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Does anyone on here actually have formica countertops?
Well...the verdict is in. The budget does not allow for the granite countertops that I had been hoping for. We had several things go over and thre is no room in the budget for anything but formica:(
Did any of you use formica for your new kitchen or remodel? Most of the kitchens on here are higher end, and beautiful but too pricey for me. I want to see updated with formica kitchens. I know they are out there and beautiful too:)
I am not worrried about resale because this is our forever house. I am sure we will upgrade to granite within the next few years but for now...formica it is.
Can I see pictures of your formica countertops? Any recommendations for a budget friendly formica color that goes with walnut cabinets and naural unstained white oak floors? Thanks so much for any help!
We just put I a brand new kitchen and we used Formica. I LOVE it! I will see if I can post some pics. The kitchen is not quite finished (the countertops need a few finishing things done, but you will get the idea).
The perimeter is formica's Basalt Slate and the island is Formica's fx180 in Dolce Vita. Our kitchen is not super high end, but I love it. Like you, we were going to do granite, but decided we would rather have custom cabinets instead. I'm so glad we made that choice! I am more than happy with the countertops.
I have seen pix of IKEA formaica countertops. They look great!
Honestly, it is the easiest contertop in terms of care, except that one shouldn't put anything hot on it.
If I were sure I wouldn't have to sell the house in 12 months, I wouldn't care what anyone else thinks and seriously consider it.
Yes, we have formica. It's been fine for us (but we aren't very fancy. : )) We are DIYers and bought what was in stock a few years ago at the big box store. It looks nice, it's black with little tan and gray flecks in it, called Labrador, and it's ok.
I've had lighter colored formica countertops in the past, which I think I like a little more. The black seems to eat up the light in the kitchen. But, I didn't like any of the lighter colored options that were on the shelf at the time, so I went with the black.
It's also a bit harder to *see* if it's clean. That could be good or bad, I guess. Sometimes I get a bit frustrated, thinking I've washed everything off, only to run my hand across it later and go "ewwww, how did I miss that???"
Sure, you need to use a cutting board to cut on, and hot pads or trivets to protect it, but that's second nature to us.
For an economical product, you could hardly go wrong, especially if you think you might upgrade down the road.
Sure, you need to use a cutting board to cut on, and hot pads or trivets to protect it, but that's second nature to us.
I've gone from formica to tile to quartz. No matter, I will always use a board or pad when cutting or placing hot things on the counter.
Is Wilsonart the same as formica?
My friend built me a beautiful countertop using the Wilsonart Olivine (something). I forget the name.
It's scratchable, I learned while demoing a cabinet and a nail slid a few inches on it. However, I did spill paint remover (mineral spirits) on it and it didn't hurt it at all.
I had a heart attach, but it was fine.
I didn't know about the hot pads, but now that I do I'll probably burn my counter.
I, too, plan to replace mine at some time. My dream counter will be soapstone. In the meanwhile, my Wilsonart is really pretty.
My cousin Kellied finished her kitchen recently with new laminate counters. Very pretty! Its even nicer IRL, and she loved it!
Here is a link that might be useful: Kellied's kitchen
Wilsonart, Formica, Pionite (sp?), Nevamar are all brand names of laminate counters. People say "formica" like people say "kleenex".
A while back when I thought I was getting laminate counters I did some tests. Used knives, hot pans, etc. on samples from each company. I found that the HD from Wilsonart showed alot of scratches. The matte finishes faired better.
Wilsonart and Formica are both brand names that make laminate for counter tops.
both have great options!
My parents just re-modeled their kitchen with Wilsonart FX laminate and it's beautiful. I would have done laminate if I hadn't gotten butcherblock on clearance.
If you do a Google search for "gardenweb laminate countertops" you'll come up with some great older pic-heavy threads.
In planning our kitchen, I considered stone countertops. But I was having a big problem with the price, and I wasn't that in love with having stone. I like to have the option to make changes, and stone, and especially the price, prevents that. I'd had laminate counters my whole life and never had a problem with them or disliked them. I much preferred to spend our money on excellent performing appliances and other priorities.
For this kitchen, I decided to mix it up a little, and I have a wood countertop on our island, and stainless beside our stove, but the rest of the perimeter, as well as all the countertops in the rest of the house (laundry, sewing room, desks, bathroom vanities, and even our dining room table), are laminate.
I feel like laminate is fairly bullet-proof, so like that it's easy care and I don't have to baby it... and I appreciated the wide variety of color and pattern options. We have Pionite in the kitchen, and a mix of Wilsonart and Formica everywhere else... Mostly Formica.
Here is a link that might be useful: My kitchen
We did a Design Around This for patterned laminate a while back (Formica Patterns are Coooool! ) that you might find inspiring. The focus of the thread was on patterns that don't imitate stone, because to my mind at least, that's where laminates really stand out (you wouldn't want to do a tatami mat counter but you can do laminate that looks like a tatami mat. Or burlap. Or parchment.)
Laminate is probably the most maintenance-free product you can find, especially in relationship to the cost. We have a lot of countertop area. A notch-above-working class neighborhood of 1950s tract houses and modest house values. Laminate was our only serious option and I'm not apologetic about it. It' s also good because it's warm to touch and does not cause fragile items to break when thumped on it. No etching, no staining, and it's hard to scratch. No maintenance creams or polishes. There's one scratch on my countertop after two years, and the culprit isn't speaking so I don't know what scratched it but I suspect carpenter tools or a sharp piece of metal or sand under something heavy that was dragged for a foot and defaced the topfinish but not the color. I can't see the scratch right now but might when the light changes.
