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Comments (6)I put my Gemini in the ground in May this year. It was a 2-yr old potted, grafted plant purchased locally. Of the 9 roses in this particular bed, it seemed to be the fussiest about soil pH. Since correcting the problem, it seems much better. It's not as large, full, or bloomalicious as the others, but that's okay. I was a bit disappointed in the blotchy fade, but that's most likely a personal gripe. The blooms don't last nearly as long on this one as my others, either. Seems like I have about 2 days of really, really pretty color & then it goes blotchy and shatters. I heard on an earlier thread, however, that this might improve with less extreme weather & with a more established plant. Even with all of this info, I am very happy with my choice & had I known all of this beforehand, I'm sure I still would have kept Gemini on my short list. :) Laura...See Morepetunia laura bush update and tithonia question
Comments (19)The pictures with the rain drops are so pretty. Thank you for sharing them! You must have some amazing camara! ID's (maybe) - I think the violet flowered plant may be Lunaria (money plant) and the yellow flowered might be Alysum "Basket of Gold" if the plant itself is petite and sort of grayish green. Both of these are in bloom in my gardens now, but it's dark so I can't go grab a bloom to check! On the tithonia - yes you can direct sow (I've had volunteers)but I think you will get growth faster in a jug (where the soil will warm up faster)and then the plant will be that much futher ahead when you plant it. I get blooms on my tithonia from the begining of August through frost (around Halloween) and it is a very eye catching plant. Bright orange blooms, 6' tall, love it....See MoreAnyone have any comments about Metropolitan Cabinets in MA?
Comments (16)The work not yet completed... there is no option for this We ordered a Kemper Kitchen from Metropolitan. This is the worst Kitchen company. Compared to other places that we designed the same Kitchen this was one of the most expensive but since they promised a 4 weeks turn around for semi-custom all wood cabinets we went with them. It is almost 6 months now and they have not yet resolved the issues. The issues included: warped pantry door, misplaced drawers, doors and racks that do not open or close well, all the doors are random sizes and some of the doors do not even open without hitting the microwave (there is already damage to the door!), unfinshed areas where the glass was cut and placed, etc. In some areas the distance between the two cabinets is less than 4 mm which does not allow the door to open. Susan the sales person from Kemper in response to the random sizes of the doors and drawers says "people ususally do not care how their kitchen looks like". And then she claims "average people in their life time only design 1 and 1/2 kitchens so they don't know better". Well we know better and we do care and you should not be in a business that you don't care about the quality of the work that you provide. And then Jim, the person Kemper sends to correct issues! He does not respect the customers time, he started a fight with my contractor that I almost called the police on him. While Ron the designer tried to work with Kemper and get the problems resolved, he too kept saying "I am just the middle man". Jim claimed that the contractor and the designer were wrong for not putting spacer in between every cabinet! Ron correctly says that a spacer in between all cabinets will provide ugly seams and lines everywhere. Ron should not be selling a product that is so full of problems. Instead of 4 weeks we are now almost 6 month into this with no resolution about the major issues with this kitchen. Will be contacting attorney general's office and BBB as well as the credit card company. The problem is that with this kitchen if we want to redo it now the quartz and all the appliances are in place and it will cost double the cost of the kitchen itself to get another kitchen put in. Please think twice and do not go to Metropolitan and do not get a Kemper Kitchen from any other dealer. I hope I can add photos to this to show you how bad they are with their product....See MoreComments about this kitchen layout?
Comments (10)(other than the nook is small). Yes, the nook is small ... additionally, note that the 10' of depth INCLUDES the pathway to /from the garage and the master bedroom ... the actual table spot is only something like 6-7' deep. This would be okay if it were a breakfast table and you had another /larger dining area elsewhere ... but as an only dining spot? It might do if you go with banquette seating ... but it'll never be spacious and comfortable when you're more than six people: 1. Will there be room for 6 bar stools at the island? You'd only need six bar stools if the whole family chose to sit /eat at the island ... why would you do that when you have a real table only steps away? A table where you can sit and look at one another in comfort? I'd say plan for a couple bar stools so a couple kids at once could sit at the island. 2. Would this kitchen suit double ovens? You could put in double ovens, but you'd be eating up the rather average amount of cabinet /counter space. To say it differently, you can do pretty much anything in any kitchen ... but it's always a compromise, so anytime you add something in, you're giving up something else. Everytime you say "yes" to something, you're saying "no" to something else. 3. I'd really love two dishwashers...we do a lot of dishes around here, sigh... Same answer ... sure, you can do it, but should you? Consider what you'd lose: If you place two dishwashers in that island, you'll have no storage space left by the sink ... and that means no place to keep cutting boards, measuring cups, and sharp knives in the very place where you'll need them most. I think you're trying to take an average kitchen and are trying to make it into a luxury kitchen. Beware over-appliancing yourself at the cost of basic storage. 5. I have a lot of cute serving dishes in storage that I'd love to display somehow...glass cabinets???? I think the obvious answer is that you want to keep your main work stuff in the area between the island and the wall shared with the garage ... and use the secondary side cabinet run for this type of thing. Glass-front cabinets would look great in that area. 6. Anything I'm missing? I'm sure there is... ;) What's under the staircase? A switchback stair has a ton of space underneath it ... I'd want that under-stair area to be opened to the pantry, even though it'd be half-high storage. It'd add 50% more storage to your pantry. Your kitchen will be very dark. Dark, yes. Very dark, no. You might consider making the island shorter, but deeper, to relieve the pinch point between it and the nook. A sensible choice. If you put clean-up on the short wall, I don't like this at all ... it'd mean you're carrying your dishes the length of the kitchen to wash them. You also might think about making the LR into a dining room, and making the pantry into a butler's pantry, or installing a pocket door to keep your options open. That's a great idea. It would improve circulation and make the "living room" into more of a "flex room" ... you could use it as a dining room, a living room, whatever. no broom cabinet: I'd work a cleaning closet into the mud room area ... or the pantry. There's enough going on in the kitchen. A single good sized sink 24" wide is an alternative to a double, imo. I agree with you on the single sink ... but unless we were talking about a tiny apartment, I'd never choose a tiny 24" sink. The sink is the single most-used item in the whole kitchen. 36" is the absolute smallest sink I'd want ... and bigger would be better. Why are you posting this when you haven't even finalized what house design you're using? Or have you? I don't see any problem with "trying on" the kitchen to see if it works. It's a very important part of the house....See MoreLaura LaRosa (7b)
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