now that i think more about it they could have been located in oregon also i so want to find this site i am still looking through posts lol it was a basic website no major frills but they had some decent priced seeds and some i have never seen maureen ty so much for that link i found a seed there i have been looking to find for years the louffa gords. Shoan

Glad you're feeling better! Summer colds are the pits. I went to the one on Stark. Thanks again for the tip! Because of traffic I wound up not getting there until soon before they closed, which was a total bummer. I could have wandered around there for hours! That's definitely where I'll be going when I'm choosing flowers for my window boxes next spring. I picked up the Mme Julia and it's gorgeous. Thanks for your comment about enjoying the blooms before cutting back - I knew I was supposed to cut back when I planted, but I didn't want to because there are so many flower buds on it, and I was feeling very guilty for waiting. I don't think this one had been one of the hold-overs - it has one long stem and one new one. The roots filled up the container, but it wasn't the tight clump of roots that my other clematis (purchased at Cornell Farms) had. Regardless, it looks great, and I'm very happy. So thanks again!

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I kind of spoke on behalf on the contractor, now let me voice the other side. Many painters aren't good business people for many reasons one of which is not articulating very well what they do. An unexpected skill in my job is translator. I translate to the painter what the homeowner is "really saying", I translate to the homeowner what the painter is "really doing". Many painters quote by "feel". They just know how much all things paint stuff should cost. Done it long enough they know how long it's going to take, how much paint, difficulty i.e. moving and protecting furnishings, setting up ladders & scaffolds, etc. Itemizing all that with prices can be tough for someone who doesn't relish articulating the finer details of what they do to begin with. And you do have a point that I wholeheartedly agree with, many of them just assume that we all see what they see in terms of scope of work. I know I most certainly did not. Took me a while to understand all the layers and how they contribute to the bottom line. $50 - $150 can be attributed to region, what's considered "standard" for a specific market. East coast costs compared to on-the-border costs where I am in the southwest almost always differ greatly. Second biggest factor in determining just how much a bunch o'color is gonna cost you is difficulty in execution. You're paying for skill, not just labor (like washing brushes) when it comes to execution. Where do the colors change - 8ft, 10ft, 22ft ceilings?, how many transitions, and the actual colors. Transitioning midtones room to room is a lot easier than incorporating several dark accent walls in a sea of light Latte-colored walls. When I spec color, I'm totally aware of just how is it going to get done, how much is it going to cost and do we have that kind of time and money to work with. Sometimes I have no choice but to come up with less complicated options. So it all depends. And that's why a range of $50 -$150 is a good benchmark to reference in broad, non specific discussions like this one.