Agree with the comment above saying that darker colors devour light, but this isn't a laminate characteristic; this would be true of stone type materials also. I do wish that my faux marble Antique Mascarello were not as sparkly as it is--doesn't fit my design personality--but that's the product. It gives me the giggles--what, me? with a sparkly countertop? Also agree about the "is it dirty or clean" problem with this particular product and finish. I have to force myself to be diligent in wiping countertops because eyes aren't serving to help me.
There's a lot of pro-stone peer pressure on the GW Kitchens forum but if you look harder you will find laminates and you will also find kitchens that could just as well have laminates, if the budget or taste were different. No need to apologize for being a laminate purchaser, unless you make a bad choice from the tremendous number of options and create an ugly design. If you look at DAT #18 and #17 you will find some laminates.
Many people post their relucatance to use laminate because they think it can't take heat. Well, it would take a great deal of heat to burn it. Except items straight-from-oven or straight-from-hot-range which go on my pull-out wooden boards or onto the top of the range surface, I put pretty hot things on the countertop. It's much like our wood countertop area by the range--I don't put these very hot items on it either. Some years ago I burned a circle onto a pull-out board using a very hot frying pan, so I know how unusual it is to do this but also how it could possibly happen. During kitchen planning, it is important to plan a hot pan landing place. Also, plan to keep abrasive items off the kitchen surfaces (yeah, DH!).
I am having a display templated for laminate on Monday which will have an undermount stainless sink and Formica's new See the edge and current colors at link below
They are adding 47 colors that will have the edge available in June. The neat thing about the edge is it is now possible to have an undermount AND a rounded edge. You used to have to get a square or bevel edge to put an undermount in laminate.
Wilsonarts Aeon finishes such as the HD series are slightly more durable but Formica's are still vey good and the FX series looks great.
I just put an FX 180 top in my sister's and a Wilsonarts HD in my best friends house.
Get a kick out of it when customers say "I don't want laminate. That's what is there now and it's 25 years old".
Here is a link that might be useful: Ideal edge
I put in new laminate countertops 3 years ago and I love them. I got a black laminate with multicolored specks... kinda retro looking. I do agree with the wiping issue but not such a big deal to me anyway. I would totally consider laminate again in our new house except for the under mount sink that we've purchased.
I was checking out the links above. Nice kitchen, Rhome410. May I ask the name of the green cabinets' color? I'm looking at a swatch of BM Sag Harbor, but it turns blue in my natural light.
However. I was looking at the formica samples, etc., and I realized I liked much of it better than the granites people choose! Even the faux granites. Go figure. The only stone I've really loved is soapstone, I admit, but these formicas are nice!
My Wilsonart Olivine something doesn't show dirt or smudges at all. When the sun sets, though, that shows me exactly where I've been lax. Ick.
CEFreeman, my kitchen walls are actually Sag Harbor and never look bluish, and my range area cabinets are gray... BM Sabre Gray. DH actually made the mistake of referring to them as "the blue cabinets" one time and he almost got himself the job of repainting, because I did NOT want them to look blue. If you want a greenish gray you might also check out BM Sea Haze.
Wow...thanks so much everyone for all of the responses. This whole process has been overwhelming to say the least. I really am appreciative of you all taking the time to respond or give your words of encouragement.
Jackuvall...I did not know that you could put an undermount sink in with laminate countertops. I even asked about it at the big box store because I had already bought my undermount sink and the return period has expired. I thought I'd have to by a new sink. Are there only certain people who can do this? I would love to keep this sink.
Thanks for all the pictures. I think laminate has come a long way through the years and all of your kitchens are beautiful:) I hope i can make a good choice. There are sooo many colors to choose from. It makes me nervous.
Christine, I absolutely love soapstone! Wish I could afford it, but it costs quite a bit more than the priciest granite where I live. I thought it would be too dark with the walnut but it really is beautiful. Good luck!
Breezy...I like your cousin's countertops. I wonder what the name of them is?
Countrygrl...that really is some of the coolest laminate I have ever seen. It looks like stone in the pics. Really pretty! Thanks!
I should also add that we are not "fancy" either and we have never had anything but laminate. I just see (on here )... people using all of these other materials for counters like solid surface and stone and marble and feel like no one uses laminate anymore. I know they do...but I needed a reminder and proof ;)
Thanks again to ALL of you!
We had formica until two weeks ago (currently in the middle of a remodel). We are going with granite only because my brother in law is a contractor and got us an amazing deal.....but....I have to say that I LOVED my formica! I rarely used hot pads and will admit I even sometimes cut on it (carefully)...it was spotless, easy to clean, super durable. I put hot cookie sheets down on it regularly without a problem. With the lovely new patterns that look like stone, I don't think I'd hesitate to use it again if budget was tight.
mistydatn some fabricators won't put in an undermount some will..the fab that the box stores here use will do it. In every case I know of you must get the sink from the fabricator. They use a system from Karran and have both solid surface and stainless sinks. It can only be done in hand built counters not in post format.
"Laminate was our only serious option and I'm not apologetic about it."
and posts here show there is no need to apologize for it either! There are great laminates out there to use.
I've also had laminate all of my life (1 rental house had tile counters) and i've not had a problem with it (except 1 that was so old the edges were popping off - I'm sure it was a 99 cent special laminate anyway).
I really like that Dolce Vita shown on here - I'll have to scan back up and look again... thx to those who posted it for sending me into indecision again! oh well, I have time to toss it around.
We recently did a budget re-do of our kitchen and used Formica on the perimeter countertops. We did do a small piece of granite on the island and while we would have liked to do the whole thing, my being in school for the past 5 years nixed that possibility. In any case we're happy with it.
It's Basalt Slate by Formica (ordered in sheet form and DIY'd) and we did undermount the sink as well.
