You're very welcome. The "local" Bluegrass sod farm for us in Raleigh is 40 miles away toward the coast, the closest to you I think is in Morganton. 1.- Bellevue Manor Turf Farm 828/433-5071 Greg Craver 744 Bost Road Morganton, NC 28655 bellvuemanorturf@bellsouth.net 2.- Slater Turf Farm 828/894-5113 800/737-TURF Dave Slater 5554 Hunting Country Road Tryon, NC 28782 slaterturf@slaterturf.com 3.- Turf Mountain Sod, Inc. 828/685-3642 888/685-3642 Fred Pittillo 3277 Chimney Rock Rd Hendersonville, NC 28792 turfmountain@bellsouth.net Bentgrass: L-93, Kentucky Bluegrass, Tall Fescue: Black Beauty They all have their own custom blend, call them and ask them exactly what it is. I will still apply a bag or 2 of Scotts Starter Fertilizer with SIDURON and water every day in the morning and mid-day to cool the turf. Avoid watering at night at all cost, always in the morning for about 10 to 15 minutes each time. If you can afford the sod, that's the best and fastest way to do it; specially Kentucky Bluegrass (it take forever to get the seed to germinate and mature) The biggest problems with seeding vs sod are the weeds and the amount of water you're going to use to keep the baby grasses alive during the heat of the day. Sod is mature grass, but the roots still need to grow which is difficult during the summer, but very possible with irrigation. Don't put any pre-emergent prior to seeding or sodding, starter fertilizer with Siduron at 1 lb per 1,000 sf of actual nitrogen, and water, water, water... Post emergent herbicides can be used after 30 days or so, then in September you can apply a soil pre-emergent to prevent POA Annua and other pesky weeds from germinating in your new sod. Make sure you grade the soil properly and remove all construction debris and rocks, stones, etc, prio seeding or sod installation. Check your soil PH, now is the time to add if needed. It wouln't hurt to order a few cubic yards of screened topsoil and till it in with your existing soil. Compost will work as well. Let me know if you have any other questions. Regards, Auteck

>I would love a recommendation for a yellow or white rose that is very low maintenance in the south and preferably repeat blooms. Hi Donna, Just one rose? How large? Here are several of different sizes in various shades of those two colors. To find out about which forms and sizes would work in your setting, go to HelpMeFind to search on each name: http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/plants.php I've been looking for worry-free roses that are shades of yellow or white for some time, and here are some that I like. All tend to be low maintenance; we have a no-spray yard. (But we haven't yet tried them all.) In a rough order of ascending height: Rise 'n' Shine, Marie Pavie, Westside Road Cream Tea, Sea Foam, Julia Child, Lion's Fairy Tale, Ducher, Alister Stella Gray, Amazone, Spice, Prosperity, Moonlight, Ghislaine de Feligonde, Snow Goose, Lady Hillingdon, Crepuscle, William Allen Richardson, Lamarque. None of these are above average in thorniness except for Sea Foam, which is very thorny. I've tried three versions of Iceberg here and would not recommend any version of it for a no-spray yard where it's humid and prone to blackspot susceptible roses. Tiny Litte White Pet works for most people, including on the blackspot prone East Coast, but it hasn't worked well here in too much shade. If you have plenty of sun, a little border of them would be beautiful if they're healthy for you. I've seen a border of Marie Pavie too that was gorgeous. Best wishes, Mary Here is a link that might be useful: Lookup information on different roses at Help Me Find

White climbers in my zone 7 garden in the PNW. Hard to get white climbers as they are not popular. Lace Cascade came out one year and then gone the next. I really miss the old nurseries for their beautiful white roses. I got Honeymoon from Palatine this year another white that should be hardy. White Cap gets some BS Lace Cascade not a strong grower Long John Silver a beautiful monster once bloomer Madame Alfred Carriere grows like a huge tall stiff shrub, many baseless Pauls Lemon Pillar green white, not a happy camper in the garden, huge flowers and excellent fragrance Clm Pearl Drift this rose just didn't appeal to me so out it went, good health it wanted to grow sideways. White Cockade very hardy and healthy City of York is the only white rose that will grow in just filtered sun. No BS, one long bloom and then a few scattered. Ilse Krohn Superior takes time to look good and have fat flowers. It seems to want to grow tall and thin but pruning will cure that tendency. White Dawn not an inspiring rose to write a poem about,very healthy hardy

When I posted last night, I hadn't done a proper inventory and couldn't remember half of what I'd bought. By the way, Randy will still be doing cuttings for the Lynchburg Cemetary and Monticello, and anyone else who wants things. (I probably should have posted this on Antiques) Here's my damage, in no order whatsoever: Coquette des Blanches Blanc Double de Couvert Marie Bugnet Leonie Lamesch Rose de Roi a Fleures Pourpres Cl Clotilde Soupert Cardinal Richlieu Jens Munk Tuscanny Suberb Westerland Unknown Salmon Pink Sea Foam China Doll Cuthbert Grant Rosa Rugosa Fairy Queen Wildberry Breeze Ballerina Yoland de Aragon Nur Mahal Blanc de Vibert Prosperity Moonlight Pink Soupert Polareis Henri Martin Morden Fireglow ShailerÂs Provence Alfred de Dalmas Rosa palustris Ullrich Brunnerfils Gifts (I already have them): Rosa Glauca Daybreak Rosa Rugosa Coquette des Blanches (got two by mistake) Robin Hood EVS From VG: Catherine Seyton La France Lagerfeld Rosa Sancta Carnea Plena Ophelia Moje Hammarberg R. sinowilsonii -- replaces the one I put in earlier this spring that my neighbor kindly mowed down while I was out of town