lehua13; I have 1gph drippers with 12" spacing that I run for 3 hours once a week on clay soil that has been mulched and composted for many years. I hope that the roses are getting a deep enough soak. I think they are based on this one fact. I grow mostly landscape roses IE Carefree Spirit, Carefree Sunshine, Whiteout, Citrus Splash, Knockout etc and they are blooming continously the new buds are forming before the old blooms have fallen off and we have gotten very little rain since late April. My next hurdle is to find out what it takes to get a seperate water meter for irrigation and a faucet somewhere to feed the drip system. I probably should start a new thread for this but I am thinking of using a nursery/ greenhouse setup for my container clusters using netafim drippers with mod splitters and arrow drippers. Is there anything/problems I should look out for with this type of setup. I will insert a link to some info on it. Thanks Familyman Here is a link that might be useful: Netafim multi pot watering

Tiffy, I'm glad you're enjoying eBay and the pleasure (and ease!) of online shopping, but as a professional stained-glass artist, I'd like to mention a couple of things: - Triple-check the shipping costs. I've seen some pieces (particularly carnival glass) that are jaw-droppingly inexpensive. Then I've calculated the shipping charges, and realized I could get the same glass shipped from Scotland, from a company I trust, for less money. (No, I don't normally go and buy such amazingly expensive and gorgeous glass; only when someone has pre-paid me for those materials.) - Yes, Paypal is wonderful, and I've used it often. I've found several inexpensive rare books on eBay (again, from dealers I've trusted)and they've been great. BUT: just because your money is protected thanks to PayPal and eBay policies does NOT mean you'll be protected from the nightmare of straightening the whole mess out. Start very small with a vender you don't yet know, or who hasn't been recommended by others. I've had to make formal legal complaints twice, and they WERE taken care of with courtesy and efficiency, but it still took forever and was a major pain. - glass suppliers are all over Canada, and Halifax is one of the most expensive places I've found. There are mail-order shops in Montreal ($5 for a catalogue, and $5 taken off your first order), and there's a spot in Alberta (Fusion Glass) that is about 300km away but send me EXCELLENT glass by Greyhound for fantastic prices. These are 2 examples out of hundreds. And of course we have our favourites: mine is a little shop in Victoria, BC, that doesn't even advertise. It's all word-of-mouth, and their glass is hand-poured, exquisite, and about the cost of "normal" retail glass anywhere else. - finally, please consider putting a sign (a little post-it-sticky?) with the words "DON'T GET CARRIED AWAY BIDDING!" by your screen. I know *I'VE* done this, and I often hear from others who do the same thing. You get so caught up with a case of "ooooh....I'd like this, and I wanna BEAT that guy and WIN this!" that you don't realize you could have had a weekend at the Hilton for the price you finally pay. (oh BOY have I done this a lot...and it's a darned good thing I usually lost!) If you think I can be of any help re: materials and suppliers, please feel free to drop me an email. Glass is a love of mine (it's my "winter gardening", sort of), and even when you sell it you don't do much more than pay for your materials. But once you're hooked....ah, what a wonderful obsession! :-) Love, Merri PS: What say you post some pics of your work and let us see what you've made!

Maureen, I know of no discount codes or coupons for Klehms Nursery and have never heard of them offering any. I have gotten their catalog for several years and have purchased peonies from them but never their clematis. I can say that their peonies were large in size and worth the money and not expensive to ship since you get the soilless tubers when you order peonies. I have heard others rave about their clematis plants as having big root balls and being very large. The downside is that you have to pay shipping charges based on weight and that further adds to the cost of their plants. That is why I like ordering clematis from Dan at Brushwood since shipping is included in their prices or from Chalk Hill since they have gone to the longer but thinner containers which helps in reducing their shipping charges.

I'm down to purchasing my two Franke sinks from one of these suppliers. Can't believe the differences in prices. Quality bath price is $85 more by phone than their e-bay store. They said they don't honor coupons if they have a sale. Does anyone have any coupon codes for any of them?? Someone said they got one on their my e-bay page but I don't have any. The make offer option: how much lower can you go??? Now I just need to decide on faucets and I'm DONE - a big RED DONE. can't wait. thanks for any help you can give me.