Rosarium Uetersen is cold hardy enough and would get large enough, but it is flowering barbed wire. Talk about THORNS! I don't know if Cl. Teas would be cold hardy enough, and though I LOVE Renae, I don't know if she'd be hardy enough there, either. For thornless, eventual large size, FRAGRANCE and ever blooming character as well as being able to tolerate shade, Annie Laurie McDowell (my seedling, available from Burlington) will fill the bill beautifully. Renae is trashed for not being "reliably cold hardy", though it's far more so than originally reported, and Annie Laurie McDowell is a self seedling of her. Check Help Me Find for photos of Annie Laurie McDowell growing in GERMANY. She's offered for sale in The Netherlands. Would that be cold hardy enough? I don't know. My "winter protection" is making sure I keep the roses cut below six or seven feet so the winds don't break them and making sure they remain sufficiently watered when the rains don't happen. Otherwise, I just continue cutting flowers to keep the plants small enough to be wind resistant.

Trust me. My mother in law wants nothing to do with this man. & neither do I or his son or his daughter. I'm like Gini: he's greedy & wants as much money as he can get his hands on. He beat my husband with a pipe after my husband's maternal grandfather left him mineral rights. He spent the night in the ER. No jail time was served. A temporary restraininng order was given, but after it expired, we couldn't get another one. He lost his gun rights sometime during the 90s when he had one of his tantrums in the front yard. He kept pointing his gun at people, mostly his kids. Everytime he shows up to someone house, things go missing. It's always random things at that. We''ve lost a crockpot, a weedeater that had missing parts, rusted up dog kennels, a trash can, a broken broom, gas cans, keys, our checkbook almost. He is always asking to "borrow" money. The last time I saw him was not quite a month ago. He showed up at our house needing help finding out what was wrong with his truck. The owner before him had installed an after market alarm system & this what was ausng everything to short out. When my husband identified the problem, he then expected US to pay to have it fixed. He didn't like it when his son told him no. He went into a rage. We have been building a porch, so there is a lot of lumber & other debris piled up around our yard. He starts throwing things, kicking things, all the while yelling non sense & reminding us we don't deserve anything from him & that we are all good for nothing. I grew up with a family just as disfunctional as his, so my tolerance for this kind of crap is very, very low. I went into the house, grabbed my PS90 (put the name in so everyone will believe me when I say the following) & walked back out onto the porch. I told him "This thing holds fifty rounds. You have two options: shut the hell up or get off my property. Other wise, I'M making you shut up." He gave me a filthy look before he got into this truck & left. I knew of him before I met my husband, so my opinion of his was low. As far as my sister in law goes, even with out the animals, her check wouldn't be able to cover the bills. The rates in that area are high. I know. I used to live there. She was granted full custody (I don't the correct term) over her SS after her father was caught sifering the money. She is well over the age of 18. Besides, she is mentally retarded. If she wants a few animals to take care of, then by all means let her have some freaking pets. There is legal aid here, but they only do the divorce, no allemony, childsupport, that kind of thing. My mother in law is wanting allemony.

Sorry, but these chain-letter schemes always turn out bad for someone. A few people get their squares, and most do not. It's also considered mail fraud, and prosecutable. She should participate in a direct swap with other like-minded individuals. She'll get her squares, and it's legal.

Is it the ramp that has a 3" lip? Surely that is not the door frame. The best bet would be to build the ramp so that it fits level -- probably sitting on and secured to the first step and reaching up, but hard to know without seeing it. You might be able to do something like one of these transitions ...(or google for more options -- I found a 5"riser in the same search and suspect there are more options) Here is a link that might be useful: Wheelchair threshold ramp