I have overdone it in years past, and I did do the Three Sisters sale in May and bought plugs at GMT in May too. [not mail order] So I am pretty well set except for a few extras. Some areas of my garden are definitely filling in and have little room for additions, but I have at least four more areas that need a lot of work, so I am not in any real danger of having no room left. [g] I have a large pot near my gate, that I have tried annual groupings and a vine, one year. Nothing has satisfied me so far. I'm always looking for another way to sneak in another rose, so I thought, why not try one in the pot? I'm thinking of a non stop bloomer, like a miniature rose, or a shrub rose? It is late to find one though. I discovered this year that I am able to keep the two roses in my front, full sun garden bed, looking very good and getting some rebloom. Someone who is an organic gardener gave me a few tips and so far I'm tickled with the result. I added compost in the spring, plus an organic fertilizer, plus alfalfa pellets and it has made a big difference. I did the organic fertilizer and alfalfa again after the first flush and this year is the first time I've had rebloom. This is my third year with these two particular roses. Last year they looked so awful with a lot of insect damage and one flush of bloom followed by horrible foliage and nothing else, that I was planning on yanking them and giving up on roses. I cut them all the way back with no leaves on them in June waiting for some help to dig them out, and they came back with decent foliage for the rest of the season and little else but earned a reprieve. So this year I feel like I can make a go of it, but I'll wait for next spring to try one in that pot. Dtd....you must have a garden full of Hydrangea. [g] I seem to be getting a collection going too and they are having a wonderful year! Even the oakleaf seems to have enough water. I have some projects developing for the fall that didn't get done this spring so I need a few things. I only have a couple of pots hanging around to plant at the moment. I called NEWFS looking for the fern and mosses, but they didn't have them. I did find Blanchette in Carlisle did have a few miniature plants I was looking for. They don't have end of the season sales for some reason though. Thanks Dee, I think I will go with mad gallica's suggestion to wait until the spring for those. Thanks for reminding me about Heirloom, though. It must be too early for much plant shopping or sales. Maybe everyone is still on vacation. :-) pm2

I feel so bad for the lady coming all the way down here from Missouri only to get shafted by these people. I only live about 1 mile from them which made it convient for me. I needed some work done on my weedeater and riding tractor mower. Last fall before putting the weedeater away for the year, I took it to the tractor and mower building at GREG'S FARM SERVICES to be weatherized, have all new gas lines replaced and have them order a new bump cap for me. 3 months later I finally got my weedeater back. The man (no names) in the shop TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED AND WORKING GOOD!!!! I paid for their services and left. When the time came to use my weedeater in the first part of spring, I couldn't get it to start to save my life and it was seeping gas down the gas lines. I took it back explaining the problems. The man told me I was trying to start it wrong. I HAVE HAD THIS WEEDEATER FOR 4 YEARS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO START IT!! COME ON!!!! Again left it at the shop and told him I'd be waiting for him to call when it was working properly and not leaking gas down the lines. A week later he calls and says it's ready to go, works great and he used it behind their building. So home it goes again with his instructions on how to start it. I tried it his way. It did start, but it wouldn't stay running. So I take it back again and told this guy it wouldn't stay running and the gas was still leaking down the fuel lines like before. By now I'm really getting ticked off. 3 weeks go by & he didn't call me. I called him. He said he forgot to call. Ok, I'll give his the benefit of doubt. I went down and picked it up for the 5th time I had to take it back again. I used my weedeater for about 15 - 20 feet and the brand new fuel line fell out of the gas tank. I re-attached the fuel line to the tank, started it up again (my way) and the lines pop out again after about the same distance cutting. OK, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!! I went down there, found the man I'd been dealing with for several months now and blew my top. He looked at me and asked "WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ABOUT IT?" He looked down at my legs seeing the grass on me from what little I was able to cut before loosing all of my gas and said, "LOOKS LIKE IT'S WOKING TO ME!" If I told him once, I repeated myself several times, "The line WON'T stay in the tank" He then proceeds to tell me there is supposed to be a washer on the inside of the tank to hold the line and he didn't have one to put in it when I first brought it in. I LOST IT! I BLATENTLY ASKED HIM 'WHY DID YOU SEND IT HOME WITH ME THE FIRST TIME KNOWING FULL WELL THAT IT WASN'T FIXED RIGHT?" He started jumping all over me saying he was sick and tired of people taking things out on him. He then said, Leave it, we'll fix it. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. And at this time they have my riding tractor mower. I couldn't help wonder what shape it would be in. All that was supposed to be done to it was change the oil, sharped the 3 blades, put on a brand new gas tank and level the deck. I got it back the same day as my weedeater a week later for the umpteeth time. They did sharpen the blades, put a new gas tank on and change the oil. BUT......My mower is missing the center blade,(out of the 3 blades it had on it when I sent it down there) the deck is all screwed up and the housing cover over the left pully has been BROKEN off instead of unscrewed. I KNOW IT CAN BE UNSCREWED BECAUSE I TOOK IT OFF ABOUT A YEAR AGO TO REPLACE THE MAIN DRIVE BELT MYSELF! Now I have to find someone who knows how to weld it back on. OH....the screws are still on it by the way. I guess it's true that if a woman goes to have something mechanical repaired ALL guys think we're stupid and don't know what we're talking about. If a woman can describe in detail and name the parts by the proper name where is that stupid. THIS IS NO LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP......IT'S TOTAL HATE!!! I had no problems what-so-ever when Whitfield's Farm Supply! I wouldn't even go in there now to buy a dog bone! It would probably be poisoned or something!

Wow. And I could use those matching shield-back chairs that sit to the side too! Yes, there is no doubt you got a deal. I have seen these buffets, sometimes billed as 'Duncan phyfe style' on craigslist for several years. They usually start at about $300 and some people ask as much as $600 for them, depending on condition. Very, very, rarely, do I see one for close to your price. And they disappear fast at that price! I had to drive to the San Francisco Bay area (about 3 hours away) to get the one I found for us a few years back, and I actually paid $325 and felt like I found a real bargain. I bought it late in 2005, to be re-purposed into a bathroom sink vanity. It's just the tiniest bit different than yours--it has feet but I think that the hardware is even the same! Check out my link for pictures! Here is a link that might be useful: My CL Duncan Phyfe buffet made into a sink cabinet...

DD bought one like that in white by Fossil. I had a heck of a time finding her a watch for her birthday, so I just returned what she did not like and let her buy what she wanted online. Her strap is made of a really light plastic or synthetic and very comfortable.