Great pictures such beauties!! sorry you missed the first flush! I do envy you you own such beauty mine did not do too good this year the 3 that I had as of last year died on me this year they were variegated brugies(snif snif) one of my versicolor died and also a white one, this year has been terrible for my plants however I have managed to keep alive my hibiscus except for 3 but hope to have a better year next year Marcie

Thank you everyone. Carol, some of my roses looks really bad because of blackspot, I'm seriously considering spraying them this weekend, the big three are GC, Heirloom and Sharifa. Laurie, that columbine was already there when we moved in, I don't know where the previous owners bought it from. I'm glad I kept it, it's so pretty. I've never seen that green lizard before yesterday, my cat drove them up the wall lol. I don't know if lizards are territorial but there seems to be one in every rose bed. Jean, I got that Jlj from Melva, I don't know how old it is, I'll ask her. She's absolutely a beauty. Leslie, thanks! I appreciate looking at bush shots when members posts them too. :)

Molly3573-I did not strip the cabinets -clean /fill/prime- The base board trim is just taller base trim from Home Depot- I used the pre-primed faux wood stuff and I used a newall (sp?) post cut down for the corners of the island and corner guards for the corner of the cabinets to dress them up. The bead board was just the pine bead board sheets (4x8) at Home Depot primed and painted with the same. I did not glaze them like the cabinets. All attached with a brad nailer- small trim nails would work and a hammer-but take longer- hope this helps -adding crown molding really gave the best bang for the buck as an upgrade- good luck with your kitchen!

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