Costco Bulbs - yay or nay?
nursekathleen
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anyone else having poor luck with Costco bulbs this year?
Comments (6)I quit buying bulbs from big box stores a long time ago due to more than half not being what was advertised.... Many also resent being in packages so long, especially if they are not really bulbs or are planted at the wrong time of year. Most true bulbs need to be planted in the fall. They need winter in the ground. Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocus, Dutch and reticulata iris should all be planted in the fall. Lilies aren't as dormant and should be planted immediately or they dry out and die. Many plants labeled lilies are not really lilies and do not like to be bare rooted and packaged....See MorePeninsula: yay or nay? and a banquette question
Comments (18)mama_goose: thank you SO MUCH for that link! I have searched and searched for this but could not come up with the right set of words to bring this up. I too want to be able to see out into the garden and not stare at a wall with high-ish windows. I actually talked to a contractor about options (I was thinking of having subtle brackets that could hold a back piece that we could slide in to form a back rest) but this would be even better, especially as I only need it at the two ends where someone might want to lean back and read. The window seat (window bed?) is so deep that no one will be able to lean back if facing the table. I am also going to use tempered glass to cut down on the number of people leaning backwards and ending up in the emergency room. Brilliant...maybe I will even have the fold down bit under the seat cushion so it is not visible most of the time. Good to know that problem has an elegant solution. holly-kay: this takes me right back to why we had that peninsula in the drawings. And why I am on the fence. I wish I could try each out for a week. When cooking for dinner parties and holidays the whole kitchen ends up covered in pots, pans, roasting trays and goodness knows what else and I thought we could use the extra counter to serve from. Then I got feedback that I had created a one person kitchen (when the distance from sink counter to the peninsula was drawn to be 4'6")...so I ditched the overhang, made the peninsula narrower (2 feet wide) in order to get more room inside the kitchen. The span is now about 5'6" in between sink and peninsula. Do you think the peninsula is too narrow? I have visions of Julia Child sliding things over that toppled to the floor? original plan was 3 feet wide but probably don't have the room for that And what do you think about the width needed so that two or more people can be in the kitchen without bumping into one another or having to scootch by sideways?...See Moretrash compactor in new build - yay or nay?
Comments (41)What is your goal in getting a trash compactor? I assume it's to take the trash out less often. Neither of us minds taking out the trash, but -- for reasons that make no sense -- we both HATE taking out the recycling. Not logical, I know. Towards this end, I'm considering putting in a recycling chute between the mudroom and the garage. Something like this (though the images show such a thing between the kitchen and the garage: This in no way "compacts" your recycling, but it puts it directly outside to the cans. One last thought: Aren't bags for compactors expensive? I personally don't care to add expensive must-haves to my household budget....See MoreCeiling fan, yay or nay?
Comments (10)" A ceiling fan in a bedroom of ANY size is a must!" I'm laughing because I hate sleeping under a ceiling fan, and in fact removed the only ceiling fan in my house. I love opening the windows and feeling a breeze, but for some reason I hate the feeling of a fan blowing air right onto me, especially when trying to sleep. (Even at the health club I avoid any spot right under a fan.) So whether it's a must I think is a personal opinion. :)...See Morenursekathleen
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