I live in a Beazer neighborhood and needless to say we are building a custom home so we can get out. They are not built particularly well at all!! Beazer is in trouble for predatory lending practices, lots of people have been defaulting on their loans because of the balloon payments. We had a family down the street move out in the middle of the night and the bank took the house. Too sad!!

Ashley needs to grow up real fast because Daddy will not be there for her any more. Her real Dad and his new wife were both just arrested and are in jail for setting fire to their home, so charged with arson, fraud, money laundering, the insurance had paid them about half a million dollars and she spent a big chunk on a lot of plastic surgery, a $40,000 ring and Ashley got a nose job. So not much hope Daddy can bail Ashley out now and he sure won't be able to have her come stay with him in prison. R e a l H o u s e w i v e s S t a r A s h l e e H o l m e s � F a t h e r A r r e s t e d F o r A r s o n & F r a u d - - S e e T h e M u g S h o t s Real Housewives Star Ashlee Holmes� Father Arrested For Arson & Fraud -- See The Mug Shots Photos: NJ Housewives� Ashley Holmes Got A Nose Job RHONJ Ashley Holmes� Dad Matt Holmes Arrested For Arson, Insurance Fraud & Money Laundering

Very sorry this happened to you , braverichard. I read over J&P warranty, I did not see anything being required to buy in within their stated hardiness zone for the guarantee to remain in tact. If that's their policy, they should state it, and be prepared lose most of their tree rose sales to those not in zone 7-10. I also notice that good customer service companies have some form of escalation for valid reasons that fall outside of their warranty...I recently received refunds from both Amazon and Uber for situations that fell outside their warranty, because they made sense. Wayside, J&P and esp Park seed brought me much happiness when I was a kid. It's sad to see them in decline, their offerings are not that competitive in today's world, their reviews are bad, I would guess they're not exactly profitable, either.

I don't think this is left over fabric. There were two Hancock's stores fairly close to me and they sold to the walls in the "going out of business sale". There was nothing left you would want to buy a month before they actually closed. For those who are not familiar, Hancock's was a fabric company based in Mississippi (I think it was MS, but it was the south for sure). About 40 years ago, it was an outlet type fabric store. You could find some buys, but you had to dig through a lot to find it. When I took up quilting, they didn't seem so much like an outlet store anymore. They carried fabric, hobby merchandise and small decorating items. Their fabric was mid-priced. Most were private label goods with few brand names. I would say they were comparable to what Joann's was a few years ago. (I think JoAnn's quality has improved in some areas lately.) So, basically, I'm guessing Michael's bought the name, not inventory. bkay