Cannot procrastinate any longer with hardware choice
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Comments (14)Oh, well. At least you know how to kill them. :) Callas do well. I have them on a western exposure about a foot from the house in almost full sun and tucked in behind some liriope and in front of Indian Hawthorne. (Before I had them in a more exposed area and they froze back to the ground and only got six inches tall). They are twelve to eighteen inches high and stay evergreen except for as few months in the summer. (They are evergreen from September through June and bloom in April.) Cannas do well also, but there are the dreaded canna leaf roller caterpillars than I keep fighting. Hostas do much better in pots than in the ground because they get colder in the winter and the drainage is better. I have Patriot hostas and some of their offspring.) You might want to check out the daylily festival in Abbeville. It should be coming up soon. You can grow evergreen daylily varieties. As far as the amaryllis, I have several. You can pick them up at Wal-Mart and Lowes around Christmas for a few dollars a piece. They are evergreen and bloom right now. Also, there are a lot of cool gingers you can grow. Check out gingerwood nursery online. It is located right outside Baton Rouge. Tim Chapman is the owner and he is on the ginger forum and is real good about answering questions. The white butterfly ginger (Hedychium) is really nice and spreads rapidly and is junglesque. I also like crinum and eucomis. They do well. A rapidly spreading plant is mexican petuia (ruellia). I have purple and pink ones that get three feet high and are covered with flowers all summer. I could send you some seeds later in the summer if you remind me. The evergreen dwarf agapanthus are really nice too. Home Depot has them right now. As far as reading, you might want to check out Louisiana Gardener (it is the only magazine I get) and Southern Livings Garden Guide (an encyclopedia of 5,000 plants) and Louisiana Gardener's Guide by Dall Gill and Garden Perennial for the Coastal South by Barbara Sullivan (Beautiful pictures and some different plants)...See MoreConfessions of a frugal procrastinator
Comments (16)Oh my goodness! First of all a truly heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who responded. When I posted my plea I had no idea that my in-laws were about to descend on Sunday and not let me respond in real time to you lovely people. I'm so sorry, but my in-law issues are a whole other thread that I will not get into here. Kathleenca: Bless you. Great minds think alike with the concept of smaller rugs. I have put another smaller vaguely *compatible* rug in that room just to try to see the effect of several rugs. It will be relocated to the foyer because it doesn't quite work. If I do manage to post pics tomorrow perhaps you will agree when you see it in the pictures. Dlm2000 and Amity: Wow, you two inspire me! I'm a firm believer in painting. Amity your painting instructions are fantastic and will probably used on other light fixtures! But . . . I'm sad to say that having seen dlm's gorgeous pics, I think my *hung too low* DR chandelier is really awful (I'm forced to consider that it is 70s or even 80s) and perhaps worth freecycling as is. Dml's examples of painted vintage/antique ones are amazing. I'm tempted to hold out for buying something *old* that doesn't have my DR chandelier's fake candles, even if the size and shape fits. I just need to take my time and perhaps leave it for a few more months. Whatever I decide, the old fixture will not be landfill. It might still be painted. On rugs: Yes, I now think I can layer rugs sucessfully. Many thanks for the examples and pictures. I'm a little worried about sisal and seagrass, although I love the look. How do sisal and seagress hold up with pets? My two greyhounds are not destructive but do hang out in that room. Funnily my c. 1930 vintage wool rug is fine with pets and has survived quite a few . . . Tryintogrow: Calling my rug an "oriental"is perhaps giving ittoo much credit. It was purchased in "Persia" (Iraq) in 1945 by a family member as *old* but not antique. It is a traditional design and pure wool, or so I am told. It is not considered valuable according to the family member who gave it to me. It was also stored in an attic for many years, but also used, trampled upon and abused for another 20 years by family and various dogs. It is, however, still lovely, if a little faded. You just can't beat wool for endurance! If I can manage upload some pictures in the next few days I will. I'm not that good with computers. Again, many thanks to all for responding!...See MoreAfter much procrastination, my reveal
Comments (255)Hi Tara. I had Danby counters for 6 years before moving this summer and am totally happy I went with it. I had a couple chips - 1 in the middle of the island that I think my kids made and 1 around a sink from a cast iron oven; tons of etching and zero staining (and we had very small children and did not baby it). I didn't love the etching or the burn marks I mentioned in another comment, but nothing else about the counters bothered me. I miss the look of it SOOOO much after our move - we now have a salt and pepper granite that I HATE. I just don't hate it enough to go through another renovation. I always looked at old marble counters and statutes thinking they were beautiful with or without chips, so if you have a similar aesthetic I don't think you will be disappointed. If you need perfect, I think any kind of marble might be a lot of work and potentially disappointing....See Morerefinishing and mixing new red oak-natural or golden oak?
Comments (15)So, does this mean you have to have a new kitchen floor laid? The color looks good. In your first pictures, I preferred the lightest color, then the next lightest. I thought the dark one looked like a "wanna be walnut, but I'm oak". I have a prefinished oak flooring in natural that I have had for 10 years and I love it. Its by Mirage. I appreciate the light fresh look with my rooms. I had to have it reinstalled because the subcontracted installer banged up every nail insertion, because he must have had a damaged nailer. The owner of the flooring company came out the the flooring rep from Mirage, and they determined it was installation error. The finish was warrantied for something like 30 Years (can't remember the number) but with all the nicks, it wouldn't last. New install was great and the floor has been very good to me :) I'm getting it again soon in my bedroom, using a different installer company. All this to say I love my light flooring. It is fresh and can go modern or traditional, imho....See MoreNidnay
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