I'm trying to get brave enough for some bathroom cosmetics...more on that, later. Oh, by the way...I love my kitchen! I know you will, too. Better post some befores and afters!

Builders because it is easy or because it is good design, match all cabinetry and trim out, including doors, in their homes. Does it HAVE TO be so? I guess that will be decided when you go to re-sell? Not only color and wood choice but design of all doors and drawers always match up. We did not let this stop us from improving our kitchen cabinetry and when we re-did the bathrooms we did not match them to each other or the kitchen. The linen closet doors in the hall have not been touched and they continue to match the doors/trim out and stair case railing in our home. Same sort of question came into play when we had all the windows replaced with vinyl clad. The trim out in this 70s ranch is DARK/black oak. Not my favorite. The furniture DH has made us is all unstained oak. The antiques tables/desk in our living-room are an eclectic group of woods and tones. The wood cornices DH made for the windows are maple cove. We decided against white for the windows and matched the coves color a medium slightly reddish tone. Most of the dark oak trim out does not show given the cornice and curtains. It works for us. I really don't know or care the thoughts of visitors to our home as to their thoughts on our choices. If a person can choose and old dresser and turn it into a vanity for a gorgeous statement in a bathroom why would you fear all cabinetry should match?