I don't know how much help I can be, but I was also given quotes on these cabinet lines. I got the feeling that North American made a better quality cabinet because of some of the construction details, but didn't actually get to see a sample. I did see Cuisimax and didn't care for the finish. I was shooed away from the Wards display at one kitchen showroom, now I know why. I also looked at Cabico, which I liked, but was a little more expensive than the other two lines. Durasupreme seemed like a nice cabinet too, but I haven't received a quote yet.

Exciting MAJOR event coming! The North American Lily Society is holding its annual convention in Chicagoland! This is a rare opportunity, if you live anywhere close. You can also visit the NALS website for further details and registration information. http://nals2016.lilies.org/ NORTH AMERICAN LILY SOCIETY TO HOLD 2016 SHOW/CONVENTION "SATURDAY IN THE PARK" AT BOTANIC GARDEN JULY 6-10 The North American Lily Society will hold its 69th Annual Show and Convention, "Saturday in the Park," at the ChicagoBotanic Garden on July 6-10, with receptions and dinners at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Chicago-Deerfield on Lake-Cook Road, just East of I-294, the Tri-State Tollway. Rooms are also available for those wishing to stay. Best way to learn all the details is by checking NALS' website, which gives all the details of who and what will occur, and when and where it will happen. Be sure to attend to see hundreds of lily stems and attend their lectures and tours. Lecture/classes will be held at the Botanic Garden, along with tours of their research facilities and a special tour of rare books at the Garden's library, with a focus on those about lilies. Most of the lecture/classes repeated in four different blocks, allowing our local Society members as well as the general public to pick and choose. Judicious selection will allow you to attend all of them, without missing a single one. Lecture/classes include: Dr. Johnny Randall of the North CarolinaBotanic Garden will speak about Sandhills lilies, Lilium pyrophilum. Brent Heath, of Brent & Becky's Bulbs, will give two different presentations: first, Lovely Long-Lasting Lilies and Awesome Alliums, and second, Bulbs as Companion Plants. Franc Officer of North Star Lily Society will give tips and techniques for lily photography, and weather permitting, a photo tour of the garden. Bring your camera. Kathy Anderson of Pennsylvania will lead a judges' panel, talking about what's new in the lily judging world. Brian Bergman of the Ontario Lily Society will talk about lilies for gardening and hybridizing. Dave Maltby, also of the Ontario Lily Society, will discuss the Eastern hybrids in North America. Warren Summers of Michigan will also give a talk about lily hybridizing North America. Art Evans of Arkansas will give a presentation about Rhizoctonia, a new and deadly fungus that is invading North American lily gardens. Kathleen Hoxie of Virginia and our own Bill Hessel will give a demonstration of floral arrangements featuring lilies. The ChicagoBotanic Garden's Library will conduct a special tour of its rare books, featuring those on genus lilium.

Yes, could be red elm-Ulmus rubra, rock elm-U. thomasii, or the afore-mentioned U. americana, but there's not enough tree being shown to tell. Also not especially helpful is holding the leaf of one species in amongst the twigs and foliage of the other! Norway male is highly invasive, being only one tier under those species that produce fruit which gets carried for miles by birds and other wide-ranging carriers. It can really out-muscle a lot of species once it gets going in moist, shady areas. Sun or shade, of course. That's my ranking, anyway, and depending on where you are, NM might be the worst issue going on.

We went with the Texas White Ash Korlok. Do NOT buy Karndean flooring. Contrary to their claims, the floor is POOR quality, hard to clean and not as robust. I've had planks de-laminating and gaping. I paid top dollar for this floor and would not recommend their products to anyone. Stay away! Dealing with their warranty department is a nightmare as well. Its taking forever! I'm over half a year into the claim and all they want to do is point the finger at me for installing it wrong, even thou I followed their installation instructions. They do not stand behind their product nor do they look after the end customer. I can't stress it enough - STAY AWAY!