We did our own Arborite laminate counters in the color "Black Grit". Since we did them ourselves, we used plywood as the substrate, instead of MDF. We also used silicon seal around the edges that could be exposed to water (by the sink) and elevated the sink 1/8".
Here is a link that might be useful: Laminate DIY
My Mom did hers in Iron Rust from Formica in a Riverwash finish (discontinued) and a Geneva Edge. She isn't a fancy cook but she cooks most of her meals at home and the counters look the same as the day they went in (I think it's about 3 years now). I really pushed her towards stone and now that I'm about to start my own I'm doing laminate for the exact reason laughable mentioned: I'm not fancy and I didn't want a fancy counter material. It wouldn't be in keeping with the style of kitchen I want. I'm planning on the Brushed Pewter from Arborite.
mtnfever-those photos are Country Girl's, I just posted them so they showed up in the thread - more people look that way. As far as her beveled edge goes, I've seen beveled edges that are wrapped with the laminate with no cut edges showing. I think that's what CG has.
Last year I had plywood installed in a small area (36"). I stained it and sealed it with a couple of coats of satin poly. It looks fantastic and has held up well, but it hasn't been installed for very long. The reason I chose plywood was that I couldn't make a decision about what countertop material to use. As it turns out, I love the plywood and if doing a new kitchen, that's probably what I would use. It can be painted any color or design and is cheap and easy to change if desired. You may want to consider it for some, or all, of your countertops, rather than a laminate.
Good luck, whatever you decide!
I love formica. My old kitchen's formica was installed during the 1950s, and it still didn't look bad when I removed it.
When I was remodeling, I spent inordinate amount of time in the bathrooms of restaurants, looking at their sinks' countertops. I figured that the restaurants had chosen their bathroom's countertops to withstand everything. (I also looked there for inspiration for my backsplash, BTW.) Some of them had the most beautiful laminate countertops.
One thing that I like about formica is that it can be odd without a huge investment of money. My parents have a lake home with a little kitchen and island. They have this really funky green formica with a tiny beige wavy diamond print. I know it sounds hideous, but it is really cool when you see it. And when they tire of it, they can replace it without worrying about depleting their savings account.
I went with granite, and I like it, but one thing that I miss about the laminate is that I no longer feel free to beat the crap out of round steak on it. I felt free to whale on it indiscriminately with my formica. I don't feel as free with my granite, even when I use a cutting board. For all the talk about how easy granite is, I actually was much less worried about my laminate countertops.
So, go with it!
Thanks again everyone! My dissapointment has definitely lessened now :) Thanks for the pictures, also. That helps A LOT! Your laminate counters all look great. I am sure I will be more than happy with mine too. If I could just make a decision on which one....decisions, decisions...;)
laughable, I'm having to learn a whole new way to open jars now that I have granite. I whacked at the jar against the edge of the laminate countertops all the time to open jars. Now, I'm scared to. I still manage to get the jars open, but I miss being able to beat the crap out of them against the edge of my countertop.
That's no small thing, really.
Jar lids: I have a thingie like this:
Mine works well on jars like the one in the photo, but not on canning jar lids or others with deep sides. This one looks like it might even do those. It basically just bends the edge a bit and releases the vacuum seal without damaging the lid. This particular jar lid opener is on sale for $2.99 down from $4.99 - how can you beat that? I have no idea where mine came from, my mom gave it to me. Mine is also much better because it's red ;)
'If I have a store bought glass jar with a metal lid, I think nothing of banging it on the counter to break the seal.'
I do that also! I have lots of problems with my hands, fingers, wrists and I drop things - a lot. granite (or other stone type surface) would be very dangerous for me.
I will add here that I still love my laminate counters. They have to be from the mid 90's according to our neighbors (we moved in about 5 years ago.) They are light gray, with small blue speckles, and they still look pristine. Even kool-aid stains, etc, disappear after a short time. I have no issues with it whatsoever, aside from it is dated and the cabinets underneath are falling apart. I wouldn't necessarily get this same pattern again, but I'd certainly get laminate over granite, if those were my only 2 choices. Granite is just too hard and cold my my liking. I don't want to live in fear that every glass will break when my enthusiastic children "set" them on the counter.
I hope it's ok if throw in a question for all you dark laminate owners out there... If you have square edges, is there a white/off-color line showing along the edge? My current 40-yr-old white laminate counters have a sizable dark brown edge showing, but I hear that there's a white-ish under-layer on laminates these days.
Gee, my dark counters have a rolled edge, so I'm no help at all. I do like it for the fact that spills (usually) stay on the counter rather than cascading to the floor, since the laminate is raised just a teensy bit before descending down the front of the counter. It doesn't show when you look at it, but it sure makes a difference.
I have dark edges, no matter the color or any of the 3 brands we used. Our house is about 4 years old, so unless they've changed since then, you'll get that same ol' dark brown...Although I don't consider mine 'sizable,' but that'd be a matter of personal opinion, I guess.
Here's the edge in my kitchen:
Thanks, that's very helpful! The rolled edge sounds handy, laughable. Rhome410, your counters look great. I wonder if laminate was thicker in the past. My current brown exposed edges are 1/16" thick, which is thicker than the samples we've gotten. We're considering brown and black laminates, so brown would blend in very well.
I have formica and I'd be tempted to get it again, if I could find the right shade of blue. Instead, I'm planning to get ceramic tile, which has the added advantage of being more heat resistant.
If you have a few different surfaces...one might be soft enough for the jar lids. I'm leaning towards wood, for one area :)
The square edge of my dark (Mineral Jet) laminate has a *very* faint white line, almost imperceptible. I know some people have colored in the line with a matching sharpie.
I tried it on a small spot and it works! However I hesitated to do all the counter edges in case the pen's solvent did something funky to the laminate glue...
