How did you end up where you are (location)?
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How did I end up with all these roses? LOL
Comments (11)Lilyfinch- Your roses are going to be beautiful! I have a Lavender Lassie, an Excellenz von Shubert (need a good nickname for her, because she looks like a girl LOL) a small Clothide Soupert (Chloe) and a Gartendirektor Otto Linne (Otto). Not all my roses have nicknames, but these are still so small, their names are bigger than they are! Also have a Celsiana, Bleu Magenta, Trier, Madame Plantier, two Belle de Crecy, two President de Seize, two Therese Bugnet, four Snow Pavement (these are so cute, but kind of wild looking) a Darlow's Enigma, two Veilchenblau, four John Cabot (on sale at Lowe's) a Lyda rose, two Golden Wings, two Indigo, a Baby Tausendschon (baby) and I bought six bare root roses last month! 2 Fairy, 2 Nearly Wild and 2 Robusta. At the time, I thought some of the roses were going into the kitchen garden. So, lots of roses (mostly purchased last year) and that's not even counting the ones I've given to my mom...which are 2 Fantin Latours (which I love, but they're not doing well with our cold wind) 2 Ispahan, 2 Zephrine Drouhin (which did not like my location, but love it up at my mom's) and a William Lobb. I would have kept that one, but my mom fell in love with it (as it was blooming when it arrived) so it's now one of her favorites. She has David Austin roses, which are beautiful, but I'm starting to realize that anything that isn't zone 2, 3 or a very hardy 4 is going to need winter protection, in my garden. Normally, I probably wouldn't be able to list my roses, but since I've been trying to draw a plan as to how to fit them all into my front bed, fairy garden and little bed under the plum trees...I have them all written down, in front of me :) Calamity J- 1/2 an acre? I'm sure you're just getting started! I'm always amazed as to how many roses people have on the rose forums, and in much less space. Kay- Your roses are lovely and I can see why you want more! How wonderful to be in a warm climate and be able to grow so many...and they bloom so early! On greenthumb- It's fun to try new plants and so nice that you have the room. As you get more plants, you may find that you're donating some back, to make room for your new favorites :)...See MoreWhat did you get this year that you ended up liking the most of y
Comments (26)This year I added some green hosta (not something I do often). My favorite green additions: I really liked the fat, rippled leaves of Lakeside Old Smokey with white backs: Blue Monday has beautiful heart shaped leave that look like a green version of Moon Lily (one of my favorite golds): They don't look like much yet, however I'm already looking forward to next year as both plants had a number of eyes. I also liked Sara's Sensation and am looking forward to the very wide margins as it matures. It also handles a lot of sun well: All of these may not look like much now, just wait!...See MoreKeeping it real: what did YOU end up spending on your houseplan?
Comments (18)We bought our plan on line with CAD (so B) and then paid an architect (that came with our builder) to modify them. The floor plans were modified slightly. Most of the mods were 1) adding basement, 2) modifying the load bearing walls and floor trusses to handle basement and local code for loads, 3) changing the roof design to lower the cost. The only wasted money on the on-line plan purchase was the CAD drawing. The architect we used drew by hand which I would avoid if doing this over again (which I won't!). I would not purchase the CAD file until you needed it and make sure it is compatible with the software and version number that your architect or designer is using. If you can find a house plan on line that requires little to no modification, then you can get by with A or B. However, realize that the plans you buy may not conform to your local building code and may not be buildable within your budget. Our on-line plan had a very complicated roof design and a lot of ornate trim on the exterior. We modified the roof and the exterior look and drastically lowered the building cost. The original plan also had floor truss spans that were too long for our location. The house plan was designed for Texas code(no basement and no snow to speak of - so longer spans are permitted). We built our louse in VA - snow is an issue so the loads are different. Even if you wind up hiring an architect, you can save a lot of money by getting an on-line plan to start with that is close to what you think you want. The floor plan is key - exterior and roof can usually be changed to whatever type you like. 2 dimensional floor plans are very deceiving since it is very hard to get a good feel for the actual space size. Once we bought our on-line plan, we made scale paper cut outs of our furniture (use circle, rectangle or squares to mark outside dimensions of your things) and put them onto the plan. You may be shocked at how small rooms are. Carefully look at closets and garages - notorious for being too small. Make a paper cut out of your car/truck and put it on the plan - can you open the doors without hitting the walls? Depending on the design, you might want to hire a local architect to at least review them and/or modify them to your local code. During this update, having the builder providing input can also be a good idea to make sure you end up with a design that can be built to your budget. We also learned the hard way that having an HVAC duct and firplace chase plan is a good idea before you settle on the final plans. We lost a small closet and had to cut out areas from 2 other closets to get our hvac return ducts in - and we weren't happy with that. We also had a huge issue with installing a gas fireplace and finding room for the ducts. The original plan used a ductless fireplace which we did not realize at first and we wanted a ducted fireplace that could serve as a heating unit. Fitting the ducts into our house within the allowed number of bends was an engineering miracle, and we had to lower the ceiling and adjust a wall in our first floor powder room to get things to fit. Good luck with the house....See MoreOT: Where did you end up?
Comments (2)I was probably typing while you were reposting and didn't see your 2nd post. This post was edited by marti8a on Wed, Oct 30, 13 at 19:04...See MoreRita / Bring Back Sophie 4 Real
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