Starting from scratch bathroom, need help!
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Comments (1)There should be plenty of Burgmansia growers on this site and if they use the priority boxes from the post office it should run about $5.60 to $12.35 depending on the amount shipped in those free priority boxes, minus shipping. I make the mistake of sending some roots using a box I had from home and it cost double using my own box to ship. This is the first year for me so I do not have anything to provide. I have received 5 cuttings and expect to have to find locations for all of them as they do get large. Happy gardening....See MoreStarting everything from scratch... need TOTAL help
Comments (1)Hi there! I can't say I'm an expert, but I've been a VA gardener for a lot of years, so I'll try to offer some suggestions. For the front, for year-round interest you may want to consider a mix of small/med shrubs at the back to serve as the 'bones' of the bed, and then a mix of perennials and annuals towards the front. This is known as a mixed bed, and usually looks great with a good mix of foliage types, colors and shapes. You'll probably want to mix evergreen and deciduous shrubs for year round interest and foliage types, and may find that a small tree set towards one edge helps balance the bed. For both flowering and foliage, a mix of spring, summer and fall blooming perennials makes it interesting as the year progresses, but remember that perennials take a few years to get established. That's where Annuals come in - they're great at providing color spring to fall, and help to fill the gaps in a new garden while the perennials are growing in. For the pathways, a fantastic perennial that stays evergreen, comes in various foliage colors, produces summer blooms and fall berries, and is almost impossible to accidentally kill here in VA is liriope. It can take drought and wet, fills in via runners so makes a lush display, and if it gets in the grass you just mow it along with the grass. Re the roses along the fence - in this area, black spot and mildew are big problems, so if you don't want to have to spray poisons, be ready to look at a lush rosebush in the spring looking pretty bare of leaves by mid-summer. I hate to use poisons, and i do have roses, but I tuck them into mixed beds so the ravages of Black spot and such aren't so noticeable. How tall do you want the fence plants to be? Maybe a stand of mixed daylillies and companions would work there, with maybe a few flowering small bushes? Regarding the specific perennials and bushes, the part of Va you live in makes a difference. Southern Va (Tidewater) is a full plant zone warmer than Northern Va (DC Metro). Up here in NoVa I can now grow peonies, where I could never get them to grow well in Tidewater, but there are some bushes I grew in Tidewater that won't live through the winter here in NoVa, too. In general, the bushes and such at Lowes and Home Depot are usually good picks for your climate, but be sure to read the label to verify that it's rated for your area - I've seen them sell tender perennials in spring that I know won't live through winter. Good luck with your garden , but be warned - gardening can quickly become a healthy obsession! :-)...See MoreStarting Over From Scratch, Help Please!
Comments (42)Jillius, my sister hopefully won't need to move in for many years. So really the main use of the 1st floor bedroom would be a guest room/play room. But I do want to fix the bathroom with a zero threshold shower with grab bars. She's not in a wheelchair, more just balance issues. I'm imagining having a Murphy bed in the guest room that could be folded up when no one is staying with us and then the kids could play in there. I also like having the guest room close to a door so guests don't have to lug suitcases all over the house and up stairs. To answer your other questions, there are stairs going up and basement stairs going down also. The basement is partially finished. It already has a finished bathroom, fireplace and lighting. Just needs a floor really. It's a pretty usable space for an old house, very open with about 6'8" ceilings I think. But the stairs were changed long ago to a spiral staircase going down. The spiral staircase feels very treacherous to me. We would like to change it to a regular staircase, but that's beyond our budget right now....See MoreStarting from scratch - need help with living room!
Comments (4)Congratulations on the new home! Here are a few thoughts as you start: If I were to get a sectional, I’d look for one that would “L” the other direction so you’re taking in the fireplace and the lovely window view. Right now the sectional blocks the window a bit. I would pull the chair in to be part of the conversation grouping as well. Your room can fit a sectional, but I prefer separate pieces anyway. They allow more flexibility in the future if you redecorate or move. If it were me, I’d have a sofa opposite the fireplace with a couple of upholstered chairs with a side table between at the end of the couch toward the kitchen. (Leaving space for traffic and stools.) A love seat could work there as well. Another pair of occasional chairs or armless slipper chairs could flank the fireplace or pair up at the other end of the sofa. Make sure when you’re testing wall colors that you look at it with the floor. Your honey color wood will be beautiful, but it may make colors look more vibrant and primary than you’re expecting. I hope some of that helps! Best of luck....See MoreNothing Left to Say
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