Mrlike2u brings up a good point...about not being able to delete your pix once you've uploaded this way. I like the option of deleting my pix (down the road), so using Photobucket (thumbnails) for uploads works better for me. The reason I posted a small pic for a test was that it wouldn't be too large. Seems GW is making it a standard size. This feature will make it easier for many to upload pix in a simple fashion (directly from their computer).

Thanks hopefulauther - Aeonium, will try and source one [or two] of those down. Chemocurl - no problems at all copy/paste and quote all you want,,,,if it means getting pictures posted, I'm all for it. Many message boards don't seem to have decent instructions on posting pics, if they have any info at all. Guess that's where we all come in :-)

Rita, they always go home with something I have potted for them. One of my daughters is almost as nutty about dls as me. She also liked the bellflowers jap irises and la. irises that are ( were blooming! They do appreciate the flowers though. I love the vibrate orange in the seedling. I am reserving my thoughts on CG until I see a decent bloom.. Thank for your output!!.. Michelle, ICE opened beautifully. The pic I posted was a ffo so you can see how nice it is. Love it! BOI is one of my favs but has a lot of yellow. A little more than what you see in the pic. That's a ffo on the seedlings ( both ) so I am waiting to see the improvement..Hopefully. it's about 30" and the bloom is about 8" so I think it may be different on next bloom.. Thanks for commenting!! Julia, the seedling you like has a bit more peach color than in the picture. BOI is a beauty. This is my 2nd year for her! Thanks for commenting..I will be axious to see your pic of BOI.. ngraham, I like NP too and that's the first bloom this season. She will be even better. Your comments are appreciated. Thank you all, Ladies!! Ellie

I am not an expert, but just a DIY guy, who has layed some wood and tile flooring myself a few times. Here are some of my thoughts. In your first paragraph you said you wanted to get an idea of the cost to extend the wood...well regarding that thought, I would hestitate to replace the carpet with wood if you were trying to make it match the existing wood. I think making it match would be next to impossible, unless you sanded it all, and then restained/refinished it all or if you could find wood that was a good match as far as color and grain patterns. Even if you could find something that "matched" (color/grain), it might still look visually unmatched after it is layed. So if you don't put in wood that is attempting to match the existing, then I think it needs to be obviously different. Different in color and contrasting dark/light shades. I personally think that whether it is cork or wood, as long as it obvious that you are "not" trying to make it match, then I think it would be fine. Such as if you were trying to find something to go with a traditional golden colored, oak flooring, I think a blond wood like natural maple or natural hickory would look good, or something darker like a chocolate color. Cork might actually look better (in a contrasting color), since it would be obvious that you were not trying to match the existing wood, in the same way carpet is obviously not trying to match the wood. Might also consider tile, I've seen some nice tile/wood combo floors before. But I would need to reserve final judgement until I had some samples in my hands to hold next to the existing flooring, to see what it looks like. There are many online flooring stores that provide free or close to free samples. As far as your height differences, one thing I've read is that cork flooring needs a level subfloor just as much or more as regular wood flooring. Beyond that, I'm not the best guy to advise on this.