Your choices sound very good. Keep in mind that Tulips peter out in April-early May. Some species tulips may be late, but in order to have bulbs until June, you'll have to plant Alliums and Lilies and other summer bulbs such as Brodeia/Tritelia, etc. I planted my bulbs among perennials and shrubs to get a succession of bloom and interests year round. You are in a warmer climate than mine. You'll have a lot more choices. Check out this link for some interesting points of views/discussion. Have fun planning. Whatever you choose will be beautiful. Here is a link that might be useful: Daffodils and spring bulbs

I can't tell you whether that's a Cessna valve or any other brand. Perhaps your local Deere dealer would know or customer service at Deere. I do see a boss on the one side that certainly appears that the casting was designed for PB use but it does not appear that they machined the casting for that function. Nothing unusual there. It's far more cost effective to just make one casting and then machine it to suit the manufacturer's needs. Whether you could open that boss and install PB, I can't say. Perhaps a local hydraulics shop could advise whether this is possible or not. If so, then it all comes down the almighty buck that is involved to make this change because you will have to order the needed parts at list price. All of that must be weighed against finding a 2 spool valve with the PB feature. Most of the time, those are used in loader control situations where a 2nd remote spool valve exists that also needs full pressure from the pump. I don't know if any Deere GT's are set up that way.

I'm really dense this morning... why is it going to the naughty bed? Mine is now a nice specimen... gets attention as a large anchor plant in its spot, though most hosta folks assume it is another Sagae and don't give it any special attention. I tested this a couple of times with hosta people this spring, making a general comment and directing their attention toward that bed - confirmed that they just said "Sagae" in their heads and then their attention moved on... BTW... Mount Tom is one of the many hybrids produced by the Lachmans - William and Ellen. A lot of their hosta names are related to Massachusetts... Brave Amherst, Emily Dickinson, etc. Mount Tom is a State preserve near Holyoke which "boasts an unparalleled view of the Connecticut Valley north and south, the Berkshire mountains to the west and the Pelham hills to the east. "

We started to hate this house. boy, does that resonate! I've been thinking, why would ANYBODY want to buy my apartment? Why do *I* want to live there! Remember I mentioned our seller called; they want us to get more aggressive on pricing and are willing to do so as well; they just want a sale. They're exiting the market (retiring to their 2nd home out of state), and they don't want to pay broker fees, or expend much energy selling (which of course don't go hand-in-hand; if they keep us as sellers, they don't pay a broker OR do any work FSBO). They're also really nice, and a bit romantic, and I think they liked the idea of being such a perfect opportunity for us (plus they'r epretty sure we'd be approved by their board, since we're neighbors). Not a businesslike outlook, but I think that was a motivation for them, honestly. Honestly, it's probably not their best move, to drop their price and sell to us. The 3BRs are holding steady. It's the 2's that are dropping. (though I suppose; if they sell to us at $510, it's still more $ in their pocket than a 5% fee on a sale of $530) Here's a brief history: In Jan & Feb, apartments exactly like mine went for $450 and $439. In early May, we got a bid for $450. (asking prices were $465k for all of these, except for the $439k; its asking price was $439k). About a month and a half ago, another guy on the block for $430k. An apartment just like ours (and estate sale, the guy wants out now) came on the market for $420k (the co-op board pressured him not to list below $400k). He got, and apparently rejected, an offer of $400k. It is possible the market has dropped by 11% in 6 months? Anyway, our sellers have said they'd come down in price if it would make the deal. But I'm not so sure it's worth the effort. I think if they list, they can get what we were offering. And I think they can get it before we can get a buyer. I'm just not ready to face the idea that my place is worth only $400k. Maybe that's foolish of me, but it just seems like a fire sale. And even if we got $400k, by the time we pay the realtor, we'll be borrowing $130,000 (that's *if* they're willing to drop the price)--that's more than we wanted to afford, given that we're now a 1-income family, and the maintenance will be a lot more. We'd really hoped our equity would have a bigger oomph than that. The thing is, if the market drops, I don't think that will help us; I honestly don't thin the 3BRs are under the same pressure as the 2BRs. There aren't nearly as many of them, for one thing. And people who can afford a 2BR will be more likely to try to reach higher for a 3, which means actually fewer people for us. Plus, this second wind may all be moot. Frankly, the 3BRs move off the NYTimes website much faster than any of the others. True, their apt. isn't up-to-date renovated, but it's fine. I think they'll get a sale much faster than WE would, even w/ a lower asking price.