juliany- Except for the fact that they are both deep purple, I personally don't think that W. SILVER LININGS and MIDNIGHT SENSATION look alike. But since MIDNIGHT SENSATION is one of those deep south hybridized daylilies and W. SILVER LININGS is hybridized in a zone 6, there are differences beyond just the color. Here is Westbourne Silver Linings today.

Rhome you are correct - we did go back and forth with everyone here previously on the fridge location -deciding between to the right of the mudroom door/left of the sink , vs where it currently is. And we actually got consensus on moving it to the range wall (closer to breakfast room, family room , access to range etc.) after many of your posts pushing for it there. The brainstorming just brought that to the surface again. I have no problem with thoughts being raised even without all the answers. You guys are the best at just making us all think this through during the hard parts! Malhgold-you definitely have me rethinking our mudroom space -it has room for cubbies and a closet. But the spare fridge there vs. the laundry room would be a lot better . Not sure if my DH will give up the 48" -that's the one thing he wants, but will see. I guess it comes down to making the 2 hutches more functional really. And finding food storage space other than the back pantry area. The left hutch is under utilized but it was thought since it was the first thing you see coming in the house that it should look nice (ie. no appliances) and could serve as a serving hutch or something for the breakfast room/screen porch. It would have made a nice spot as well for the wet bar (closer to breakfast room,family room, screened porch but it was thought that a sink,undercounter fridge etc. wasn't the best first impression coming in the door . Maybe it wouldn;t look so bad? I guess that is the hard part at this point is making the best use of both of those hutches whether they are wet bar, breakfast ctr,snacks ,storage , etc. so that more of the kitchen is used on a daily basis. bmore=glad you are chiming in. I know you preferred the other plan so any help in improving this one is really appreciated!! I thought the advantium would be more convenient by the range vs. by in the wet bar/snack area. I do feel I use a MW now more for meal prep -than for kids snacks (other than popcorn).So it seems better placed on the cooking side of the kitchen.Maybe as the kids get older(they are 3,7,9) they will be looking to use it more for quick snacks/meals. So I guess either location could be beneficial. The NanaWall system is awesome! I am not sure it would work in the kitchen as the folding part would require too much space (and maybe not convenient for kids in and out), but it is a possibility we considered along the wall between the breakfast room and screenporch.I think the Nanawall inspired us on the whole remodel actually to make the breakfast room and porch feel as one big room! The price for a 10' section was $8K. So when reality of the cost of the whole project sits in we will likely go with the french sliders in both sections! If we had a nice pool to walk out to like in all the photos of the NanaWall, we may splurge!

Thank you guys -- those will make a great list! Some of them I am not familiar with so I gotta look them up. It's interesting some same cultivars rebloom for some people and do not for others, even if they are in similar hardiness zones (@Brad, Indian Giver does not rebloom for me... and I'm in 7a. Its height is much shorter than advertised, for some reason, but shortness often happens to other cultivars too). @shive, I just noticed you'd posted threads of your rebloomers. Thank you for sharing them... those are beautiful. I really don't do much to my plants. I add some good compost early spring and that's pretty much all I do (I hear I might get lots of nice green lush but not many blooms if fertilize daylilies too much), but some of you mentioned fertilizing and watering. I think I'll try experimenting a bit and add just a little fertilizer and water once in a while. Thank you again!

Kate: In winter when we do this alphabet listing I always wonder why I didn't get more pictures of such and such. The reality of bloom season is somewhat romanticized and the realities ignored. Like the constant wind, the rain, the hot sun, the other time consuming chores that also have to be done before picture taking can commence. So it was with Wayah Valley last season. I managed to get one good picture of it which I showed under Debra's red daylily header. I had two pots of it and lost one to the arctic blast of Feb. 2021, and now I'm hoping the other pot will survive this Februarys cold bout of arctic freezes. How has your weather been this winter? Any serious cold snaps that worried you? Oh and yes, here is a repeat of Wayah Valley Pic. It's such a good one. It's one I always recommend Wayah Valley: Maryl