My Mom's are postformed except on an angled cabinet where she had to have two applied edges. Slightly brown but with the rust colour it doesn't stand out that much. Careful of the no drip edges because he laminate doesn't wrap around he bottom you can catch the laminate and pull it off. The no drip edge is also very 80's. I have this edge and it also drops everything that does spill over onto the cabinet fronts.
Coming in late to this thread, but we just put in Formica (Lime Stone-"honed") and I am truly surprised at just how much I love it! It is so easy to clean up and I think it looks really nice, too. I really never intended to go with any faux stone, but after looking at over 100 samples, I kept coming back to this one. I do even cut on it...things like fruit, so no pressing hard, and it's no problem. But I have a stainless prep table for all the main prep, so it works for us.
This is the only close-up pic I have...I don't love the seams, but didn't want a rolled edge, either. Standing above it, it looks fantastic.
Tip: Typewriter correction fluid works great for coloring chips in white formica and lasts a long time.
I would think that you could use acrylic craft paint & a fine tipped brush to color the seams for lighter colored laminates. By mixing colors you can get a dead-on match & even create two or three custom colors for multi-colored micas.
I have the no-drip edge (old kitchen) & ended up not liking that bump at the front edge. The raised area showed wear a lot sooner than the rest of the countertop and creates problems if you want to clamp a meat grinder/ apple peeler, etc. to the edge of the counter.
I'll definitely be using laminate for countertops here in the new kitchen. Only problem (and a Big One for me) is choosing the pattern! Just too, too many options for the decoratively insecure!
New Question, for all you DIY's......how hard is it to install your own laminate countertops? Even for the not so handy? We are seriously considering trying. Is it easy to mess up? Can you tell that the budget is really suffering? Also thinking of tackling finishing the hardwood ourselves. Lord help us, I think we have lost our minds ;)
We did them in my parent's build and love them. She decided to put the money into the cabinets themselves and save some on the counters. She loves the built in backsplash without a seam and we went with a decorative edge.
Maybe some of these pictures will show it, even though only in one of them was I actually trying to take a pic of the counter top.
This one is of the counter top, but it was a bit dirty.
As an FYI - the kitchen counter tops were purchased from and installed by the cabinet maker. (Girona Cliff Laminate from Wilsonart.)
For the laundry room, they went with what was available at Home Depot or Lowes as preformed. The builder installed it himself since it only involved joining a corner and adding the side trim pieces. One tip he told us - we needed about a 4' section, and we purchased a 10' section instead. Added two more side trim pieces and we now had a 6'counter top for the garage cabinets the building was doing. (Saved about $25.00) My mother insists on the built in backsplash, so she did not consider buying the sheets to do it more DIY style in either area.
Sorry, I don't have any good photos of it, but here is what I do have.
Early pic of leftover coutertop sitting on cabinets in garage.
For DIYing... The preformed stuff as shown above is pretty easy to install... But you'd probably need a good saw to cut the ends, and especially the corners.
For DIYing with the sheets of laminate... You'd need to build the substrate, which means a good saw again, and you need to apply a wood front edge. Cutting the sheets is hard work, IMO, but it's doable. My dh has some tough kind of shears for doing that. To glue them, you use a strong (and strong smelling adhesive)... You roll it onto both the substrate and the laminate and let them dry, then carefully place the laminate over the substrate with some sort of spacers to keep them apart until you have it lined up just right. As soon as the glued surfaces touch, they're stuck. He has a hard roller to press them together, from the middle out, to make sure there are no bubbles and that there is good adhesion. Then a router is used to trim the edges and often a file to make them smooth. I forgot to say that you apply the laminate to the front edges first, and then the top.
This is all a quick overview to give you an idea of the process... You obviously need some tools, and some woodworking type of experience is helpful. It all depends on what you're willing and able to take on. It's not rocket science, but takes care.
Here is a link that might be useful: Lots of YouTube videos on installing laminate counters
I bookmarked the following article from when I was considering DIY laminate.
Here is a link that might be useful: Extreme How-to
Mine too, silvergirl!
Here are Janie-k's counters, DIY'd by her father using laminate sheets in Wilsonart's Oiled Soapstone pattern:
Here is a link that might be useful: Somewhat Finished, Somewhat Budget... White Vintage Kitchen
Husband and I sort of doctored it up a bit, using various ideas we found on the Internet. I was sure I'd seen a video that gave us a good nudge in the right direction, but I'll be damned if I can find it now! Isn't that always the way? Lol
Basically, the way we did it without any special tools or kits, you need to use the laminate sheets rather than the preformed countertops. Build the base of the counter with your plywood or whatever (we had existing countertops which we peeled the old laminate off of, thereby skipping this step). After you have your sink hole cut to size and you know the position of your sink, what you're basically doing is sandwiching the sink between the plywood and the laminate layer. We cut the sink hole in the laminate ahead of time, then epoxied the sink down to the counter, vey much like you would with a standard sink, just laying it in the hole with the edges overlapping. The video I had seen used automotive putty to taper out the edges of the sink itself, much like you putty drywall to smooth out imperfections.
We found the putty wasn't drying, and was instead cracking and shrinking. Plan b, plain old wall repair patch, the stuff I keep around for filling nail holes and dents in my walls. Let dry and sand til smooth so that the hard edge of the sink itself is tapered out a few inches in all directions. I painted over the putty just to ensure a nice smooth surface that wouldn't soften or crumble when we put the adhesive over it.
Then we used contact cement for the bulk of the laminate, however at the edges around the sink, we went back to the heavy duty marine epoxy, just to ensure it was a solid adhesion. Lay the laminate over the counter, positioning your precut sink hole over the sink (carefully! You only get one shot here!) and roll out to smooth and remove air bubbles. Lastly, I did a thin bead of silicone around the edge of the sink where it meets the Formica.
Clear as mud? This would be so much easier to explain with pics or video!
These pics are great! Thanks to all of you for all the info on installation. I must say that it makes me nervous. I am not handy at all and DH "thinks" he is handy but I am not convinced just yet ;) I have a lot to think about, that is for sure.
I will def. have to watch all those youtube videos more than once ;) I am exhausted from all of the decisions that have to be made. For those of you that pray...prayers would be greatly appreciated for this stranger that you have never met. lol This whole process has been stressful on my family. Thanks!
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Many people post their relucatance to use laminate because they think it can't take heat.
A lame-o excuse, IMO. Ditto the "it scratches" and "it sucks up light" excuses.
I should have done formica. It's SO practical and fits perfectly in my middle-class house.


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Seaweed posted her Excellenz von Shubert rose in another thread. It's also my most disease-resistant rose planted in partial shade. This is my 3rd flush. No disease whatsoever in my alkaline clay, pH 7.7.
Excellenz von Shubert is an almost thornless rose with a great musk/old rose scent. It prefers slightly acidic soil, so I watered it with molasses NPK 3-1-5 plus potassium sulfate & calcium sulfate to lower my pH 8 tap water. No mulch, just alkaline clay.
Picture taken today, Sept. 11, at 83 degrees and 68% humidity. I don't spray, but Cantigny rose park nearby sprays their roses every 10 days.
This post was edited by Strawberryhill on Wed, Sep 11, 13 at 17:15
Nahema, an almost thornless climber is another VERY disease-resistant rose. It's grown as a free-standing shrub in my zone 5a. This is its 2nd year, no diseases despite our humid weather. The scent is exquisite, someone ranked its scent better than Gertrude Jekyll. This rose needs lots of water & fertilizer to bloom.
Upper yellow rose is Golden Celebration, and the bottom pink rose is Nahema, picked yesterday at 94 degrees, the scent is divine, despite the hot weather. It looks best in real life, translucent petals that glow like butter-frosting.
Nahema rose is my favorite cut-flower, amazing scent, smooth canes, just a few thorns at the bottom of the bush.
Hi Strawberry Hill,
that you have the same rose, 3rd year of my E.V. Schubert in the big pot, only organic soil, use Eleanor's VF-11 sometimes as liquid fertilizer & tap water, it releases strong sweet scent & flowers continually from early spring to the end of Aug, very pleased with this one, Healthy leaves & flowers too. I hope it will bloom again soon, neglect to fertilize for a month. Shame on me. I am going outside to do it now. Ha.......
Thank you, Kitty and Seaweed for more no-spray roses. I have Deep Purple, a Kordes rose, almost thornless, always clean here, the scent is clove, spicy and good.
Kordes roses are famous for disease-resistant, Roses Unlimited in SC has a large collection. Here's Deep Purple Floribunda, compact & small bush. It's the best-looking bush in my garden!
Marie Pavie, a polyantha rose (round & compact bush), is drought-tolerant, almost thornless, plus zero diseases. Its delightful musk scent perfumes my entire patio. The repeat is fast ... and many blooms. The beauty of this bush makes me feel like I'm in heaven.
This post was edited by Strawberryhill on Sat, Sep 14, 13 at 16:29
Kordes Flower Carpet (salmon), pink Knock-out, and a bit of red Knock-out, in no-water zone. I haven't watered that for 6 years ... they are buried at least 8" deep. I dump leaves on top every year.
Picture taken September 13, after 2 weeks of above 90 degrees heat ... 3rd week of no rain, the trees are wilted. I love these landscape roses: no spray, no fertilizer, and no watering.
Liv Tyler is my most disease-resistant hybrid tea. The leaves are thick, and dark-green. No rust, no mildew, no blackspot until this year with the new acidic wet horse manure. It came down with 10% black spots in lower leaves, not bad. It was clean before I dumped the manure.
Picture taken at above 90 degrees .. the day my kid had 1/2 day off from school, due to the high heat. Dark pink bloom is Pink Peace in front of Liv Tyler rose:
Christopher Marlowe's color glows, thick and glossy leaves. The scent becomes strong and unique in 3rd year ... I love it. The bush is 100% clean until this 3rd year, when I test cocoa mulch at pH 5.8 ... it broke out at 5% black spots. Will have to scrape that thick gunk of cocoa mulch off.
Below is Christopher Marlow rose, 3rd year own-root:
Here's Annie L. McDowell rose, bred by Kim Rupert (Roseseek in CA). It's always healthy, despite the rain or humid weather. Picture taken when it was a baby ... now it's much bigger as a climber. It's thornless, hard to find a prickle, the scent is calming lavender and lilac. One cluster can perfume the entire room.
Below is Annie L. McDowell rose, picture taken when it was in a pot, now it's getting large as a climber in my alkaline clay:
"You (all of us, the rose lovers) are not greedy for roses, they are also the manifest of God, how much & how you love them, it is personal, no one can tell except you, and the joy of raising them & smelling the fragrance is such a privilege, we are so, so lucky to enjoy the paradise on earth, wonder why some people do not appreciate roses, life is how you perceive, how you handle & how you create within your own world, treat yourself like a rose, be yourself, be gentle, be kind & be very nice to yourself, look at the bright side & good side of you, not pick on yourself, be very positive, because the world has been negative enough, already is full of bad news, not enough pleasant stories around, we are perhaps the only few happy people know how to appreciate the rose, I called this rose therapy, everything about rose, lead me to enjoy my life, teach me how to live a full healthy life, even just a deep breath of rose scent, just made my day, I better stop at this point, you know what I mean".
Hi seaweed ... what you wrote is so true, thank you!
What's the name of the lovely pink roses above? Thanks.
My soil is limestone/dolomitic clay, pH 7.7. I check on lime as fungicide, and found this comprehensive compilation of organic pesticides and fungicides by GardenWeb, see below link:
Here is a link that might be useful: Gardenweb - organic pesticides and fungicides
forgot to mention the name in previous reply, this breath taking pink "Sweet Surrender", 5gal, grafted, May 2005, got from Armstrong Garden center.
Another English rose, Tradescant, is shown here, I just can not help showing off this one, bare root ordered from DAVID Austin.
Wow! I love that deep red color of Tradescant rose. When I first got into roses, I liked pale colors ... now I gravitate toward deeper colors.
not to be biased against any colour of roses, I tried, and tried to buy all kind of colours, and yet, I knew, we had our own preference, some how we would be attractive to certain colours, when I picked the rose, I asked myself, do you want this one or the other? I found out that I had confused feeling, gave it time, then I ended up choosing the one, in my gut feeling that I had to get the one, the one scored the best, the shape, the colour, the scent, durability on the stem or in the vase, in other word, following AARS rating should be easier.
When I bought the first rose - bare root of Double Delight in 2002. I did not even know what was bare root but I got it because it was available in the drug store, the name was cute & the plastic wrapping showing a pretty rose picture.
Now I have lot more roses, I become more objective, will the rose be fit in zone 10 or Sunset 23? Do I have to have this one or settle for later, you know, there is always next spring, next new improved rose. I can wait!
The photo of Yves Piaget, from Armstrong Garden May 2006, I still in love with, and no need to spray, always lovely, love to share with you all.
Hi Seaweed: I grow Yves Piaget's thornless children from seeds, very smooth, can't find a prickles! It's bred by Robert Neil Rippetoe. I name it "SH angels", to remember the victims of Sandyhook shooting.
Below are two "SH angels" roses as 6-months old seedlings. Now they are in my alkaline clay, very healthy:
Below is the 1st bloom of "SH angels" rose. It has more petals now, and its color lightens up like your pic. in full-sun:
Hi Seaweed: I love your Yves Piaget's bloom ... so many petals, nice color !! I still want Yves Piaget, since its children have smaller blooms, not good for vase.
Here's a bouquet of no-spray, disease-resistant roses: Kordes Deep Purple rose, Francis Blaise (pink), and Golden Celebration (yellow). All are own-roots. In my garden, own-roots are healthier in the long-run, smaller-sizes, thus less demand on water and nutrients.
Last Fri Oct 25, saw this lovely pink rose, smells fragrant, from the tag indicated raspberry scent, full sun, shrub, thought it would be good to have since it is pests tolerant, even poor soil would do well and low maintenance, perfect for front yard outside the fence, (no sprinklers set up), decided to take my chance, it bloomed with many petals, just soft & scented, wanted to share with you all. Bloom size 4", lasts more than one week, it is still staying well now, in 2 gal grafted pot from Home Depot, Costa Mesa, shall plant it next Jan then.
Hi Prairiemoon: I got my Marie Pavie as a band-size, own-root, from Burlington Roses in CA, which is among the top 5 highly-rated nurseries (Dave's Garden Rating). Burlington has 160 mini-roses for $7.50 each, and 389 big-roses for $10.95 each. Google "the scoop on Burlington Roses" and you'll see the reviews of that nursery.
The shipping cost is cheap, one year I ordered 12 roses from Burling, and it was under $20 shipping cost .... compare that to $20 shipping & handling cost for 3 roses from Roses Unlimited.
The thornless and fragrant roses she carry are: Marie Pavie, Marie Daly (scent is even better than Marie Pavie), Gruss an Aachen, Pink Gruss, Annie L. McDowell, Sophie's Perpetual, Reines de Violettes, Veilchenbleu, Zep. Drouhin, Excellenz von Schubert, Norwich Sweetheart (mini). Plus low-thorn like Darlow's Enigma & and a good selection of fragrant polyanthas like yellow "Sunshine".
She has many fragrant Old Garden Roses such as: La Reine, Comte de Chambord, Duchess de Rohan, Grandmother's Hat, SdlM. Also a good selection of fragrant hybrid teas: Stephen Big Purple, Jadis (Fragrant memory), Alec's Red, Oklahoma, Crimson Glory, Mirandy .... plus Rugosas for acidic soil.
People e-mail her, then she'll mail them her lists of roses. I e-mail her for my selection, and pay by charge card or paypal. She's professional & honest. She used to allow many changes in my order, now she allows only 2 changes.
Burlington Rose Nursery 24865 Rd 164, Visalia, CA 93292 Phone:(559) 747-3624 Office/Fax. Below is the link to Burlington Nursery in HMF, with info. to e-mail her, plus a listing of roses that she sells.
LongAgoRoses in North Carolina, run by Linda Loe, also have 344 roses for sale, mostly Austin and Old Garden roses. She has low-thorn Pretty Jessica rose, plus thornless roses Marie Pavie, Marie Daly, Annie L. McDowell. Plus very fragrant musk Felicia. She sells them $10 per bare-root & own-root, low shipping cost, with a few dollars more for Austin roses. Linda is very nice & honest.
Google, "LongAgoRoses and HMF" and you'll see her selection in North Carolina. www.longagoroses.com
Here is a link that might be useful: Burlington Roses Nursery in HMF
This post was edited by Strawberryhill on Fri, Nov 1, 13 at 15:06
Hi Seaweed: Your picture of Belinda's Dream is awesome ... big bloom with many petals, and lasts for 1 week? That's my type of rose ... Belinda's Dream is also on the drought-tolerant & disease-resistant list.
Thank you, Seaweed, for recommending Reve d' Or, Burlington Roses also sells that one.
Color Magic, taken the early evening of Oct 29, the center faded to pale pink next few days, strong spicy hybrid tea fragrance, this summer I added more compost along with Amend, now the bloom looks nice shape, happy to leave it in the vase, lasts within a week, the fragrance is still noticeable after a few days. Bought it July 2004, 2gal grafted, Costa Mesa, Home Depot, it is one of the tough roses, needed not much care, easy to grow at my backyard full sun & air circulated well.
Wow! That Color-Magic rose is picture-perfect! I love its variation in colors. Thank you, Seaweed, for sharing your beautiful roses. My roses can't open up, too cold, will drop down below 30 tonight in my zone 5a.
I picked 3 buds today, Nov. 7: Sonia Rykiel, Mary Magdalene, and Yves Piaget child .... can't open, but still smell good.
There's an article dated July 29, 2013, entitled " New Studies Confirm Pesticide Exposure Major Contributor to Declining Honey Bee Populations". Pesticides also include fungicides, it stated "Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and University of Maryland have found that low levels of pesticide exposure from crop pollination make honey bees more susceptible to the deadly gut parasite Nosema ceranae, contributing to declines in bee populations." See link below:
Queen of Sweden is known as disease-resistant rose. It's always clean in my garden, no mildew nor black spot whatsoever (but light scent). My favorite is Francis Blaise rose, clean, more flowers & stronger apple-myrrh scent. See below picture of Francis Blaise rose in my garden:
Here is a link that might be useful: Pesticide and decline in bee population
Queen of Sweden is very disease-resistant in my alkaline clay garden. But I gave it away since the blooms shatter within 1 day in the vase. Below is a picture of Queen of Sweden rose, with a fabulous myrrh scent.
For great pics. of disease-resistant roses, check out Pinterest board, "Easy no-spray Roses" below, by Osprey Antiques from humid Maryland:
Here is a link that might be useful: Pinterest board, easy no-spray roses
left Veteran's Honor, right Mr Lincoln, taken only yesterday morning, before sun change the color of Lincoln, but Veteran's Honor would not mind the hot sun, staying the same color for a week, lasting good shape and sweet fragrant moderate strength, so good together before fully open.
Thank you, seaweed, for those yummy roses ... I love the deep purple color of your Ebb Tide (and low-thorn too). I wish I could smell your red Mr. Lincoln rose. My zone 5a is too cold for that, so I grow red Firefighter instead.
George Burns has a unique color, just like the unique personality of that comedian. Roses are like living diamonds ... Praise God for His creations for us to enjoy.
Thank you, Seaweed, for those gems from your garden in Southern CA. It's a dry season this year for my Chicagoland. I found a great blog by Carolyn Parker in CA. Here's an excerpt on her page about drought-tolerant roses:
"They found that the sturdy once-blooming Gallicas, Albas and Centifolias did very well in drought conditions. However they were more interested in rebloomers like Old Blush.
They discovered that other China roses ��" Cramoisi Superieur, Hermosa, Matteo's Silk Butterflies ��" did very well with little water. They found that Tea roses ��" such as Duchesse de Brabant and Georgetown Tea ��" survived harsh conditions as well.
Dr. Steven George, an Extension horticulturist at Texas A&M University, took the search for hardy, drought-resistant roses a few steps further. In 1996, he began a scientific study that subjected 468 roses to extreme conditions. The roses were never fertilized, never sprayed, received no supplemental watering after the first year and were never pruned, other than to remove deadwood.
The winners
Eleven roses emerged as spectacular performers. They were introduced in 2002 as EarthKind roses. The first group included Sea Foam, Marie Daly, the Fairy, Caldwell Pink, Red Knock Out, Perle d'Or, Belinda's Dream, Else Poulsen, Carefree Beauty, Mutabilis and Climbing Pinkie."
Below is a Pinterest board by Osprey Antiques "No Spray roses". Lots of pics. of disease-resistant roses:
Here is a link that might be useful: Easy-no-spray roses in Pinterest
This post was edited by Strawberryhill on Sun, May 11, 14 at 9:18
I found a bush-shot of Excellenz von Schubert rose that Seaweed sent me from her garden in Southern CA. That rose is also clean in my Chicagoland garden. Excellenz von Schubert rose has a magnificent scent, no perfume can match. Plus it's almost thornless, very little thorns at the bottom & smooth upper branches.
Seaweed uses Gardner & Bloom organic potting soil for EVS rose, it blooms lots for her, despite her low annual rainfall of 11" per year:
The previous picture of Gold Glow: it's a striking celebrity in my back yard, can not help sniffing the distinctive hybrid tea scent! And shining like a gold block, made me feel rich right away, call it rose's fantasy! Top row left, TL for comparison of yellowness, bottom rose, unknown bare root, got it from Home Depot in 2005, strong fruity scented, named after my dad, Hou-Shi Ni, planted next to Dream Come True, aka my rose - Sherry Mai rose before I discovered it was DCT. Any time I have one unknown rose in my garden, thought it is fun to name it after my friend, relative or some one I respect, including Strawberryhill.
Below is TM rose, or Tantarta rose: everything you can ask for: scent, shape, solid bright color, and lasts long (4 days or longer in vase):
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a resident of another community
on Oct 2, 2013 at 4:16 pm
This punk needs to be sent to prison for life. A "senior prank"!!! Yeah, right, David! It's 3 hots and a cot for you for life, baby!!! Unfortunately, at taxpayer expense, but anything to keep sickos like you off our streets, and out of our neighborhoods. : (
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Oct 2, 2013 at 8:14 pm
If it actually was a prank, it's what we used to refer to as "felony stupid in public." In either case he deserves to do time.
a resident of Woodside: other
on Oct 3, 2013 at 7:00 am
Pranks don't usually involve the victim trying "to escape six or seven times..."
Pranks don't usually involve trying "to pry open her legs..."
Pranks don't usually involve knives.
Pranks don't usually take "five and eight minutes" of terror.
If you read the article and see this criminal's obsession with this teacher, the real objective becomes quite clear. I hope he does some serious jail time.
a resident of another community
on Oct 3, 2013 at 10:40 am
He was under the influence of his own psychopathy.
Five-eight minutes of that terror? That seems endless when you're being attacked. What the hell did this monster do during that time? Sounds like his first assault w/a weapon- he was pretty inefficient.
Prank? He'll learn about real pranks in prison.
I hope that Ms. Doe continues to recover & Velazquez is convicted.
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Our Sport Your Stuff Model of the Week is the very beautiful model, vixen, and dancer Kiva Jolie. She joins us @ 8:45pm ET to tell us about her modeling hustle, background, achievements, and goals to get you on-board with support for her. Follow her on Instagram: @hustlebunny710
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Join Perfect Ego & Baby Doll 08/20 @ 9pm EDT to discuss Lyricist Frauds. Some of the most popular rappers and singers are being sued for stealing lyrics. Do these favorited artists really have talent? Or have they fooled the masses by being Fraudulant Lyricists? Tune in to hear the ladies expose these lyrical biters......It's About To Go Down!
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Rakiya Y. Jackson, the lyrically explosive, new, upcoming artist known as "KaliKiya," is a Rapper/Poet who was born on October 18, 1991 in Pasadena, California. Later to spend most of her teenage years in Mobile, AL, which lead her to Closet Music Entertainment (CME).
Growing up she had many musical influences that her father would play. From Cameo to Grand Master Flash to Slick Rick to Left Eye, and her biggest influence, 2Pac.
KaliKiya began writing poetry at the age of 6. The older she got, she realized this was more than just a pastime. This was her divine talent, her God given gift. Hence her name Rakiya Yaminah, meaning, "Sent by God."
She graduated from high school in 2010 & later attended Penn Foster College, to attain a teaching degree. With a true love for children, she began teaching three, four, and five year olds from 2010 to 2013.
KaliKiya began her career as a Hip-Hop artist, in January 2015 and signed with CME (Closet Music Ent.), a sub-label under record label Metal 2 Music/SMG (M2M/SMG). Her stage name is a nickname given to her by her high school peers. "Kali" in reference to being a California Native and Kiya, the shortened version of her first name, Rakiya.
Her first and second singles, entitled "Made It" ft. rapper Yung Fallen Angel and "The Break Through" also ft. Yung Fallen Angel, both dropped in January 2015. KaliKiya is also featured on "Don't Act Like Dat," with label mate Eisha E.
Expect her highly anticipated first mixtape, entitled "Poetic Ambition," to be released in mid - February 2015, on the M2M/SMG label, sure to be a captivating and expressive experience to your listening ears.
Cherokee The Lyricist
On June, 12th, 1985, Juliet Rigby was born in Brooklyn, NY. She was destined to take the musical route in some aspect because her mother had a beautiful voice that she exercised in the church choir and her father was a DJ that booked several jobs wiring sound systems for local parties & Dj'ing at different events throughout the city. At the age of 4, Cherokee was sent to live with her grandmother in Jamaica for a few months while her mother prepared a better life for the both of them in America.
Currently, Cherokee lives in Broward County, collaborating with other talented recording artists and working on a slew of solo projects.
There's no doubt that she will throw a curve ball in this game, rocking mics in clubs & main stages across the country. Her style is addictive, her delivery is precise, and her drive is an aura that can be felt on contact. Her wordplay sends you on subliminal roller coasters, & emotional loops, painting pictures of unpredictable storylines with breathtaking highs of blatant realities, granting listeners with an all-access pass to her truth. There were several trials in the court of Cherokee's life. The outcome deemed prosperous and aided in the final judgement to ordain Juliet Rigby as Hip Hop's next female rap phenomenon...morphing Cherokee into "The Lyricist."
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If you are in the RVA area, please come out and support Deli: 100 E. Cary Street in Richmond, VA. It is free admission and dress to dance, have fun, eat good, and have a great time!
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Song Title: Thousand Years.
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Hello. I have what I consider to be a difficult site, here in Ohio (zone 6a). We removed the yews from the front of our house, and I'd like to put an anchor plant at the corner, which is on the southern end of an east-facing house. The site is shaded by an oak tree and gets dappled sun at best for most of the year, most of the site, although that southern side gets some intense sun for part of the day. I'd love to put a rhododendron (purpurum elegans) there, but now I'm worried about winter damage from morning sun. I'd prefer something evergreen and interesting. Can I manage the rhododendron, or is there a good alternative, preferably evergreen to provide interest and help buffer the other plants? I'm also planning on putting a kalmia and azaleas more toward the center of the east face, part sun (I've already ordered them). Any thoughts? Thank you.


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Correct size flue for Furnace and water Heater?
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I have a Gas furnace and a Gas water heater that each have a 4" flue pipe from them. These two are then connected into a single 8" pipe that goes up through my chimney. I was told that 8" is too large and it has probably been there for years and no one bothered chnaging it when they installed the new furnace.
Can anyone confirm what size flue I should use to cater for two 4" pipes?
And since your furnace is 4" it sounds like a fan assist so you should be looking at the NAT + Fan total BTU chart with correct vent connector length and chimney height.
Heres a link why there needed and sizing charts, assuming its gas appliances