Thank you both.... John when I say moving it I meant just moving it to get it out of a downpour. Then right back into the sun when the showers end. Mike I have read that many times that over watering is next to impossible in this mix. But I still worry. So I am not going to move it out of the rain anymore. I'll just see what happens. Yes I did bare root it. The roots were not rotted at all. I have a pix somewhere. I will have to find it. Thanks for your help. I'll just keep plodding away. You guys are great help! I can't thank you enough for your support. Jenn

I have found that a thick layer of mulch makes it much easier to pull what is there. The rhizomes grow up into the mulch and the stems become fewer and longer...thus it is easier to pull! I am afraid it is still in the bed of which I speak, but it is really thin and manageable without the need for sprays. That black plastic(?) would be useful for sterilizing the bed were you to put down a thick, well watered mulch and then put the plastic OVER it, thus broiling out weed seeds etc. prior to planting a bed. Unfortunately, this takes several months to truly work well. Too late for this space, but just in time for next years' beds!

I love the beautiful art glass minis, but I've seen a few too many of them and they don't really work in my large, mission style space. But I wanted something with some color and impact, a tradtional but unusual look. So I'm going with these: There's a matching 4 light as well. Cross shopped several sites, best price was at brightspot, link below. Here is a link that might be useful: brightspot

Thanks, Leela -- I actually do love the look of the cherry with the bamboo. We have cherry doors busily darkening away, and slightly-toasted floors -- possibly a shade darker than yours, but still a fine contrast. OK, Lavender and allfood -- pantry and utility door are cherry. That's done. Boxer -- thank you for your lovely encouragement. I just love the tone you give. And of course those concrete pictures are priceless. [how *do* you find them all????]. I do just sharp-breath-intake love those bamboo kitchens. *But*: I'm ready to believe it will mix well with cherry, as you-all say. I do think it's not worth fighting with dh about because it's not as if I *don't* like the cherry. Plus, I think we've decided the fossiliferous stone I liked isn't going to be hard enough (it generated massive amounts of flaked white powder during the acid-tests; I guess that's just stone going away, dissolving, and in a few years that might be a bit of a problem....). So that puts us to rainforest green which is wild and dark, and I think the cherry would be less of a shock next to it; less busy - there will be busy-enough in the coutertop. Maybe I'm just rationalizing -- I'm just not certain-enough of how the bamboo would work to put my foot down about it. Maybe the remaining bathroom.... Anyway, thanks, boxer, for your strong supportive voice! And many others above, too. OK, that's one choice down I think....