Help! Went down the hosta aisle......
sherrygirl zone5 N il
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Had to look at the hostas today, you know what happened.........that's right , 5 have new homes! I came home with Winter Snow, Sugar and Spice, Wheee, Rainforest Sunrise and American Halo. Since I had good luck over wintering my potted hostas this winter the smaller ones are going in pots. I'm not sure where Winter Snow is going but I love the pictures I've seen. Here are my plants clockwise from the top middle starting with the first on my list above.
Sherry
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peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
8 years agosherrygirl zone5 N il thanked peren.all Zone 5a Ontario CanadaRelated Discussions
My Hosta really helped ME today...
Comments (7)Right on! Sometimes, even just thinking about hostas helps. We've had a number of catastrophes happen to our family, and late at night when I'm trying to get to sleep, if I ever go to those "dark" places in my head, I always re-direct my thoughts to thinking about hostas. Wavy edges, water color painted leaves, cute little ones, majestic big strong ones, delicate ones, blue ones, green ones, yellow ones, etc. etc. etc. It works! -Babka...See MorePlease show me your 36' & 42' aisles, and your Long Thin Islands!
Comments (28)Hi, hobokenkitchen Guidelines are just guidelines, and my husband and I never have felt crowded with the aisle and dimensions that we have in our kitchen -- true we each have a body mass index under 25! But things feel efficient in there: we can easily turn from one line of counters or from the range to the island without taking more than a couple of steps, and the 24" square island utility sink is easily accessible from both sides of the narrow island, from the prep counter against the windows and from the range on the interior wall. The refrigerator/freezer doors are not 36" wide, either, so it doesn't swing too much into the space, and even when the dishwasher door is fully open (on the window side, to the left of the island utility sink) it is possible to sidle around it. I think my only concern having lived with this arrangement for over a year is: it will be interesting to see how well the cork floor holds up over the years, because we really do cover the same territory on that floor over and over. So far no sign of extra wear. But I have extra cork tiles saved! Good luck to you, and thanks to CoCo for supplying those links. lynn...See More'Clean up on aisle 12'...a cautionary tale
Comments (10)Sorry to hear about your calamity!!!(Welcome to My World!lol!) I just told DH, after getting back from Mexico, that I'll slow down on the spending, just spent almost $100 at the tile store!! BAD JANE!!! But I HAD to have this new color grout called Slate, it's got a blue/charcoal tinge to it, and of course they only sell outdoor grout in 25lb bags! What's a girl to do??? Today I'll grout my new BB and the Shower door window with it!! Ya! A grouting day!...See MoreHelp with Structual Post / Aisle Widths / Island
Comments (10)Hi all, Thanks for the suggestions. I really want the kitchen to be the room in which we spend a lot of time. The desk is for the computer/internet use -- which we all access regularly. We have two kids, 11 and 13, and I like to keep an eye on what they're doing online (no separate computers in their bedrooms... at least yet!). Point taken about the dumping ground LWO. I'm trying to keep things organized with lots of new cabinet and drawer space (not shown in my drawings). I'm getting rid of a formal dining room and so definitely want to keep the breakfast seating nook. We sit around the table for as many meals as we can. Jeff/LWO -- great suggestions about the steel beam. Lisa -- thanks for the link and heads-up. Definitely a factor of my drafting software but now this will be something I plan for. I love my current height of the DO's; hadn't thought how this could change with new cabinets. Bmorepanic -- can you please explain what you mean by all the food on the same side of the room? I thought fridge next to breakfast area/DW would be good placement. Pour milk for dinner; clear table and left overs back in fridge. Similar question for you LWO -- why would flow be better with fridge on other side of island? Because of prep sink? Thanks!!!...See Moresherrygirl zone5 N il
8 years ago
josephines167 z5 ON Canada
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoNow that is a lovely photo, NHL! Sherry, mine is new from last year. Laurie suggested it for Top Gun 2014...it won! (tied with Goodness Gracious by Bernd) she has a huge one that is simply gorgeous...maybe she will post a pic. Here is my youngster from last year...
Looking like a great year already for you, Sherry! :)
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littlebug zone 5 Missouri
8 years agoI love my Winter Snow. Here's a picture of it last summer in dappled shade. That's a pretty good size heuchera behind it.
It looks like it's going to be very large this year, judging from the vigorous leaves coming up right now.
sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked littlebug zone 5 Missouriperen.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoIt is a really big one Sherry. The mature size is 33 x 82. Mine is on year 4 in this 2015 pic. It is already approx. 5 feet across and I left room for its mature size when I planted it.
Early in the season 2015.
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