Glad the Compassion own root survived Steve. It wouldn't have here. It was probably six or seven years ago since we exchanged rose starts. I lost many of the original plants I brought from B. C. Buff Beauty, Sombreuil, Cornelia and many others. Just too cold here for them, even in pots in the garage over winter. I've pretty much got the zone 4 survivors list figured out now. Just started ten cuttings of some of my rare varieties in early October. Nine have taken and are putting out leaves right now on the sunny table next to the computer. I've learned that striking cuttings is good insurance with respect to the hard to find varieties that I grow. I've also supplied bud wood to Pickering for several of the Buck roses they now have in their collection. So now if I loose the mother plants, I have a Canadian source to replace them from. You should try Prairie Sunrise, Pearlie Mae and Prairie Harvest. All good bloomers, hardy and very disease resistant. They had Pearlie Mae virus indexed because evidently there are RMV virused plants around. The bud wood I gave them was clean and they were very happy. Both my Prairie Harvest and Pearlie Mae mother plants are covered in buds right now and still trying to bloom in spite of the frosty nights. Good to hear from you again. Cheers, Rick

Good for you!!! I did that when I was selling a house once. It makes you wonder why you didn't do it sooner. We had a garage sale where we sold some things, but in addition we lined up stuff all along the edge of the driveway. I put signs that said "Yes, really, it's free. Take it!" I also did the freecycle thing. I had a long list of things and had people tell me which they wanted. It was liberating.

I would consider putting doors b/w Laundry Room and the Mudroom. It may not bother you, but I don't like having my dirty (or clean) laundry on display for everyone to see when using the Mudroom. The above looks a lot like SoonerMagic's Mudroom from 2008...

Sorry but traditional vinyl products have problems meeting acoustic ratings. And BTW the "72" is normal (badly written, old fashioned, can be made extinct in court, but completely normal). The PROBLEM is vinyl does NOT like 'underpad' or underlayment. I would estimate 97-99% of all vinyls on the market do NOT allow underlayment. And the underlayment is what gives you the acoustic rating. Even with some assumptions, the 8" concrete slab is worth 45dB on a good day. If there is drywall as a finish on the ceilings you can pump that number up to about 50 dB. That's it. That's all. Now imagine that vinyl offers 0 dB. Yep. That makes the math pretty easy. Zero dB + 50 dB = 50 dB. Pretty sad isn't it? All the hype about vinyl hides the facts about it - it is not a good choice when acoustic ratings are required. A decent 15mm laminate (about the same price as the vinyl) with a high-end underlay (1/2" cork; 5mm Quietwalk; etc) can easily get you a MUCH better rating. In fact, the 12mm cork rates as 22 dB all by itself. The math is even easier now. Fifty dB + 22 dB = 72 dB. Done. Done. And done. So the moral of the story is: do not look at vinyl in a situation that MUST HAVE acoustic ratings....the cost is impossible to justify just for temporary rental flooring. And yes. Vinyl still has the same 7 year life-span in a rental as laminate. There is no getting around it. And short term renters are the WORST! You have to assume DOZENS OF TIMES that "stupid" rented your apartment.