Thanks diane nj! I sent you an email yesterday. dennisb1, my best friend lives where you are. She is a gardener, too. I grew up in Collingswood, now live next door! I agree that our climates are very similar, so your 2 cents is much appreciated. I wouldn't mind up to 50% defoliation. We might not want Madam Hardy, according to mad gallica. mad gallica, I'm taking Madam Hardy off my list! It's own version of damask crud-that's the info I need to make informed decisions-thanks!!! labrea,thanks for the good info. Very interesting about the differences you've seen between various SdlM's in your area. I'm going to get her-we'll see how she does. I know she might ball here sometimes. Carol se pa, hi neighbor! Thanks to you and Melissa, Shakespeare 2000 is def. off my list. I will keep Sharifa on my list. You all are the best. I love being a lurker in this forum- I always learn something and often smile when reading everyone's posts. You are generous with information, even with infrequent posters such as myself-I ALWAYS feel welcome here! Thanks so much for your help. I'm hoping to pare down my list to no more than 12 roses. Leslie

I bought a house with induction and didn't know it (while we were writing up the offer the homeowner mentioned it). Of course, I bought the place knowing the kitchen needed to be gutted so it didn't matter one way or another. But anyway, it won't sell your house to have, and nobody will know it's weird unless you tell them. If you don't tell them, don't leave your cookware (nobody really wants used cookware, no matter how nice) but leave the owner's manual somewhere prominent! Unless they give you a hard time with the inspection, and then hide the manual somewhere in the house and laugh about it. :)

I think you can't go wrong with a KitchenAid Dishwasher. It seems everyone is very happy. We are pretty sure we have a KA dishwasher branded as Kenmore-Elite. We've had it for 6 years & it continues to work well. We just remodeled & it is the only appliance we did not change out. I have the Whirlpool Duet Steam Electric Dryer & regular washer and are very happy. Our clothes get very clean using very little water. I like the steam function on the dryer since it allows me to toss wrinkled, but clean clothes in the dryer & have them come out unwrinkled. I do need to be diligent about letting the washer & dispenser drawer air out since they can become musty. I try to do it between loads or at least once a week. I don't know anything about your other applicance choices although I have read a positive review about the GE profile Gas double oven range . . . Good luck.

Hi again.. Thank you for your comments... natesgram..The screen door I have is at least 20 yrs old..It is bent and tweaked so it needs to be replaced...so I'm leaning towards a black screen door. If it was in good shape I would try painting it black..that's a really good suggestion that maybe someone else will benefit from. meowzer..I really like having a screen door to let a breeze in. I live in Southern Calif. and it's pretty warm all year round...so eliminating the screen door is not an option for me. (Sigh) I really love a pretty front door and I think the screen isn't very attractive, but it's all about function here. Coco and RM...Thank you for posting pictures of your doors..Absolutely LOVE the look of both! I think that seals it for me. gilly...thanks for the vote of confidence. As to the suggestions of purple...I think my 84 year old neighbor would call City Hall on me for sure. She's the neighborhood police, if you know what I mean. KA:)