Dave Wilson Nursery in California sometimes has El Dorado Plums. You might check to see if one of their retailers has it in your area. They have a great "By Variety: Find it For Me" search page, where you can enter your location, and the tree you're looking for, then see if a nursery in your area has it available, purchased from DWN. Patty S. Here is a link that might be useful: DWN-Plums & Prunes

I really like the look of the glass 'stripes' (not a full glass panel - I think you would loose airflow). http://www.ufpi.com/product/deckorators/balusters/scenic.htm However it was out of our budget for now... so we went with the basic black Aluminum Balusters..... I think it impededs the view less then wood would.

A quick Google search for me turned up many sites and I have no affiliation or feelings for any of them but here is one. Here is a link that might be useful: Iron Ballusters

If this helps, (and this pic is when we were still working on the kitchen, but it's the only one I have on the computer right now), this is our kitchen. The original cabinets were a light oak (I disliked them a lot!)I painted the cabinets and was worried about the grain showing through. I sanded and primed, and re-sanded and put two coats on, and can't see wood grain. In the pic though, the cabinets facing you still needed another coat of paint! We went with Fiesta Gold granite--but it looks exactly like New Venetian Gold. The fabricators change names sometimes from what I understand. As I was trying to explain above--I personally like white with darker floors. But you mentioned that you are planning to replace the floors. For what it's worth, painting wasn't bad. :) And we've got two kids and a dog running around! Again--bear in mind that this isn't a completed kitchen. No backsplash, pendant lights, bar stools, etc...but it will give you an idea maybe. Here's the granite if it helps at all: