Hi michelle, Having callus does not mean that your cuttings will root. I have been making cuttings when it was 80 to 85 F and "ALL" I got was a big plop of callus and no roots after 6 weeks. The same variety rooted in 2 to 3 weeks for me when it was about 70 to 75 F. So I asked the local mini grower with 15 years of experience and he told me right away, wait until it is cooler. He does "NOT" make any own root roses until Sept/Oct when itÂs cooler. For more info go to my web-site and read 2 articles : # 1 : " Making Cuttings from Cuttings, from Cuttings" # 2 : " A New Sport Star" I also have : Own Root Cuttings Setup Gallery with detailed comments and info for each of the 30 images. Check that out too. Good luck George Mander Here is a link that might be useful: Roses of Excellence

Thank you for all the suggestions! fondantfancy, We did consider switching the shower and toilet on the first plan, and even drew it, but when I showed the three plans to the contractor, he nixed that one. The spaces are much tighter than it seems from the drawings. Although the dimensions are to scale, the tub is just an icon my husband dropped in, and the real one will be a bit larger. We drew a rectangular shower in that position, but it has to go almost to the tub, making a kind of barrier along much of the tub side. I could make it glass there, but still. We have pretty much converged on the later plan now (shower and tub both against outside wall). shannonaz, we saw two possibilities for the shower. One is a rectagular shower butted against the tub/deck (is a "pony wall" a half wall with glass above?) and the same width. The other is the one shown here, with the shower cut off at an angle. The gap between them would be filled with a 12"-18" wide low cabinet for storage. If we leave the large window behind the door, then we don't have much storage in the room. tzmryg, This is not our master bath - we do not have a master bath, much to my dismay. We have two hall baths, all shared by my husband and myself and two sons. At the moment, the bath you see here is emptied out in preparation for gutting, and we are all using the other, very small hall bath. Here are photos from an earlier thread, posted when we were renovating that one: http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/bath/msg0917504220483.html I did look at the thread on turning one bath into two, and I was astounded at how well they turned out. I think that there were no windows in that space, which probably helped with space arrangement. I see your point about using the entire wall for the vanity/cabinets (we would have to remove the large window). But one reason for getting away from the plan with a vanity is cost - the cost of a large vanity is probably about the same as the cost of sealing the two windows and greatly enlarging the one over the bathtub. I think that the large window would add more to the room. What do you mean by "towers" - tall cabinets? If we stick with the second plan, we have the option of putting a floor-to-ceiling cabinet in the space behind the door, if we remove the window that is there now. If we don't remove the window, then we can us a low cabinet or bank of drawers.

I like option 2 better than option 1 but I'd put the refrigerator where the trash and recycling are and put the double ovens where the fridge is. It will give you more work space by the range, feel more open when you walk into the room and the fridge won't be so far from the banquette or block the doorway when being used.. You can make the 12" cab next to the sink the trash pull out (12" is definitely big enough for one bin). Right now I think the aisle is too wide to prep at the sink and schlep everything over to the range. For what it's worth, I'd never spend $1200 on a blind corner pull out. Sounds like you wouldn't either. I really don't like blind corners. Our kitchen is small but we opted for two drawer bases with an empty corner.

YES! A zillion times better. And it's so easy to put together how the rooms are connected to each and what the floor plan is like.